Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-24
Enr he ENQUIRER.
JOHN BULLS REVENGE.
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CHAPTER :.


IN dramas constructed according the rules and refine
mens of modern art, the most pmnen parsonage Is mol
introduced Oncethe fret and econd acts are a1"e! 10
pass of without hm;inerior Characters strut ahont me
stage and spout their declamay rants III preparation To-"
tie who comes on quite in tine enough II lie tohss 90
in lime 10 be kiied Like the curit the 10 the gal
lows he only among IJusands who Is not a!rai
of being late and may esin perfect security tha no
uurpGg inleroper will deprive hn OF his piece he Tine
has for the advent OF Character, without which, ms
fragment of history would dssoe into nothing We shaIi
moi call however upon tie mnnymouthed goddess al lame
10 blow her tumpes and cluron BIZ: upon Samho 10 take
The horn O! dead COW, and wind bout OF linked sweet
ness long drawn OUT The tune fact frequently spoken
Of BY those who music acercaly the tune by which
| the venerable bride OF Taurus exIlred.
There was u certain old mai, who had long lived with
Brother Jonathan in the capaciyo house keeper and taken
care Of ia little ELECTS Her has not been preserved
in The public documents Of the 'wn but size is known IN
tradition Granny Gossip Sh. sour, dry and cross
Gid body az lived with sauctiy ana
posncss and current sCand munge ever bore h'se
,i,ness She drank quantities OF and wore Que
srockint OF her own knitting These qualifications were
trmed By her 8u.ccn 10 enllt her 10 the right VI c1ih.
new spaper which bore upon IL front the cuphOnious ana
nromislnr title Of rhe Brceche The object Of which ou
n, wa nlshten the world many topics connected
,i The rights OF women, parrus and abbics She ta0 an
unce her seniu KNOW uncle Sam oui though
good tempered AMI benevolent lid fellow ever lived re-
sptcted and beloved by all who him. Granny Gossip
cherished the unacc0untab hatred for him. Her ma
lice was SUCH thai she had left hi house length and woud
have been without home had been tor the kindness
of Brother Jonathan. y! one the many weekly Sewing
1cecs and drinkng5 held nong the malrons anu old
maids Of the town. Mrs. Bull hid frequently met Granny
Cusep and though hitherto het had had little 20 cay, she
now began cultivate her acquaintance She hestoSed up
On thmbe pair OF s0ssors and set oil knitting
needles and made considerable progress in her go"d
praces As Nre Cndcase goat flvor- Of Granny Cos
sin, had several Times spoken we'll oil Mrs Bull III hcr pre-
rnca this facilitated the advar" that lady desrons q"
making ;hc COCA creatures friendship Mrs Catdcasl ne
was the wife OF refy wealthy .ncr whose fortune had
h.eu accumulated by raising shcp and :recng them IL
was also sYid hn he had fleece. great many people to-
with WHOM had had dcangs;but they too nsign-
emit to notice. Mrs Bull beglnc elicit number of hilie
anecdotes from Granny GOSSIP prejudice OF uac!e
Sam The next step TO suspicious and icclIne
against Eroier Jonathan. az, Il was hinted. there was
ague between ;ds two In hs che was aided by MIS-
Cardcase and the other Gd!cs If the Sewing Society, IN
she had great influence among ITEM Aach praise was out
10 the ingenuity of these ladies' the managsmcG: q SUCH
little social antiques. They worked with such eiinemcn
of moral malice, and spun u; r. such airy webs the coarse
material Of CaIumny, ard showed wi,bol such sweet
sisterly lender solicitudc tor those they would &C
,troy that the men, far from Initiating. could do nc
mn,c han admire. Perfection in all thar rt4DHc:
tact ia ii;c prcrugatirc OF M and when 'n"t'
is liuic nlnsun pcDs hate ia their hcnts their SSH "
truy crdabc Not bat Gha: here 81 different
finn these ae almost Ia make believe that when the gate
forth disguise. Of Paradise for coasoltion M;
Bull Mrs Cardcastie srd Granny Gossip wrought wonders
for soon great number OF very avored stories began Il
circulate affecting the good fame Of Brother Jonathan he
began be represented first in the insidous whispers
private circles and then more openly great scoundfe
and there nothing infamous be said OF him Som
DARK rumors limited that he n6de atheist or
least b!sspheme and long and plausible anecdott 10 prov
the accusation were not wanting.
CHAPTER VI.
Now every one Of Mrs. Bulls children, aud there wer
nine OF hem every had been provided from his he
earliest years with rampant thorough paced
A. first there had been but among them all which hal
originally belonged TO The eldest, Shark Bull, but TIL
small frs multiplied il found that their tastes in the
ce could by be made tn agree that the numbe
br degrees Increased until the supply equaed The de
mand. II spectacle thai was well calculated 10 re
oice maternal heart regular charge Of the Who'll
regiment of hobby horses mounted by their nane equcs
rians, praucng rearing pitching, pungng about like ma
animals The ncessant ind symmetrical MOTION The sopa
of the rocking and the confused gable of voices MAGE 81