Columbia weekly news., 1859-08-25
Hc-zEEUB FRIGHTENED.
"A MORAL FABLE.

MORAL YABLE.
A very long time ago, in the western
part Of l,rgiac j, there ;'yed al aged
couple whose time had passed away
since eary youih in The every day rouai
OF farm lite, aud who had never been
known to have the least Ill feeling
! towards each other since the time VII, n
ol1 Parson Harold had United them in
the boads OF &ediock, twenty five vars
beiore So well vas the fact OF th,if
| conj1.al happiness known, that ttey
were spoken o, TAI and near as TIE
happe>t pair known Now, the Devil,
texcu.c the alb. up; mention of his nama)
had been trying Tor twenty years to maze
via: is so commonly called "a snss in
the family" between these companiCns
But, much TO bis modification, he bad
no, teen able to induce the old gentle
man to c,umb!e about breaklas, being
too late once, or the cid lady 10 give a
single curtain lecture Alter repeated
eHo.ts the Devil became discouraged
and had hc not been person o! great
determination, be wou!i have, doubtless;
given up the work IN despair. Onc day
as he walked along in very surIy mood
a'e, another attempt to get the Old
lady to quarrel about the pigs getting
into the yard. he met an CID woman, a
neighbor OF the oil couple. As Mr..
Desll and the neishbor were very par
ticular friends, they must needs stop on
the way to chat lttle.
Good morning, sir" said she, 'and
pray what makes you lock SO scowly
,hi. beautiful morning. Isn't the con-
trcvefsy between the two churches dong
good service:''
Yes
"Isa', Deacon W. making plenty Of
good whisky"
~ es.''
"Wei' what is the matter, my highly
honored gentleman:
Everything else is goiug o. well
enough" replied tha Devil, shut -
anu he looked as sour as sicl; monkey
Oh crab apple tree -''o'd Rluetor6
aud his wife. over here, are injnrins The
cause terribly, by ,hrir bad example,
aud after trying for years 10 induce
them 10 do te,,er, ! mus. say that |
consider 'nem TO be hop-l-ss''
The old bag stood ior moment in
deep thought Are you sure tha, you
nave uied them every way"
livery way that can tLiuk Of"
"Are you certain"
Yes"
"N ell" said she, "if you will prom
ise Ia make me a present Of new pair
oi shoes II succeed, / viii make the
attempt myself, aud see ii | can't raise
a quarrel between them,'
10 TINS reasonable request the Devil
gladly consented The old bag went
on her way 10 nei .htor Bluefords house
aud louud Mrs B tus;y engag>d in
se;tlag things ready ipr her husbands
comfort uu his return rom aorK After
the usual compliments hal passed, the
following dlaiuaue 10 place
." ell. iTicni Is you aui Mr.. Z lave
ived . ioug time toeeiher,''
"E'ise-ani twenty years come next
November, replied Mrs B
And all TIA. time YOU never had
The least puarrel::"
Not oue.'
81 am truly glad to hear it replied
the bag. Il consider i, my duty to
walu you iha. thvugl, this may be the
case, y.t you must not expect it to be
20 always Have you observed of late
tia, Mr. e. has grown peevish and sui
len at time>:"
"a very little so," observed Mrs.
B,uetord
II know it," continued the bag, "and
let nie warn you ia time to be Gu your
guard y
Airs 3 did think she had better do
SO, aud asked advice how she had better
managc the case
"liate you not noticed" seii the liae
''tba; your husband has bunch Of long,
coarse kai: growing on mole. under
the cain, on the side Of the throat''
"i,s"
''These are the cause of trouble, and
as long as they remain you had better
look out. Now, As a irielil, would
advise You to cut them the first time
you gel chance, aud thus end the
irou.lc
III you say 50 I WILL" replied the
credulous old lady.
Soon after this the hag started for
home, and made it convenient to meet
Mr.. b. On the way. Much the same
talk in relation to lis domestic happiness
passed between Them as die between her
aud the wvmau.
Old Mr. i. was was very much as.
tonished; yet he could not wholly dis.