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Here was a tnock down srsunent.--
An my plans Of cour,isg and conior,
lmelied down and ran of 10 ! hotsent.
saw directly iha, The widow va, fe.oIyeJ
70 push big Dolly Fisher into nv sleigh
whether or no; aod there vas no remecy
for the widow Beanfis stump TIA, (,
neither 70 be got around nor moved oul
Of the way. I ssid something sbout The
small size Of the sleigh. bat i, vouldn',
ds-she shutsmy mouth instantly.
Let me 1siops' ssys Shelf vent .
sleighing aiore you was born. youn gster.
II don't koow how 10 pack sleigh. Who
does. Patty Bean siov ygur.elf away
here snd shrink yourself mp small. Ii
there sin't room We must make room,
a. the iellef used ossy. Now, Dolly,
hoist yourself iu therep
She tumbled her into The sleigh ike .
shot from ashovsl. or cart load Of pump
Rms into . gondola. II was chuck
you.
Why Johnny Beedle. says Mrs Bean,
10 ny Day, they used 10 pack Us layer on
layer
Al this hint Il aked round 10 Patty.
TO begin the second layer on her lap -
Blu, the widow was wide awake. She
clencbed me BY the collar. and patlins
upon Dolly's knees- Here's the drivers
seat, says she. lt'Phnt your feet IA, and
6rm, neice-jump up. Johnry, and nov,
away with her, nyIad.'
BY this time bad got so fsvin' mad
that could hold in no longer. Tell foul
OF the old mare, and u didn't give il 10
her about right. and there's none o. me
that's ell The Deacon counted the wells
on her side week afterwards, when he
called on me for reckoning. which was
made with chalk on The upper Zap Of bis
every day hat. Sakey, not understand.
ing such jokes. took the BIZ in her teeth
and shot off, right on eend like a streak
ot true Connecticut lightning. Jsnima |
how she Skinned over il. Aud the
houses. and barns, and the fences. and
pig styles. few b. Us like cloudsby The
moon. 'Yopdef is Hanks corner
Whoorah!' and Whoorshl' answered an
the ladies' and geo lie men with one voice
Suksy, scaled with The noise, turu ed The
corner with Dirt and the sleigh was bot.
tom upwards in a-----l Whoa, there.
whoa The first thing thai knew. wasln
the bottom ofa snow bank damned down
! under half toni Of Dolly Fisher! |
tbodghtt never shouldsee daylis b, again
aud when they hauled me out, i left a
print 10 The snow very much like cock.
ed up bat knocked into the middle Of next
week. as The sailors say.
Howsomever. no bones were broken
We shook our feathers and crept ia o our
nest again laughing as loud az ih'e best Of
them. The sleighs were now formed
INTO string. the fiddler following, and
away We stsried on the road to Shaws's
bells jingling. 6ddles sounding, and ev.
cry body hollooipg and screaming for
joy.
Peter Shaw heard The racket two miles
of; for be was slwsys 90 The look out Of
. moon shiny night. He fell to kicking
up . dusi .in the restroom 10 put i, 10
tights, aud when We sEfived, the floor
Wss swept, The bss, Japan candle sticks
Paraded. The fire place filled with green
wood pnd little Ben was anchored close
under The 1amb. TO tug at the broken
~inded bellows. No fire appeared, but
there was strong symPto ms Of il. ior there
vas no lack oismoke and part OF i, miss
ing the WY up ibe chimney, strsyed
about The room. which gave me achaace
to bit of another complineht upon Patly's
beauty, as being The cause Of drawing the
smoke,
Every, body laughed at4he novelty Of
The idea. But there was no lime for chat.
As soon as We had taken . swis al the hoi
stuff ap around, we sal the fiddler down
in the jamb. took ibe floor. and went 10
work. might and main. the fiddle. keep.
ing time with the belloWses. Not to Be
p.olix. we kept ID up, frolickins and
drinking bot stuff till midnight. aud while
il lasted. The fun was real ginniwine, /
tell ys. But as I casi d sleeps eve al
Patty, ! took notion that she and Slab
Golding were rather thick. considerin'.-
Thinks ]. she wants 10 make me Jealous.
10 spur me on; 50 seeing them IN close
eonfsb, ss1 was cantsIing down outside,
l poked my head between then and
cried boo, But the cat was soon out Of
The bag. We paid The reckoning-4fou-
and sixpense apiece, Think Of that. Eve.
ry body grumbled. bot Peter Shaw didu't
care. Then followed The cTowdiHg Of
sleiebs. taking 10 the ladies a, The door
Such hubbub aud coofusionl But
when my turn come. 10 and behold Pat
iy Bean was missing. and so was 81 Gold
ingi
Here is The end OF my story; aud Who
ever wants 10 know THE particulars that
happened on the ride home, must ask
Dolly Fisher. The Deacon will tell YOU
what . picklesSukey came home in, snd
hsu much 1 paid for the whistle ri.
naiiY, whoever went 10 our meeiine.
house the next Sunday mornine. knows
very well bow Patty Bean md Josiah
Goidibe are 10 square sccounis.
A ssilor Of raihsF irssl;eious iufn Of
MAD. dsrip1 . Horn q sea, concluded q
prayer With the folio wing words - 0b
Lard, / besesch Thee 10 hear my prayer
ii ibis time. for Thou knowesl I trouble
Thee but seldoD:'
$3.50.
The promises 81 he Bibls. Ike The
beams u ihs sun. sbils = freely 10 sttbe
nindous Of ibe poor mans cottage % the
rich mans ptlfce.