The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-05-25
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From the Flag Of our Union.
TrheBsmitched Clock.
by II oLD'UN.

About half past eleven o'clock on Sun.
day night, a human leg enveloped in blue
b~roadcloth "might have been seem enter
ing Deacon Cephas Barberry's kitchen
window. The leg was followed finally,
by the entire person of a live Yankee, at,
tired in his Sunday go.to'meeiing clothes.
1t was in short Joe Mayweed who, thus
burglariously, in the dead Of night, won
his way into The Deacon's kitchen.
"Wonder how much the old deacon
made by ordering me not to darken his
doors again :" soliloqIized the young gen.
lleman. "Promised him | wouldn't, but
didn't say no,hin' bout winders. Winders
is just as good as doors, eff there amt no
nails to tear your rowsers onto. Wonder
if Sail come down! The crilter promised
me. I'm afraid to move about here,
''cause | might break my shins over some
thin nalher, and wake the old folks. Cold
enough 10 freeze abolish bear here. @,
here comes Sally"
The beauteous maid descended with a
pleasant smile, a tallow candle, and card
of Lucifer matches. After receiving a
rapturous greeting, she made up a rousirg
fire in the cooking stove, aud the happy
couple sat down to enjoy the sweet inter
change OF VOWS and hopes. But the course
oil True love ran.no Smoother in old Bar.
barry's kitchen than il does elsewhere.
and Joe, who was ust making up his mind
10 treat himsellto a kiss, was startled by
the voice Of the Deacon, her father, shout
ing from his chamber door:
"Sallyl what are you getting up in the
middle Of the nighpfot!"
"Tell limits mos, moring," whispered
Joe.
can't tell a fb!' said Sally.
"Tll mske it a truth, tnen," said Joe I;
and running to the huge, old fashioned
clock that stood in the corner, he set it al
five.
Look a, the dock and tell me what
lime it is" cried the old gentleman up
stairs.
at is five by the clock" said Sally, and
corrobOrating her words, the clock struck
five.
The lovers sat down again and resumed
their conversation. Suddenly the staircase
began to creak.
"Guod gracious It's father!"
"rhe Deacon! by thunder" cried Joe.
"Hide me, Sail"
"Whers can | hide youl" cried the DIS
tracted girl.
20, | know" said he. all squeeze
into the clock.case." And without anolh-
er word, he concealed himself in the case,
and drew the door behind him.
The deacon was dressed, aud seating
himself down by the cooking stove, pulled
out his pipe, lighted it, and commenced
smoking deliberately, and calmly.
"Five O'Clock, eh!" said he. "Well,
shall have time to smoke three or four
pipes, and then III go and feed the crit.
ters."
hadn't you better feed the critters fast,
sir, and smoke afterwards" suggested the
du;ful Sally.
"No-smokin' clears my head, and
wakes me up" answered the deacon, who
seemed noia with disposed to hurry hil
enjoyment.
BURR r.r-whiz-ding! ding! ding!'
went the clock.
"TormeDIed Lightning !" cried the dea
con, starting up, and dropping his pipe OF
the stove; "what in creations thai"
"Ifs only the clock striking five !" sai(
Sally, TREMENDOUSLY.
"Whiz! ding! dingl ding!' went the clocl
furiodsly.
"Powers Of mercyl" cried the ceac IN
"Strikin' five! lis struck a hundred al
ready"
"Deacon Burberry" cried the deacon
better half, who had hastily ROBBED herself
and now came plunging down the staircase
in the widest state Of alarm. "What i
the matter with the clocki"
"Goodness only knows replied III,
old man "lts bern in the family lhesl
hundred years, and never did | know il I,
carry on so before"
Whiz! bang! bang! bang! VENT the clocl
again.
I'm bust iiselg' cried The old lady. shed
ding a food Of tears. "and there won't b
nothing left Of it,"
"lts bewiichedI" said the deacon. VIII,
r%e'ained learen Of good old New Eng
hand superstition 10 his nature. "Auy how
he said, aflsr a panse, advancing T%esolole
" toward The slook5 AN see what's 60
into H."
r 90 donT!T cried Bis daughter, aftC
tionaIely seizing one Of his coat tails, Will
his faithful wife clrug 10 The olher.-
"Don'iI' chOrusedbmh ibs women logelh
or.
"Eei go my raimem!' shouted the oil
deacon ''kaiD't afeured Of the powers 0
darkness"
But The women would not lei 90 rs
the deacon slipped out Of his coat, an
while, from the sudden cessation Of resisI
aHce, they frll heavily 10 the asor, he DART