Washington telegraph., 1853-08-10
THE BEuiToHED cLocK
rtuE nLD ~

About half past eleven o'clock on Sunday
night. human leg cnteloped in blue broad.
cloth, nigh, have been seen entering
Deacon Cefhns Barhcfry kitchen window.
The leg was followed. finally. by the entire
person of live Yankee attired in his
SUNDAY. .go-io-meetin' elu,hes. II was. in
short. Joe Mayweed whu thus bnrslarionsly
won his way into the deacon. kitchen.
Wonder how much the nll deacon made
by ordc-in' M not 10 darkcn his door
again : salilo1uizcd the Young gentleman.
Promise him ! wouldn't bu, didn't say
nothin about windcrs. Windcrs Is inst ns
good as doafs, il there amt no nail. In tear
Your ironers onto. Wonder il Sal, n
come down The cfiticr promised me. -
! am atcarl to move about here. causc' |
might break my shin. over someihin nuih.
ef aud wake the old folks. Cold enough
Ia freeze a Polish bear too. Oh, here comes
Sally."
The bcanicous maiden descended with
pleasant smile a ialloa caudr. aud box Of
lnriier matches Aner receiving a fapta
tan' greeting, ,ha mlie mp a rousing fire in
the eooking.siure, aud the happy couple
sat down Ia enjoy the sweet interchange Of
vows aud hopes. But the course Of true
hove nan no ,mUAhcr in oll Barberry'. /
kitchen umn u unrs ci-s"nUtt, a'i.'. 80
who WI. iusi makingup HI. mind to irgs,o
himself 10 a kiss. wa, startled with the vi
of tha deacon. her father, shoutine from be
chamber dnor-"Silly, what are You get |
ting ~ in the middle Of the night Tor -
Tell him iis most morning, whispered
Joe
II can't tell Gb {" .ail sally
"I'll make truth of il thcE said joe
and. running 10 the huge, oll.in,hancd
clock. that ~, in ibc corner he set il at five
Look at the clock, aud tell me what
time il j., cried the nll gentleman
Its Eve hy The rlnck, answered Sally
and. corroboraling her words the old clock
struck five
The lover. sat down again and resumed
their conversation. Suddenly the staircase
began to crack. "Goody gracious IT.
father" exclaimed Sally
The deacon by thunder" cried Joe.
Hide me Sally 4"
Where can | hide you ;" cried the Dis.
tracted girl.
"Oh. | know" said he IN squeeze
into the cloek.case." Aud without another
word. he concealed himself in the case, aud
closed the door
The deacon wa. dressed. aud sitting him.
self down by the cooking stove, pulled out
his pipe. lighted it, aud commenced smok'
ing deliberately and calmly. Five o'clock,
ELI - said he. We'll, shall have time To
smoke three or four pipes, aud then III go
and feed the critters
Hadn't You better feed the critters fust,
SIR" suggested the dutiful Sally.
mo smokin' clears my head and wakes
me up. replied the deacon. who seemed not
A whit disposed to hurry his enioyment.--
Notwithstanding ding ding /!
ding, went the clock.
"Tormenicd lightning" cried the dca'
con. starting up, aud dropping his pipe on
the stove ',wlat'n creations that =
"I,'s only the clock striking five ~ said
Sally. trcmulously.
Whin ding ding ding went the clock
furiousy.
Powers Of mercy" cried the deacon
"Strikin five Its struck hundred, al.
read" p"
"Deacon Barbcrry 80 cried the deacon's
better half, who had hastily robcd herself
and now came punging down the slnlrcasc
in the widest state of alarm, what IS the
,,,.tttcr with the clock ~
Goodness only know" replied the old
man. ats been in the family these hun
drcd years, aud never did know 1t to car
ry on 50 before" :,
whizz ding ding ding went the clock
again.
ITS bewitchcd :" said the deacon, who
retained leavcn of good old New Eng
land superstition in his nature Any how,
said he after pause, advancing rcsolutell
towards the clock, an sec what's got int
it,"
"Oh. don't cried his daughter, seizinl
ono Of his coat.tals, while his wife clunl
N the other, Don't" chorussed bot
the women together.
Let 60 my raiment,' shouted the ol