Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-08-28


/ it; there, sartin as live Squire before yor
or any other magistrate in the country"
swell, then, You know when vent NJ
to Boston year ago"
Yes. yes, Squire, and I know who wen
with you, too-Susey p. and Dolly T., ane
F.! her sister Prudence
"Never mind who went with me, Aunt
Lizzy there was whole lot Of passengers
but, but
None Of yonr butts, 'Squire-out with it
if folks will act so-a trol!opa-
"But, Aunt Lizzy, I'm afraid you'll bring
me into scrape-'
"Tce told you over and orcr again that
nobody never shall know no.hing about it, and
your wife knows amt leaky-"
"My wife! wouldn't have her know what
was going to say (or the worll-why; Aunt
Lizzr, if sc should know it"
Swell, don't be atcari Squire. once for
all, Iii take NY DATA that no living crii'nr
st,ar'. never as long SIS | live, know lip
o4it'
''Wcll then if you must know i'll slept
with one Of the l:kc!icst Of your church mem.
bsrs nearly hall tie way up
-iunt Lizxy drew . long brca;h--she shut
up ier snuff box, and put it in her pcchct,
l.ittcring,to EcrscE-
& Tic likelicst Of our church members ]
thought it was Suscy B.-likcliest-;hiS comes
of being tlattercd-a trOllop. " u, one thing
I know--the way Of trausgsesiors is hard
but l LcI,c you'll never tell nobody oa't,
Squire; for sartia as tine World, if such a
.h,iy SHOULD bc known, car church wonll be
scattered ',;:ro"s, li:ic =i,ean without f" 'hep-
herd;
Tn a few moments .i,"t l.i&zy took her de-
par;are, Siv;'E; tic Squire aao'hcr cauilsn
7n,! !y .::;;:.!!;. Us sic s:.it good-5!e-lct
ne a;c!.c OK 4 secret.
I; vas not many days tefvrc Squire p.
received . very polite note from Parson p,
requesting him TO attend - meeting OF the
church, AID many oi the parish. at the Soath
Conference room, in order 10 settle some
difficulties with ol.e Of the church members.
Who III order to clear rn her character, re-
quested 'S!airc P. to be present.
The parson, who WAS very worthy man,
knew tic lrailiy Of somc of tae weak sisters,
a, Aunt L;xzy called them, and as he was u
particular friend Of squire T., requested him
in Ii, no,e 10 say nothing Of it to MS wife
i;a, the Squire tool; ,;c hint, and telling bis
lie ;i.;:; here was: j Parish ineeilng, request
:.s !.cr 10 bc ready AT ? Vc..ocii: "d he would
cad iyr her.
accordingly the :.our Of meeting came
The ,y!,,3.: slliagc .;ocA,, to the room, which
@ou;l! Nc, hold la!i' II them. All eyes were
alternately on tie Squire and Suscy i. Ais.
P. started and Su$ey looked as though she
had been crying fortnight. The Parson,
with soltcnei tone, and in IS delicate man
ncr as lossJle, stated the story about Suseiy
b., which he observed Was in every h'.d!'s
moutl, ana vhic!, lie ail not himself believe
!. word oc--aaI '::quirc T. h,:iilg Called to
stand as a w:tne<:--;.!ier p!:n.in:; in lively
c0!urs The evils Q! ,ii;:u;!cr witt: WIG! their
village had becn l.!ya;cG, aatl particularly
the church, called %. AUNT .:zay IL presence
Of the meeting and hc.c:c tie church. to
come out ard make acknowledgement for viz
ating Bible oath Aunt Li"zys apology
was, til;,t she only told Deacon Siipcs wife
ont-and she took an oath that she wouldn't
never tell nobody ont. Deacon Smipe's wife
had. i, appears, sworn Roger Toothakcr's Sis
ter ncycr to tell nothing ons-and so Ii went
ti:rcugll the whole church, and thence the
village.
The Squire then acknowledged before the
whole meeting, that he Lad, nshctold Aunt Liz
zy, slcp. with church member, half way Up to
Boston andthat he believed hcrto be one Of the
!ikclicst of their members, inasmuch as she
never would hear CT retail . SANDER. All
eyes were now alternately on Susey B. and
Squire p's wle-Aunt Llzzy enjoyed u kind
of diabolical triumph, which the 'Squi-
sooner perceived than lie finished his se' :
by declaring that the church member TO whom
he alluded: ras his o,ru lawlul eciie!
Aunt Lixzy drew her head under huge
bonnet, as tur;l: docs rhd-r hi; shc;l, and
marched away iH:o crc corner OF the room:
i:sc !, dog that l.al bcen killing sheep. The
Squire, as usual, bus; oct into fit of laugh
ter, u, which his wi;e Suscy i. and even the
psr:2n coul' Lot r fra.n.lrom jaininG-and
Pa.son c. afterwards acknowledged t.at
Squire P. had givc! a death-blow 10 scaEda!
! n the village which all preaching could moi
have done.