Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-11-17
SATAN AND HIS SERVANT.


bless our loving wives!
SATAN AND HIS SERVANT.
A very long time ago, in the western
part of England, there lived an aged cou
pie, whose time had passed since early
youth, in the everyday round of farm life
and who had never been known to hav,
the least ill-feeling towards each other
since the time good old parson Heriot hat
united them in the holy bonds of wedlock
twenty-five years before. So well was thu
fact of their conjugal happiness establish
ed, that they were known far and near a
the happiest pair alive.
Now, the Devil (excuse the abrupt men
ton of his name) had been trying for abou
twenty years, to create what Is called ;
''fuss in the family" between these ole
companions. But much to his mortitica
ton, he had not been able to induce the
old lady to give single curtain lecture
After repeated efforts, the devil became
discouraged, and had be not been per
son of great determination, he would Ger
tainly have given up in despair.
One day as he walked along in very
surly mood, after another attempt to ge
the old lady into a quarrel about the pig
getting into the garden, he met an ole
woman, near neighbor of the aged cou
pie. As Mr.. Devil and the neighbor wer'
particular friends, they must needs stop OF
the wav and chat a little, i-
'Good morning, sill" said she; "anc
pray what on earth makes you look 81
badly this beautiful morning? Isn't the
controversy between the churches doing
good service! and isn't Deacon Wrigh
making plenty of bad whiskey9"
"Yes." s--e-
"Well, what is the matter then, my
honored master!' , .-..
Everything else is going on well en-
ough," replied the Devil "but," and h,
looked as sour as monkey ON a crab ap
pie tree, sold Blueford and his wife owe
here, are injuring the cause terribly by
their bad example, and after trying fo
years to induce them to do better, l mus
say / consider them hopeless" sar
The old hag stood for amoment in deel
thought.
"Are you sure you have tried every
wayw
''Every one 1 can think of"
F. care you certain?'
eyes"
"Well," she replied, 'sif you will promis,
to make me present of a pair of shoes, il
case l succeed, | will make the attemp
myself, and see if | can't raise a quarre
between them" s
To this reasonable request the DeYi
gladly consented. The old bag went hel
way to neighbor Blueford's house, ant
found old Mrs. Blueford very busily en-
gagged in getting things ready for her hus
bands comfort on his return from work
After the usual compliments had beer
passed, the following dialogue took place
"Well, friend, you and Mr. Blueford
have lived along time together"
''Five and twenty years, come next No
vember," replied the old lady.
"And in all this time you have neve
bad the least quarrel
tNot one.n ,..,.t
81 am truly glad to hear it." continued
the bag. 81 consider it my duty to war;
you, that though this is the case, yet yor
must not always expect it to be-. Have
you not observed of late that Mr.. Blqefnrd
has grown peeyish and sullep at times!s
ga very'little SO, replied Mrs. 3lAeford
q know it,n continued the hag, aud LEI
me wara YOU in time to be on your guard
Mrs. BIusford did think she had better
do so, and asked advice as to how she
should manage the case. --
"Have you never noticed" asked the
liag, 'that your husband has bunch Of
hair growing on a mole under the chin
on the side of his throat? ?''
"Yes."
.'These are the cause of the trouble, and
as long as they remain you had better
look out. Now, as friend, ! advise you
TO cut them off the first opportunity you
have. and so end the trouble"
~"If you say SO, | will" replied the cred
ulous old lady.
Soon after this the hag started for home,
and made it convenient TO meet Mr.. Blue
ford OH the way. Much the same talk IL
relation to his domestic happiness passed
between her and the old woman.
"But, friend Blueford, consider it my
duty as christian, to put you on yoal
guard, for | assure yon she intends yonl
ruin" ..r
Old Mr.. Rlueford was very much as,
tonished, but he could not wholly dis,
credit her words. When he reached home,
he threw himself on bed, and feigning
sleep, studied the matter over in his own
mind. His wife, thinking this good ap.
poftnpity for cutting off the obnoxiaus hair,
seized her husbands razor, and crept softly
TO his side. Now the old lady was very
much frightened at holding razor SO neal
her husbands neck, and her hand was not
so steady as it once was-sO, between the
two, she went to work very awkwardly,
and pulled the hairs instead If cutting
them of. Mr.. Blueford opened his eyes
and there stood his wife, with razor at
his throat. After what he had heard, and
seeing this, he could not doubt that she
intended to kill him. He sprang from the
bed in horror, and no explanation or en-.
treaty could convince him to the contrary.
So, from that time forth thera vas na more
peace in that home. 1t was jaw, jaw,