Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-04-17
BY GEO. u. BEAMAN

black turkey cock bot OF n oeafet approach
the, found Il TO BE- no osher than the Rev.
efcnd Parsoni
Now the bull jos at ina, moment hap
pened TO BE- PAVING and snutiing with hs
nose 10 the ground on the other side Of tho
tree, 80 tbs, he vas hidden from the party
| by thorn bu,h a, iv foot The people
seeing lchabod pcrehcd on high in that
same manner, were struck dumb with a.
/ InRzcmcnt FOR few moments. Was the
poor man bewltchedl or had he run mad,
or what had pos.csscd him 10 spend the NJ
,ernoon dangling like a scare crow on the
! bough' OF an apple tree instead Of holding
forth godIy discourse 10 the pulpit For
some moments no one dared advance n step
further or speak a single word a, last
Bill Mugs The sexton p'uckrd up courage
and advanced 10 the stone wall lie was
mn old sailor, who within few years had
taken his land tscks aboard n, settled him
self up in the bush he took up the trade OF
u sexton because 1t consisted in pulling
rope. On this occasion he undertook 10 be
spokesman Of the party, for tho Deacon
was absolutely frightened Bill put his
head over the wall, clappsd his hand up to
the corner ofhis mouth and sung out
Iparson ahoy =
I Ichnbod lifted up his voice, ike an owl
in the desert, and exclaimed, Come along
save me-, save me 7
Blast your eye balls said Bill, clawing
a huge quid Of tobacco out OF bis mouth,
and throwing it slap upon the ground, why
] don't you save yourselff
4 cant, can't said lchabod Drive
/ him away-drive him away
/ BY this time some Of the party and the
/ Deacon among the rect, had 60, over the
wall, and were advancing towards the tree
staring and wondering TO hear the parson
talk in such an unaccountsblc manner
Come down, come down said the Dca.
con What have you been doinT all the
afternoon IN, Colonel Shu,c's orchard
'Ay, av,' said ELL what are you a5ou,
there aloh without your ha, and shoes
looking for all the world like starved
monkey setting on lee backstny I
Airhis momen, the party Ind 60, nearly
up to the tree "Look out look on, =
cried Ichabod, Hes coming They had no
time to ask 'oho IL was that was coming, for
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