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SCANDAL.
Nov let IL uork. Mischief thOa ar, sIoot,
Take What coarse thcu Wit"

Nov let t work. Mischief thoa art aSDot.
Take What coarse thcu Wit"
In beighborlng village, whose inhabi.
tants, like the good people Of Atbens, were
very much given to either tell or hear of
some new thing, lived Squire p, facetious
good nAiured sort Of body, whose Jokes
are even yet matter Of Village Record, aud
have been retold through various edIlions
tTcm folio down tu duodrcitao
Aunt LlEEy was Deacon Snipe's wife.
tister--a maiden lady Of about ffty-she
went TO ali the meetiugs-kept a regular ae.
count OF every birth, death, aud marriage.
with their dates-doetored all the babies
aud knew eyrTy yard in the neishborhood
showed al! the young married woman how
10 make soap aud when they had BAD hek
made every ehild In the house cit cTosS Lg.
gfd until the luck was changed. In fue
Sue was kiud Vt village factotum-spsut
Der time Ia going from hOuse TO house, gflud
mg out grlst Of slander To each a
occasion required, but always eoncluied
with the Way ot iTansgressOrs is bard moor
Mrs A. or B las the case wal | pity her
from the bottom of my heart, or some such
very soothing reflection Auut LIMA Wa,
always very fond Of asking strangers and
others, without regard 10 tiaie or place, the
state oftheir piBds, &c Tbese question,
were generally followed by string Of scan
dal which was calculated 20 destoy the peace
and happiness of some other best neighbors
and friends but she, like other narrators Of
this KIND, considered such inteilectual nur.
der a. either establishing her osn fair rem.
uiaiiou, or ss the only mode OF eateTtaiuiny
the village, aud thereby rendering her socie
ty agreeable.
Ope warm summers afternoon. "A the
squire vas sitting near his Office eoor smok
ibg HE pipe, Aunt LizEy was passing b,
with great speed, rumipstiDg on the news OF
day. when the squire broaght ber suddenly
to, as the sailors say, by
" hats Jour hurry aunt LiI1y salk in
lhe cid lady, Who never wanted second
invitation, wcnt irto ;Le JE.ec. and TIA II
lowing dialogue commenced
We'll, Squire T., have been THINKING
this forenoon What useful mAu you miEki
be, if you d only leave Of your light oouver
'a'ions, as the good book says, aud become
serious msn--yOu might DO an ornament
uoth TO church aud state, as our minister
says
Why, IS 10 that, aunt LiIEy, a ehssrful
eountenahce l consider As tbo best index Of
a grateful heart, and you know What the
Bible says on that subjeot--'when you fa.,
benot as the Aypoeyitss Of a Sa 4 cOunteuAbee.
bus anoint thy bead and tesIA fhy Iace-
lauDt LiIIy began TO feel for her pocket
handkerchief, fOT she Was taker of snudl
That shoa appear SOC unto men 90 fss,
Now, there squire, that's just What told
you see how you have she .Ss5iDllyc At your
tongues end Wbat useful man you night
be 10 our church, Il you'd OBly ba doer a.
we'll a. 4 hearsr Of the word
AS TO that aunt LiaTy, | do not see tha,
your pJeisssors,' as you call them ase a vbit
better than am, in pirate. rsspest a
slaeeIs profession ss much W. any man bot
knoa enough of0HS Of Jour shafob, SLom
you think great deal q, TO kbow that "a,
- ~ tsffe, then sAs shouid 70 eel
AZ these iBusndoes, Aunt Lrays littls
black eyes began 70 tuiuklo SUE sat dow
bssiie the squire, 10 order 70 spsak 10 a Iou
er tone-FpTssd Der haudksrebisf ever her
l'p, aSd bsgaR 10 tap tbo cover Of ber pnuf
box 10 true style. aud al tbings bsibr 10
TsAdisesa for . regular ssige of'ssandsinn
nagoarum, she commenced fire.
Nov, Squire, Wsbt 70 knoW ubst YOU
mean BY oSs Df our ekursbi I know ubo
ycu msaa--tbs tfollepe- didnt hIs 80
many curls about Der head, when shs told
keF sxPefisEGs
The Squire, kodiBg curiosity wss put,ipv
his boots sn, bad no occasion ~ add trurs
30 the heels, 'oF the old LADY hsd 1ns 90 be-,
bead that was worth both of ihsm AZ
sordingiy be kad DO peace antii be eonsss
'sd o. cHl!aia What De- ueabt by tbe sspfss
sion 90 prirais IBIS Va dear word 80
Annt LiEny.
Nos, Auot L.Izy siil yoa take Bibls
cath that you uiil never conn aHicats Rbst
J am shout 10 tell you % q living bsipr .D4
ih't Joa sill keep % while yoa ivs .
mosi iariolsble sssrstF
Yes, Squire Z declare uot,t never ,-p
nobody potting stout it 81 long - breathe
ihe breath of ifs and I .li takes Bilie a.tf
on % ihsfs sariio as live squire b. fore
Jou of sng other magisusio DO tbs shsls
c0aufy
Well. ihsn, you thou vbsn usBt 70
Bost0n scar go
Yes, yes squiFs. 80 ! knsu shs sert
viih y0u, too sassy y sn8 Dolly p and
kef sister PfadsbesP
Never misa uho ssut eth ne ssut La
~ tAsfe va ubois lai n passsngsrs-
bot but
.Noas u your buts squirs-out ui,b it
III iolts a.ll see So iroIiops- -
Bot sppl Linry, n AFRAID yoal hrisr
ne into lhs ssFaDs-
I've teid you over taa sEsf aesin tbst
uGbedy usvsF shsn haoH notkias skest h
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