Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-11-30

might well be woman at once and done
with it. He exhausted the bastard French o.
the hotels in lamenting the absence of sundry
made dishes, but concluded at last to let fu-
rious appetite have its way. He ate bounti-
fully of the wholesome food before him, cooked
by his tidy mother and sisters instead of by
greasy men in dirty nightcaps, with napkins
tucked through their buttonholes, which an
swer to dust plate, or wipe the mouths OF
the wearers.
Getting ready for church was another aw-
ful difficulty. He inquired for 'bawber, al
though he very we'll knew there was no such
phenomenon in the village, and never had
been. He asked his mother to send his boots
to the boot-black' s, another dignity that Hard
scrabble never supported; and the mother, as
many fooli-h mother has, compromised the
matter by taking his elegant and fashionable
feathers to the kitchen fire and giving them a
brilliant coat of first rate 'black-ball,' stere-
otyped JUNCTION for leather, warranted to pre-
serve it and fill the pores. She, good lady,
had beautiied them to the best of her knowl-
edge and belief, but the shining coat of day
& Martin, the remains of which had adorned
them before, was not improved BY this opera
ton.
30 dem it. cried the exquisite, as they were
placed before him, 'some miserable fuel has
positively ruined my boots, and if could find
him | would kick him pawsitively.' He
looked up-his mother was hestating between
tears and astonishment, his father debating
between a kick and a cuff, and his brothers
and sisters standing in wonder and fear what
should come next. The explosion was, how
ever, spared for the present
Going TO church was an awful bore to n. .
Augustus Hinchins, but he had seen some
stormy indications in certain quarter, which
warned him that the next ounce of puppyism
might break the camel's back Besides he
had secret wish to show himself off to his
old playfellows, the natives, and therefore
ventured to let his eldest sister touch his arm,
and with her walked behind his father and his
mother. 1t was a curious procession. The
mother would feel a little proud, and could
not help feeling little dubious of the i'm
preston her boy was TO make on the congre-
CATION. The father looked as if though the
animal was his son, he would gladly contra
dict 1t !; the sister who had his arm, seemed
foolieh how could clio help IL. ~ Auguo-
tus minced along, quizzing the villagers with
his glass, totally insensible while everybody
was gaping and laughing-totalIy insensble
10 everything bat his own pre-eminent i'm
portance. Little Ned, the wag Of the family,
strutted behind him, following in his foot
steps, making stride for stride, straddle for
stradde, and swing Of his coat for every
swing of his brothers. swallow-tail. 1t was
glorious broad comedy, and as The procession
passed, people did everything but cheer the
young actor.
Hinchins was not bad fellow-were there
none in the village to welcome him in real
sincerity, and to remember on his return one
who had really once been favorite! Ger
tainly there was 0ne-the favorite schoolmate
and playmate, the little girl, now fine young
woman, to whom three years previously, be-
fore his transportation to the city, he had
plighted his word in all the sincerity of youth.
Of course she was at once adopted at the
farmers house, as daughter and sister, and
union was counted on, as if it had already
taken place. Ellen was an invited guest at
every Sunday dinner, and on holidays, and as
her future husband was expected this day to
grace the board, an extraordinary invitation
had been sent her, in addition to the usual
standing order. N. Augustus, when the SER
vice closed, posted himself in the porch out
side the church. exchanging distant saluta-
tions with the young men who claimed his
acquaintance His sisters came out, and with
them Ellen. With all the sympathy of con-
fdng girl she came up, ready to give her
hand when he offered his. He scanned her
through his glass-and reached her two fin
gers of his gloved left paw. 20, aw, child, |
believe we have been acquainted-yes, do
remember-your name is-aw, eh > and here
he raised his head and brushed up his whis-
kers. Surprised that his two fingers were
not taken, he looked around. Ellen had
flown, and he saw her walking Indignantly
away, with head erect, and showing all the
woman's token of an insult appreciated and
resented. His father, mother and sisters had
deserted him in disgust-his little brother
Ned waited just long enough to cry out shame
and ran, and the group about him set up an
indignant hiss. In a few moments he was left
almost alone, some few boys only waited to
take last look at the monkey.
WE'LL this is really cutting it foine, the
-uncivilized CLOWN soliloquized our hero
i shall pawsitively leave this hole at once
the Ignorant savages.' He strolled across
the road, and for lack Of human objects to
bring within the range of his glass, commenced
surveying bluff hill, down which he had
many times rolled in play, as if he had never
seen such curiosity before. From his reve-
rie few snowballs soon disturbed him.
Humbled essentially in his pride and his pre-
tensions, he hurried to his fathers house, with
one eye bunged, and one-half his dckey
spoiled, by the unerring aim of some village
embryo Tell, whose missiles were readily
gathered frnn1 he x.,ipfo- oo,o-oL r~-oraJ apJ