Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-05
VOL. V.

:, tho niob, .
Hans w.s ne merrv ,s 4. rr;r when Casnar
,ha sr,;,b r.,e h;n, a. olL sh;s, tho c,rnen,e,
Iosenh = ns;r of fhraech.sNand so IN
We'll IN he snre f;,ILs NAV now saw that
carry the whole VILLAGE ON NV backr said he
and he gave to each article of dress the name
of the donor. "A coat. indeed like this which
friend has worn nicely smoo,h for one. fits tc
at never was at ease in n new coal and
YOU know used always IN oo TO the church,
and rub the sleeves in the wax that dropped
from the holy tapers. TO make them comtorta-
BILE and fiji for wear But this time I'm saved
the trouble. and I'm for all the world, like a
new-born babe who is fitted with clothes with
out measuring. Av. av. Won NAV laugh bu,
Ills f,c,-I:m new-born
And in trmb !, quite seemed so with the old
man. The wild merrimen, of former years,
which had slumbered for while, all burst Out
anew.
A fellow lust now entered, who had been
active in extinpuishing the fire, and having his
hand in the work. had been at the same time no
less actively engaged in quenchiug a certain in
ternal ire-and in truth, as was plain 10 be seen
more than was needed On seeing him, the
old fiddler cried out, by Jove, how envy the
fellow S Jolllty All Inc ioiks laughed but
presently the merrlment was interrupted by the
entrance of the magistrate with his attorney,
come TO investigate the cause OF the fire, and 10
take an inventory OF The damage.
Old Hans openly confessed his fault. lie
had the odd peculiarly of carrying about him.
| in all his pockets little box of luciier match
es. in order never 10 be at loss when he want
ed 10 liyht his pipe. Whenever any one call
ed ON him. and whereye, he went. his 6uoers
we're almos, uuconsciously playinp with The
matches. Often and often he was heard 10 ex-
claim .Provokinp enouuh thai these matches
sbnuld came into f,sbion ms, as 7 am oo;ng oa
the s,aoeI Look a lioht in the ,wink6ng of
an aveG Onlv ,bink of all the time I've lbs,
in the course of my life in striking a light with
the old flint aud steel-days, weeks, ay. years
The fire had, to all appearances, originated
with this child 's-play of the old man, and the
magistrate said, with regret, that he must in-
fllct the legal penalty Tor his carelessness.-
However, al all events, us wen lis no worse,
ne auueu you are, III rum 'le ias' oi lne
nuuiers III our uuii, Piouoins ''iies, you are
.r ,eiic " '"e Pas'-oi d N'ei'y' oateiesS age,
lWouid nave oeeh gtle'ons thihS u you had
come to such miserable end.
Look We, YOUR worship, | ought to have
been parson, said Hans; 'and | should have
| preached TO the folks after this fashion -
Don set too much store on hie, and Ii can /
| hurt YOU look on everything as tuoery, and
then you II be cleverer than all the rest Ii
| the world was always merry-if folks did
nothing but work and dance, there would be
no need of schoolInasters-no need of learning
To write and read-no parsons-and 10y your
worship pardon) no magistrates. 1he whole
Morlu Is oi9 huule-the strihSs are tuned
rortune Piays upon 'heih out some one is
wanted 10 De constantly screwlng up the
strings ana ms is Joo ior me Parson and
mag is''a'e' mere "o'ni"s Jul 'ur"'''g anu
Scie"lns' d''u 'u'niS anu ''i"Pi's' anu 'i'e
uanoe
lhe hddler tongue Went running on IN ms
way, until his worship TOOK friendly leave OF
him. we shall, however, remain, and tell
the reader sonethlng OF the history OF this
strange character.
Ii is now nearly thirty years since the old
| man first made h,s appearance IN the vllaue e
iu,, at IN. time when the new church was
,,s.cr,t.d Wl,., he f;rst Gam. .uouo
the villagers. he played for three days and
three nights almost necessarily, the maddest
tunes. Superstllious folks mut'ered one to
another, that it must be Old Nnk, himself,
who could draw such spirit and lite from The
instrument, as never To let any one have rest
or quiet any more than he seemed 10 require
II h''nser' During the whole oi th's tIme,
he scarcely ate hi"rsei, ana only drank
hu' IN po't" Ita"sn's-u''ti"s Tue p.uses.
often IL seemed as !. ne diu "ol sur a hnser'
u"t mercy t'iu 'he hnu'e s',ch on 'ie strings
anu "''s.I sou''es ''s''"'y came out u,
'he'h' WINE ,ne 'iuu'e-oo" hoppeu up ana
uoMh o' Hsei.
hey-Hay 'heie was 'herrY-hahing anc
piece oil worS III the large dahcing'room ol
the gun o"ce, during Pause' 'le nost-
ess, ouxom' por'y wi"'"' cr'ed out, Hold
hard, hddieri 10 stop; Inc cattle are all quar-
relIns with you and VIII starve, II you don't
let the lads an'i g'rls go home aud iced them.
IL you've no ply on us ioiks, DO. ior good
ness sake, STOP your hddiilg, lor the sake oil
The poor dumb creatures.
'os' So c'.e" ''o huI'er' mere you can
- ar ~, a.,,l, na,, .ir,s -. .'o
~ VI "'o IT .I. -, i, :, !'
""u'I 'm !, :" ,,,r u,i,h I I'm 49,, !" r."
WIZ oanoe 'uin T'' MS "a sup my nu-
"'e-''"A ~.
The musician jumped OF The table. All
the by-standerS pressed the hostess, TN AT
length she consented 10 dance she clasped
her partner tigii' around 'he waist, whilst ie
kept hold OF lis hddle, drawing from II
sounds never before heard and ~ this con-
ical manner, playing and dan'ing, they per-
formed their esolui"ns IN the circle oi spec
tators; aud a. length. with brilliant scrape
OF his bow, he concluded. embraced the host
ess, aud gave her a bouncing kiss, receviug,
IN return. no less hearty box on the ear
Both were gwen and taken in fun and good
temper. ..1 ....a