The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-02-14

should dare TO put my confidence in no.
body agin. It's completely upset me.
You hain't got little tea in your pot,
have you
Mrs. P-Land, yesl a plenty of it
the kittle's billing now, and Ill make you
good strong cup. proceeds to do
SOY
Mrs. Swell, yum, Mrs. Prime, I
didn't mean to put you to all that trouble,
but feel SO overcome, and tea is resto-
rer to inc. And no wonder I'm weak
it's terrible-a leading church-member
tool Oh, the heart is dccetful above all
things ,and desprit wicked.
Mrs. P-You may well say that. It's
astonishing to see how some folks 20 on.
Good land it makes me tremblc in my
shoes TO think ont. But you hain't told
me about this ere new breakout, Mrs
Shaw.
Mrs S-Wall, you see, IT'S all about
Deacon Borden
Mrs.. My soul and body you don't
say the deacon's been and done anything.
.Hrs. ,S.-Ilumph l guess you'll think
so when you come to hear declare, I'd
about as soon expected our Isaac to have
been guilty of sich a thing.
Mrs. P.-Wel, never but your tea
is stepped now; just set up and try it
don't be afeared of the sugar because there
amt but little; there is enough more In
the baled frkin.
-lfiS. s. Casting with great deliberation)
This ten is nicc-frst-rate. What was
it pound Tea Is awful dear now
adays
hrs. P-Dreadfuli I give two dol
lars pound for this ere; got it over
to Squire Lanes and paid for it in butter.
Buffers master high ain't it
Mrs. .S.-Yes it is ; and folks had
ortter be economical of it, and sell all
they can. don't really think we've eat
two ounces in our house for six weeks.
Sister Susan's Benny is humorous, and
butter is desprit bad for humors.
Mrs. P.-So It's. But you hain't told
me about the deacon.
.H,S. S.-No, to be sure but I'm
a-going ter think it ort ter be told on,
and carried abroad to the ends of the
arth, on the four wings of heving Only
think of the beautiful prayers and the
stirrin eShortatons that man s made and
how he's talked to us about original sim
and now hes bin and showed his original
sir right out
Mrs. P-Well, I never.
Mrs. s. (contidentially)- Now, Mrs.
Prime, jest atween us, didn't it never
strike you that Mrs. Deacon Borden has
looked kinder disconsuItory and and mel
ancholc like, Tor considerable Of spell
back along
Nr@ =. Observation-Disclosures yes, seems
to me I've noticed it; yes I'm sure |
have, and spoke to Nehemiah about it,
and Nehemiah he Topped out of the house
AS mad us hornet He's allus bin dref-
fully took with the dcacons folks ever
since he bought the striped pig of the
deacon And | must say it did the best
OF any pig we ever had; weighed nigh
unto five hundred, with the fat sassenger
meat. Yes, Mrs. Shaw, have noticed
that Mrs. Borden has bin ruther down
lately, and she dressed sight in green,
too; and green's forsaken, you know
Mrs. S-iumphl no wonder she's
dressed IN green cause enough for it,
guess.
Ms. What do you mean to say
Mrs. .S.-Ies, do mean to say that
Deacon Borden is after another woman
| Mrs. p Sinking back with uplifted
hands)-Well, l yum to goodness
.UrS. S.-Yes, and what's more, it's a
young gal.
Mrs. P-Wus and wus, and more of
it. l declare, if it was anybody else told
me but you, should misdoubt it.
Mrs. S.-There, that's jest what | said
to sister Susan But | seed it with my
own eyes.
Ms. P-NIarcyl you don't say so?
Mrs. S.-Ies, and blush TO think
ont. You are sure thar ant no men
folks round here to hear me tell ont,
hain't you | should sink to hev any
man know that ! ever witnessed such u
scandalous performance.
Hrs. Pho, thar hain't soul; Ne
hemiah's moving in the Downing lot, and
Asa's gone down to the mil. You can
60 right on.
Hrs Swell, yesterday, seed Dea-
con Borden drive past our house in that
new buggy Of his, with gal along s;de
OF him. 1t was just after sunset, but my
eyes is good ones. and | seed 'em Jest Il.
plain as if it was day and as sure as I'm
living woman, that dreadful man had
his arm round her, And his wife's been
gone to Alton more'n week to see her
sister.
Mrs. P.-Oh, poor Mrs. Borden I'd
be divorced right of, If was her-I yum
| would.
Mrs Swell, l felt jest as if it was
my duty TO see the end of it | was
dreadful busy, but put it all by to tend
to what l thought was my duty. SO
whipped on my things. and started across
the fields for the deacons house. got
there jest as he carried that jade into the
entry for I'm willing to take my Bible
oath that he actilly earned her. elm
up on box, and peeped in the winder,
over the top of the shutter, and-my soul
and body
Hrs pf fGnnatientlvl. l.-lVell what yyoe