The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-27

The mill was finished, and was now
grinding away as triskly as il had ever
done in Tin, days of'iis former activity. A
steady miller has been engaged, and now
with his wife and two or three chubby chill
dren, inhabited the old milIer's cottage close
by. which had also been pui into thorough
repair. The finishing Of the mill, and the
'house-warming' Of the miller's cottage, had
been celebrated by supper at old Jacob
Seanilebmy's, at which Marcus Welstead
presided, and his three sons were present.
*l* He was pleased to see
so respectable thing again on his estate.
He was glad to set that business came pour
ing in too, and after the first toast Of pros
perity to the mill, he had actually given,
Prosperity to Jacob Scantlebury, and may
be continue TO grind his corn in the new
risen mill for many long year. Old ia
cob was at first quite knocked down by this
unexpected kindness; but he got over it, and
in rising te, return thanks got into such a
rambling and tangled discourse, where all
sorts OF seriptural metaphors and sayings
were turned topsy-turvey, as made much
more laughter and merriment than the wit
test fellow in Christendom could have done
Onions and garlic in the Aesh.pots Of E-a-
gypt' were brought in to illustrate the jolly
old state Of things TO which he had so often
looked back. He declared that be had safe
looking on the desolate ole building Con
many and many a day from his windows,
like spar on the houe-top, ill he fell
like a brother Of dragons and a consoler Of
owls But line upon Line, and pre-a-cepl
upon pre-acept, had done the work, as il
always would. He had always admired
the maxim. that he that puts his hand to
the plough should never look back TO the
harrow, or he would neither plough MOI
harrow, and then The miller would have
nothing to grind. He was fot stroke upon
stroke, and heap upon heap, as Sampson
said when he slew thousand men with the
iaw-bone OF an ass. He likened himself
and the miller to the tive women who vert
grinding, and one was taken and the othel
left. Ii would soon be his lot to be taken
his grinders were wearing fast away; but h
should always reflect with pleasure, after hi
was dead. that there would be work fol
the grinders Of the fresh generation for many
day from The old mill again. He had OF
ten felt lonesome in the old house, when
the mill srcod still; but now the mill-whee
was good company for him, and the water
dashing over it as good as song--to say
nothing Of the miller himself-when he came
out for bit oil chat in the evening" Blu
il MIR. Jacob was confused, his wife wal
confusion itself. She occupied the head
Of the table, and with the e1hilration oil
the evening, became most talkatiye. ShI
declared that so solitary had their house
been before the mill was inhabited again
that she used to hear the birds snoring in tn,
woods as she safe on the hearth (she haC
heard the wood-pigeous cooing). Their,
was no christian Greater nearer than Ben
ton, the cooper house, Benton the cooper
house; she never used the possessive case,
and the screaming Of farmer Radley gees
was the only rational sound that reached
her from morning till night. Now. she saw
something entertaining every day. Their,
was always a-going and a-coming from
night ill morning. Yesterday, old Wat
kisson horse had dropped down dead at tn
mill door, ard died directly. One day
there was actually hawker crying an in
teresting murder, and the other day tire,
sailors had los! their way in the valley
because they had come 50 far withou
seeing anybody to ask. '-Ho,0in's Hal
and Hamle.