Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-17
From the Home Journal.
THE SUSPICIOUS MAN.
A TALE WITH A MORAL.

I'm recent number of an English magazine we
trREp CRowcuILL Our limits will not permit
ps to give the long and less interesting iniroduc-
lion; but will simply say, that moderately
wealthy bot very happy and contented country
Oentleman has gathered his family and friends
around bright and ruddY fire on Christmas eve,
and, in accordance with his lone-estabshed Gus
,om relates the following story u
~You all know the sheep-sheds in our lower
croft. bv Windy Gap," said he. Before | built
,bose sheds, when it first came into my possession,
had often endeavored to reclaim it, but after
many vain attempts | gave the obstinate bit up in
despair and put it to its present use. 1t is des-
ola,e looking nook, and lis appearance carries out
TO a miracle the scenes ofhappness enacted upon
is site.
William Mawby was born there of parents
well to do in the world, with everything about their
farm in thriving state. AS mere child, he was
Of peevish. solitary nature. This have heard
from good authority for | only became acquaint-
ed with him as entered my first school, and he
was just on the point of leaving it.
Consequently, when entered home for good TO
nv parents roof he was grown man, and | a
mere stripling. As so short a distance divided
| his fathers farm from ours, soon fell over him,
| and renewed our acquaintance. His occupation
was oreshadowing OF his miserable character !:
! he was diligently inspecting hedge that divided
close from the main road. He thought he had
/ discovered evident traces of some one having
passed into the field through the said hedge.
81 laughed al his wise and serious face, drawn
into look of profound wisdom for so trihing an
OCCASION
Ny young friend said he, mel are ruined
By rifles. Ii is not the broken hedge | value; but
lsuspect lhe trespassers passed through that gap
upon some unlawful purpose: but III be even
win them, now my suspicious are aroused
with that he tapped the side Of his nose, and
vent on his way most suspiciously uncomfortable.
T." The next day. 10 the amusement Of the village
sargs board appeared staring over the hedge,
Win the announcement of all sorts of penalties
and spring guns to the unwary trespassers. His
Old father was a merry hearted, plain old man,
VAo never put himself under the infiction OF
aoHots; for he believed that men were all pretty
Considerably honest as the world went. and he
bad not the slightest idea that he was better than
any body else consequently he smoked his pipe
u calm conleniment, and let the world wag.
His suspicious son soon disturbed his blissful
'4naulmi,y for much TO his annoyance, he found
padOcks placed on things that had hitherto been
'Pen 10 ALL His neighbor had TO wait for his
sass OF ale while he found his son, and his son
"and the key for he, the contriver, was not al
'sss sure where he had hidden il.
Poor Williams principal torment was his sus-
NcIon Of his own father. His ynx-eye soon
'Aomed the soft, easy temper of his parent. and
""a thousand ways wheIelnhis disposition might
turned to account by the cunning dealers on
r''ke days. when the ale was uppermost a. their
'D"eFs' IN which the old man delighted, and which
would have been difficult to wean him from
'Anough yielding and good natured, he was
'ough and Independent TO be dictated to by
'OOoy. Another painful thorn 10 bis side was
'eeo aunt to whom the old man took we'll
'u Weekly basket. She lived on small sii-
~ IA the mark et-town She had two daugh-
The old man often took his SOLDERING cup OF
"a with them on his return. He might leave
~ca something comfortable. The thought was
'"ontips.