The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-09
THE DEVIL In THE CHURN.

During my stay in ireland, being on vsi
% inend, was ca2tivated by the cherr
cheeks and tempting lips of young dairy maid
"hoLn often saw pass the house where | re.
SIDED. enqured her name and residence
and found che lived with Protestant Parson
who, beside preaching the doctrine Of the Cos.
Ipel, Kept very extensive farm. After few
side wlnks at this pretty damsol, determined
10 MAKE Der visit during the time The preach.
er delivered ttom the pulpit his twice told ser.
mon. went accordingly, az soon IS | saw the
paFeen and his dame enter the church. Il
would be needless to tell Of The masv soft words
! | whispered in her ears; suffice it 10 say, found
her just as should wish but unludkily, love lie
Iso Insensihle to every thing else but its own c.
MOTIONS that | rather overstald my tune.
We were aroused from q pleasing chat bv
the old man and his wife thunderinr at the
door for admittaace. WHAT was to DO done.
There was not the usual retreat Of lovcrs-a
back door-~to leap from either of tho back win.
dows would have been to plunge INTO the laws
OF the lion. "For Heavens sake my dear, cram
me where you viii, cried |, ~ wouldn't have
the parson TO catch ne here for tho world"
SIN out Of wits!' said she, "let me see--i have
It--get into that big churn, (ponang to q lare
ohurn that stood in one corner ofthe rooml be
quok do for my sake--they'll not suspect you
for beng there, for they never use it on Sun. |
daye." Ia ! iumped-and N q moment was in !
utter darkness, she having put on the lid. In
TINS situation | overheard all that passed. The
parson and his wife came, the latter not without
scolding the maid for keeping them SO long at
the door, who said che was asleep--and all O.
gam was well.
The old lady then tod the maid that she |
must immediately put the cream into the large
chusn and get TO work, for it was expected I
there would be scarcity OF butter in a little
while, and they had better make the best use /
OF their time, 'Lord mama,' exclaimed the af.
frighted girl, 'would you break the Sabbatbp
Break the Sabbath Won Jade! There is no
harm 10 working on Sunday when we are driv.
en- to it by necessity; put the cream in saw
The maid then asked If the small churn would
not do. mot whit! not whit! girl. The
large churn viii work more at a time. sDearf
mama have always been taught to keep the
Sabbath sacred sIu', tut replied the pious
dame as the parson entered, here my dear, this
wench will not churn because it is Sunday
Out on We! do you think If | get my mare into
my beg this morning, that would not take her
out because it is Sunday; pshaw! 90 make your
butter | say All the entreaiies of the poor
girl were in vain, she was obliged to do the
biddings of her superiors.
sat all the while snug in the chuTn resigned
to my tate, when down on my poor inflated
head came pail full of cream-I held my breath
TIL il passed, then breathed again, hoping i,
was tia'shed-but no---in came anothet!-there /
sci to my chin in milk, one bucket more and
| should have been drowned maui III. up-
on something just Us the deadly fourth was i'm |
pending lcaPed On iop the chWn all hcsmear |