Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-03-07
Madam Scandal.

aud tleyu te Kind 10 you.
Madam Scandal.
q A long time ag9. in the Western part oi
England, there lived an aged couple, whose
time had passed away, since early youth, iii
;hc every day round Of farm life, and who
were never known to have the leastii fe.iing
towards each other, since the time when good
old Parsoa Heriot had upi'ed them in the
holy bonds Of wcdlock. twenty FIVE years be-
fore. So well was the fact OF theil conjugal
happiness known, that they were spoken OF
far and near as ,he Lappiest pair in England.
Now the devil (excuse The abtuptmention OF
ais nllue) had been trying for twenty years
to create wuat is calleda fuss III tue family
between these old. cc,npsnons. Bat much
to his modification hc bad not been able T."
induce the cid gentleman to grumble about
breuka>t being too late or the old woman to
.yi,e single curtain lecture.
After repeated Efforts, the devil became
discouraged, and had be not been person
ri great determination, he would doubtless
have given. the work UP in despair. One day
rs he walked along in Is very surly mood,
after other attempt 10 get the, Old lady TO
quarrel about tile pcs getting into TIE yard,
re met all old lady, a'neigbbor OF the aged
couple. As Mr.. Devil and the ueighbor were
preiIy goods friends, they must needs stop
on the way and chat little.
"Guod morning, sir, she said, "and pray
wlat on earth makcs you look so bad this
morning? lsu'e tie controversy Letwecn all
the churches doing good service?"
eyes"
aisu'l Deacon W. making plea'y Of bad
whiskcy ?''
eyes"
"Wyll, what's tie matter, my highly hon
orO1 maStcrF -
"Evcrytbing is going on well enough" re-
Piled the devil, but, (aad te looked as sour
IS rlonkcy in c-ab-app!e trce) sold Blue,
ford and his wife are injuring the cause terri
bly by their bad example, and alter trying
for Years to induce them to Go right must
say consider them hopeless"
The hage stood a-lnomcnt in deep thought.
care you sure you have tried every way 2"
sEverg way can think OF"
"Are you ccrtain?"
=" Yes" O..
.-"Well,m, she replied, "if you viii promise
to u,akesme q present of "a new pair OF shoes.
in case succeed, T will make the attempt
myself and see if canraiso 2 quarfel between
their"
To this reasonable request the devil gladly
assepted. The old bag went to Blucferd's
house and fouud Mrs. Bueford busily engaged
in getting things ready for her husbands
comfort on his return from work. Afterithc
usual. compliments had passed, the following
dialogue took place -
"Well, friend B. Jou and Mr.. B. have lived
long time together" -y,r,5eft
Five and twenty years come next No.
vember," replied Mrs. B.
And all this time You have never had
quarrel 2"
a.Notene.p
aI am truly glad to hear it" continued the
bag. 81 consider it nay duty to warn you
though this is the case, you must not expect
it to be always. Have you observed that o
late Mr. B. has grown peeyish and sullen al
times?'' -.
1. A little so," observed Mrs. Biuelord.
$"I knew it" continued tho hsg; "and lei
me warn you to be on Your guard"
Mrs. B. did think she had better do so, snd
asked advice as to how she should manage
the case.
Have you not noticed" said the bag
{" that your husband has a bunch Of long
harsh hair growing under the chin near nj
throat?"
"Yes.n s...
"T Taese are the cause of the trouble, ant
as long as they remain, you bad better lodf
out. Now, as q friend ! would advise you Il
cut them of the FIRST time you get chance
aud thus end the trouble, ard you had bette
look out.
Soon after this The hag started for bone
and made it convenient to meet Mr.. b. OF
the way. Much the same talk in relation t'
his domestic happiness passed between hin
and the old woman. & -
.:But, frierd Biuetor;i,; said She, l th'nl
i: my duty as Christian TO warn you TO b.
on your guard, for | tell you, your wife wife, IN
tends your ruin
ola AIR. B. WAS very rnnch as:onishcd We
he scoald not wholly discredit her words
VIXEN lie reached home he threw himself ol
I d bed in pcrplcxity, and feigning ,hImsel
asleep studied the matter over III his mind
His wife thinking this good opportunity t
che off the obnoxious hair, took her Husband
razor and crept softly to his side. Nowsth
| Gid lady was much frightened at holding
razor SO close TO her husbands neck, and nc
hand was iiot'so< steady as it was once; 5
between the two, she went to workrery awi
wardly, and pulled sihe hairs instead OF cut
ling them Off b. opened his eyes, and tbcr
stood his wife 'with a.razor at bis throat A
ter what had teen told him and seeing Thu
he could not doubt but that she intended
/ murder him. de sprans from the bed
] hor:or. and no explanation or entreaty coul
convince him to the contrary. So from thu
Fiime there was jaw, jaw, quarreiing an
wranging nll the time.
With delight rho devil heard of the succe'
! of,his faithful emissarJs and iesnt her word
4 sts woeld me It Hmm at the end of the lane
ia aesiftaain -ti@e'i Ire 'Woald pay her.thesshoe
] IL the tine ap ps6ihted she repaired to Il
$3.50 }I,a dauil ot thu ol.ea T,