The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-07-18


MIR. S. had gone out of town, there would
be no necessity OF taking home his clothes
for two weeks"-all of which he had
borne with the resignation of a martyr,
quietly biding his time to turn the tables,
and return some Of the fdUors so lavishly
bestowed. The time did come and it was
on the evening before the first of April,
"All FOOLS Day." He went up to the
young ladies to spend the evening, when
as usual, among the variety Of subjects
discussed, eating became a topic upon
which they "waxed warm," and one Of
the young ladies jokingly asked S. if he
wounldn,t come the nextday to help them
crack eggs as she had been half the morn
ing thus agreeably employed; "for'' said
she, ''we are TO have our reunion to NOR
row night, and you know we always make
our own cake
A sudden idea struck Smithers-he
saw his way as clear as MONDAY, and had
his plans laid in an instant.
s'That reminds me of what | heard
day or two since, pray, what do you do
with the shells?' said he, in a somewhat
negligent manner.
"Do with them? why throw them away
of course"
That's foolish don't you know that
you can dispose of them at very good
price!' said S. in as fnethodisticaI a man
ner as possible.
''Indeedl" replied the younger.
"Y Yes; saw a man a day or two ago
who said that he was engaged in the "Egg
shell business" that he collected them
from many families ,Yho saved them for
him andfor which he paid either 16 or Is
cents hundred. / now forget which,"
: s'Well, well, If this isn't an age of i'm
provement! Nothing is wasted now-a-
days-1 declare, shouldn't wonder if
some 'lte' fthe-school does not IN
vent some process by which beach sand
may be converted into healthy and fat
tening nutriment-but tell me what use
can possibly be made of egg shells?''
Necessity" that respected ''parent of
invention" came TO Smithers relief, and
he gravely replied
"That was the peculiarity that struck
me, and | asked him the same question.
Why, said he, 1t is quite a common bus-
mess in Ireland, where l came from. |
use them for manufacturing purposes, but
as yet have not been able to collect suffi-
clent for my wants, and would thank you
to save for me all you use at your house,
and L will call around for them
''Dld you ever!' they calculated, like
so many Aminidab Sleeks
Their imaginations were smaleable' and
s., took the opportunity to shape them to
SUIT himself.
81 told him | was no housekeeper, but if
he would leave his address [ would men
tion to my friends-he did so, and pro-
missed to call on me again in day or two.
Now, girls if you wish, will tell HIM to
call on you
"Thank you, we can just as well save
them as throw them away. You would
scarce believe how many we use. Six
teen cents hundred! Why, girls, quite
an accession to our pm money!
The girls of course concurred, and Ell
len, the house maid was forthwith, direc-
ted to consecrate barrel for the purpose.
The next day S. wrote as Irish look
ing note as can be imagined, purportino
to come from one flames FarnIv. of
Blumm ing dale" to state that he was
cumming doom in foug ghtnite, or there
about, and would do himself the plashur
Of waithn on the ladies for their shells -
Two weeks passed, aye, three weeks
had gone by three full barrels of ego shells
had been the rich harvest, vet no eoo
shell dealer made his appearance, The
weather was growing warm, and thew
began to create an effiuvia that could not
possibly be mistaken for "milIe Aeur. !"
when Smithers drew up document pur-
porting to come from the Health Warden
OF the Ward, giving them an official notice
'that IN accordance with an affidavit filed
IN this I'll. VS. office" a copy ofwhicb,
au'y attested, was annexed, ''their pre-
misses had become nuisance to their
neighbors, that ifthe cause be not reno.
we'd immediately 1t wo'd be done bv the c-
ty officers, and charged to them, together
with penalty of fifty dollars 6y law
made and provided" The affidavit was
to the effect that the 'deponent living next
to, and adjoining the premises occupied
oy the Misses, is annoyed by gross
ly offensive odor arising from their cellar.
which this deponent believes is produc ed
by large deposit of egg shells, and If
not removed, disease of violent charac-
ter will be the inevitable result
Added to this, several signatures and
an enormous seal, gave the document n
dec ldedly formidable appearance; il struck
to their young hearts. 1t was passed from
one to the other. and each read with ?
trembling voice that they bad been com