The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-08-07

infi0lable secret r
Eyes, Squire. declare wont never tell
nobody nothing about il as long as | breathe
the breath Of life; and I'll take Bible oath
on il, there. sartin as live. Squire. before
you or any other magistrate in the whole
country"
"weil, then, you know when went up
to Boston year ago."
" Yes, yes. squire, and know who went
with you, too--Susey b. and Dolly i. and
her sister Prudence
"Neyer mind who went with me, aunt
Lizzy there wss whole lot Of passengers
but, but
None Of your butts, Squire-oat with il
If folks viii act so---.a trcllope."r
But, aunt Lizzy, Pm afraid you'll bring
me into the scrape"-
| "rye told you over and over again that
nobody never shall know nothing about il,
and your wife knows amt leaky"--
my wife | wouldn't have her know
what was going to say for the world why,
aunt Lizzy, il she should know it,
" Well, don't be fear'd, Squire, once for
all, I'll take my oath that no living critter
shan,t never, as long as live, know lisp
ont
Well, then, if you must know It, slept
with one of the likeliest Of your church
members nearly half the way up"
Aunt Lizzy drew in long breatf-shut
up her snuff-box, and put it in her pocket.
muttering to herself:
1.-The likeiest Of our church members.
thought it was Susey b; likeliest! this comes
of being fattered-a trollope. Well, one
thing | know the way of transgressors is
hard ! but | hope you'll never tell nobody
ont, Squire, for sartin as the world. il SIGH
thing should be known. our church would
be scattered abroad like sheep without a
shepherd
! In a few moments aunt Lizzy took her
departure. giving the Squire another caution,
and sly wink as she said good by-let me
alone fer a secret
II was not many days before Squire p. re-
ceiyed a very polite note from Psrson g., re-
questing him to attend a 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 10 clear up her character, re.
quested Squire P. to be present.
The Parson, who was very worthy man,
knew the frailty Of some of the weak sisters,
as aunt Lizzy called them, and, as he was a
particular friend of Squire P.'s, requested
him in his note to saw nothing about il to
bis wife. But the Squire took the hint, and
telling his wife that there was Parish
meeting, requested her TO be ready BY two
o'clock, and he would call for her.
Accordingly, the hour Of meeting came
| the whole village fOcked to the room, which
could not hold half Of them. All ewes were
alternately on the Squire and susey b. Mrs.
P. stared, and Susey looked as though she
had been crying a fortnight. The rarson.
with softened tone, and in as delicate man
ner as possible, stated the story about Susey
/ B., which he observed was in every body's
mouth, and which he did not himself believe
a word of-and Squire P. being called on to
stand witness-after painting in lively col
ors the evils Of SANDER, with which their
village had been infested, and particularly
the church, called on Aunt Lizzy, in pres
ence Of the meeting, and before the church,
to come out and make Acknowledgment for
violating Bible oath! Aunt Lizzy's apollo
was, she only told Deacon Snipe's wife ont
and she took an oath, that she wouldn't
never tell nobody else ont. Deacon Snipe's
wife had, it appears, sworn Roger Tooth
aker's sister never to tell nobody on't-and 50
il went through the whole church, aud thence
through the village.
The Squire then acknowledged before the
whole meeting that he had, as he told Aunt
Lizzy. slept with church member half the
way up 10 Boston, and that he believed her
10 be one Of the likeliest 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
enjoyed kind d diabolical triumph, which
the Squire no sooner perceived than he in.
ished his sentence By declaring that The
church member, to whom he alluded, vas
bis own lawful wife
Aunt Lizzy drew in her head under a
huge bonnet, as tortle does under his she'll,
and marched away into one corner % the
room, like dog that has been killing sheep.
The Squire, as usual, burst into ft Of
laughter, in which his wife, susey B., and
even the Parson could not refrain joining
and Parson O. afterwards acknowledged
that Squire r. had given a death blow 10
scandal 10 the village, which all his preach.
/ ing could not have done.