Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-13

as our minister says
S 'Why as to thai, Aunt Lizzy a cheerful
5 countenance consider as the best index
{, of grateful heart, and you know what
+, the Bible says on that subject--'When ye
} fast, be not as the hypOcrites OF sad
: countenance; annoint thy head and nash
q Thy face, Aunt Lizzy began to feel for
her pocket handkerchief, for she was
! taker of snuff,) that thou appear NOT unto
men TO fast
Nov, there Squire, that's just what |
told you, see how you have the Scripter at
your tongues end; what useful man you
: might be in our church, if you'd only be
doer, as we'll as nearer Of the word
'As to that, Aunt Lizzy, don't see that
. your pre- essors,' as you call them, are a
. whit better than am, in private. res
pect a sincere profession as much as any
man, but know enough Of one OF your
church whom you think agreat deal OF TO
, know that she is no better than she should
tIbe AT these inuendoes, Aunt LlZzy's
little black eyes began to twinkle: she set
down beside the Squire, in order to speak
in lower lone, spread her handkerchief
over her lap, and began to tap the
cover OF her snuff box in true style, and
all things being in readiness for regu'
lar seige Of scandalum magnatum, she
commenced fire.
Now, Squire, want to know what you
mean by one Of our church? know who
you mean the troIop, didn't like so many
curls about ner head, when she told her
Experience
The Squire finding curiosity was putting
his boots on, had no occasion to add spurs
to the heels, for the old lady had one In
her head that was worth both of them.
Accordingly he had no peace until he con-
scented 10 explain what he meant by the
depression in 'priuate;;' this was dear
word with Aunt Lizzy.
'Now Aunt Lizzy, will you take blole
oath that you will never communicate
what am about to tell you to living
being, and that you will keep it while you
live as a most inVlolable secretV
Yes, Squire, declare won't never :ell
nobody nothing about it as long as |
hresthe tho brc~tIs Of iIo, ard IN take
a bible oath on it; there sartain as live,
Squire, before you or any other magis-
trate in the whole country
swell, then, you know when went up
to Boston a year ago?
yes, yes, Squire, and know who went
with you TOO; Susan B. and Dolly T., and
her sister Prudence
Never mind who went with me, Aunt
Lizzy; there was whole lot of passen-
gers. But, butt
None of your butts, Squire, out with it,
if folks will act so--a trollop,--'
But Aunt Ljzzy, Pm afraid you'll bring
me into the scrape.'
'l've told you over and over again, that
nobody ever shall know nothing about il,
and your wife knows amt tell-taIe.'
my, wife! wouldn't have her know
what Pm going to tell you for the world
why Aunt Llzzy, if she should know it,
We'll, then--if you must know ii
slept with one of the Iikeiest of your
church members nearly half the way up"
Aunt Llzzy drew in long breath, shut
up her snutf.box, and put it in her pocket,
to herself
EThe lkeiest of our church members!
| thought it was Susan b. ikeliest! this
comes 0: being aattered-a,rollop. Well.
one thing Knoxville way OF the trans
gressor is hard; but hope you'll never
tell nobody ont, Squire; for sartin as the
world, il such thing should be known
our church would be scattered abroad,
ike sheep without shepherd
In lew minutes Aunt Lizzy took her
departure; giving the Squire another cau-
lion and SLY wink, as she said goodbye
let me alone for secret
1t was not many days before Squire P.
received very polite note from Parson
s requesting him to attend meeting of
me church and many Of the parish, at the
south Conference room, In order to settle
some difficulties with one Of the church
members, Who in order TO clear up her
character. requested Squire P. to be pres.
mt.
The Parson, who was very worthy
nan knew the fralty of some Of the weak
isters, as Aunt Lizzy called them, and
,as a very particular friend Of Squire
s, requested him in his note to say moth
" Of il to his wife; but the Squire took
&c hint, and telling his wife that there
as parish meeting, requested her to
0 ready at 2 o'clock and he should call
,r her.
Accordingly the hour Of meeting came
10 whole village docked to the room,
hich could not hold half of them. All
yes were alternately on the Squire and
lsan B. Mrs. P. started and Susey look
as though she had been crying for
rtnight. The Parson, with soitensd
ne, ard in as delicate manner as pos