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all the pies drawn out of the oven-th
bricks replaced with clay mortar, an
the booty safely deposited in the dea
cons barn.
| The CONSERVATION that seized ou
fair Episcopalians on opening the owe
can be better imagined than described
| And as everything that could not b
readily accounted for in that age wa
ascribed to the agency of the devil
his satanic majesty was charged will
having spoiled their Christmas snnp4s
] In--a-4S---s -vt-rrvu rrrvH touch fOOf
consecrated to such holy purposes e
Why was he permitted to interrupt the
| sacred rites of Christmas festivity-
rites so we'll calculated to promote re-
ligion in the soul ami difuse its bless
ings among the great family of man
These and many other questions of the
same kind were proposed in rapid sue.
cession by the distressed damseIs to
their venerable parent as he entered
the house, from which he had been
absent during the evening collecting
evergreens TO decorate his Temporary
chapel on this Interesting OCCASION
But he could give no satisfactory an
swer. Cruel doubts began for the FIRST
time to shake his and their confidence
in the salutary tendency of ceremonies
which had hitherto afforded them the
greatest solace in the midst of their
privations and Affections.
lis il not possible that our good
neighbors are correct in the belief that
Christmas dainties are food offered to
idols, of which it is not lawful for
Christians TO partake? If so, the devil
might we'll carry off the pies which of
right belonged to him, as he carries off
souls that have devoted themselves TO
his service. Shall we proceed 10 cele-
brate Christmas or renounce our faith.
throw off our hypoeritical concealment
and join heartily with the dissenters in
belief and practicem
But We must leave them in this
doubling querying condition and attend
to the adventures of the pies under the
management of their new possessor-
Tom, ere he parted with his booty. ate
so largely of the warm "Sweet stolen
luxuries," that oppression at the sto-
mach deprived him of resi- during the
night, and nausea and vomiting follow
ed in the morning. This effectualIy
destroyed his appetite for the remainder
of his luscious spoil. How could be
derive any further benefit from what.
IN his oEn estimation, =uas a .raoAs ouo-
cessful aud brilliant exploit? A mind
educated like his in the school of neces-
sity is seldom at loss for expedients.
In his masters closet he knew there
were pies nearly resembling. in exter-
nal appearance. those in his possession,
made of cranbe, ries and other native
fruits of New England, which the good
danes had thus early learned to convert
into we'll tasted delicacies for the grati-
6caiion of the palate. These he well
knew were all nun bered, and therefore
he had not dared TO purloin or taste
them. Exchange. however. would not
be robbery, nor would his agency in it
be likely to be discovered. On the fol-
lowing night, therefore, the Christmas
pies were deposited in the deacon's
closet. to replace an equal number of
cranberry pies which were removed to
Toms refectory in the barn. In the
mean time Christmas brought no enjoy
ment or consolation with it into the
house of our bereaved, doubting dis
tressed Episcopalians. The holy SER
vices of the day were distractedly per-
formed. The roast goose AMI its ac-
had lost their RELISH
The .ievil flying away with the pies
appeared to their lmaglna-
ions. and existence seemed 10 their
minds doubtful blessing.
An invitation, however, TO join party |
1t the deacon's infused new energy |
nio the minds Of the young ladies, and
he afternoon passed away in very |
,ociable and agreeable manner till
supper (not teal was brought in; the |
irst course of which consisted of a |
BOWL Of bread and milk, and the second
If pies and cheese.
"What good pies 9' allow did you
make themw "What are they made |
If, good womanw w cried, at the same |
ime three or four of the congregational
girls. who had never before seen or
asted a mince pie. /
AstOnlshed at their rexctamatlonS anu
queries, the deacon's housekeeper put |
N her spectacles, examined, smelled,
down the forbidden food,
md in the utmost CONSERVATION, ex-
claimed:
"The Lord help US tits mince piel
Before the good Mr.. Robinson convert
ID me from the error of Episcopacy,
ind taught me to abominate the sins of
ny carnal nature, | often made them
ind ate them. But how, in the name
# wonder, is it, that pies made with
ny own hands, of cranberries. dried
'ilberries and nothing else, contain
neat 2"
at must be the work of the devil"
ried the deacon, who had hitherto sat
n silent astonishment, = hope no one
las swallowed a morsel, for doubtless
e will claim the soul that he has led
n the provision of his table,
"Why deacon,n said one of the girls,
is your table and the devils the
anne ?W WH eds -
No child, but il seems thar he has
ome hand infurnishing II, on the pre-