The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-01-30
An Old Story in a New Dress.

a very long tlme ago, In the
western part Of England, there
lived an aged couple, whose
time had passed away since
early youth, in the every day
round of farm life, and who had
never been known to have the
least ill-feeling toward each
other since the time when good
old Parsor Heriot had united
them in the holy bonds of we'd
Jock, twenty-five years before.
So well was the fact of their
conjugal happiness known, that
they were spoken of, far and
near, as the .rhappiest pair
known. Now, the Devil lex
cuse the abrupt mention of his
nancy had been trying for
twenty years to create what is
so commonly called ga fuss in
the family" between those old
companions. But much to his
modification, he had not been
able to induce the old gentle
man to grumble about break
fast being late once, or the old
lady to give a curtain lecture.
After repeated efforts the Dew
il became discouraged, and had
he not been a person of great
determination he would doubt
less have given up the work in
despair. One day as he walked
along, in a very surly mood,
after another attempt to get
the old lady to quarrel about
the pigs getting into the yard,
he met an old woman, a near
neighbor of the aged couple
AS Mr.. Devil and the neighbor
were very particular friends,
they must needs stop on the
way to chat a little.
"Good morning, sir" said she,
'and pray what on earth makes
you look so badly this beauti-
ful morning, isn't the contro-
versy between the churches
doing good service?"
eyes" ad, .r ..
'Isn't Deacon w. making
plenty of bad whiskys" ~.
"Yes." ..'
"Well, what is the matter,
my highly honored master9"
'sEverything else is going on
well enough" replied the Dew
il, "but," and here he looked as
sour as a monkey on a crab ap-
pie tree, "old Blueford and his
wife, over here, are injuring
the cause terribly by their bad
example, and after trying for
years to induce them to do bet
ter, | must say / consider them
hopeless" ~. .. F. ~"
The old hag stood for "a mo.
nent in thought, "Areyou
sure then you have tried every,
wayw. 49,. go
"Every one that 1 can think
of." .1lt.s.. Ia..
."Are you certain9"
eyes" .o, . .-.
"Well," replied she, "if you
will promise to make me a
present Of a new pair of shoes,
n case | succeed. l will make
he attempt myself, and see if
can't raise a quarrel between
.hem." . " -, i',i JHaT.i
To this reasonable request
he Devil gladly consented,
The old bag went her way to
Blueford's house, and
'ound old Mrs. Blueford's house
md found old Mrs. Blueford
very busily engaged in getting
,hings. ready for her husbands
comfort on his return from
work. After the usual com.
had passed, the fol-
owing dialogue took place:
swell, friend B., you and Mr..
B. have lived a long time to-.
sether." I'D ,.. ...~..., a.,
Five and twenty years come
lext November" replied Mrs.
3lueford. .r"u7a ..s'.uI
D Sand in this time you have
never had the least quarrels"'
,"Not one."
81 am truly glad to hear it."
continued the hag, 81 consider
TINY duty to warn you, that
hough this is the case, yet you
must not expect it so al
Ways. Have you not observed
If late Mr.. B. has grown pee.
yish and sullen at timeslp noo
"a very little so," observed
Mrs. B. ''''
81 know it." continued The
lag, sand let me warn you in
ime to be On your gpard.n .nals
Mrs. B. did think she had
'etter do SO, and asked advice
IS how she ought to manage
he case. 1901 rGa gw'r1J1.'
"Have you not noticed" said
l.