The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-14


The CT .sh ana the catastrophe did not divert the
old mans attention from his paper. Il, II anu
sed himself by putting the parts oI the den"lIah-
Ell CHAR iii pince, or, 10 use h.s own expression
'.hy setting the trap for somebody else lie
had ample time for this: aisJ for tracing the
journey uf u wasp ON the wall, before MIR. Hail
foidei his paper. raised his spectnc!es on his
forehead, and uttered, in slight interrog"uve
tome the words
Folks well -
They was well when come here; should
think it is likely that they sick by this time"
\ slight movement about the corners OF Mr..
Halls mouth showed that smile was hoyering
in the vicinity. Ii came rs near lighting on has
lips as he usually permitted one to come.
Miss JOhes sent me TO borrow some things
for the apple bee.
''h hat is an apple bee ?'
..it Is somewhere abnut half way between II
honey bee and humble bee.
Mr.. Hall WIS accustomed tn affect great igno
rance of AL things pertaining to youthful sports
ana merry makings; verltabie TRADITION, ho"eV-
ar, reiu tel that he was famous III hIs young days
for ex plots IN that line; hence Mr. GuiIc thought
he gave him .'such answer as he deserved
Probably he thought So himself; tor another
smile Signals but did not fairy hcaSe III sight.
II s'spose | can have the things! ?! said Ben.
'Mhat things ?"
.'Al Your empty tin pans"
They've got mink III them"
II should ike of your empty tin
pans with milk in IL. Ii would pe about as
nous as your way OF welcoming neighbour"
..Mbo going to be there?
Every bouy tnd some others, aud shouldn't
wonder Alr. Hail IA be there; = ~.
the pans, they Ii have . coroner JurJ to-
gether On my account
MIR. Hail went to the stairs leading ~ the Gel
lar, aud s.iu, Mamma you're wantsd"
Il can't leave the keItte; who wants me ?"
Miss Jones wants I" borrow your tin pans"
''She can have them.
'.N here they !'
II know w..ere they are, said Ben; "they
stand leaning against the south suie OF me house
Ike line OF opposition suns. 30 saying, lie
proceeded ut to tue ioea!iry, and gaSnered
up the shining utensils. tie was moving To-
wards nome, when slight hem from behind a
sheet hung OH "a Ciotnes iIue caused hun To stop.
Behind si,Iu sheet stood Miss keD.cca S,niu
Hail, usaaIiy called Becky. Sac appeared 10
be busy Win the clothes pins, which, however,
did nUl nCeu any attention That she Was stand
ing there for the express purpose ot exchtng-
ing words with hIni, viii appear perfectly e'l
dent ~nen proceed Sun the narrative.
Ibid you wash all tnsse ciothrs sui Ben,
pointing to the array % SHIRTS, sheets, aud vain
articles meTIIo auIe anu unaI ht.unto!e
winch nuug uII the lines exteu.IIu5 irJIn Irve to
tree, and from post to post, anu from i,nce To
fence
II did" was the calm reply of the capable
/ female.
Tdlt-COue
| won't your
Who are coaing?"
| Everybody
Did NJ ss Ogden say she would come"
| lies"
! Are Mr.. Green's folks coming ~
! They gone away you know"
, ..u, yes, 50 they are. L don't ike to go where
there many"
Tine more the merrier. All the young IL ks
viii he there; Foster going TO shut up store
and come"
..it rs no nltt,r whether he com ; or not. |
suppose must come OF gave offence.
''Dunt forget to c@uls
lie then ~rit his Wy. s.yus t. himself
''1uu wiil DC l,rcc enough IL -, IpS IA al ii
know Gn.tl the ~hite fingered merchant - L. oo
there-he Is not merchant; n"thlnS out d.
CLERK. Il DO work out ny the year. IA nave
more money the ,nu al tue year imam he viii
have. lake INN, II you want hlm asH no
Iayurs of you.
New Mr. benjamin Franklin Guiic was man
of train anu v,rdcty III siii ms Statements III tdc
To otnrrs; ms statements mic-t" nan seif espe-
cialIy when they reIaLen 10 Becky, could not be
depended upon; III idct, they were often tile
very reverse OF trutn; tney were SO in the pres
eut lie did ASA most earnestly tn favor oI
her affections, ANA ite interest n her person.
How II wdS That ile cou speak the truth 81 coil
= scieutIuuty to others, aud ne es5rtgiously IL
himSe.I, shall not attempt To explain. it is
our aus .ut SIS as historians, furnsh the facts
for the philosophers 10 Work up 'nto Systems
We VIII nov gave some icc"un, of preparations
strictly appertaining the nome department.
Mrs. jones was l Iityor OF na,ins III bee III
the Kitchen, and brought forward many we'ghty
arguments support "f her position Dut the
r-si,it proves th"t tncre as no arguing aSaiins
facts fhe TACT that Miss Ellen Og'tcIi-
who ha spent several n"nfiio ih an incorpofa
ted city, aud nad thus oecolEe the 'srbitr' SS o
geutliIy IN tue vliiage-iI;d, ut the iast awel
, ing 1T her house, not only occupied tue iron
ROOM" but actually fastened the door leading
from the front room INTO the Kitchen. Ii Wa
tot ouened even to admit the bearer of sundri,i
for the reireshmeut OF the visitors. lie was
therefore. obiged to 60 round To the front door
On his wa there. bearing iarGe waiter heav.
: laden with crockery, glass; CAKE, ana s"eei
meats he walked Iuto an external cellar way
D making des ent OF about SIX ieet Ia Il sihgl
I step. There Was crash % crockery, ami
: loud utterauce of some very unnecessary ana III
[ harmonious expetves, and sSiii louder pea
OF iaushter from old sir. Ogden, who Sat IN Ill
kitchen chimney corner. The OLD gehtiemii
: friend To genteei Innovations
Miss Ellen Ogden example Was, thereior'
conclusive against having the young foihs III IN
Il kitchen. They must occupy th front ronui.
The must tIorefUre, De prepared; and a
II the evening would uouptiess be cnoi, 1t Was nt
e cessary 10 have ire lighted there.
d The lire Was hghted about the middle Of I'll
,- accommodating, and in fact quite rebellion