Smyrna times., 1866-01-10

though this is the case, you must not expect it
to be always. Have you not observed that of
late Mr.; Is. has grown peeyish and sulen at
times 2;
Avery little so, observed Mrs Bluciord.
knew it, continued the hag; and let
me warn you to be on your guard +"
Mrs. IS. did not think she had better do so,
and asked advice as to how she should manage
the case.
Have you not noticed, said the hag, that
your husband has bunch of long, harsh hair
growing under the chin on the side of his
throat
Yes"
4" These are the cause Of the trouble, and so
long as they remain. you had better look out
Now. as friend | would advFe you to cut
tacm oil the first time YOU get Il chance, and
thus end the trouble, and as long as they re-
main, you had better look out. y
Soon after this the hag started for home and
made 1t convenient to meet Mr. b. on the way.
Much the same talk in relation to his domcs-
tic happiness passed between him and tie old
woman.
" But friend Bucford, = said she, 8" think
1t my duty as Christian to warn yOu to be on
your guard, for | tell you your wife intends
your ruin.
Old Mr.. B. was very much astonished, yet
he could not wholly discrcdit her words When
he reached home he threw himself on bed in
perpleXty, and trign~d himself asleep studied
the matter over in his mind. His wife, think
ing this a good opportunity for cutting off the
| obnoxious hair, took her husbands razor and
crept softly to his side. Now, the old lady
was much frightened at holding a razor 80 close
to her husband neck, and her hand was not
SO steady as 1t once was; SO, between the two,
she went to work very awkwardly, and pulled
the hairs, instead of cutting them off b.
opened his eyes, and there stood his wife with
razor at his throat After what had been
told him and seeing this, he could MT doubt
but that she intended to murder him. He
Sprang from the bed in horror, and no explana-
ton or cntrcaty could evince him to the CON
trary. 50 from that time there was a jaw, jaw
quarrelling and rangllng all the time.
With delight the Devil heard of the faithful
cmmlSsary, and sent her word ii she would
meet him at the end Of the lane, at a certain
time, he would give her the shoes. At the APP
pointed time she repaired to the spot, and
found the Devil at the place. lie put the
shoes on IL pole and standing on the opposite
side Of the fence, handed them over to her
She was much pleased with them-thcy were
exactly the article
" But there is one thing, Mr.. Devil, would
like to have explained; that is, why you hand
them on a stick p
Very easy to explain" replied he any
one who has the cunning and meanness to do as
YOU have done, don't yet nearer than twenty
! feet to me. ; 50 saying he fled in terror
After awhile the old woman died, and when
she applied for admittance to the lower regions
| the Devil would not let her in, for fear she
might dethrone him, as she was 40 much in his
superior. So the old woman is yet condemned
to wander over the world, creating quarrel,
and strife in peaceful families and noighbor
| hoods.
| Would you know her name?
| 1t is Madam Scandal. When she died tn,
young Scandals were left orphans, but the Dev
| il adopted them, and 50 you see he is father t.
that respectable class called scandal mongcrs.
| Reader don you know some of the family