The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-09
Brother Haskoll's Second wifo.

"Gracious aith what is the world comm
TOP Miss Perkins, have you hecrd the nw-
ful, awful ncwsP"
S-.44t -A--@+tt-+--- green ginghum sun
bonnet popped through Mrs. Daniel Perkins
doorway aud aroused that lady from a pro.
found reVcrie over hot flat iron, aud
primrose tinted picco of muslin which had
once formed part and parcel Of her go-to-
meeting cap.
E,aiiSakes, you like to scared me out or my
wits, aunt Sally. My nerves have been IA.
ther weak since ] harF-the neuralgia. Dew
sit down and take off your buunit, dew.
am in furry, you see, ironin, but what's
the news
"l'hc news, say it is shameful. He ought
to be- ashamed of himself"
81 don't doubt il, if YOU say so, aunt Sally,
bat Illuminate mt. as my son Josh always says
whom hc wants to find out anything"
"Wall, Alrs Perkins, it'll make your heart
ache to hear it, but sooner or later evil must
git out, and might as well tell as anybody
Our minister, Leonard Haskell, is ngoin' to
git married ngin."
"Git married agin. Leonard Haskell git
married ngin. Why, shouldn't been moro
surprised il the world had fallen into the
oshun. Poor MISS Haskell. Poor dead,
dear woman. Aiutj been dead morn three
heart is dcsateful above all things and won
derously wicked, and who shall know it.
That means the heart of man, aunt Sall-not
the heart Of woman"
"lou may as well say so, Miss Perkins,
YOU may call 'cm dcrateiul, and them as is
rid OF men folks may think themselves well
OIL have blessed my stars all my life time
though to be sure, It's been short one
that didn't git tangled up with any Of EN-
when l was gall. It's n wonder, though, |
hadn't, for thSsp was Thomas Turpentinc, as
likely fcller as there was in town anywhere
a fussing artor me the whole time-reddy to
break his neck for me and then there was
Sam Henderson run u mile through the
snow drifts to keep Bill Higgins from goin
homo with me. But the Lord knows they
didn't any of 'em get memo indeed. Catch
Sarah Timebuck in that trap if you can. I'll
wager n little something she knows too much
| for that"
Aunt Sally paused, not because the foun-
tain of words was drawn dry, but from sheer
! lack of breath 10 keop the vocni machinery
| in operation. Mrs. Perkins, delighted with
| the opportunity to get in word, hastened &c
\ improve the time. u. 80 "....
Leonard Haskell ogon' to git married
| Ii can't be possible. declare, | am so full
/ of condignation at the thought, that l can't
express my ideas. The selfish, unnatural
creature. He ought to be hung alive, and
then stuck full of blunt-pointed pins. l can
not keep my temper about il. Who told
YOU the shameful news aunt Sally? P"
Miss Watson was into the minister's yes
terday, and Bridget, the girl as works there
I said Mr.. Haskell had gone away on particu'
| lar business. Miss Watson asked what his
business nigh, be, and the girl said it might
be to get married You see these Irshers
are cute pcople-After good deal of ques
tioning and teasing, Miss WATSON managed
I So Rad cut that MIR. Haskell had gone down
TO Lancaster to bring up his wife,
"My goodness. Then there can he nc
doubt oft What is the brides name Did
Miss Watson find out |"
"Jcnnie Arlington mighty fine name