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December 21, 1825
The Telegraph
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Maidstone, a woman buys tea from Mr. Carter's shop and panics, believing it alive as it 'moves' in her pocket; it was the uncut string unrolling down Gabriel's hill.
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The Devil in the Tea.
Friday evening a female purchased a quarter of a pound of tea at the shop of Mr. Carter, on Gabriel's hill, Maidstone. The tea was tied up, paid for, deposited in the good woman's pocket, & away she trudged. She had not gone many steps before she felt the tea move. She fancied that this might be occasioned by her having inadvertently touched some external object. On she jogged, and every step she took, the tea renewed the jumping fit. At last, when she had reached the shop of Mr. Smith, the chymist, she became alarmed, and began to fancy the old gentleman was playing her a trick, or that the tea-dealer had put something alive into her pocket. She was afraid to put her hand in her pocket, but ran back to the shop in a state of great agitation, scarcely able to articulate "tea! devil! alive!" On being more composed, and relating the cause of her alarm, it turned out that the person who tied up the tea, had forgot to cut the string, and she had been walking down the hill with the tea dealer's twine unrolling itself as she went.
Friday evening a female purchased a quarter of a pound of tea at the shop of Mr. Carter, on Gabriel's hill, Maidstone. The tea was tied up, paid for, deposited in the good woman's pocket, & away she trudged. She had not gone many steps before she felt the tea move. She fancied that this might be occasioned by her having inadvertently touched some external object. On she jogged, and every step she took, the tea renewed the jumping fit. At last, when she had reached the shop of Mr. Smith, the chymist, she became alarmed, and began to fancy the old gentleman was playing her a trick, or that the tea-dealer had put something alive into her pocket. She was afraid to put her hand in her pocket, but ran back to the shop in a state of great agitation, scarcely able to articulate "tea! devil! alive!" On being more composed, and relating the cause of her alarm, it turned out that the person who tied up the tea, had forgot to cut the string, and she had been walking down the hill with the tea dealer's twine unrolling itself as she went.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Devil In Tea
Jumping Tea
String Mistake
Maidstone Incident
What entities or persons were involved?
Female
Mr. Carter
Mr. Smith
Where did it happen?
Gabriel's Hill, Maidstone
Story Details
Key Persons
Female
Mr. Carter
Mr. Smith
Location
Gabriel's Hill, Maidstone
Event Date
Friday Evening
Story Details
A woman buys tea in Maidstone, feels it moving in her pocket as she walks, panics thinking it's alive or a trick, and returns to the shop; the cause was the uncut string unrolling.