Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-18

Occasionally, Struggled relations are discovered
by accident, just rs those tubs may be, to which |
have refereed. My other half. i mean, Of course,
my wife -once discovered n large cargo in this
way, which had been long concealed. In tho next
street to us lived an acquaintance OF ours, who
was u Commissioner of something or other, and
kept q handsome establishment. We used to ex-
change dinners, and | have frequently heard him
at his own table mention his father as n poor,
dear, good old boy" who had boon dead for an
indefinite period. He was rather fond Of telling
anecdotes of his very early days, and from them it
appeared that he had been an only child. One
summer afternoon, my other half walking in our
immediate neighborhood, happened to perceive
Mrs. commissioners last years bonnet Ito every
inch OF which, II is unnecessary to add. she could
have sworn,) going along before her on somebody
clse's head. Having heard generally Of the swell
mob, my good lady's first impression was, that the
wearer of this bonnet belonged to that fraternity,
had just distracted the bonnet from its place Of
repose, was in every sense of the term walking OF
with it, and ought TO be given into the custody of
the nearest policeman. Fortunately, however, my
Susannah, who is not distinguished by closeness
OF reasoning or presence of mind, reflected, as it
were by a flash of inspiration, that the bonnet
might have been given away. Curious to see to
whom, she quickoned her steps, and deserted be-
meath il, an ancient lady of an iron-bound presence,
in whom (for my Susannah has an eye) she in.
stantly recognized the !ineaments of the Commits
sioner! Eagerly pursuing this discovery, she,
N'AAt WY ~ tibNhOU uOML su tlNlCHI e
tleman in one of tho Commissioner hats. Next
day she came upon the trail of four stony maidens,
decorated with artificial flowers out Of the Com
missioner's epergne and thus we dug up the Com
missioncr's father and mother and four slsters,
who had been for some years secreted in lodgings
round the corner, and never entered tho Com.
missioner's house save in the lawn Of morning
and the shades of evening. From that time forth,
whenever my Susannah made a call at the Com
missioner's, she always listened on the doorstep
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hearing, was delighted to remark, "The family
are here, and they are hiding them!'
| have never been personally acquainted Will
any gentleman who kept his mother-in-law in thu
kitchen, in the useful capacity of cook but | have
heard of such n case on good authority. | once
lodged in the house of a genteel lady claiming tc
> be a widow, who had four children, and might bC
= occasionally overheard coercing an obscure man il
n slceved waistcoat, who appeared to be confined
q in some pit below the foundations of the house
. where he was condemned to be always cleaning
knives. One day, the smallest of the children
r crept into my room, said, pointing downward will
G a little chubby finger, Don't tell. It's PAP ant
+ vanished on tiptoe.
= One other branch Of the smuggling trade dc
mands a word Of mention before | conclude. M.
,f friend Of friends in my bachelor days, became tn
friend of the house when | got married. lie is on
d Amelio's godfather Amelia being the eldest o
n cur cLerubs. Through upwards of ten years h
was backwards and forwards at our house three o
four times a week, and always found his knife an
fork ready for him. What was my astonishmen
on coming home one day to find Susannah sun
upon the oilcloth in the hall, holding her bro'
with both hands, and meeting my gaze, when
admitted myself with my l~atcb-key, in a distracto
manner! "Susannah," l exclaimed, what ha
happened p" She merely calculated, Larver"-
that being the name of the friend in question
is " Susapnah !" said /, what of Larverf Speak
IL Has he met with any accident Is he ill
m Susannah replied family, Married-married b.
fore we were! !" and would have gone into hysteri(
but that l make a rule of never permitting thi
10 disorder under my roof.
For upwards of ten years. my bosom 'frien
Larver, in close communication with me every dl
had struggled n wife lie had at last confded Il
10 truth to Susannah, and had presented Mrs. Larve
There was no kind of reason for this, that we coul
r. ever find out. Even Susannah had not q doubt
al things being ali correct. He had run" Mrs. La
yer into a little cottage in Hertfordsh:re, and n
TO body ever knew why, or ever will know. In fac
| believe there was no why in it.
The most astonishing part of the matter is, TIL
| have known other men to do exactly the san
thing. | could give the names Of a dozen in
rr ~foot-note, if | thought it right.