Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-02-10


| Mrs. Primes kitchen Mrs. Prime pairing
apples at table.
Mrs Shaw catering in great haste - Good
| morning, Mrs. Prime; I declare! Tn cen
| amost beat out, its so warm and sutry.
But thought | must come over, rest or
not. Have you heerll on it?
Mrs Prime Seating herself aud re.adjust-
| ing her glasses)-Of what, Mrs. Shaw?
Mrs S.-Why. the dreadful news Deary
! me. how out OF breath am my forhcad is
! dripping with sweat! This is Gu awful hot
summer.
Mrs P-Do speak, AGrs. Shaw. Don't he
afesred. I'll never tel! on it as long as
live and breathe.
Mrs S.-Oh, it's sich an awful-awful to
/ happen right here in our quiet community
! I told sister Susan | hadn't had s.ch
shock senco our hen-hOusc was burnt, and
fourteen hena and six turkeys into it. It's
took sll the strength out Of me, and l feel
as weak rs q rag.
Mrs. P.-Good lanG, Mrs. Shaw what
can it bcl
Mrs. J.-Ah, INC it's enough TO make q
} body douht poor human natur morc'n ever.
l yum told sister Susan l never should
dare to put my confidence in nobody ag'in.
It's completely up sot me. You hain't got a
little tea in your pot, have you9
Mr. P.--Land, yes a plenty Of it; the
kAt!e's Billing now, and I'll make you Il
gaoG strong cup proceeds to do so.)
Mrs S-Wcll,. l yum, Mrs. Prime
didn't mean to put You to all that trouble,
but ] feel SO overcome, and tea is a restorer
to me-. And no wonder I'm weak it's
terrible lcn,;ing church member, too !!
Oh, the heart is deccit!ul above al things,
and dcsprt wicked.
Mrs. P.--You may well say that. It's as
:onishing to see how some folk, go on.
Good land it makes me trcmh!c in my
shoes to think ont. Bat you hain't told
ne about this 'orc new hrcakout, Mrs. Shaw.
Mrs. S.--Wall, you see, its all about DcO.
cot Borden
Mrs. P.--My soul and bodyl you don't
say the dcacon's been and done anything.
Mrs. S--Ilumph guess you'll think so
when you come to hear declare, I'd about
rs soon expected our Isaac to have been
guilty Of sich thing.
Mrs P.--Well, | never! but your tea IS
stepped now Just set up and try it; don't
be ageared Of The sugar because tAe-e ain'i
but little there is enough more in the baied
tirkin
Mrs S Casting with great deliLeraiior)--
This tea is nice-irst rate! What was it i
p0uudl Tea is awful dear nowadays.
Mrs. P.--Dreadfull I give two dollars {
, pound for this ere gotit over to Squire
' Lanes and paid for it in butter. Batter
!. master high, amt it2
; Mrs. S.-Yes, it is; ana folks had orte
lie economical of it, and sell ali they can
don't really think we've eat two ounces ir
our house Tor six weeks Sister Susan
! Benny is humorous, and butter is despri
bad for humors
. Mrs. P.--So 'tis. But you hain't told m
about the Deacon.
= Mrs. S.--No, to be sure; but I'm guin;
ter. think it ortter be told on, ant
carried abroad to the ends Of the arth, o
the four wings of heving! Only think O
the beautiful prayers and the stirrin' exhog
tatiuns that mans made and how he's talk
ed to us about original sln--and now he
bin and showed his original sin right out
Mr.. P.--Well, l never!
If Mrs s. (confdt tntialiy)-Now, Mrs. Prime
d Jest atwcen US, didn't it never strike yo
o that Mrs. Deacon Borden has looHed kinde
p disconsultory and melancholc like, for cor
: siderable of u spell back along?
, Mrs. p. (refieciively)-N yes; seem
y to me I've noticed il; yes, I'm sure havi
. and spoke TO Nehemiah about it, and Neht
D. miah he Hoped ont of the house, as ma
as q hornet. He's allus bin dreiIully too
b. with the deacon's folks eVersince he bougI
n the striped pig of the deacon. And mu,
L say 1t did the best of any pig we ever had
n. weighed nigh unto five hundred, withor
G, the fat sassenger meat. Yes, Mrs. Shaw,
| have noticed that Mrs. Borden has hi
ruther down lately, and she's dressed s;gl
in green, too; and grcen's forsaken, yo
n know.
hO Mrs S.--Humph! no wonder she's dres
on ed in green cause enough for it, guess.
" Mrs. P.--What do you mean to say
Mrs. S.--Yes, do mean to say that De
con Borden is alter other women
;, Mrs. Z. (sinking back with uplifted hand
"A Well, | vum to goodness
Y Mrs. SIZES, and what's more, it's
rst young gal
'e. Mrs. P.-Wus and wus, and more Of il
% declare, if it was anybody elss told me b1
lyou should misdoubt it.