Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-03-03
EBENSBURG, FRIDAY, NiRCl 3, 1854.

my basket and pulled out my paper and shook
myself, and then L handed it to him. But bless
you, Mr.. Sheriff, you oughtcr seen him then.
thought he d a eat me up, he was so put out
and he said sumthin' about an old man who
ought to be ashamed of hisself. going round dres-
sin hisself up as female, irnposin' on people.
/ But was SO happy did Mt say nothin' to him,
only dat de dignity of de Office mus be KEEP up,
and we could MT afford to let sich rabbits as he
was, burrow as much he plcases, out-wit old
foxes and den | left him, wishin'. him, as he
did me once, "a VERY pleasant time
.'Now 10 Mt you think. Mr.. Sheriff, that was
VERY good for me was mt itweu done 90
Every good, Tise Better than good said 1.
/ at was s1perlative nothing could be better
But how did you feel when you where going up
stairs without any plan or excuse in your head
should you be discovered, and your disguise pen
etrated, What would you havo done then, ch =
Come, tdl me, Tise ~
'.Publc Justice hem don't know moth
ing better nor public justice" And the old man
kept repeating public justice, rabbits, foxes bur-
rowings cunning, dignity. washer-yoman, bon
net, foxes, baskets, gigling and laughing the
while and between the exclamations smoothing
and rubbing, and playing, and feeling his checks
and mouth, evidently coaxing himself into the
luxury of fanoying himself the chief Of spoilers,
the best at the game of burrowing. r.~#
s'New, Tise, as you We got through this little
interruption of the incident Of the halfeagles
and spectacles, let me hear about the service of
the paper you had against old Mr.. Grreuhope
and let II be very short, for 1 want you to accom-
pany me ON an expedition of a very difficult char
acter, which is now in process of preparation by
the attorney, in which all your natural and ac-
qured faculties of archness and perception will
be called into requisition. You will be ready TO
60 with, won't you
Go bless you, yes any time, and all times;
you know, Mr.. Sheriff, rever refuse you. But
what this business what is de writ !''
'ENeeneat ~ replied, solemnly.
s'No exout !" echotd he, sententiously and
gloomily.
''Now about the Rectaclcs, Tise."
Eyes, bout de spectacles. Well, Mr.. Sheriff,
l took de writ from Mr.. Wilton ; and on'y had
little way to 60, jist behind de big stores on de
corner of Broadway and Rector-street +; and
went along, and come up to dc house where Mr..
Greeuhape lived and got on de stoop and /
stood bit; and heerd de blinds in de win
dows Of the second-story Of his house go flipper-
Hopper, as is.5omo body was looking out to see
who it was rs had come on de stoop and look
cd up, and it was an old man he was looking
troo de blinds at me, right above my head and
spect he got particular anxious and all at onst
feel something strike my hat and bounce off,
and den it fell on de pavement; and picked it
up, and it was pair Of goold spectacles and
den felt good and run up on de stoop ag'in
and pulled de bell good and strong, for den /
knowed had it all right, and that the old
was nine"
''That was a capital hit, TiSc."
swell, it was, Dir. Sheriff; that is, it was
hit on my caph, as de lawyers say. and that
means capital hit,'' And the old fellow scream
cd out Ia ha ha ! at his capital hit.
well, den, de door was opened Only little,
bout six inches, or so ; and l heerd a clsnkn' of
chains and 1 IN blessed if dere was Mt a chain
fastened on de inside of de door-post and de in
side of de door and den knowed about de
chain game ; and de door could Mt be opened
any furder and woman stuck her face troo de
openin'; aud she looked awful savage at me
and she wanted to know my business F.; and then
put on the innocentcst look l could, and told
her was passing by dc house, and de old gentle
man up stairs dropt his spectacles out of de win
dow, and dat it was fortunateI was so near to
pick them up and If she would only allow me
to hand de specs to de old gentleman hisself l
would be so happy.
You old - interrupted l, at which he
started and hesitated. No II could not apply
any opprobrious or censorious epithet to my old
assistant; and l lapsed down into compli-
mentary allusion. to his politeness. ''You are
the soul and body of poliieness. OF course the
lady let you in at once g. ~ E ssas
''Not Eactly right away she look at me pOoty'
tight, and VERY particuler and den she asked
me to gin her the specs, and she would take
them to Mr. Greenhope. ns-4 ..s,.
''But you did Mt do it 60 ..- a-
'.No no. she might keep me and other folks
out by the chain, but 1 knoYed that had that
in me that would loosen de chain. Why, you
know, Mr.. Sheriff, alters look like an innocent
child; no body would think any wrong of me; /;
and then asked her ag' in if she would allow me
de pleasure of presenting the specs to AIr Green
hope hisself, -.. o.. -r..,rls
"Well, she opened de door at last, with good
deal Of reluctance, and down come de chain, and
in went; and when got in, seed de ole gen
tleman standin on de first andin of de stairs, on
de fust fight; and went up and told him it
was VERY lucky dat happened to pick dem up;
and give him the spectacles, and ne thanked
me good deal and then took the paper out Of
my pocket and handed it to him and told him
| ag'in thad it was VERY lucky found his specs,
as be could mt see to read de paper widout 'em,
'onless, and said onless VERY loud this here
lady and his wife, the woman Of the chain