Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-05-28
AroIp ~ t IN A NEW DRESS.
From the Chickassx and chocsaw Herald.

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from sAe Chtckaeax snd choc.aw Herald.
Avery long lime ago, in the western par
OF EngAnd, there lived an aged couple who's
time bad passed away since early youth. i
the every day round Of farm life, and Sh
had never been known to have the least ill.fee]
Ing towsrdsseach other since the time whe,
good old larson Heriot had united them j,
the ho ocads of wedlock, twenty-five wear
5etor, 81 weN was the fact of their comm
ga gphtsS kuo'vn, that they were spoker
g. ~ ant EeaE, as the happiest pair known
-, hP 'eviI please excuse the abrupt men
so4 u n na po) lad been trying for twent,
years 10 aleats what is SO con- monty called "a
a,Iyss IN he family" between rhose old com.
hau rot es- Eut much TO his notification. he
va - leen aols to induce the Old gendeman
70 -, e about breakiast being ia.e cnce, or
tne oidsa4y 70 give a'singlo cur :. in ctule. -
After re9snteu Efforts the Devil 5ecause dis.
conTagcl |, and had he not hssu \ person OF
sgest detese nation he woud do bdess have
2aan up the rSriS-iH despair O.,e day as he
walked along, in very suriy mood, after
ano.hrr attempt 10 sc. .he Old lady to quar-
rel abo,: The pigs getting INTO the yard, he met
an old wolran, near nelghbor of the aged
couple. As NJ. Devil and the neighbor were
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on tha way to chat little.
Good morning, sir" said she, "and pray
what on earth makes you look so badly this
beautiful morning. isn't the controversy be-
tween the churches doing good service ?''-
|" Yes"
Isn't Deacon G: making plenty of bad
Well, what is the matter, my highly hon.
ored master ?''
Everything else is going on we'll enough"
replied the Devil, but, and there he looked as
sour as a monkey on crabb apple tree, ''old J
Blueford and his wife, over here, are injuring
the cause terribly by their bad example, and
after trying for years to induce them to do
do better, must say consider them hope
less"
| thought. Are you sure then you have tried
every way?'
Il think so?"
Are you sure ~
eyes"
Well" replied she, Elf you will promise
to make me present of a new pair of Shoes
in case l succeed, will make the attempt
myself
10 this reasonable request the Devil gladly
consented. The old hag went her way to
neighbor BluefOrd's house. and found old Mrs
Bueford very busily engaged in getting things
ready for her husband s comfort on his return I
from work. After the usual compliments
had passed, the following dialogue took |
place -
"WeI, friend B., you and Mr.. B. have lived {
a long time together" {
Five and twenty years come next No.
vember," replied Mrs B. q
"And in all this time you have never had t
the least quarrel" c
Not one." 8
Il am truly glad to hear it," continued the G
hag, " | consider it my duty to warn you, t
that though this is tho case, yet you must t
not expect it to be so always. Have you not o
observed of late Mr.. B. has grown peevish c
and Sullen at times" il
'' A v"ry ntsie so,'' ~'.~.. - sr--, d.,
ford 49, It
81 know it, continued the hag, .'and let
me now warn you in time to be on your l.
guard Is
Mrs. B. did think she had better do so, and |
asked advice as to how she ought to manage c
the case. 7
"Have you not noticed" ssid the hag, {
''that your husband has a bunch of long, g
coarse nair growing on mole under his chin,
on the side of his throat
Yes
"TheSc are the cause of his trouble, and
as long as they remain you had better look
out. Now, as friend, | would advise you
to cut them off the first chance you get, and
end the trouble.
"If you say do so, l wil,' replied the
credulous old lady. {
Soon after this the hag started for home,
and made it convenient to meet Mr. B. on the l
way. Much the same talk, in relation to his l
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as did between her and the old woman
But, friend Blueford," said she, "I
think it my duty, as christian, to warn you
that your wife intends your ruin"
Mr.. B. was very much astonished yet he
could not wholly discredit her words. When
he reached home he threw himself upon
bed a great perplexity, and, feignlng sleep,
studied over the matter in his mind. His
wife, thinking this good opportunity for
cutting off the obnoxious hair, took her hus-
bands razor and crept softly to his side.-
Now the old lady was very much frightened
at holding razor so close to her husbands
neck, and her hand was not so steady as it
once was so, between two, she went to
work very awkwardly, and pulled the hairs
iustsad of cutting them off, Mr.. B. opened
his eyes, and there stood his wife with ra-
zor at his throat After what had been told
him, and seeing this, he could not doubt that
she intended to murder him. He sprang
from the bed in horror !; and no explanation
or entreaty could convince him to the con-
trary. So, from that time forth, there was
no more peace for that house. 1t was jaw,
quarrel and wrangng all the time.
With delight the Devil heard of the success
of the faithful emissary, and sent her word
that if she would meet him at the end of the
lawn, at certain time, he would pay her the
shoes.
At the appointed time she repaired to the
spot, and found the Devil at the place. He
put the shoes on the end of long pole, and,
standing on the opposite side Of the fence,
handed them over to her. She was very
much pleased with them; they were exactly
the article.
/" But there is one thing, Mr.. Devil, that I
would like to have explained-that is, why
you hand them to me on that stick ?"
Very easy to exploin," replied he, "any
one who has the cunning and meanness to do
as you have done don't get nearer than twen-
ty feet OF me-" In so saying he fled in ter
ror.
After awhile the old woman died and when
she applied for admittance to the lower re-
glons the Devil wouldn't let her in, for fear
S! Sne might dethrone him, as she was so much
to ,a SUPERIOR. 80 the woman is yet compelled
S ~ Sanoer a.ee over the world, creating quarrels
hoods. e' anu i'o'snoo''
Would you know her name9
It's Madame Scandal. When Sbo d;od how
chlaren' the young Scandalizers, were left
orphans; but the Devil in considerat;on oftha
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