The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-06-11
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AUNT HANNAH and tic CHEECH.
Aunt Hannah lived out of town.

No what Oft g
Now amt that strange? Thought HAD
told everybody about it, to be sure La well
twill. be news toyon then You know Nora
Thornj,ale, Judge Thorndale'S duricr She
came over to our house. and said our congrc.
CATION were going to have fair in the village
mcetn house.
"Do tell. seq |. Who's going to rrcach?"
"Oh !! said she. tightly Smiling, We amt
goin to have preaching: n few young persons
OF the congregation, who seem to take a
deeper interest III the chulch's welfare than
the members themselves, desire to purchase
few indispensable articles for the mcttin'
house; aud we thought all the church would
present us cakes and pics, and meats, and
such things, we would appoint a night TO sell
them Ill the vestry of TIE church, md take
the proceeds to buy necessary articles. The
plan is well received. especially by the young.
You know the money is to be spent for chart
table purposes. and ON that account everything
given us will sell for double its value
'Nll, wouldn t have |, l,vcd there was
so much wisdom left in the world, as to have
conjn,ed up that, sci |.
Tbs even So SAID Nora. And wEa.,
will you give? You live On IL (a,m. and
farmers produce lots Of things that would be
acceptable
and six roast chickcus,' SCI |. thinking
that would be as much as any hody could
expect these hard times.
=" I'm! We'll, what else 'Tis for the
church You give il, you know. Church mem
lcis should not be less anxious for their inter.
es,s than the world
You see was church member and she
was not.
"Well, III give you jar of peach JAM
SCI
:" That will help me along some. A few
bushels Of apples ora roast PIG would be ac-
ceplable.'
she was so ravcnous, bccar to be sorry
offered her anything. I!owsomcvcr,
thought Id 90 the whole hog or none, so
rrom'std the pls and apples.
"Oi course you will give us cheese, and
pies and cakes, and milk, and cream. ana!
then think You will have done your part
Of tie gi>ir.' By the way, We are to have
a historical tab,eHux, and Mrs Amos Bruce
wanted you TO take The part Of the Witch Of
Endor. All you have to do will he to ,l,,ss to
represent that lady and stand pclicc!ly sill
he hind curtain; ard people will pay some
ding TO see you
WAL ! old aud ignorant, ard didn't
know what was about SO CONSENTED. |
sent them the llg, and the turli,s, and the
apples, and tie IcSt of TIE things wanted
Up TO the nectin house .hc day before the
far.
- TIE next day my husband tackled up his
"ld morse aud chaiSc 10 carry me to the fair.
oui cid chaiSe, somehow or other. don't look
very well. There's hole in tie top and
sides, and some Of the spokts Of the wheels
are gone. The wheels squeak powerfully,
too. Well. we iadn', hut ,jIst got into town,
when 1t seemed as if oil the boys cut Of Jail
come hollcrn ard hootin after us as if they
were possessed:
So Ilura for the Witch of Endor. Her
chariot approaches! Make way for her
majesty"
DO ask them unsiphtly critters to be
civil, So 70 my husband my patience is
gone entirely.
At 'hat he clamhertd out OF the chaisc.
and after en- HEX, crte spit, tight as he could
ltgit. And, on he dropped The rtins on the
ground, and the old horse took notion 10 90.
and he went. You see he knew the way TO
the chulch. and put chase for it. Husband
he came hol'ern whoa, whoa ~ Just as
Was nam up to the nte,n' house. The
Wtetin -hcuSe yard was fun Of folks laugllin
and starn asifthcy hadn't no responsibility
III I'm. l got out Of the cbaiSc and made
my way through the crowd, and when they
wouldn't make room | clbow,d them right
smarlly. I'm dcSprit Il in OF flesh, and when
hit um they gave back as if ,hc'd been
struck with dagger.
paid twenty cents to go into the chnlch
The tables inside did look beautiful. Nora
she explained the liXins to me. Thee were
grab boxes that contained Il hundred things
worth one cent, and one thing worth ten. and
you paid five cents grab, and ifvou %, abbcd
iph ii matt
And there was ring cake. Twas divided
into fifteen slices. You paid dollar slice.
and one slice contained ring worth fifty
cents. So be that got tie right slice got a
ring And there were guess cakes and ever
so many such kind Of things, too numerous
so mention.
- Wall. they drcst me up to represent the
witch OF Endor. never was very handsome.
and they rugged me me up at such tate lha,
must have looked awful. | stood behind
the curtain and people paid a nice pence to
come il. and SEE me- Some went or m adj :
children generally scared. Some went of
Ian9h'n as if they'd split. evidently pro.
duced powerful impression on all that saw
me. People at last come to see me faster
than they could be accommodated. | could
hear um talking around the tables about the
witch OF Endor's pig, and turkeys, aud cake,
WV w ga" W ieei, AT lchSth, drtauully as
though was making fool of myself. |
stool there fecln desprtly, and had lust
Inads up face to cry over my unfortunate
condition, when all of Il sudden, down came
the curtain, and there stood right afore UNI
all! They sat mp such a hurran as never
heard before or since. | elbowcd my way
through um like wild fire. and made for the
get;in out place and struck for home
Wall, | went home with nv Witch of
Endor riggln' on. When husband came to
the door to let me in he was SO frightened
that he set the dog on me. The dog came
toward11 growl,d and run as iche d break
his neck, and havn't seen him from that
day to this. at last convinced my husband
that | was his beloved wife. When | cx
planned it all to him. the way he growled was
Il caution.
Wall, they raised three hundlcd dollars
at that abomnahe fair. With it they
bought an ornamental chandelier and a sill,
pulpit cushion and hired carpenters to max,
gingerbread work all over the mec,in' house
3" IN just of Mis-. Deacon Wares opinor
about church fairs. ! anita. they are lust
the wickedeSt swindles that orthodoxy ever
tolerated. She says that the older church
members think was dcspritly put upon at
the lair, aud declare, don't Lelieve but