Female Talkers
IT was customary in some parish churches for the men to be placed on one
side, and the women on the other. A clergyman, in the midst of his
sermon, found himself interrupted by the talking of some of the
congregation, of which he was obliged to take notice. A woman
immediately rose, and wishing to clear her own sex from the aspersion,
said: Observe, at least, your reverence, it is not on our side.--So
much the better, good woman, so much the better, answered the
clergyman; it will be the sooner over.