Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-03-02

the business; and so, infusing large jar Of
sweet milk into the mess, she stirred all to-
gether and placing the vessel ready for the at-
tack of the hungry onlookers.
Behold then the plot---a round gaWsy tripod
planted in the middle Of the floor. "A circle
was formed around it in trice, and horn for
morn the shearers began to stretch and striyes
MANY mouthfuls mad not been taken, before
certain queer looks began to be manifested.--r
Devils in the tatties,' says one, III think
they've got banes in themr' 1Banesr' saws
another, they're the funniest banes ever +
saw; they're made of broken glass and pie4
ces o. brass; I'll sup na mair o. them.m With
that another produced silver watch case ,all
battered and useless, from his Sapacious horn
spoon, and universal strike among the sup
pers Immediately ensued. It was clear that
watch had been beaten up with the potatoesy
SO the good wife had nothing for it but to or
der the disgraced pot out OF the way, and to
place basket of oatmeal cakesin its stead.
What were poor Jenny's feelings during this
strange denouementl On the first appear
ance of the fragments of the watch she slipped
her hand to her bosom, and soon found how
matters stood. She had forttude, however, to
show no symptoms of SURPRISE; and although
all were wondering where the broken watch
had come from, she did not disclose her knowl-
edge OF how 1t had found its way into the pot.
AS 1t had belonged to no one in the house, the
materials were not identified; and as Jenny
was young woman of great prudence and
modesty, and had never shown any one that
she had watch in her possession, no one teas
ed her about its In short time the noise Of
the circumstance had died away, but not till
1t had gone over the neighborhood tha. the
family had found watch in the potatoe pot;
and among others, it came to the ears Of the
owner, Tam Halliday, who was highly pleased
with the conduct of his beloved Jenny; for
he thought that if she had cried or sobbed, and
told to whom the watch belonged, it would
have brought ridicule ON them both. Tam
was, in short, delighted with the waythe thing
had been managed, and he thought the watch
had been well lost. though It had been ten
times the value.
Whatever Tam's ideas were on the subject,
Jenny felt conscious that it was her duty to
replace the watch. Accordingly, next time
she met her lover, she allowed no time to elapse
before she thus addressed him:
NOW, Tam, ye ken very weel how have
demolished your good silver watch, but it is
needless to regret what can rot be helped. /
shall pay you for it every fathing. The one
hall will give you when get my half years
wages at Martinmas, and the other half soon
as my brother is aw me three pounds, which
lie promised to pay ME, afore the next East
ern's e'en fair
"My dear Jenny" said the young man, ta-
king her kindly by the hand, 'sI beg you will
say nothing about that ridiculous affair. do
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mair by token, l have cotton rise in my wa
ges fraie the new laird; for maun tell ye,
rm now appointed chief herd in the Cas-
Hope. However. to take any payment from
you, to rob you of your hard-won penny-fee,
would be disgraceful. No, no, l will take
none of your wages; but there is one thing
will take, ifyou are willing, and which, hope,
will make us bath happy for life.'
"And what may that be, Tam, new that
ye're turned grand head shepherd?"
"i will take,' said ye, SsyourselG but mind
| do not ask you as recompense for paltry
watch; no, in my eyes, your worth is beyond
all estimation. If you will but agree to be
mine, let it be done freely; bat whether you
are married or not, from this time henceforth
the watch is never to be spoken Of"
What followed, may be easily magined.-
Tam and Jenny were married as soon as the
plenlshing for the cottage at the Cas- Hope
could be prepared; and at the wedding the sto-
ry of the watch and the potatoe pot was made
the topic of much hearty lmirth among the as
sembled company. The last time we visited
Jennys cottage, we reminded her of the trans
action.
"Houtsp' said she, s'thats an old story
now; the laird has been SO weel pleased wi
the guide man that he has given him piesent
o that eight day clock there; it cost eight
pounds in jamie Lockie's at the east port O
Dumfries, and there's NO the like in a. the
parish"