The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-01-05
JACKSON G. e., OHIO THURSDAY JANUARY s 1854
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THE OLD CIDER MILL AND

State Register"
"However, let US pause over il. and take
it down slo" ly, as the boys do The pippn,
in the orchard"
There are memories that come cluster
ing about these boys" these 'pippins.
and the orchard Do you remember the
old Cider Mill. friend Margins, and the
Old horse. as he travelled round and round,
moving with slow and dignifed tread
'hitched' to the long lever that turned the
wooden mill that crushed the apples into
pummice 7 Do you remember the great
cheese in its bandage Of straw beneath
the press. and how, when the great screws
were turned in the massive, gallows
shaped frame, the rich juice Of the apples
came gushing ont and running into the
great rub placed TO receive it Z. Do you
remember how, with straw, the urchins,
as they came along on their way home
from school. filed themselves with sweet
cider from the bung Of the barrel Do
you remember now, in the long winter
nights you sat around the Fireplace where.
in logs were blazing. and how the pitcher
of cider, and The platter OF doughnuis
were placed on the old cherry table that
sat Out in the middle Of the kitchen, and
how you helped yourself to the cider and
the doughnuts, and how happy each one
was, as he sat with his pewter mug Of ci-
der in one hand and doughnut in the 9TH
er. before that old.faShioned kitchen fire.
place! Those were pleasant times. But
they are memories now. And then the
apple paringS. or bees as they were
called, when the young men and maldens
came together 10 pare apples. and talk
and laugh and play old fashioned plays.
and say soft things TO one another. and cal
pumpkin pies, and be happy after the fash.
ion Of the country people when you and
were young. Primitive times those were.
friend Margins, ard our pround daughters
and city danes would turn up their noses
hugely. we're they to be present al an old.
fashioned apple bee such as they used to
have out in old Steuben. when the coun.
try was new, and the fashions were prim.
tive.
We remember, when we were young.
there was a favorite tree in our father S
orchard, which bore choice winter apples.
1t was called the big tree, because it was
the largest in the orchard. The fruit of
this tree was always left until tine last and
was gathered with great care. There
was worthless fellow living in the neigh.
borhood, who one year coveted portion
of the fruit on the big Tree, and was not
deferred from its acquisition by The divine
comm Indment. Thou shalt not steal. -
\ quantity o. the apples disappeared one
night. and The tracks OF whoever stole
them had strong resemblance TO III Sc
made by the needless boots OF our dishon
est neighbOr. There were two insepera.
BILE friends on the old homestead in those
early days; the one a colored gentle
man. by the name Of Shadrach, who came
to our fathers possession in payment tor
"a debt. and who ran away regularly two
or three times year and then as regu
larly ran back again. just as his master
began to indulge the hope that he had got
rid OF him for good. The other "as
great dog, half mastiff and half bull, of a
noble presence and fearless courage
Drive and Shadrach' we're inseperable.
They worked and played together, slept
in the same loft, and Shadrach
never ate meal while The dog lived. al
least at home, without sharing IT with his
canine friend He would talk with Drive
for hours, when they were abne, and al.
though he didn't say much himself, yet
Snadrach said good many things, and
laid down and argued out great many
queer propositions, against which Drive
uttered not word of dissent.
One chilly night in October. Shadrach
and Drive had been out along the corn
ieds on an unsuccessful coon hunt. On
heir return. the dog dashed off through
he orchard, and in a minute or two com.
nenced barking. and Shadrach, Of course
he had treed coon OH one OF
he Iruit trees. Now. Shadrach had an
lbiding faith in spiritual manifestations.
md stood in mortal fear OF the gentleman
n black. and all manner ofspooks in gen,
'ral. Upon arriving at the big tree, by
he foot OF which Drive sat, and looking up
lmong the branches. he saw there in the
darkness great black object. with some
hing which seemed like a winding sheet
n its hand. Shadrach's hair began 10 un-
url as he looked, and hallowing seek
i'm TO Drive, broke like quarter nag for
lie house. He boted breathlessly into
he kitchen, exclaiming,
'Massu, massa! Drive got de debble in
lie big apple tree!'
What is that, you woolly.rated, rhnoc'
ros z replied his master.
Drive got de debbIetreed on de big ap.
lie tree, repeated the negro.
A torch was lighted, and upon going
nto the orchard, there sat our thievish |
leighbor among the branches, with bag
lalt filled with Inc coveted fruit. Our
ather said not word TO him, but alter
giving Shadrach certain directions. re
urned quietly 10 the house. Old Shad.
'ach laid his jacket down at the roots oil
he apple tree, and ordering Drive to walc :
1, said to the occupant Of the tree. -Ta 4 4.
Look hea,. you brack tiet,- you com
lowp, and Drive eat you head off sartair
Ugly dog, dat. Eat white tief UP like =
soon. sure. Rooslup dare like turkey
Yah! yahf ySa ..-.- ? sia. 3-sT p
.'Ehsdrach went to his loa, and laid him
'sIf quietly away. When the day broke