The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-02-02

ue NV" pic"5 uny Ho", was
Phram's reRIs.
"Why, 20 /. didn't said the dame
"you recrazy"
Ephraif "yoked up" aud returned I
bis labo4 10 about an hour he hear
another blast from The dinner horn. Ava
he went to the bouse.
"There IS no mistake This time, Mrs
Tu.tle, guess !" said Ephraim, GRIMM,
from ear 10 ear.
" Why, wha. ais you ?--are you posses
sei!' yocIera'ed the aslonished Mrs. Tut
tlc " dinner Won't be ready this houri''
n 8 What did you blow the horn for, then ?
exclaimed Ephfaim, with great appaieu
rage.
~ d'da't-nO such thing !" reioriee
Mrs. futile.
There i, goes agin," said Ephfaim.
Why, that's our jack; liant The dlnncl
horn" exclaimed Mls. Tuule.
a jack, eh! sell. l'm deceived If ey-
er heard jayk niore r
II has never been satisfactorily decided
whether Ephram was playing hoax or
mol. He kept the secret WITHIN bis own
bosom.
Ephraim cngagcd himself FOR six weeks
with Deacon Browning. Mrs. Browning
always had pudding.aid-mllk for supper
Il so happened, that owing TO a press Of
household duties the good lady ventured
Upon pudding aud mix for diRner--a thing
oAtare occurrence. Ephraim sal down 10
The table, US usual, and ate heartily, sppar.
emily well satisfied. lie rose ffom his seat,
yawnod and stretched three or four times,
and iheu vent to bed The old lody al
leng.lreaIapg to him, asked him what he
was DONG usHsNs.
"Gouc to bed ~ said Ephraim: We
allrdss go to bed after eating Fuddlns-aud
milk !"
EPhraim P,pkin was native Of New
Enslrnd, as our readers mus, have dlscos
cred. Plison DIlton once had the honor
of his services tor week. Now the par.
son was poor man. Ills parish was CON
posed OF poor men. lie had ten acres OF
land, the base Of which covered about one
acre. the remainder, hike Mahomcl's coffin.
hung between the heavens GaG the earth.
The pafson was in the possession Of one
horse and yoke Of cattle. Ephraim was
requested to torn the whole stock out TO
pasture; bul the h,ll was 50 steep, he
thought if the animals ever reached the
summit, they must inevitably dash out their
brains 10 attempting descent lie had
tender heart for mau and beast ani 10 Oh
yiatc any accident, he very pr1dentiy put
g Jyeechlng" on them, that they might
= hold back, and lc, themselves down
gently, and thus avert their otherwise Ger
tain destruction.
Now nhcn tic Pensioners passed BY,
they could no, bot blush at the spectacle
before them. That Plrson Dutton should
be compelled &c hazard the life Of his horse
aud cattle on the little spo, gwen to hun,
vas unchris,an Ike aud Ungratetul. Thee
~as sir amoug the people h subscrP
ton paper, new land purchase, aud more
prosperous tines. Ephraim had contrlsed
It all, and 10 him alone vas the credit due.
Epbraim Plpkin vas an nquisltive mau
" hle under the roof OF the parsop, II SO
happened that Miss Lucreta Dutlon, his
eldest daughter, received the devoted and
undivided attention Of he bead clerk IN the
village store. Miss Duuon aud Mr.. Btuce
were the very cream Of society, aud they
bad assinlaled together from the natural
iUrcc of circumstances. Mr.. Bruce was
as puuctual man 10 love as in business.
Ia camn a., Ia, ard yn.n.,,cI totn IL aau
September, on inspiring season Of the year
when cur story has us date. Night after
night the happy couple were 10 b. seen al
an open window, listening TO the melancholy
murmur Of the crickets, and talking solemn
things, splccd with love. Rphtamdetermin.
cd TO be participation 10 the conversation.
One night about twelve, when church
yards ynan,' Ephralln, who slept in a dis,
tau, part Of the house, rose, and without
any apparel, save his robes Of white, sans
coat, vest and pantaoons, moved down the
stairs, and putting ladder to the roof, as
ccnded the house top. Mounting a chm
ney, he very carefully commenced ais dc.
scent. The fire board had been removed
to nuke room for couple OF flower pots,
aud there was 20 obstruction TO a free
transmission of Sounds. The experiment
was a most desperate one. Ephralm was
I black as night, when he reached his tafry
ng place. Through MS sooty mask might
be detected few streaks of his natural col
or, rendering hun still more hldeous. HIS
hair stood up like quilts upon the itei'u
porcupine." Braced up firmly, established
himself at the ihroa, of the chimney, an'
lent his whole attention 10 the woolng below
The lovers we're in the depth Of a mos
chilling ehosi-story. They had been talk
> -, Of +" dcath.waruings, aud "second
= s'2o'sr ,n,il they shuUh with se-sare +
. phfaim hnuius the amusemenls dull, an
G being weary with ger .exerton, began /
wax drowsy and losing timseIf in a shal
i, nap, his muscles relaxed, tns fee, gav
!. way aud down ho rushed into tia room
. carrying cloud of SCOT with him, tho ver
O image Of his Satanic Majesty hmselc-
Is Mr.. Bruce and Miss Duuon plugged out
q tho window, the former leaning for HON
a and tho latter lanting, fell on the gra