The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-02-24

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One winter evening, country store.
keeper in the Mountain State was about
closing his donrsfor the night. and while
standing in the snow outside putting up
his window-shutiers, he saw through the
glass lounging, wurthless fellow within
grab pound Of fresh butter from the shelf
and hastily conceal it in his hat.
The act was nJ sooner detected than
the revenge was hitupon, and very few
mnmen,s found the Green Mountain store
keeper at once indulging his appetite for
fun to the fullest extent, and paying of
the thief with facetious sort Of torture
for which he might have gained pi emf
um from the old inquisitiun.
II say, Seth" said the store.keeper,
coming in and closing the door after him,
slapping his hands over his shoulders aud
stamping the snow off his shoes.
Seth had his hand upon the door,, his
hat upon his head. and the roll of new
butter in his hat, anxious TO make his exit
as soon as possible.
81 say Seth, sit down; I reckon now,
on such an eternal night as this, leetle
something warm wouldn't hurt fellow;
come and sit down."
Seth felt very uncertain; he had the
butter, and was exceedingly anxious to
be off, but the temptation Of something
warm sadly interfered with his resolution
tos 60. This hesitation, however, was
soon settled by the right owner the
butter, taking Seth by the shoulders and
planting him ia seat close to the stove.
where he was in such manner eornered
by barrels and boxes that while the scoun-
try grocer <sat before him there was no
Of his getting out. and right in
this very place sure enough the store
keeper sat down.
"Seth, well have a little warm SaLla
Cruz" said the Green Mountain grocer,
as he opened the stove door, and stuffed
in as many sticks as the space would admit.
without it you'd freeze going home
such uight as this"
Seth already felt, the butter settling
down closer to his hair and jumping up
declared he must 60.
"Not ill you have something warm
Seth. come. I've got story to tell you,
too: sit down, now;" and Seth was again
pushed into his seat by his cumming tor
menter.
"Oh! it's tu darn'd hot here" said the
petty thief. again attempting to rise.
'Set down-dont be in such Plaguy
hurry" retorted the grocer, pushing him
back in his chair.
"Bu, I've got the cows 10 fodder, and
some wood to split and must be agoin,
continued the prosecuted chap.
"But you. mustn't tear yourself away,
Seth, in this manner. Set down; let the
COWS take care of themselves, aRdSeeP
yourself cool, you appear
said the roguish grocer,
leer.
Tire next thing was y 4
two smoking glasses of H. dy,
the very sight of which, in SCI, Sen.
would have made the na'f stand
upon his head, had it not been we'll oiled
and kept down by the butter. q
"Seth, Ill give you toast now, and
you can butter it YOURSELF" said the grocer,
vet with such consMnmate simplicity that
door Seth still believed himself unsuspect-
ed. "se,h, llere's-here's "a Christmas
goose-(it was about Christmas time)-.
here's Christmas goose, well roasted
and bas,ed, eh! tell you, Seth, it's The
greatest eating in creation. And Seth,
don't you use hogs fat or common cook
ing, butter to haste goose with--come.
take your butterAI mean, Seth, take your
toddy." IT,,
"Poor Seth now began TO smoke as well
as to melt, and his mouth was as herme'I-I
calIy sealed up as though he had been
born dumb. Streak after streak OF the
butter came pouring from under his hat,
, nd his handkerchief was already soaked
with the greasy overflow. Talking away,
as if nothing was the matter, the grocer
Ken, s,ufing the wood into the stove,
while poor Seth ybolted upright, with his
back against the counter. and his knees
almost touching the red hot furnace be.
fore him.
: "Darna.ion cold night !his," said the
grocer. "Why, Seth, you seem to per.
spire as If you were warm! Why don't
YOU take your hat of? Here, let me put
your hat away"
"No," exclaimed poor Seth at last, with
q s,asmod;t effort IN get his tongue loose,