The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-30

Dolly T., aud her sister Prudence"
.Never m nd who wont With me. Aunt
Liz7y; there was whole lot OF Passen-
gcrs-But, butt ;,
"None, of your butts, Squire-out with
it-if folks will act 500 trolloP"-
"But Aunt Lazy, Tn afraid you'll
bring me into scrape-". =
"I've told you over and over again,
that nobody never shall know nothing
about it, aud your wife knows | ant
leaky-" -
"My wife! I wouldn't have her know
what 1 was going to say for the world
why, Aunt Lizzy, if she should know it
swell, don't be afeard Squire, once
for all, I'll take my oath that no living
crittur sh INT never as long as l live,
know lisp ont"
swell then-if you must know it
slept with one of the hkeliest of your
church members nearly half the way
up! p
IS Aunt Lizzy drew up a long breath
shu: up her snuff box, and put it in her
pocket, muttering to herself
1.-THE likeliest of our church members!
Thought it was Susey B.-hklest -
this comes of being fiattered-a trollop.
Well. one thing know-'the way of
transgressors is hard;;' but | hope you'll
never tell nobody ont, Squire; for sartin
as the world. if SIGH thing should be
known, our church would be scattered
abroad, like sheep without shepheri."
In few moments Aunt Lizzy took
her departure, giving the Squire another
caution and Sly winl as she said good by
let me alone for a secret.
1t was not many days before Squire P.
received very polite note from Parson
G. requesting him to attend meeting of
the church, and many of the parish, at
the south Conference room, in order to
settle some difficulties with one of the
church members, who, in order to clear
up her character, requested .-quire P. to
be present. E
~ The Parson, who was a very worthy
man, knew the frai!ty of some of the
weak sisters, rs Aunt Lizzy call'd them,
and as he was particular friend OF
Squire P..'s, requested him in his note to
say nothing of it to his wife. But the
Squire took the hint and telling his wife
that there was Parish meeting, request.
ed her tobe ready by O'Clock, and he
would call for her.
Accordingly the hour Of meeting came
the whole village hocked to the room.
which could not hold half of them. All
eyes We alternately on the Squire and
Susey P.--Mrs. ?. stared and Susey
looked as though she had been crying
fortnight. The Parson, with softened
tone, and in as delicate manner as pcss-
ible, stated the story about Susey H.,
which he observed was in every body's
mouth, and which he did not himself be-
lieve word of-and Squire P. being
called on to stand as witness-after
painting in lively colors the evils of sland-
er, with which their village had been in
tested and particularly the church, called
on Aunt Lizzy in presence of the meet
ing and before the church, to come out
and make acknowledgment for violating
Bible oath Aunt Lzzy's apology was
that she only told Deacon Snipes wife
on't-and she took an oath that she
wouldn't never tell nobody else ont. Dea-
con Snipe's wife had, it appears, sworn
Roger Toothaker's sister never to tell no.
body on't-and so it went through the
whole church, and thence through the
village. s-a<-s.... -. -. ...-.
The Squire then acknowledged before
the whole meeting, that he had, as he
told Aunt Lizzy, slept with church
member, halft way up to Boston, and
that he believed her to be one of the like
lest of their members, inasmuch as she
never would hear or retail SANDER. All
eyes were now alternately on Susey B.
and Squire P.'s wife-Aunt Lizzy enjoy
cd kind of diabolical triumph, VIII CHI
the Squire no sooner preceived that he
finished his sentence by declaring that
the church member. to whom he alluded,
soos his oso,s tawfM seJe!
Isi Aunt Lizzy drew her head under
huge bonnet, rs q tn, does under bis
shell, and marched away into one corner
of tho room, like dog that had been
killing sheep. The Squire, as usual burst
out into fit ofiaughter, from which his
wife, Susey B. and even the Parson could
not refrain joining-and Parson G. after
ward acknowledged that Squire P. had
e ven a death blow to scandal in the vii
}age Which oil his preaching could not
have done. fsE ua t.r