Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-24

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Tho .oaaes Of mo hu ,a:,i' a' oS mn, fast
object ;idcuo among thci: neshGus: tey were ~" iae'
h.c,uipp a nuisance. Granny Gossip haa become re
uuent vsicr among them and her assiaui'ics aipeuI
while She in turn seemed delighted win Tue uea
I Bus the riders of The aforesaid hobby horses She
srent much time among them to the mutual improvement,
Of both parties and faered them in every way one wouu
rel them that if they were good children, sue "ou.u ~
h nrey things they willingly trusted their pennies
in her keeping. II curious 10 see how much aec'o,
contrasting strongly with her usual Immature se
u,,n tho little things soltencd by their innocent caresses VI
nrohabiy by the substantial means OF thelt pennes
MEANWHILE such pref udice created against hfo.me'
iona than that he began TO lose some ai ns IS ,h
friends Of Mrs Bull did by any means diminish iran
nv Gosso n last ouareeL with him. and went BY Invitation
TO live with Mrs Bull few Jay n a" roa,ed mnch
ccmen 1t was stated that Brother Jonathan mao ufnIu
oil Granny Gossip of doors and very paeuE we
AGAINST mat individual People even talk OF nav,
in" him turned out of church John Bull congratulated
himself upon having length found the true saie anu ~
way oil being revengcd upon his antagonist :,
l. was time thar Brother Jonu than should look 10 hs de-
fence Ii had always been maxim with him 10 assam no
one hut show himself always most dangerous "hen ue
,ndnp himself The ease with which, in careless genera
he could arrive knowledge OF
o however cautiously concealed could only be equaled
hv Inc orucness observation for which Ladg was famous
So meeting Funkey Snob day. he led him into rather
long conversation under pctcnce OF treating him 10 glass
of something To drink. pretty story had funKey 10 te
- bic r,a,n1 An the hobby OF Bulls children had
bccn made by poor woknen who owed him money 10 saVe
off The penalties of the Bull had delfauded his Clerks
his and the public the most bafeaceo manner
a hisiory nj the unfortunate Paddy out we'll
another circumstance which shall not De more rSpcit
Than to give phrase OF Funkey Snoos III i,s o. ohy
n.w she would tear his eyes out first anu De divorced al.
Brother Jonathan quietly collected the most Co,
pions and decisive evidence on these ana o'hef pos
then, The customary resource 10 lihc -; phinh ,b
the whole by way Of reply, in the town paper III WHEN M
fuds and chickering's Of the various citizens, ipVahaoy d.
last resource had broken out for more han century "a
terrible revolution took place in the public sentiment Ter
nI,,i, thar d3pi
rebellion MR.. Bull did not read the ne" spapes ou'
Mrs. Cardcase did, and harryng to her friend she com
mcpia;c Ia her the inel,en When she came 10 ina
portion in which Mrs Bulls tendercs interests were nor
lay wounded that lady Tell into hyscric The state Of
things il; The shop had come suc that Bull al larry TO
heal rr 10 recruit his energies He entered the room
ms, s Ms Clfdcastc assisted By eleven other ladies', who
had fastened the first rumor to Mrs bu-JuSt as ttcy
had restored her 10 CONSCIOUSNESS a gu MONSTER scream
IA hal y:-but we leave Imagination The onslaught Of
rh. rhuccn women upon poor Nj Bull at me end OF one
hour he was seen rushing from the house he went INTO
HE fields acd wandered about till night. How he managed
make peace with his injured spouse we never GULL aa
isiacroy ascertain have limited mat me mediation
OF IN. head clerk very handsome man. restored IN some
mysterious manner, the balance of affairs.
The disappointment and rage OF Granny GOSSIP were as
MINT be expected excessive The she sustained mad
been by support made 10 ehd IN signal ailnte tr
intellect never of the strongest deserted her by degrees
She became first odd then eccentric then little cracked-
Every day displayed some new and RIDICULOUS pecula
~ She drank more tea and stockings Of deeper
az. Than ever and decaimoi with greater energy on The
,b,,rs tr which she had "a mission length the good
creature day pushed eXtremities invested her IN
The inrgnmrnS from which her former paper now dcunc
had taken and she appeared in oil the state pomp
and circumstance breechcs These she continued 10
wear without competitor 10 the end OF her Ie The lst
notice gwen OF her il. history, was wten having mounted
an empty barrel collected crowd she produced bible
and began 10 preach a variety OF nonsense mingled with
phbrrish To her audience.
Not long the above related Brother Jonathan
20 ~ store opposite that Of Mr.. Bull Such was his
that Mr. Bulls clerks and oil his partners and
his lic apprentice Paddy went over 10 his rival and
hs and the public were not long in taking the
direction And now, reader il there be any who has
honured this trc thus far with his attention. farewell. II
caught the hints for LESSOR oil charity: any has
whcd minutes tisagreeaby, 0Gr iabors n this
interesting field Of history have been altogether useless
lost Al all r"enshomagc 10 eternal trnih IN whatever
form she appears. LOClAN.