The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-22
THE DAILY CLARION
MADAM ACANIDAL.

they were spoken of far aud near as the har.
piest pair in the world. Nov the devil had
Oeen trying for twenty years to create what
is called a fuss in the family" between
these old companions. But much to his NOR.
LITIGATION he had not been able to induce the
old gentleman to grumble about breakfast
being too late or the old woman to give a
curtain lecture.
After repeated efforts, the devil became
discouraged, and had he not been n person
of great determination, he would doubtless
have given the work up in despair One
day as he walked along in a very surIv mood
after another attempt to get the old lady 10
quarrel about the pigs getting into the ward,
he met Mrs. Scandal an old lady, a neigh
Dor OF the aged couple. As Mr. Devil aud
the nelghbor were pretty good friends, they
must needs stop on the way and chat little.
Good morning, sir" she said, "and pray
what on earth makes you look so bad this
morning3 Isn't the controversy between
all the churches doing good service ?"
yes"
isn't Deacon w. making plenty of bad
whisky!'
Yes"
We'll, what's the matter, my highly hon
ored master 2"
Everything is going on well enough" re-
piled the devil, "but old BIueford and his
wife are injuring the cause terribly by their
bad example, and after trying for years to
induce them to do right / must say / con-
slider them hopeless"
The bag stood moment in deep thought
And you are sure you have tried every
way"
Every way l can think of"
Are you certain2"
Yes"
Well" she replied, eff you will promise to
make me a present of new pair of shoes in
case | succeed, | will make the ATTEMPT nv
self md If | ran raise n1oVrol hatIuaa,,
them"
To this reasonable request the devil glad
~ assented. The old hag went to Blueford's
house and found Mrs. Blueford busily en-
gagged in getting things ready for her hus-
bands cOmfOrF on his return from work
After the usual compliments had passed, the
following dialogJas took place -
Wen, friend b., you and Mr.. b. have lived
a long time together
Five and twenty years come next No
vember," replied Mrs. b.
And all this time YOU have never had a
quarrel !''
Not one"
Il an truly glad to hear it, continued the
han Il consider it my duty TO warn you,
though this is the case, you mu st not expect
il to he always. Have yOu observed that of
late Mr. Il. has grown peeVish and sullen at
times 2'
"A little So" observed Mrs Ri ueford
ne warn you to be on your guard ."
Mr. T. did think she had better do so, and
asked advice as to how she shoIl'd manage
the case.
Have you nos noticed" said the hag
that your husband has bunch of long
harsh hair growing rnder the chin near his
throat! r.
Yes"
These are the cause nf the trouble, and
rs long as they remain, yDu had bette look
ont Now, as a friend | would advise y on to
cat them off the first time you get q chance,
and thus end the trouble, and you had bet
ter look out"
500 after this the bag started for home,
and made it convenient To meet Mr. b. on
the way. Much the same talk i'll relation to
his domestic happiness passed between him
and the old woman.
But, friend Blueford,' said she, " l Gbink
il my duty as a Christian to warn you o be
on your guard, for | tell You, your wife in
tends your ruin"
Old Mr. b. was very much astOnished yeft 4
he could not wholly discredit her words-t
When he reached home he threw himself +
on a bed in perplexity, and feigning himself
asleep studied the matter over in his mind
His wife thinking this good opportunity to
cut of the obnoxious hair, took her hus- +
bands razor and crept softly to his side
Now the old lady was much frightened at
holding razor close to her husbands |
neck and EeF hand was not SO steady as it
was once; So between the two, she went to
work very awkwardly, and pulled the hairs
instead of cutting them off Is. opened his |
eyes, and there stood his wife with razor
at his throat. After what had been told him
and seeing this, he could not doubt bHt that
she intended to murder him lie sprang
from the bed in horror, and no explanation
or entreaty could convince him to the con-
trary. So from that time there was jaw,
jaw, quarreling and wrangling all the time.
With delight the devil heard OF the sue
cess OF his faithful emissary, and sent her
word if she would meet him at the end of
the lane at a certain time he wGnld pay her
the shoes. At the time appointed she re-
paired to the spot and found the devil at
the place. He put the shoes on a pole, and
standing on the opposite side of the fence,
handed them over to her. She was much
pleased with them-they were exactly the
articles.
But there is one thing, Mr.. Devil, 1 won Id
like to have explained; that is, why YOU
hand them to me on Il stick p
Very easy to explain" replied he, any
one who has the cunning and meanneSs to
do rs you have done, don't get nearer than !
tweuty-teet to me- SO saying he fed in ter
roT
After a while the old woman died, and
when she applied for admission to the lower
regions the devil would not let her in for
she would dethrone him, she was so much his
superior. So the old woman is yet condemn
ed to wander over the world, creating quar-
relS and strife in peaceful families and neigh
boThOOds.
The young Scandals were left orphans, but
the devil, in consideration of past services
done by the mother, adopted them; and so
YOU see that he is father to that respectable
class call Scandal-mongers.
9 The chamber of the Supreme Court l
was the theatre of a scene on the 9TH inst,
which is thus described by Geographic
correspondent of the Boston POST
The Supreme Court was crowded to-day. i
he speech of Attorney General Black on
Military Commissions was delivered before /
that Court. Gen Butler was present and
commenced speaking after him
Mr. Blacks speech is STYLED by leading
lawyers here the greatest effort of his life.
lie gave history ofthe birth and struggles
VI Irlal by jury, and In speaking of the ma
uIre OF Military Commissions said-"They
simply signify the right of an Executive il
respective OF the judicial power, TO capture, I
Imprlson and Kill any person to whom the
Government or any of its dependents may
see proper to impute an offence, and the
power to choose a Court that will do their
bidding. This power is IawleSS and despotic
1t has been exercised in some form or other
ever since the days of Nimrod, under various
Monarchy 1t was executed by means of
Lettre &c Cdchet;" in Russia by an Imperial u
lkase in Turkey verbal order from the Il
sultan causes a man to be tied into a sack and f
thrown into the Bosphorus Herod sent his a
Provost MarshalS to kill all the children in II
bethlehem and spread mourning over all the I
and in one night Macbeth organized a 4
Commission upon Banquo, and that Commits
sion sat upon the same night at a convenient
place beside the road where it was known c
le would pass, and the Commission did pre- +
,iSely what the Attorney General says
Commission may do here with an American v
.itizen; that is, they killed him. When
ola Montez was Minister and mistress of Il
he King of Bavaria, she had another mode
# dealing with those who thwarted her Gov
but substantially the same; she
Fought herself pack of English bull dogs.
md with these at her heels, she marched up
nd down the streets of Munich with seuse
# power which any Judge Advocate in
america nj slt envy" Mr.. Black also re-
larked that no witness was ever nunished