, 1841-04-17

requested my father ,c explain his pro.
ject, but he only replied, patting his fore
head-"l 1t is here, boy, here, but cant e1,
plain it yet, at least to your mind. One oil
these days ! NAV let you into the secret
at present we have other fish to fry" This
conversation set my thoughts in motion.
pondered almost withou, intermlSSIon on
the subject, which gradually opened upon
me as | advanced, step BY step, until ] c"n-
ceived the sublime idea, which, will appear
in the sequel, ] sit erwarts carried into ell
feet, and with such consequences as have
astonIshed and confounoed ;i'e world.
Just as nv father concluded his last re
mark, we came in sight Of a little iall"r's
shop, in a village by the road side, through
the upen window Of which, We could see
the owner stitching away with great anlnra
ton. and Jerking his elbow IN IA most spasmo-
die style. Observing that he had some uSi
ness with the tail +. who. as II soon appear
ed. was n simple good-natured SOUL" great
faith anu little eYI erence, my father told Tie
10 follow hun, say nothing. and he sure not
10 laugh. Several suits III clothes were
hanging out of doors as a lure Tor customers.
Nv father saIui ed the mister OF the shop.
who stopped his elbow for IN ms tant, praised
his eyes, gave him 4 nod, ana thin went on
at a great rate, rs If he wished to make up
for lost time. NV father then inquired If
he had any ready made clothes to suit HIM
self and son. al which the little man ricked
his ears, stuck his needle into his work, and
jumped from his ~shop-board with the e%lastIcl-
~ of 4 b~ull-irnI
"SuiIs! FIT! my dear sir, | have clothes
10 fit any body. from a giant To a dwarf"
lie began TO pull down his pL'aphernaia
with ms usurl CELEBRITY; and To make short OF
a long story. we were soon fitted. | won
d-red hnw tey were to he pad i"r, as
napprned l." know my father had 1T all Times
cnh>rde abby more wIr than money. But
was 5 on en- .hlened on the SUI pet.
.Fuemd D.UdIll," said he, Your clnGh, ; iii
better than II they had been made i"r us'
what would they have done had lou actually
taken measure!
Tie lIttle man showed his teeth IL this
compliment, but made no answer, except re-
peallng the word friend. three or Ipur times
With great rapIdIly. III a tone u! mterr"-a-
ton, 10 which my iather responded:
AYE. friend DIbdrlI, tut | believe YOU
don't reCollecl me, though We have met sew
eral times at the Rev. NJ. Sm"rigrace meet
ing. Don't you remember villa, Il refresh
my time we had about seven wears agu al
the great sermon about earthquakesE
BLESS me- cried the lallor-"To be sure
] do, but / don't remember 10 have seen yon
there
"Surc-you don't say so! Why ! was
one OF those who lifted you up. brother Dbl
dill, when you were struck down, and car
RED you lnto the air. where you walked up,
singing HalleIujah. Don'tyou r~emember!'
The tal!oi reflected awhile.
Why. yes, now ! think OF II, | think do.
I'm much Obliged 10 you, brother. What a
shaking there was among the dry bones that
day, rubbing las hands. But may crave
your name?'
"PunpelIy." answered my father, looking
significantly al me.
.Oh, yes-may be n relation of Squire
PumpeIly, the rich old codger that lives over
across tie river. I've heard he's is rIch as
KIN. solomon. Any re!ationF
Ills broli.er." replied NY father, with an
air OF concious dignity.
well, II ever! who'd have thought II!
cried the other. looking rather significantly
at nv fathers costume, which was some
what wea,her-bealen.
YES. his youngest brother. Tm IN my
WAY there now. alter an absence ui several
wears. 10 which | have been rather roughly
handled, us YOU see. But my brother ia'
written To me To come and iive with hum.
Here my father began rurnna.Ing his rock
cts, 'PIuuge take II! what can have y"n'
with the letter? o, now ! remember | lett l
in my trunk AT the Ferry House down y"n
der. But to business, friend DIbdIil.
didn't like to appear before my brother, th'
Squire, in such a poor pickle as this, and 81
| thought I'd rig myself and my boy out
little, that we might not disgrace hun.
went first to the shop down yonder by tn
ferry, but the fellows clothes. | believe
were made with a marlinspike, after measur
ing with a broonsIick."
The tailor rubbed his hands and chuckle'
at this, but had the magnanlml'y not to ruI
down his rival.
snow to come to the point, my goo
friend continued my father. 81 have no
. quite enough cash, at present, to pay tor thes
things, and so ! will give you the choict
either to wait till | can see my brother, In
Son,r. or ,.Eo !. m order IN him Tor the mon