Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-20
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shert4time since yandswas much ANNOYED
at being gintsrruP.ed by hisswfts; whosa,E.
ed him what heswsntsd for dinner. :
GO away-letus alone, said'h irnpa-
tiently. Business detained his friend till
dinner time, ondthe Squire twas "a gene
rous provider, and proud Of his table. A
Iittio to the surprise Of both, they saw
nothing on the table but huge dish Of
salad, which the goodrwite began quietly
<so,serve up.
My dear said the Squire, where arc
the meats2' =.
There are none to-day said the good
lady. ..
NO meats What, in the name of pov.
erty, the vegetables, theni Why don't
you have the vegetables brought in j.! :.
You did not order vegetables.,' -
ofder7 did'not order anything said
the amazed Squire. ~
you forget cody answered the wife:
l asked what we should have, and you
said lettuce alone Here it is.'..
The friend butst into laugh, andsthe
SQUIRE after looking lurid and lugubrious
a moment, joined him. >"':''
'Wife, give it up. + owe you one.
Here is the fifty dollars you wanted for the
carpet, which denied you The Squire
forked over. Nov let US have peace
and some dinner = ~
The good woman poeketed the paper,
rang the bell, and sumptuous repast of
hsh, poultry and vegetables were brought,
in.
A few days afterward, the Squire re-
mained working In his garden somesthei
after the usual tea hour. His wife erew
impatient of delay, and went out to find
him..
His excuse, when she asked what he
was waitingsfor, threw her into flutter OF
excitement.
Some ones to come. to supper r she
exclaimed. why didn't you tell me-?
declare you are the proyokingest maD.' :
And without asking which ofhis friends
was expected. she hastened to. change slier:
dress and sleek up-her hair for the occa-
sion. This done, she came out and found
the Squire seated at the table, reading his
newspaper. g
where's your companyT .
MY company? haven't company
But you told me that you expected
some one to support exclaimed the indig.
nant wife. s'T -.
My dear, I%said no such, thing. You
asked what was waiting. for, and said
Summons to come to supper; that's what
said I was waiting for, my dear, and I
came 4etonce.'
And you have made me 60: and change
my dress! Oh, Ill pay you for thisi'
No matter about it, my dear. I owed
you, remember, for that lettuce ~
A GERMAN VIEW OF THE DEsPor1su
The New York National Zeitung defies
and denounces the. despotism in language
not less bold than the Nsws and DaytBooE
In late issue it says;
while the South is" from day to day
succeeding in throwing off the yoke of
military despotism, we at the North have
to suffer more from day TO day by the iron
grasp Of the distator. Terrorism against
all who do not bear allegiance to the ns.
upper becomes more rampant every day.
Systematic suppression is waged against
opposition papers; meetings f,cit,zens be.
longing to the opposition party. are hoIfn2
ded down BY hired mobs; arrests and i'm.
prisonments Of suspected persons are cars
RED on in all portions of the country als
most hourly. and they have-becomeaosnu.
merous thatit is next toimpossible to keep
account of them. To this istnoWs aided
the decision ofsthes* dictator, vnotstos have
published any mofe news. Of politicallssar.
rests since, by doing so"the aobjJssat, which.
me Government has in view might be
foiled: To rendor complete the system of
As'atic despotism nothing.is, wanting now
but secret execution, q K :
But GO oni You may hide bysthesSSeil
otsdafkness the aboninasibps< perpetrated
under the sanctietp law 'tfan,pled under
your feet. dsSnipg asy will reveal them
The more terribly. You may heap sooPpsI
preston upon oppression: you may stop:
thesFalue Of ffee speech-the surely
william explosion"take place. Z -
The day, Of fslef will como, aud tho.
greater our torment. has been tho brighter
will be ourgday Of jubilee. -
HoME CouErzsrEs.-one Of those whose
lot in life hss been to 60 into al euufriSbdIy:
world at an Early ,ags, SAYS: IOf, nearly;