Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-11-06


"Nhal is th- msterin scpamed every irmsla
'u.-' ,n ih- h,uss, as the men crossed he ave-
Auy-Lu u0I u.aH could spare breath n that
moment y answer. IS Mr. Morgan passed. pui.
ling and blowing ike Ouch corvette after a
squadron Of schuuners, bis wife ran towards him
calling out 10 knov what had happened. Flour.
,shiug bis cane IN such manner that she feared
10 approach him, aud cas,.ng on her look Of
stern Indignation be burned on, and tumbliug O.
YER The sule followed the others, wholly lhis time
a.rs lost ST. .hl Of in The locust lhickei.
so gracious me- Lord have mercy on mel"
shneked Mrs. Morgan, "they are all bewitched;
lhai's cer,ainl They are possessed BY an evil
spirii" Whether the good lady was thinking Of
The drove Of swine &c. We cannot tell, but she
continued, "they will kill themselves Run girls,
run and catch them for heavens sakel"
OF spnnglhe maijens, nothing 10th. The
light active form Of Sarah was seen bounding
like young deer, far before them, then came
Polly and Margaret; and Betsy put her fat per-
son in motion, and rolled rs far as the s,ile. upon
which she sat to recover her wind ill her mistress
pushed her headforemost to The ground, and
cIambcring over herself they together took up
The line Of march, toiIing after the others.
Charles from bin in the vicinity, Witnessed
The race, und ran down in direction TO inter.
cept the line o. march. lie succeeded in head
ing Peter and others, but job was 'over the hills
aud far away they might as well have tried to
overake sicum engine! The men really stop
ped at Charles desire, and informed him that Job
had with malice aforethought, just shot two fine
calves Of iayorit4 breed, which Mr.. Morgan
valued very highly Mr.. Morgan soon added
his voice 10 The others, and Charles came in for
a share Of his dispIeasure, for having been tho
means, Of Introducing such perfect "numskuII"
into the ia!a!ly. He said
a joke was certainly but joke; but when it
was carried 70 lar IS to deprive him Of two fine
heifers, that he would not have taken any money
for, II was time TO put an end to i'll Come, boys
continued the old gentleman, we may as well
run a,tara rabbit or swallow; 60 home and dress
the poor animals. Hey. here comes all the wo-
men! What the deuce sci The peuicoats in mo-
t!ong"
lis sItIicien, 10 5ay. hat though !; was proved
that Mrs. Morgan gave Job orders 10 shoot the
calves, her husband was positive Job should re-
turn nO more. Charles was accordingly des-
patched TO pay the wages due. and destroy the
contract, which was easily accomplished, as il
had been got up for his especial amusement. Job
had got such fright, that nothing would have
tempted h.ln TO appear again at Beech Grove.
"Ny dear sir" said I, porcciying the narrator
paused, give Inc leave to ask YOU few ques.
lions"
- hundred if you please, SIR answered ho
smiling.
Then b, so good as to inform me what be-
came Of Charles and Sarahr'
"lou must recoIIecl that Jobs adventures hap
pened ten years ago; Sarah grew up beautiful
girl, and Charles very naturey fell in love with
her. Contrary 10 Shakespeare's apo;hegm, that
The course ofrue love never did run smooth"
no obstacles was thrown in their way, and about
two years since, latter Charles had finished his
law stujes) they were married"
"And Mr. and Mrs. Morganl"
"Thcy repose side by side, beneath hand.
some monument in $ church yard!''
zone question more-the stranger, was il cv.
I er discovered who he was, or why he acted So
I mysterious part"
. ''lt was known to Charles and Sarah, but not
/ 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan. He was the Father OF
Sarah, who having accumulated some property
in the West had returned TO look after his daugh'
| ter. He was much changed from what he had
been when he wooed and won the mother of Sa.
: rah; and with his whiskers, mustaches, and his
blanket coat, escaped recognition. Knowing
Mr.. Morgan's prejudces, he forbade Sarah to
, let him know that she had seen him, aware that
on that depended her inheriting her uncle's prop
cry. He had married again, and thought Sarah
as agreeabIy situated in her uncle's family, as she
, would be with step-mother in the West. He
: judged rightly. as Mr. Morgan left his property
= TO Charles and Sarah"
bat did Sarah never see her Father again?'
E.Np moi nj tho last datal' SAID the gentleman
2 smiling, "but he has prospered wonderfully, is a
!. present leading man in his State, and we are
= now on our way TO visit him."
"H'e, my dear sir, oe!"
a "Ah, have betrayed myselfat lastl Yes, sir
n we; the lady to whom YOU paid SO much atten
d ton at dinner, is my own iule Sarah, and an
half ashamed to confess it. after the praises be
e slowed upon myself am Charles Sumner"