Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-11-11
Selling a Deacon.

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in other peoples affairs as in his own, il
not more Elder Wisely belonging tc
the same church, had to leave home fol
several weeks on business, leaving ;
handsome wife behind. Some days af
ter he had..started Deacon Brown receiv
ed the following note: o.z--
n. BRowN.-DEAR SIR 1 take the
liberty to disclose to you some facts whicl
have given me as much pain as yourself
| | know, beyond all questions of doubt
that stranger very mysteriously made
his appearance last night in the privat,
parlor of Mrs. Wisely. He was frs
there about half past eleven o'clock; nC
one saw him enter the house, and up Il
the present hour this morning, he ha:
not been known to depart. 1 think thai
| this new visitor was expected, and be
| is destined to share the affections of Mrs
Wisely. The voice of this new come
er has been distinctly heard in her ro ON
and she has even been heard to address
him in the tenderest and most loving
| tones. - .s- -....! -... -
Such are the facts. Please act in the
premises as your sense of duty may die
| tate. Ny opinion is, that. should Elder
Wisely be informed of this strangers
advent it might hasten his return
A FRIEND OF FIDELITY.
AS the Deacon read tins epIstie there
was visible tremor in his hand. He
polished his ye-glasses with sils
handkerchief. and perused it second
time. But Deaon Brown was not the
man to swerve from duty, though it led
him where he would not go. In mo-
ment he was resolved. Putting the let
ter into his hat, and buttoning his coat
to the chin, he FASTENED down to his
hard ware store, and whispering to his
confidential clerk he struck his cane
very decidedly on the pavem ent, greeting
no one with his usual 'good mornin Q, -
but seemed absorbed in contemplation
of great purpose. Arriving at the scene
of his triumph, he stationed his clerk
in front of the house,; and giving the
bell knob a cautious pull, was soon ad-
mitted by the servant girl. The follow
ing then and there took place.
''Is Mrs. Wisely in p
. eyes, sir; she's in bed, sir" ~
+ The Deacon here examined his watch
and muttere1 ''haR- past seyenr' He
then added: f--a.f
How long before. Mrs. Wisely will
rise, mam?'
eyes, sir; believe she did, sir;--
Here the girl blushed, hesitated, and
striving to conceal her embarrassment,
showed too plainly that she would evade
the true explanation.
The Deacon interposed, as if to relieve
her: and said
''The company L suppose, nam, was
stranger to you p
Eyes, sir, believe he is sir"
"Is that young gentleman in the
house now, nam p
ITO be sure, sir.
"HYill you be SO kind as to state, IN
what part of the house %
He is in Mrs. Wisely's bedroom,
Sir"
The Deacon's manner had by this
time become greatly excited, and he gas
ped out
"Can it be can it be?''
The maid falling to comprehend the
Deacon, inquired:
:tCan what be ?"
'Why that young gentleman is, at
this very moment
But you know, sir, he is a very
young and very little gentleman, too
sir"
"What do you mean by this being
very little gentleman 2"
why ha mt you heard, sic, that Mrs.
Wisely has got baby, sir,-a nice fine
boy-weight nine bounds, sir?
The old gentleman seemed, as the
IL l. e,
once in his life, favored with lucid in
terval, and he saw by the light of it that
he was sold. Saying that "Mrs. Brown
would be over in the course of the day."
he took his leave, without subjeeting
the servant to any cross. examination.
The joke got out in due time, and We
fear the Deacon never quite forgave the
writer of that anonymous letter. He has
however consented to the s'stranger's"
having share in Mrs. Wiselys love.
STRETCHING TH1Nas.-An impatient
Welchman called to his wife, Come,
come, isn't the breakfast ready? I've
had nothing since yesterday, and to
morrow will be the third day!' This is
equal to the calling of the striving house
wife, who reused her maid at four clock
with 'sCome Bridget, get upl Here It's
Monday morning, To morrow's Tues
day next days Wednesday-half the
week gone, and nothing done yet"
ng-D -Diggs saw note lying on the
ground, but knew it was a counterfeit
and walked on without picking it up
lie told Smithers the story, when the
latter said:
s:Do you know, Diggs you have COM
mitted very grave otfense?"
"Why, what have 1 done?'
tsYou have passed a counterfeit bill
knowing it to be such" said Smithers
and without smile, he fed.
SMART DIGGING.-Bob, did you ev-
er go to the gold mines p
"Why, humph! to be sure I did
What makes you ak ?''-- -
tINThat did Won dig ?'