The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-05-17

kitchen and ask Stella to give you the stew
pan and Jane made her exi, with yes,
ma'am' and low courtesy.
am 60 RICH, away" said Mrs. w ilson,
ai'es pause. aud hurrah Mrs. Tompkns
Tor telling me such an outrageous lie, and
making me appear ridiculous by repeating
her stupid nonsense. III let her know I'm
not TO be made laughing stock whenever
sho pleases-ihat will"
| "Yes," said Mrs. Smith, she has been
making fools Of oil Of US. D., Mrs. VIII.
son. tell her piece Of your mind"
"Ill do il, with a witness, you may de
pend upon it," answered Mrs. Wilson, and
she hurried off to have her revenge on Mfs.
Tomkins for her supposed aifionr.
Poor Mrs. Tonk,ns d,d no, dream Of
having gwen offence to her neighbor by the
information she had communicated Iespec.
ting Jane CIark's misfortune, and when
Mrs. Wilson entered her patlor. she was
utterly unptepared for the storm Of words
which followed.
"iow date you, Mrs. Tomkns," said the
exa.pera,ed lady, come for 10 60 TO make
a fool OF me and Mrs. Jones, by telling US
such rigmsrole abou. Mrs. Simpsons ser.
want, when you knew every word Of il was
unltue1 How dare you, Mrs. Tomkins,
take such liberties with person Of my age
end responsibility y
"Why, dear Mrs. Wilson, you asionish
. me-ahas do you meant am sure told
you nothing but the blessed truth, and its
very hard, so il is, tina, | should be abused
for telling you The news as soon as heard
/. myself. Poor Janet am very sorry
for her, lm sure"
you may spare your pity, Mrs. Tom.
kin; there's no occasion 10 he sorry for
her."
"Why, Mrs. Wilson, think | should be
sorry for any body that had been eaten up
by huge crocodile"
"Pshlw," said Mrs. Wilson, she's no
. more eaten up by crocodile han you are. "
"Oa, my dear creature" answered Mrs.
, Tomkins, had it from my son 10, and
l'yo alsays laugh, him TO he very particu.
lar IN telling me the truth"
"Wel, don't kaov anything about
that" observed Mrs. Wilson, but there
4. must be some grand mistake about thu
whole business for Gao tell you, Mrs. Tom
!. kins, | saw Jane Clark, not half an hou
9 ago. with my own eyes"
Q Bless me, Mrs. Wilson. you don't sal
go. Well, tina, is odd, to be sure. Why
. Josey," (iiilng the window and screaming
into the. garden Josey, say, come here
/. | want you.
Aud presently stout, rosy happy
/, qlisIcal locking boy OF sbou, fourteen boun
u drd into the room.
!, well, mohef," said 10. what do 20,
J. want ~ith the 7
!, 20 Josey, my DEAF" sfid -. -. -
Z u Veb the erass-just lock hos you hav,
j. diflied your roundabout
d 20, rs no matter Tor that mother, I've
0 got another clean one and 10 was abou
to scamper Of again TO his play i'll tho gar
e den.
D "Hsfe - come here-come here" ex.
0 claimed his mother, that's not wha, want
: 20. beg pardon" said Jo-'l thought
, you were done with me-
Q mo, sm NOT" said Mrs, Tomkns
nov come to me-Do qui, t~ifling that
handkerchief. You restless little imp, eau
, ou be que, one moment, while ask you
question:
: "Ye., ma'am. guess So"
"Vell, didnt you tell me tba; Mrs.
Simpsons maid, Jane, had been eaten up by
huge crocodile ;"
! mo, ma'an."
! "Why. 10, do you wan, to make your
, mother liar 7"
ono. ma'am."
90! you htto wretch you'll break my
heart VIVA, do you mean Pray, then,
SIR, what was i, you did tell me r.
81 tod. you ma'am, tina. Jane Clark had
been earned Of by an alligator, answered
j., very calmly
"WeIl, sir and isn', that the same thing
and IT'S no, true, sir-for here's Mrs. WI.
son saw Jane Clark no, half hour ago o.
1--we and we'll
"Th.t NAV be. mu am, bu, told you the
truth Notwithstanding
90, 10, you are too provoking 10 you
mean to call Mrs. Wilson liar =
mo, ma'am."
"Well then, sir, pray and what do you
meant"
"I mean what said, ina am--that Jane
CLARK was carried off by an alligator.
90, you deserve good beating. VIII
on explain yourself, or will you not !!
yes, my dear mother, | WILL and If you
Will forgive me for this one jest, will pro.
misc to try never to offend you again"
Come and kiss me, you naughty boy
Well, then, mother, ddn'. Jane Clark
run away last week, and &c. married to
Sam Johnson land ddn', they use TO do
all their counting at the aleygatel-So,
I'm sure, tho she is alive and we'll, and has
come back to her mistress, wasn't 90 very
fat from the truth. when told you that
Mrs. Simpsons maid had been carried oh
by On alley -gaie,er."
The Baltimore Enterprise says that The
ease of Gen. Pillow 10 not exactly-"a pii.