The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-25
A Tiresome Guest.
he sTTs AND WILL FOREVER SIT. "

lie strs AND WILL FOREVER ST."
There is belonging to the race ofhuman
bipeds, sort of troublesome being, who
setting no value on their own time, care
but very little how much they ,respass
upon that ofther more Industrious neigh,
bors. They are a sort Of stay forever per-
sons, who, having talked over the whole
world at one sitting, commence again
and talk ii over auew from beginning to
end, before they are ready TO take their
leave. In word, they sit, and sit, and
sit, long enough to fully justify the motto
just quoted. Beside their disposition to
hang ou, there is generally about these
psrsous wond erfu! habtude, a sIowness
IN taking hint, unparalleled with the
rest Of the human race. TO give sin gle
instance Of this sitting propensity, we
will introduce a story Of plaiuspoken
old lady:
81 reversed the beat Of that er Cap.
tain Spiuout," said she "wobld YOU be
lieve it, be called at our house last night,
Just as had done milking, and wanted
TO borrow my brass kee,e for his wife to
make apple sauce in. Oh yes, says ],
she may have it and welcome, Captain
! Spiuout; and ! went directly. and fotched
it out of the back room, and set it down
beside MIN. Well, presently our tea was
ready, and couldn't do no m ore than ax
him TO take tea with Us. Oh no, he said
he couldn't stay minute, but, however,
he concluded he'd take drink Of cider
with my husband and so he did. Well,
alter Id done tea, took my kaltnp
work and sot down, till rather thought
it high time that all honest people should
be a bed. Blu; Captain Spinout had for,
got his hurry and thar be was still se,,iu
and 'alkin with my husband as fast as
ever. | hate above all things to be rude,
but couldn't help hintin to the Captain
that it was GROWN late, and NAV he hi.
wife was wailin 70. the kee,le. But he
did not seem to take the hint al all
thar hs sot, and sot, and sot.
"Fndin that words wouldn't hav any
effect. | next rolled up NV knitting work
sot back the cneers, and told the gal, i
was time to 60 to bed. But the Captain
| didn't mind it no more than if it hac
been the bite Of a fea-but thar he sot
aud sot, and sot.
well, next, pulled of nv shoes
roasted my feet, as I commonly do Jus
store goin 10 bed but the Captain didn'
mind it no more than no,bin at all-tha,
he sot, and so,, and sot.
IL then kivsrsd up the fire, and tho't b,
couldn', help takin the hint; but la me
he didu't take no notice ont at all-no
the lsas! in the world-tut thar hs sot
and sot, and sot.
"Thinks, ], you're pretty slow at ttakir
a hint, Captain Spinout; SO sed sort Q
plainly, that l tho't it was bed time
spsakin always to my husband but is
SO as tho't the Captain could not he'll
takin it to himself-but la it Jid not d
no good at all-for thar he sot, and sol
and sot.
"Seein thar warn't no likelihood ofhi
goin home, | axed him to stay all nigh
> Oh no, he sed he couldn't stop minu,,
so seein thar warn't no use in saw
I anything. l went TO bed. But la me
would you think it, when got up in th
mornin, as sure as you're alive, there wa
! Captain Spinout set,in jist where lei
, him the night before-and thar" col
! c'uded the old lady, lifting up her hand
!, in despairing attituds-"and thar h
I sot, and sot, and sOt."
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