Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-02-09


When she came down (loter than usu'
ally she found the household in a com
motion. What do you think had haF4
penedl Why, pussy had been u traitor
TO his best friend, and eaten up some oil
Mr.. Jenkins own especial sausages and
gnawed and tumbled the rest SO, that
they were no fit to be eatenl There
were no bounds TO thatcat's appetite! He
would have eaten his own father, il he
had been tender enough. And now Mrs.
Jenkins stormcd and cried-"Iiang the
cat"
Christmas day, too and all the shops
shut What wa turkey without sausa-
Igesl grufly asked Mr.. Jenkins.
"Oh, Jem !" whispered Mary, %"IIear.
kenSwhat a piece Of work he's making
about sausages--I should ike 10 take
Mrs. Jenkins up some of mothers;
they're twice as good as bought sousas
ges."
81 see no objection, my dear. Sausas
ges does not involve intimacies, else his
politics are what | can nc ways res
ipect."
"But, oh Jem, if you had seer her LAST
night about baby! Pm sure she may
scold me forever, and I'll not answer
I'd even make her cat welcome TO the
sausages.' The tears gathered 10 Ma
RVS eyes as she kissed her boy.
"Better take 'em up stairs, my deorf
and give them 10 the cats Mistress
And Jem chuckled at his saying.
Mary put them on a plate, but still she
loitcrcd.
"What must I say, Jem? never
know"
SAY hope you'll accept of the sou-
sages, as my mother-no, that's not
grammar-say what comes uppermost,
Mary, it will be sure TO be right"
So Mary carried them up stairs, and
knocked at the door; and, when told to
"come in" she looked very red, but
went up TO Mrs. jenkins, saying, 'Please
lake these. Mother made them" And
was away before an answer could be
given.
lust as Hodgson was ready 10 go 10
church, Mrs. Jenkins came down stairs,
and called Fanny. In a minute, the at
ter entered the EIodgsons' room, and de-
livered "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins compile
mcnls, and they would be particular glad
if Mr.. and Mrs. IIodgson would cat their
dinner with them"
"And carry baby up stairs in a shawl,
be sure" added Mrs. Jenkins's voice in
the passage, close TO the door, whittier
she had followed her messenger. There
was no discussing the matter, with the
certainty of every word being over
heard.
Mary looked anxiously AT her husband.
She remembered his saying he did not
approve Mr.. Jenkins politics.
''Do you think it would do. for baby ?
asked he.
ooh. yes" answered she, eagerly 81
would wrap him up so warm"
Sand I've got our o up to sixty
five already, for lis all SO frosty" added
the voice outside.
Now, how do you think they settled
the matter The very best way in the
world. Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkins came down
into the I~lodgsons' room, and dined there.
Turkey at the top, roast beef at the bot
tom, sausages at one side, potatoes at The
other. Second course, p%lum.pudding at
the top, and mince-pies al the bottom.
And, after dinner, Mrs. Jenkins would
have baby on her knee and he seemed
quite TO take 10 her; she declared he was
admiring the real lace on her cap, but
Mary thought Ohough she did not say SOY
that he was pleased by her kind looks,
and coaxing words. Then he was wrap
ped up, and carried carefully up stairs 10
tea, in Mrs, Jenkins's room. And after
lea, Mrs. Jenkins, and Mary, and her
husband, found out each others mutual
liking for music, and sat singing old
gIces, and catches, ill don't know what
o'clock, without one word Of politics or
newspapers.
Before they parted, Mary had coaxed
pussy on 10 her knee; for Mrs. Jenkins
would not part with baby, who was sleep
ing on her lap.
"When you're busy, bring him to me.
Do, now, ii will be a rea! favor. | know
you must have a deal 10 do, with
another coming let him come up TO me.
I'll lake the greatest care Of him pretty
darling, how sweet he looks when he's
asleep"
When the couples were once more a.
lone, the husbands unburdened lheirminds
10 their wives.
Mr.. Jenkins said to his: 500 YOU
know, Burgess tried to make me believe
Hodgson was such a fool as to put para
graphs into the Examiner" now and
then; but see he knows his place, and
has got 100 much sense TO do any such
thing"
Hodgson said; "Mary, love, | almost
fancy from Jenkins's way o f>speaking,
$50 much civiller than | expected,) he
gueSses | wrote that "Pro Bono'' and the
Rose Bud )" at any rate, I've no OBJ