Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-12
her snnff-box and put it into her pocket, NUT
tering something TO herself.

tering something TO herself
thought it was Susan B.-hkeliest-this comes
of being fattered-a ,rollop. Well, one thing
l know the way of the transgressors is hard !
but hope you'll never tell nobody ont squire,
for sar,in as the world, if sch thing should
be known, our church would be scattered abroad
like sheep without shepherd ..s..
In few moments Aunt Lizzy took her de-
parture, giving the Squire another caution and
sly wink as she said good-bye-let me alone
for secret. ... ........ DAB ...
1t was not many days before Sqnire T. re-
ceived very polite note from Parson U. re-
questing him to attend meeting of the 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 present.
The Parson, who was very worthy man,
knew the frailty of some of the weak sisters, as
Aunt Lizzy called them, and as he was par
ticular friend of Squire P, requested him TO
saw nothing of it to his wIfe-but the Squire
took the hint, and telling his wife that there
was Parish meeting, requested her TO be
ready by two O'Clock, and he would call for
her. -.--. .
Accordingly the hour of meeting came-the
whole village focked to the room. All eyes
were alternately on the Squire and Susey b.
Mrs. P. startled, and Susey looked as though
she had been crying fortnight. The Parson
with softened tone, and in as delicate manner
as possible stated the story about Susey b.,
which he observed was in everybody's mouth,
and which he did not himself believe word
of-and Squire P. being called to the stand as
witness-afer painting in lively colors the
evils of SANDER, with which their village had
been infested and particularly the church, -
called on Aunt Lizzy, in the presence of the
meeting, and before the church, TO come out
and make acknowledgment for violating bible
oath! Aunt Lizzy's apology was that she on
ly told Deacon Snipe's wife on't-and she took
an oath that she wouldn't never tell nobody
ont. Deacon Snipe's wife had, it appears,
sworn Roger Toothaker's sister never TO tell
nobody ont and so it went through the
whole church, and thence through the whole
village.
The Squire then acknowledged before the
whole meeting, that he had, as he told Aunt
Lizzy, slept with church member, half the
way up TO Boston, and that he believed her TO
be the likeliest of her members, nasmuch as
she would never hear or retail slander. All
eyes were alternately on Susey B. and Squire
P.'s wife. Aunt Lizzy enjoyed a diabol
ical kind of triumph, which the Squire no
sooner perceived than he finished the sentence
by declaring that the member to whom he allu-
ded, ,cas has opa la,ctul ,ctei
Aunt Lizzy drew in her head under huge
bonnet, as a turtle does under his shell, and
marched away into one corner of the room, like
dog that had been stealing sheep.
The Squire, as usual, burst into a loud fit of
laughter, from which his wife, Susey B. and
even the Parson could not refrain joiaing-aud
Parson G.. afterwards acknowledged that Squire
P. had given death blow 10 scandal in the
village, which all his preaching could not have
DONE