Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-10-31

ihSulliuS diiy oue.
He has clearly insulted me, and he did it
deliberately replied her husband
No, no. Don't thinkso. Uncle Ben smoke
to me very kindly of you. He means well.
but acts strangely sometimes.
Strange enough! l don't like such we'll
meaning men,
And so saying, he left the room. As soon
as he was gone, Henry, whose eyes had been
feasting on the newspaper since the moment
his father drew it from his pocket. seized upon
it, and opened it with a feeling of delight so
intense that his very hands trembled. 1t was
copy of the Weekly Cincinnati Gazette,
which he Immediately commenced reading
aloud to his mother and Ellen About half an
hour afterwards, Peter Miller returned to the
house. Glancing through the window, he saw
the paper open in Henrys hands, while his
wife and Ellen, who were sewing-though it
was New Years day-were evidently listening
with much interest, .....
Peter was still too angry with Uncle Ben.
and felt too great contempt for his newspaper
TO join the family while thus engaged. So he
went into the adjoining ROOM The commu-
nicating door stood ajar, and as Peter sat down
he heard distinctly the voice of Henry. as he
read to his mother and sister. At first. he
themselves into sentences, his mind took in the
thoughts and feelings expressed, and soon, in
spite OF himself he became deeply interested.
Henry was reading a story of domestic trial,
in which profound trust in Providence sus-
tanned the parties introduced, even when their
sky was far darker than his had yet been and
when he saw help come to them, in their most
painful extremity, and from point least ex-
pected, he could not keep the tears from his
eyes. After the story was completed Henry
read for nearly an hour longer, all of which
time Peter Miller sat in the adjoining room,
listening intently, and equally interested with
the others.
All dinner time, Henry and Ellen talked
about what had been read in the &c Gszette.'-
They did not know that their father had been
as much interested in the contents of the pa
per as themselves. He remained silent
During the afternoon, Peter sat in the
room with his wife, he picked up the news
paper which lay temptngly near him-he
felt differently towards it, since he had listen
ed to Henry reading from its broad pages
and let his eye glance over il, from column
TO column.
Gypsum? GYPSUM said he at length,
speaking half TO himself, yet looking low-
ards Hannah. as if making inquiry of her.
'WIat is gypsum?'
Tm sure don't know replied Hannah
Isn't there a dictionary up stairs?
Il believe there is, somewhere. But
couldn't put my hand on it. I've not seen it
these five years.
Let me see, said Hannah thoughtfully,
where is it? Yes-yes; think know
And laying down her mendiny, she went up
stairs In little while she returned with
the book in her hand, open; and as she en-
tered the room, said-'Gypsum is plaster OF
Paris
Indeed! Oh, well, that is simple enough,
them
What is simple enough!' asked Hannah
You know that we lost nearly our whole
crop of grapes, last year, by kind Of mil
dew or roi,' said Peter. Il calculated, GER
tainly, on getting at least hundred and fifty
dollars from that acre of vineyard, just in full
bearing; and got nothing worth sending 10
market. Now, here man says that he lost
his grapes, year before last, in just the same
way; and that after studying about it long
time, be thought that he would gather the
leaves that fell in autumn, and put them
around the roots Of the vine, adding little
gypsum, and see what effect it would have
Last year every vine thus treated had an
abundance OF healthy fruit, while on the 9TH
ers, the grapes, just as they were about rip
enng, decayed as before
is it possible! I'd do the same
fTndeed l will AS soon MS the snow
clears of I'll take man and 60 through the
or TWO dollars worth of grapes, it is well
worth the trying. If i had only known this
last year!'
A week went by, and then another mum
ber Of the Gazette came. When Peter
brought it from the Post Office and threw it
down, Henry uttered an exclamation of pleas
ure, and catching il up, opened it with de-
lighted eagerness which his father could not
help observing. He Immediately commence
ed reading aloud for his mother. Peter Mil
Ter listened, and soon became as much inter.
esled as he had been in the story read in
The preceding number.
After supper that evening Peter took up
the paper because he could not help doing SO
the very sight Of producing desire TO
know more of what it contained. He was
reading to himself, when he paused, and
looking up, said rhoughtiulIy-
Can that really be SOP
'Can what really be so" asked Hannah.
If what is said 10 this paper be true,' re.
piled Peter, i can pay off my mortgage ia
two years.
what does it say? enquired Hannah, look
ing surprised.
1T says that swamp muck, treated in
certain way, makes fertilizer equal in val
lie, to lands of certain character, to the
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