New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-01
A BRIG on FIRE
OLD TIME COUNTRY LIFE.

Tie following graphic picture Of farm life in the good Oh
days that have gone forever is from The Albany STATE reg
ister Il will be read with pleasure by many New
Epol1nder in far off lands and he will bed aud dream
of the pewter mug filed with cider and the doughnut and
the pppin apples and the great old fire pace-we have
stoves now faugh-and the apple pareings and outings
and-sh, memory will 60 back. But read
There are memories that come clustering ABOUT 'hese
"boys" these "pippms," and the orchard DO ure-
member the old Cider MIL friend Margins and the old
horse as he Travelled round and round moving with ao
and Identified tread htched to the long leverhat turned
the wooden MILL that crushed the apples into punmce
Do YOU remember the great "cheese in Its bandase oil
straw beneath the press and how when the great screws
were turned in the massive gaows shaped frame the rich
Juice Of the apple gushing OFT and running INTO 'le
c,eot tub placed to receive it Do you remember how
with straw the urchins they came along on theT way
home from school filed themselves with sweet cider from
the bung of the barrett Do you remember how IN the
long winter nights YOU sat around the fire place wherein
logs were blazing and how the pitcher OF cidor ana te
Matter of doughnuts placed upon the oicherr taOe
that sat out in the middle Of the kitchen, and how you
heed yourself to the cider and the doushnn' ana no"
happy each one he sat with hs pewter mug oil cider
in one hand and doughnu in the other before that Old
fashioned kitchen fire place Those pleasant times.
But they are memories Aud then the apple Parngs
or "bees as they were called when the young men and
maidens came together to pare apples, and talk and laugh
and play old fastened plays and say soft things to one
another and cat pumpkin pies and be happy after the
fashion of the country people when you and young
pm;;vs times those were friend Margins, aud our proud
daughters and city danes would turn up their noses hugely
were they 10 be present Mt old fashioned appeoee such
as they used have out in old Steuben "h5h TIC oouI
was new. and the fashions were prniLiye; 49, ,.as 81
We remember when we were young .uoio "e' ="
voriie tree in our fathers orchard which bore cOce WIN
ter apples 1t called the big ee oetluse y WIS ss
left until the Last and was gathered WIN grea care ihele
was worthless fellow living in the wy OS
year coveted portion Of the fruit on we us - ou
was not deferred from its acquisition Dy tne uvihe com
naudment-"Iho shalt not steal a qaahuly oi tnc
apples disappeared night and the aohs " wnyefen
stole them had strange resemblance 10 nloso a. ~
be beeess boots of dishonest neghbOr mere were TWO
iueeparable friends the old homestead IN ose carry
dnys; the one "cOlored gentleman ~ the hahs OF
shGdrach, who came to our father tb ,;
for debt and who away regular no .uieo s'ugs
wear ard then as regularly ran back agah as, ~ his
master began indulge the hope th1t ne nna COY 70 ~
him for COED The other was gres cog nga canras
half bull, OF noble presence ana lear,Sss $3.50
Drive and Shadrach were in.spaIaOv' lne! - al
and play cd together sopt together IN tne sam i' n
~ home without sharing IL with his canine friend lie
would tGlk with Drive for hours, when uey weIe a,one,
although the dog didn't say much hlnse, ye1 .
said good many things and laid down emu ~ SIeI ou1
Great many queer propositions against which DIVE Ut
teIed lot word Of dissent
One chilly night in October Shadraeh and Drive had
feeu I'll, the tclds on dll
hunt On their return the dog dashed OH through INC OF
cherd, ard in a minute or two cominehcsu oa'Ss, GU
Shadraoh Of course supposed he haa eea fstb IN
snirual manifestations and stood in mortal fear OF
"he gentleman in black, and all manner Vi sP' 4 10
general Upon arriving at the big uee " e soo' b w.
Which Drive sat and looking up among the D,ancne nc
saw there In the darkness great black object with
something that seemed Ike winding sheet III u nal.
Sbadrach hair began 10 curl he looked and hsohs
Seek him to Drive, broke Ike quartz. nas ~, VIC
house He broke breathlessy into the kitchen e1ci@h
Messa Massa Drive got DE deboie IN % os spS
free What il that you woody pa,ea lnlhose a. H.;
repd bis master. Drive got de deOOle itssu On nc ~
spple tree repeated the negro a tofci "us Iie
and upon going into the 9rchaTd mere s bs allied w6
neehbor among he branches, with bag mar hcu WI
the coveted fruit Our father said not Word 70 hiu ou
after giving Shadraeh certain directions reurnea I
to the house. Old Shadrach laid his laeSeI uo" ~ h,
roots Of the apple tree, and ordering DrNe 10 w. 100
said 10 the occupant oi the tree, Look hea n.y.
you come down and Drive eat your he al on ~
"cog Dat Eat white tief up like COCA sure 5siox
ard laid himself quietly away When the Jay , h;n
was the thief in the tree ss.i there wa prFg IT, @
him When the rose they were tneIe' -. ~ 55hc
gave Drive his breakfast and left him MS JscAei o ~
man in the tree 10 watch. Our father eh' g o.b.r5
whom we one, went TO husking corn 80, S n, al
Ten o'clock came and there was the DOG .. o i
the man perchel among the branches OF 11e Us efP's
tree The horn sounded for dinner ana Wneu We
the there still The thei eat@ Us ,ha reDl
our father TO let him down. Well was the reply
-, ~ don't Won come dowpF This internal dog VIII
eat me up il do said tho thief Very hkeiy, wss
calm roonder and went on huakng tae corn onso o5
ce ,Se occupant Of the apple tree after eoaxlng aud
gaterpg the dog attempted 10 descend but Drives ivory
warned him Of his peril and he went back % his perch
There never was another human being IN su ecstaeies
Al he dsv as was that negro Yah yah hewould break
ont IN an uncomfortable cacinotion and then roll and
beoo and yah yah among the corn stalks untd you
could hear him mile The went down behind tne
bil. and there s were the thief ard the dog We an
vert 70 supper and in the twilight Of evening IN PITY "a
the ished and frightened cnlprit the dog was Withdrawn
and he was pcrmiiisd sink away home He never stole
sppes again or anything else from father while Dvef
aud old Shadrach remained on the farm
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