Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-01

were living alone in the house. The door, it ia
true. needed some repair, but am certain it
was not changed when left home Besides.
| have never noticed tavern in this street, and
surely it is not in my house they would estab.
lish one. Am dreaming That cannot be.
My eyes are wide open, and hear plainly e.
nough. The rain is pel'ng fnrously, yet this
illusion cannot be the effect of the little drop of
wine took before setting out. He began to
make a closer examination, carefully passing
his hand over the duor, but he could not find the
knocker in its accustomed place. Determining
to make himself heard, in hopes that as soon as
| he had effected nm entrance he would learn the
cause of the mysterious transformation, he be-
gan to ,hump at TIE door with blows loud e.
nough 10 rc,,se the whole neighborhood. The
merrymakprs within pretended not to hear him.
| Tie knocked still more loudly. At length after
he had heen left standing long time under the
dripping Of the roof, man with his head cover
ri ty an old handkerchief ard holding light in
his hand opened the window above the door.
'Hallou my good man, what tho devel do
| YOU want at this time II night! There is no
rorn for you here. Go elsewhere to get
lodging
But wish 70 enter nv own house,
| Nv friend, il is no, our Custom TO open our
doors at this unusual hour
'Morbleu' bu, tell yon this is my house, and
my father Diego Morales paid a round SUN for
it with his own deniers'
ilark ye my fine fellow know not If the
wine which dis'urbs yonr nodde was Val de
Psquus or Logrquo but III be sworn il was
capital, and the waters from the cutters will
not hurt YOU. So go You way; cease knocking at
the door, or will let loose a mastiff, whose
teeth will make dozen button holes in your
hide in short order.-Good night Thus say
ing, he closed the window. The singing and
| laughter were renewed within. And the poor
painter gave hlmselfto all the devils fully per.
suaded that rome sorcerer was playing him this
cute trick.
Meanwhile the rain continued, and flakes of
| falling snow came thick upon the face Of Mo-
rairs. The candle in his lantern had burnt
ont; and his patience had long since been com.
ole,ely exhausted. He commenced knocking
anew; when presently he heard some ore With.
in the house call out :--'flalloa Antonio, un.
loose the dogs bring cudgel aud give the
shoulders Of this drunken fellow taste of il :
it will relieve his muddy brain ltle.> At,his
| tko Nh g., IL
with two hinge dogs. which might have made
the joke rather a serious one, had they not been
held back by their keeper.
You cursed fellow, said the halter. what do
YOU mean by making this clamor Were you
not told there was 40 room for you here?'
But, my good friend, this is my house. and !
cannot cornrrehend what piece of sorcery has
converted It into tavern. This is indeed
assure you, the very iN,Ise received as an heri.
tacs from Diego Morales, my father
'My good man, You are cettanfy uneer a
strange detyion. There are neither Morales
nor mulberries in this eghborhood.'
i ans painter, we'll known in this city, and
of some celebrity in this quarter. have Ii,
vrd twenty years in this'honse Can my wife
Cayida if she is not transformed into land.
lady, she win doubtless extricate me from this
labyrinth
How oah yoh talk IN this foolish manner
For more than SIX years this house has been
'oue o. HE rost frequeuted and best known no.
tells in Madrid Its msster is l'iedro Csrasco
The aadady is Maria rerez, andf who speak
10 yot, am Antonio, titeir valet And now take
yoarse!rotf' IN Gods name, without any more
noise, Or this cudgel shall speedily restore yoo
"a your senses.
THE prur printer net knowing 20 what saint
TO turn for succor, inside the best'of his way by
groping aiong through the darkness, tothe house
oioue OF his trends. 4, was ioar O'Clock inthe
nnraiag when he reached IT, From the la'reu-
table vuice in which Morales claimed atmit.
tauce, tie friend thdoght That some serious ca.
lamr, had beiallen the psin,er, and FASTENED
to le, him in, Morales related his adventure
bat ms frieed listened 20 il with Kicreduity.
ffe however lighted fret dry tae well soak.
ed garments OF his gaesi, and having prepared
tor him a bed advised him to 90 To sleep; for he
doubted not that Morales had been lnaking
little free with The bottle.
In the morning however, the painter still
persisted in maintaining the Truth Of the story
he had told The previous evenings and his
friends curious to behold the enchanted man.
sion, accompanied him home. Bot The litter
astouishmert of the uiystifed artist, another