The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-12-02

He 0quHe HuuiuB Cuiiooity was Pu''hS
his boots on, had no occasion 10 add spnrs
TO the heels, for the old lady had one in her
head that was worth both of them. Accor-
dinghy he had no peace until he consented
to explain what he meant by the expression
Gin prirate'-this was dear word with aunt
LiZzy.
'Now, aunt Lizzy, will you take Bible
oath, that you will never communicate what
am about TO tell you TO any living being,
and that you will keep it while you live as a
most involable secret
'Yes, Squire, declare | won't never tell
nobody nothing about it as long as breathe
the breath of life; and I'll take Bible oath
Oh it; there, sarin as live, Squire, leGore
you or any other magistrate in the whole
country
well, then, you know when went up TO
Boston year agoP
Yes, yes, Squire, and I know who went
with you too--Susey B. and Dolly 7. and
her sister Prudence.'
:Never mind who went with me, aunt Liz
zy; there was whole lot of passengers
But, butt
None of your butts, squrc-out with it
If folks will act so-a trollop.'
But, aunt Lizzy, Pm afraid you'll bring
me into scrape"-
rve told you over and over again, that no
body never should know nothing about it,
and your wife knows don't tell tales
my wife! | would not have her to know
what was going to say for the world-=Why
aunt Lizzy, if she should know it,
'Well don't be afraid Squire, once for all,
I'll take my oath that no living crttur shan't
never as long as l live, know lisp ont
well then, if you must know it. | slept
with one of the likeliest of your church mem
bcrs nearly half The way up!!'
Aunt Lizzy drew a long breath-shut up
f her snuff box, and put it into her pocket
f muttoring to herself
THE likeliest of our church meu.bers?-
tho't it was Susey B.-lkeiest!-ths comes
of being fattcred-the trollop. Well one
thing | know-'the way of the transgressor
is hard; but hope you'll rever tell no body
ont Squire; for sartin as the world, if such
a thing should be known, our church would
, be scattered abroad like sheep witheut shep-
herd.'
In few moments aunt Lizzy took her de-
, parture, giving the Squire another caution
. and SLY wink, as she said good bye, let me
f alone for secret.
1t was not mapy days before squire ?. re-
+ ceved very polite note from Parson IT, re-
euesting fim. tosattend meeting of the
: church and many Of theparish, at the south
e Conference room, in order to settle some
Y dificul,iesw with one of the members, who in
: order.fo sslear up her character, requested
ffSauire Psto be present.
dt The Parson, who was very worthy man
4 knew the fralty of the weak sisters, as aunt
4 Lizzy called them, and as he was particular
Slfriend of squire p requested him in his note
' Ito say nothing of it to his wife. But the
Il Squire took the hint, telling his wife that
n there was to be parish meeting, requested
l. her to be ready by 2 o'clock and he would
J. call for her.
g Accordingly the hour of meeting came
/ the whole village focked TO the room, which
could not hold half of them. All eyes were
e alternately on the squire and Susey B.-Mrs
j. P. stared, and Susey looked as though she
b had been CRYING fortnight. The Parson,
e with softened tone, and in as delicate man
Y ner as possible, stated the story about Susey
V B. which he observed was in every body's
r mouth, and which he did not himself believe
E word of-and Squire P. being called on to
the stand as witness-afier painting in
O Ively colors the evils of SANDER, with which
Il their village had been infested, and partlcu-
!. larly the church, called on aunt Lizzy in pre-
: sence of the meeting, and the church, to
l. come out and Observation-Disclosures for
3 violating bible oath! Aunt Lizzy's apology
was that she only told Deacon Snipe's wife
il on't-and she took an oath, that she wouldn't
# never tell no body else ont Deacon Snpe's
c wife had, itappears, sworn Roger Toothaker's
G sister never 10 tell nobody on't-and so II
J.; went thro' the whole church, and thence
II through the village.
r The Squire then acknowledged before the
u meeting, that he had, as he told aunt Llzzy
slept with church member half the way up
d to Boston, and that he believed her TO be
lr one of the llkelicst of their members, in as
II much as she never hears nor retalls Stinder.
IS All ewes we're now alternately on Susey b.
and Squire P's wife-aunt Lizzy enjoyed a
ii kind Of diabolcal triumph which the squire
n no sooner perceived then he finished his
s sentence by declaring that the church mem
f ber TO whom he alluded, ,sds his oscn tartu'
1t ,eife! Aunt Lizzy drew in her head undel
n huge bonnet, as turtle does under his
shell, and marched away into one corner OF
Il the room, like dog that had been killing
N sheep. The Squire as usual, burst out in a
'. fit Of laughter, from which his wife, Susan
r B. and even the Parson, could not refrain
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