Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

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say, boy?'
'.Good morning, DR.. Shackleback
were you speaking to me" said Pc
ter. bowing very low.
Never mind your good morning
What was that you was singing abou
mc?"
'.The only thing that l sang, was
s'Old Aunt Tucker and Old Miss May,
Went out ridin in one-hoss shay"
But that of course, does not interest
you"
Don't tell me story, boy; always
speak the truth. Do you remember
what Deacon Bangbard said last Sab
bath, about the man and wife in the
Bible that fell dead for telling lie p
said the doctor, who had very strong
sense of truth-telling and set the ex-
ample, if he did 60 to see Miss Day
only seven nights out Of the week and
then stoutly denied it.
"Don't you think it strange that he
did not look for every one to pattern
after him %
By this time, Polly, no longer the
maid, of all work, for Mrs. Bungle,
was known throughout Hillside as Miss
Mollie Pitcher. She had quite num-
Der of beaus; this caused poor Peter a
great deal of distress. because he had
always looked upon Mollie as being
his; although he had never spoken a
word to her on that subject, he took it
for granted that she understood all of
his motives and heart-bumpings, and
they were by no means few.
At last, the two, after round about
way, came to an understanding. I am
sorry that | cannot give you an account
of their courtship, but knowing moth
ing about that branch of business, and
as little about the way they conducted
it, will simply say, Miss Mollie P. soon
became Mrs. Catcher
Soon after their marriage, poor old
Mr.. Bungle breathed his last He left
Mrs. Bungle penniless, and you might
- without home. everything being
sold for liquor bill. $50 much for
said Mrs. Bungle.
"Here he has died and left me without
a cent, just like him.
MRS Hubbub, we'll, did you ever?
to think we thought the Bungles were
rich, and here he has died and net left
poor Mrs Bungle cent"
"Gracious me. Well never heard
he like! Poor Mrs. Bungle, what
will she do now, Mrs. Whackentackle?" |
"Ah! The All-seeing alone knows!
But | have heard" she added, lower
ng her voice and bending closer to
Mrs. Hubbub-"that Mr.. and Mrs.
Catcher will take her home with them,
lfter all her i'll treatment to them. Do
'ou mind the Sunday they came to
hurch dressed in Mr. and Mrs. Bun
Hes old clothes? Well, l liked to a.
aughed right out. I am not aoorldly,
hank the Lord, but it did muse me q
title. You know, Mrs. Hubbub, I
ever pretended to dress stylish or keep
p with the fashion like Mrs. Bungle."
'Oh! no indeed! You are a very
ious, christian woman, Mrs. Whack-
ntackle. You know Mrs. Bungle al
rays dressed on the very pinticle, and
onsidered herself a superfrosticle per-
on, but the One above us all forbid
hat you or I should do SO; and do
ou remember when we got our silk
how mad she was? 1, for my
art, was glad that we took her down
,r once" /
"Ha! hap replied Mrs. Wand
0 you mind she sent word to us that
be was sick? All such worldliness
ever comes to any good Just see
ow she used to talk about people at
,eir backs. The good Lord forbid
lat should ever do so, Mrs Hubbub."
"Ah and | too, Mrs. Whacken-
'ckle, but no danger Of US talking
bout our neighbors =
Two years passed in quietness and
[rs. Bungle laid aside her widows !
eeds and black cap for something gay. ]
Notwithstanding the trouble Mr.. Bun
e had given her, she was willing to {
ke second. She already had a beau,
! old widower, who had recently
owed to Hillside, by the name of Mus.
rdash There was also an old rooster,
vned by next door neighbor, that
r. and Mrs. G. used to call Muster (
lsh, after Mrs Bungle's beau. a
One day, Peter spied rooster NJ, |
anding on the front step; going in il
e back way, he called to Mrs. B.: c
Mrs. Bungle! Mrs. Buugle! why s
mt you go to the door? Mr. Mus o
rdash is standing, waiting for you" o
Soon as Mrs. B. heard the name, I
e ran to the mirror to rearrange her Il
p and ribbons, then started to the l
or, saying all the while, in a tone y
dible to Peter, who was listening at tt
e sitting room door; a
81 wonder if be will propose now ? e
lws knows II is time Hare I've heen