Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-05-23

Don you swear !! SAID oid Deacon
Peabody; if you do, III kick ye into fits
won't have no profane or vulgar language
in my house
Oh, bless you, bless you, respectable
old man tell him he must come wiz me;
tell him have speak to re constable
him sobs interrupted her utterance.
It's a pesky bad business, said the Dea-
con, chafng WITH unwonted ires Gussett,
you are rascal
Take care, deacon Peabody, take care,
said the unfortunate shopkeeper.
I remarked you was rascal, Gussett.
You have gone and married two wives, and
that eres fat burglary, eft kpoW anything
abeont the Revised Statoots.
Two wife ? shrieked the French woman.
Half dozen, for aught know to the
contrary, said the deacon. " Now, you get
out Of my house; 60 away to the station
and clear out to Boston | want nothing
more to~do with you
But deacon, hear me !
/ don't want to hear you, you sarpint,
cried the deacon, stopping his ears with his
hands marryin' two wives and comm
courtin' third. Go along; clear out
Even Mrs. Peabody, who was inclined
to put in a word for the culprit, was 81
fenced. Susan turned from him in disdain
he fled to the railway station, hotly pursued
by the clamorous and indignant French
woman.
That afternoon as Miss Susan Peabody
was walking towards the village, she was
overtaken by Mr.. Jonathan Dobikins,
dressed in his best, and driving his fast
going horse, before his Sunday -go-to-meet
ing gig. He reined up and accosted her
Hello, Suke-get in and take ride :?
Don't keer ef do, Jonathan, replied
the young lady, accepting the profered seat
say, you.' said Jonathan, grinning
that ere city feller's turned out poorly, ain
hep
It's dreadful, if it's true, replied Susan
You had narrow escape, didn't ye,
pursued the old lover But he warn
never of any account, no how. What d(
the old folks think of t!'
They haint said word since he cleared
out
Forgot that night I rode YOU home from
the singing school I? asked Jonathan, sudden
ly branching off.
No, hain't, returned the young lady
blushing and smiling at the same time.
Remember them apples gin ye?
'Oh, yes
Well, they was good wasn't theyY
First rate, Jonathan
Got hull orchard full O them kind {
fruit said Jonthan suggestively.
Susan was silent.
'GIang! exclaimed Jonathan, putin
the braid on the old black horse. Ha,
you any idea where we're going, Suke?
I'm going to the village
No you aint-you are going along wit
me-
where toY
Providence and YOU don't come bac
till you're Mrs. Dobikins, no how can yt
fix itY
How you talk, Jonathan
Darn the old folks, said Jonathan, PIT
, ting on the string again; eff | was TO lea
you with them much longer, they would
, trading you off to some city feller, with Sor
half dozen wives already
! The next day, as Mr.. and Mrs. Dobiki
were returning home, said Jonathan, con
:, dentially-
= May as we'll tell you now, Suke-for
+ amt any secret from you-that Gussett
:. yer saw them women afore they stepp
into your house and blowed him up. h;
though Cost me the dollars-thundc
teached them what to say, and | exp
: they done it we'll Old Gussett may b,
, shopkeePer, but ifhe expects to get abe
. of jonathan Dobikins, he must get up
y, plagy sight arlier mornin's!'