Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-23
POMPEY'S ANSWER.

Pompey hired himself as laborer to
farmer who was very fond Of. laying
out the work so that there was always
something pressing when Sunday arriv-
ed. When haytime eame. hel would
sometimes cut down lot of grass on
Saturday, that would require turning
over in the morning.
One Sunday, at daybreak, he called
his new servant: ..-.,.
Now, Pompey. get up!''
Don't want to get up. It's Sunday
morning. massa." IN .i4nim
'sBut you must get up and get your
breakfast
ii Don't want no breakfast: Sunday
morning. massa; rather lay a7bed than
breakfast, massa."
"But get up and help shake the hay"
"Don't work on Sunday. inassa."
.'Oh. but this is a work OF necessity"
Don't SEQ dat. massa; it's no work
of necessity" .s-H..Hssi odf
"We!l, but would you anotIpml your
OK out Of the pit on the Sabbath day3"
"Oh. yes. massa; but not if I showed
him in on Saturday night" h''~
FIGHTING THE DEVIL WITH FIRE.
IT there is one thing that much an.
noys a good vile, who Is nervously sem
sitive to all that Is gross and ilLtimed,
it is the habit that some husbands have
OF using protane language in their homes
in many cases it is mere thongh ghtless-
ness on the part of the good man, who
never gives a thought to the finer sensi-
bilitles of his better hall, and even should
she mildly remonstrate, he pays no at
tention to the rebuke. isieusn
| We have just heard ofa case in point,
which. happened in one Of The thriving
Missouri cities on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi, which the ladies should know
something about syuHsa ia
A lady whose husband was addicted
to the bad practice we have alluded to,
came to her family physieian.o laid her
grievances before him, andsaid
"Now, doctor. won't you rem9nstrate
with him. and try to break him of this
habit. know he will listen to YOU"
g,"Why. madam, he would pay no at
tention to anything could say; but AZ
you have come to me, although some
what out OF my line. I will recommend
a prescription. to be Administered by
you. that will surely cure him. Il 1t is an
intallible remedy ..J, =. ygt
NV hat Is L.. dOctOr!
well, when John comes home again
and swears, swear back at him. OF
course don't want you to take the name
of the Lord in VAN. but d--n things q
little Tor his benefit" ."asHl iGs1s
doctor, for the sake OF the final re-
suit I'll do It," ...,'..s. .....,..,.
And she did.
The next day John came in and in
quired whether dinner was ready, and
was told that 1t was not.
"Well, why the ID isn't ftp said he.
"Because." cody, 1.-THE wood was SO
id wet that the fire wouldn't burn"
"Why, Mary. what's the matter with
you?" ''.'' 1851 '"' 17 ''"A
Nothing" and proceeded with the
dinner. -..,.. ,...,,.e
The beet didn't melt like butter be-
tween the teeth-it rather resisted all
efforts as to masticat,on, like % much
India rubber; and finally John 'bluGted
out: .-..--F
What makes this id beet SO infer
nally tough" | A'.'"
Mary looked'up and replied.
''Well, John. / presume you went
down to the butcher and without know
ing the difference, picked out piece of
some id old stag that hadn't been fed
tor month" ..4--
John jumped mp. looked at his wife in
dismay, and wanted to know what such
language from her lips meant.
cit means just this, John !; you are the
head OF the family, and just so long rs
you think 1t manly to swear in my pres.
ence. / intend to do the same. II you
don't like to hear it, you know how to
prevent it," au.4
The cure was radical. This happened
year ago. and TO this date Mary has
never been compelled to administer An.
other dose of the Doctors prescription.