Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-09-13

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Mrs. S. sitting before his long reading table
on her right his bell. metal mortar, in whic
was fire, and a CRATE over It, in which sh
was roasting his mammoth specimens Q
apples, sweet potatoes and her turkey
Next stood his water. bath, in which sh
was cooking oysters, and she OCCASIONAL
stirred them with his silver %spatula; on tn
table stood one of the bottles of wine whicI
had been left from the previous nights rev
elry, which the lady, for want of a cham
payne opener, had deprived of its neck witt
a wedge. wood pestle, and using four ounc
graduate for a wine glass /: she had cut u
champagne baskets for frewood with al
Indian tomahawk. On the left hand stoot
the doctors writing desk, which she hat
broken open ; and scattered on the desl
were tender missives of his earlier flames
manuscript pages of tales and sketches, IN
published odes, poems and unpaid tailor
bills, all in a huge pile, while the lady sa
ieaotoS, uis q S"eco lOFe icllei, Iuep al
ode on Napolean, and so on, throwing then
page after page into the fire. Thus the hus
bands brain work and wooden curiosities
were made to cook her dinner.
The doctor looked silently on as long a:
be could; then taking the key from hi:
pocket, he unlocked the door, and-it wa!
bolted upon the inside.
Mrs. S. he shouted.
well, sir
Open the door,
Pm busy now, and can't be disturbed
Open the door, or III burst it in
DO as you please, sir, but your mummy
and giant skeleton are placed against the
door-so be careful and not break them
The doctor was foiled. For a few mo
ments he stood and thought what course il
was best to pursue. Suddenly recollectine
the ladder, he fastened down the stairs,
and through the hall, out doors, leaving the
door unlocked and the key in it. His foot
steps had scarce died upon the stairway, be
fore his wife had removed both cases from
the door, drawn the bolt and stood 10 the
eutry. 1t was but the work of a moment tc
throw the remaining letters, poems and
manuscripts into the fire, remove the wines
and eatables, lock the door upon the out,
side and place the key in her pocket.
Meanwhile the doctor was raising the
ladder to the window, and by the time he
had placed it and assembled half its length,
his wife with her favortie man servant were
watching him from a lower window.
The doctor pushed up the window anG
jumped in, and she soon made John pull
down the ladder. In an instant Strahar
saw that his bird had flown, aud he rushed
back to the window just as the ladder had
reached the ground.
Put the ladder up here again. roared
the doctor from the window.
LET it stay where it, cried the wife:
from the window.
Put it up here instantly, or I'll discharge
you, beloved the upper window.
sLet it alone and III double your wages,
chimed in the lower window.
DO as | tell you, blockhead,' yelled the
doctor with rage.
Come in the house, john said Mrs. S
very coolly.
And john went into the house, leaving
the medical gentleman heapiug curses up.
on every body, including bis wife and ser
want John.
All night long the doctor was kept
prisoner. Just before she retired his wife
put her lips to the keyhole and whisper
ed:
What success iu tanning a shrew, doc.
tor:
The next morning she came to the door.
and called,
Doctor
Madame replied that gentleman.
Should you like some breakfastY
Pun not PARTICULAR
There is cold turkey left if you would
like it,
The doctor designed no reply, and the
lady again left him alone.
During the afternoon, she again tap
ped at his door, and called,
sDoctor!'
We'll, my dear
Would you like some dinner.
i should
will roast turkey do for you?
Anything, my dear
If l will let you out will you promise
never to lock me up again?
Il will
And, never object to my eating turkey
again?
Never
And the lady unlocked and threw open
the door.
To this day DR.. S. has not attempted tt
dictate to his wife in what she shall eat, OF
when she shall ride, and has never been
heard to boast again of tanning a shrew.'
Bg> A Wisconsin paper, after describing
a farm which the advertiser wants to sell,
adds: The surrounding country is the
most beautiful the God of nature ever made.
The scenery is celestial-diviue: also, two