The weekly Placer herald., 1853-07-09
From the lag Of our Union.
THE EEWITCHED CLOCK.
BY THE OLD 'UN.

About half past eleven o',''ock on Sun
day night, human ey envel"ped in hut
brDadclnth "iniyht have been >rpn'cntcr
ing Deacon Cephas BArbrrr, = Kitchen
window. The leg WAS fnIIowr.l, fin"lI,
10y the entire person of Il 1--we Yankee, ar
tired IN his Sunday g0-tO-inprflng "ihrs.
II was, IN shnr,, Joe Mnywred who, thu
burylariou> Y, N the de.,h OF nighr, won
his way into the Dracon's Kitchen.
"Wonder how much the old deac"n
made by ord-rin' ME NOT ~ darkrn his
donrs again" soliIolu z"d the !"'I,y gen
item m. "Promi cd him ! w"uli'ni, bu'
d.dm't Say nothin' about wlnder-. I'm
derS il inst M good "a d""rs,e IT there
ain'r no nails I" tear Your ir"w~erS "''f".
Wonder if Snl'll come down! The rr''trr
promised me- Pm afrard to move about
here, ".,iSp might break my ~hinS 0v'
.ntr,eIh;n' n,ther, aud wake the old folk.
Cold Fl, 'ugh 10 fr"eze 7" l>h bear her"
o, here comes Sally"
The heaurpo,ls maid descended with u
pleasant smile, at, ow candle, and card
Of Luritrr mntchr-. After receiving
raptur",Is grretiug, she made upa r"n-ln.
fire in the cooking stove, and the happ!
couple sat Down 10 fIJoy the sweet inter
change of vows and hopes. But 'h'
course of true lnyp ran II" sno"iher H.
old Bartmrr,'~ kiiri,rn than II does else
where. and Joe, hn WAS IIst making uI'
his mind ro treat himself 10 n kiss, was
-tariled h. the voice at the Deacon, her
father, .houting from tn" rhlmbrr ''"r
"Salll what are yen getting up III the
middle. "f thr night fn' =
"Tell him IFS most nornln2," whs-
pered Joe.
81 can't tell II fin said Sally.
nI'I. make il u trn,h. them" said Joe;
and ru,,ing to The huge, cd t -hi"nr'i
clock thar stood in the corner, he set II ~
FIVE.
"Lonk NJ the clock aud tell me what
time it it." cried the old gentle nen uI'
stairs
.It is five hy the clork." said Sal y, an''
cor roI,nrating her words the old clork
srrurk five. ,.rpt
The overs sat down again and resumed
their ronv, rSarinn. Suddenly the stair
Case began tn rreak.
"Gnoty grncinn- It's father"
"Ihr deacon! hy thuudr' - cried Jm Q
.sHd- me. $ !"
"Wh r. can hide you?" cried the dis
,rartrd yir
50. know" said he, "I'Il squeeze int"
the rlnrk easel ard withnut another
u ord he concealed himself in the ca-' ,
and drew the door hebinl him
| The deacon was dressed, and seating
himself dawn hy the cnnking stove, pulled
out his pipe, lighted il, and commenced
| "A. II a. ,.I ,,Iv
Five n'rkmk, eh ?" said he "W.ll
shrl have time 10 sm"ke three nr fnu'
pipes, and then I'll z" and feed the crit
ters."
uHaduat YOU better feed III" critters
{i,-t, sir and smoke afterwards 20 suggeS
ted the dutifml : lily.
"No -mokm' clears my head, ahr
wax. me up," an w-reI thu deacon, :" h'
seemed not II whit disposed tn hurry h'
enjoyment.
.Bnr. r-whiZ ding ding! ding =
went the clock.
"rornen,-d lightDir" cried the dea
""n, starting ny, AMI dropping hlS ",rr "'
the stnvp. "w hLt in rrenfi0n'- IN ,'!'
alp. only the clock striking five !" SAT-
Sally 'rpu'nl"n-lv
"NNhz! .iina hing! ding! din. din.
went the e nck fnri"n-iy.
,h'owrr- ot Na,., ~ cried the dear"n
stStrikin' five IT'S Stru hundred al
ready" ......r.. .r
"Dparon Barherr, nrried the deacon
hpt,er half, whn hai h ,StIly r"hed herself
- and now came p unging dawn the stan
ease il, the widest state of al 'rin, ''W hi
: is the n,atter with thr clnck ?"
"Goodnpss nn v knows" replied tn
!, old nan. slt's l,epn in the family thr~
hundred ye'rs, "nd never did know
carry nn So hefn'e."
, WIZ! bang! bang! bang! bang! wei
the rlmk again.
s'I'll bust its"lf!' or Ell the old lad.
i shedding n fnol of tears, "and ther
wnn't bp nniting l"tt of it,"
e "lr'- bewi,rhed!" said the dear"n, " h
~ l.