Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-03-05
81 Knew i'll Told You So.n
BY AGLAus FORESTER.


by AGLAus FORESTER. a
1t has always been matter Of much
mystery TO me where those people that
are always so wise gain their extensive
stock of knowledge. There's Mrs Scrig-
gins she's just the most "learned cri,tur"
IN the whole creation. You can't for the
life of 'yru, tell her anything new. She
always declares, i knew it--dIdn'tl | tell
you it would be so ?--iust what I've ex-
pec,ed all the whie,' &c. But the other
day | fixed the old lady. The way it
came about was this.
lrnshed into the house. most out Of
breath, and cxcIaim ed
% Mrs. Scriggipss.I've had the mis-
fortune to lose-'1 sti
Il knew you would; | knew it all the
while .s.r....
Yes, I've lost
Just what told you, rejoined Mrs.
Scriggins you were always so careless,
3 knew that you'd lose it,
lose what. aunt ?
why, lose'-(and you should have
seen how sheepish the good old lady dil
look )-'why what did you lose
Lost nights rest, in consequence
Il knew you would, Eve warned you
often .I b..
Yes whole nights rest by juat-'
If you'd only taken my advice and 4;
(here The old lady pausedl-'yes, | knew
you would set up To-
20 what, aunt p ..,
Laws massy, how very inqusitive
you are, TO be sure ,l'
why, aunt, you seem TO know all about
it. Come tell me why it is that lost my
res, last night
We'll, if you must kHow'-Nhe old la
dy pansed again) why, | don't know
nothin' about it,
We'll, I'll tell you how 1t was. You
know Mrs. Bu8fuz2le,? ..
JUS, then Mrs. Scriggins' eldest daugh-
ter Polly Ann, Knocked something Of
from the mantel- piece in the next room.
Polly Ann exclaimed the excellent
old lady l tould you you'd break that
bottle of bran vinegar. When you get
1bran-I mean vinegar, again put itIn the
closet. knew all along how 1t would
be-
Il thought to myself, If she knew all
along how it would be, it was certainly
most strange that she G,d not put the
botlls of bran-vipegar into the closet her
self.Jai
Yes said Mrs. Seriggins, in reply to
my Interrogation. Il suspected the same
thing Of Mrs. BuzfLzzIe :; | alters know
ed she was no better than she ought to
be-
'Well, Mrs. Buzfuzzle saw man at
twelve o'clock las, night, prowling around
the neig ighborhood-'
Il knew so, exclaimed the old lady
sAnd she saws continued with an air
of mystery, that this man-'
Il told you so,' interrupted Mrs. Scrig
gins. . -
That this man went 10 a certain house
nearly op-'
4 expected it all along said Mrs.
Scriggins. g.' .a..
And tapped at the door in very mis-
Didn't say so?' asked Mrs. Scrig-
gins. r' ea
And woman came out and let him
in, after hieh she saw no more Of him..
.Justso, asserted Mrs. Scriggins,
sand furthermore. Mrs. Buziuzzle says
that woman was YOU y @
.AsIif }didn't know it,. shouted Mrs.
Scriggins. lord a massy wha, am /
saviag Mrs. Buzfuzzle lies. knew
all The while that she'd tell that lie ~
And that, Mrs. Scrlggins, has weighed
so heavily upon my deeply sensitive mind
that il has caused me 10 lose a whole
lis all lie. from beginning 10 end,
yelled Mrs. Scriggins, 'and / alters know
ed you'd become one Of the greatest liars
that ever lived. .,....
And'I Iefi the OLD lady, who stated of
TO gather up the fragments Of her bran
vinegar bottle. -aI - - ..I
r
George. what does c A + spell : o.
Don't know, SIR ta .st.m 3 Il
. 'Wha. does your mother keep 10. catch
mice, 2 ..., ..-..-n Il r...r. ,-.s. -
"A trap. 7g ..- g. II a! at 20 1srI
No, no, what animal is very fond Of
milk =. n rraaaa3 @ o.
a baby. sir o. ....s.. aa- -r y
You Ounce, what was ii scratched your
sister face. 2 r..u.L rs s-t.ay,H
u My nails, sir. .141s1laD i.aaal .I4ml
Il am out Of all patience. There do
Won see that animal on the fence 2