The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-10-09

INHHhlHS SlIIellHS uuCd'S3 ~ iohS ih'SH"I'
for Lizzy, in his breccSes pocket, and wher
down stairs.
Bat for the spteful walls he himself hac
built, he might have slipped uut by the bach
door, and have reached tho wedding party
aImosl unperceived, as il was, he had 10 make
a circuit, and pass between the rows OF la'
bles.
Stepping softly, and with downcast eyes
be approached the feast Ljzzy saw him anC
blushed crimson, her mother saw him and
turned deadly pale; malicious smile spread
over The faces of most Of tho guests at the
prominence thus given to the gross hreacl
OF family lsages. Caspar sprang from hi:
seat. lbelieve his intention was 10 offer hi:
brother a glass Of vine, ana also believed
that, had lie done so, Zebulon would have
remained, and Lizzy's marriage would have
marked tho date of a new bond Of harmony
and affection. But Just thent The younges
of Caspnr's children called gu, 10 the greal
| house dog, which upon that day was unchainl
cd, that he might share the general Joy
Fowler, Fowler, there is uncle Scissor legs! !!
| The dog was good tempered enough, and in
capable of hurting child; bnt the liite
rascals had more than once, when he wa:
chained up SET him at their uncle to Fighter
poor ZebuIon. fowler now rushed from
under the table, and made furious charge
at the taior's legs; Zebulon, who was pIe-
pared for everything, struck him severe
blow across the teeth with his walking cane,
and at the same moment Caspar gave him a
tremendous kick into the ribs, 80 that the
brute fled back bowling under the table,
But Zebulon looked wralh(ulIy al the family,
and said am gning AWAY; yon have no
need to bring dogs to drive your neaIe>i
relative fIom his niece's wedding. Far
quicker Than he came he strobe through the
guests and disappeared behind the angle Of
the house. ,. al.sa
Then he crossed the market place TO the
Office of the noary, had an hours conference
with him, and made an early Bppnintmen
with him for The next morning al his owl
house. Then he returned home, Joined Tie
drinkers at the village inn, and asked the
barber aud the Garrier, the two greatest gos
sips in the parish, to come to him next NOR.
ming, to witness the Signature. Upon theil
promising to do so, he treated them to the
best wine, and played cards with them till
late in the night. In this way he got lid oI
two of lae gold pieces he had received ful
his gold chain--wheh was just what he de,
sired. AT midnight when the marriage feast
was at an end, he went home and TO feast.
The notary came, the Witnesses olso.--
fZeb1lon had a female relation in the Ober-
land, whom he could mol bear, because she
had msconducted herself as a young girl
and disgrace 10 the family had been with
great difficulty averled by hasty marriage
To her and her children he now bequeathed
by will his house AMI land, and everything
else he possessed; with cause, providing
that the beqnest should be null and void, i
ever the heirs suffered the walls and the row
of poplars TO fall nlo decay, or If at any time
they sold any potion of tie lond to his bro
ther Caspar, or his descendants. The nola
ry's fees swallowed up The rest of the price
of the chain, with the exception Of ten,
goosehen bit, which ZeboIon threw into hc
poor box on the following Sunday. He
strictly and repeatedly forbade the two wit
nesses TO dvuIge what had passed. They
of course knew nothing more pressing than
10 tell it to everybody; and before evening
twenty tongues had repeated to Clspar, in
confidence, The edityng tale.
Money weighs heavy everywhere, but
especially in country places where men, anc
often maideHs, are valued by what the,
possess. Caspar soon observed that lie ut
longer passed for half SO rich mun ns lor
mcrly 1t was very well known that Zebu
lon, from his garden, and his rch meadows
and his Iailor's trade, d rived about as gooC
an income as did Caspar from his farm; ant
that, moreover, having neither chick nol
child, he did not spend tlhe Of his gains
Besides this, he had bis fdIhet's solid vel
built house, whilst Caspar had the unsafe
newly constructed dwelling by The water,
edge; and Nhen the property Of The lalte
came TO be divided amongst twelve childfen
the share Of each wodId be very small IN
deed BY the neighbors, both old and youn,
all these calculations were quickly made. :
The mayors son of ncigIboring villagt
hnd long been paying attention to Anna
Cnspar's second daughter, (the same who la,
pulled Michael off his uncle's staircase,) an,
OH Lizzl's wedding day they had aImos
come 10 an understanding; but now he kep
away and for long time Anna looked ia
less pert than was her wont Caspar himsel
|had hoped to be chosen assessor al the mex
opporlun ty; but when il camSAdAn electiH
Everybody said it was no, proper TO beslov
that office on man who was al feud wit
one Of his neighbors, and 50 the choice fe
upon n richer peasant. although he, instea
of one enemy, had at least a half a dozen. :
In his own house, too, Caspar had daily fees
vaxations 10 endpreg His wife reprouche
hin, with his obstiunsy saying she had ney
er seriously intended hin u! build on tina
damp spot bysihe river. Ills children, /
whose hearts the seeds Of hatred had bee
early sowp, bad learned, whilst playing lricE
on Then UNCLE, 10 despise the parents wh
conniyod nt their misconduct The eide
sons and daughters looked upon their faith,
aud mother as the cause Of thell losing the
} luncle's rich inheritance; aud Anna, pbandol
ed sy snilors, had not a good wofd left f
lber parents. The curse Of hatred was upo
The whole family, and Caspnr, ash he foilowc
bls oxen across bis fields, would offoD say
himseIf-'Werc but lliree years younger,
we'll know what | would DO, Bat siAce ih
has lasted three yoaFs, il Inilst last GIL m
dourh.' And thereupop, he.stuck tbeigDa
50 sharply into lhe oxen that they sprang
side, a6d the furrow went asksw.l fnad
VI A hard winter came 10 January M
7 February il showed incessanily; atnighi
Sroze, and The snow remaiaedsnu the graun
Upou the Lower Rhine The lhaw was loolss