The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-11-28
The Squire ara his Wits,

~ !" w ''''' .'''t ~ MS WIG, VINO
can't 10 ask lam what he wanted Tor
dinner.
Go away! let us alone !! impa,irn,ly
said the Squire.
Business detained his friend ill dinner
'imc, and The SYuirc urged Jim to re-
main. The Squire was = generous pro.
wider. rro"l at his ,thia and he com,
p|acnu'iy escorted his friend TO his seat.
y little to the surprise OF both, they saw
nothing on lhc board but Il huge dish OF
saa'a, which the good wife began 0'rlly
TO strive up.
"My dear" ~rid the squire, "whcrc
are the IN eats
There arc none TO day, replied his
lady.
No mrats!' What in the. name Of
povcrtyI The vegetables ,hcnl Why
don't you lave the vegetables p
Yon didn't order any vegetables.
You forget, coolly answered the
housewife.
I asked what we should have, md
you .aid Lettuce alone?' Here ii is
Tho friend burst into n laugh. and the
Squire, after looking lur,d and lugubri-
Gus moment joined lnm.
'Witc, give it up. i owc you one.
Here is the City dollars you wanted for
that carpet, which d"nlti ynn.' The
Squire forkrd over. Now lets have
rcacc--anl some dnnrr.'
The rood woman p,cli.,r,l the manor
rang the bell, and sun,,luns rcp,as. OF
fish, poultry and Vegetables were brouch,
in.
a few days afterwards. the Squire re.
maincd working II his garden some time
after the usual hour. Ills wife grew i'm
patient Of delay, aid wcu; to Gni him.
lis excuse, WHOM she asked wha, H..
was waiting for, threw lcr into a Aul,cr
0! excitement
I,;, 'M''' '' -, e''',"i& :" N'fpcr h.
INI'''''''"' " ny "''" You tsi! me
l oeca'c 20" ar" the provokIngSL
man
Bu, without askinr which Of his
fricnI> ros oxr,.,nl g., l,,,,,l 49,
"''''o' "e' "icSs '''' SIC" "p hcr falI
Oh the occas'on. This DONE, she came
ont and found the Suni.c seated at the
table, reading his news manor
tWhcrc's vonr co,,n,n,.y,
tN.
ny 'o"'l''"! ''a"i sahy compa'
~
But you sail you expected somebody
10 sumner y cyclaim,j III. ;uIiy,on,
w;fc '' 's' "'''
az. l -. :,
My o'a.' sal" no sven 'hUl8. on
ASKED WHAT J was wall!ny :or. and
SAID, Summons 10 come to supper
That's what ! WAS wail,p" (or NV j.,,
And 7 c,mr -, rnrn
tAra ,or 1,, l
,,,.n "a ,'"' ~, ~" e ~"
e,.'nSc my oi'SS y !, i pay you lor
inns :.
NO matter about il. nv dear. owed
you, remember for that l.i;,,cc'
TorcuIXG IScInnXr.--t young man
and his wife wtrc. p,mparng. lomteni, q
EhrisIm mas party al The housc Off friend
some miles dis'ant. ''iIcnry, my dear hus.
b"nd, don't drink too much ut HE party
to day; you will pnni,c inc. won; you?''
sAld she, putting her hand upon his brow,
ana raising her eyes to his face with n
pleading SMILE. ,No, Allic, will moi
you may trust me-, and she wrapped he,
iniant in sof; blanAct, and they descended
The horses were soon rrancing over the
tnri, and pleasant conversation bcguilc,l
The way "N"w don't Target your prom.
ise, whispered the young wife, rs they
passed rp the steps. j'"or thing, she was
nc wife ofa nan who lnycd to look upon
the wine when red! The phrty naSScd
pieafan'iy; the time for. departure drew
,.var ~" M ,ne WE neseendea lrpmihe upper
through her hca,in,. ] nnr l'"ar, r"%G np s""' o,
lin, Fer he was in.oSicnreI; he had broken
his promise. silently they rode homeward,
save when The drnnSon man broke into
ana'enes a,, e,' OF s"ng, or "nmcaning laughter;
c,osiI ~ r"r M a,s.,1,lo" ~" W." NY ".Gt prsssS.
haby, M,llis can,, t,st you WHY wl,,, i u; ~ -" "
he said. as they approached dnrk aud
swollen stream. After some hesitation she
resigned her lirs! born her. darling babc,
,Ssr'H 0Ssr wv "I"pEem op y" r!ank",'o ms arms
bore em apI % whcn my "v'V rscnaS s.cI" S"IL ,ro
bank. The moibcr' asked for her chjlI with
mdeii IRE ahh'tenderfcss, lfs' saaeel tito
It 10 her heart no babe WAS thcre;'it had
s"ppso,tro.n g. ,nns Inc "'"nSes ana the drunken
mother m r"nsc @ hi" a,% WI" a Snr'rH from ,nS
just in time to see the little rosy fne, rise