Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-08

Garolina. = 8 Tempfants
lower 5sm of the shop. Grandma's rock p
ing-chir. followed and after dinner, the i
sooty.aueen of the back kitchen, the cracked =
cooking-sQye, disgorged its Ihroattul OF ash s
es, and vent mournfully ate borne on 10
shoulders of one man and9aS@ss@ @s.@e
..NQne tin dipper, one cup Mds saucer, SIX I
Sp1He plates, a knife-box and a broken table,
Neomposed the whole stock OF furniture now
left. With the help OF these articles, the
.sAppletons succeeded in making a last meal
j of bread and cheese, in their old homestead,
keeping themselves merry by jokes upon the
tea-service. After this final supper, James
Appleton bundled baby up well IN a couple
of window-curtains, the last OF their klnd
mamma put her apron over her head, and
took up plates, cup and saucer grandma
brushed the crumbs carefully from the old
table, into the tin dipper, and put the knife
box over it; and all went In procession out
Of the old house.. The hmping table was
soon helped out by Eben and Joseph, and the
home was empty.
It was not long left so, however, for the
young Appletons, after establishing baby in
his shop quarter, hurried back to carry out
a plan which they had proposed to them
selves some weeks before namely: to have
a grand carouse by moonlight, in the deser-
ted and doomed old house.
Come over with us, father, won't you?
asked Joseph, very confidently.
r No. answered the father, leaning his
head on his hand, as though fatigued. Il
, do The fG spir ms9 Of rs rs eeldrsn wsre.too high
j to be lowered by this reply and over they
rushed, headed by Master Eben.
e sHurrah Z he shouted, as he jumped in.
s A faint echo seemed to come from all sides
Of the kitchen, such as he had never noticed
when it had been filed. 1t would almost
have frightened him, had he been alone
But the glad voices and dancing feet OF his
brothers and sisters soon drowned thes'
echoes of desolation.
S. They played hide and neck blindman'
buff and hunt the slipper danced, skip
N ped, sang, and screamed, until the far-away
= village bell struck for nine Involuntarily
all looked up for the clock to strike but
was gone, and they knew that it was time fo
40 them, too, to go.
it. Let's have a grand goodbye salute
ne cried Eben. And away they ~scampered, u
np into the bare chambers. 'Good-bye-gooC
ia bye, old house 7 they shouted uproariousl
bo into every corner. A startled mouse spran
Oub d ILG SOuuU, duu 0l4OU LCtOoS UhO "
'PC boards Of the floor.
sHa! Mrs. Mousey you won'thave yo1
sc, house much longer Hurrah? And dow
,ad stairs they went, ~pell-mell, into the stree
and across it. Ten minutes later, half
70 them lay in their beds upon the floor, whit
er the other half seemedlpreparing to folio
So' all except Laura, the eldest.
up She had laughed and danced with the re
quite as merrily as any. But the excl
ment had died away with her soonest, anc
old sober second thought made her feel Il
n a she should like to bid the old house a diff
ent kind Of goodbye So, putting a hal
kerchief over her head, she stole across.
ucn She was not a timid girl, nor was she afr
sea- of the dark shadows which the moonbea
threw on the stripped walls. But the eC
the of her steps solemnized her; and, just tn
stin- a little noise overhead quite startled her.
the 1t is the mouse she thought how S
amp But she was not quite satisfied,
was standing at the foot of the stairs, ell
Iner. tioning whether she dared go up, when
bout sounds came nearer, and, much to her re
her grandmamma's snowy cap peered d.
the in the moonlight.
ono Its YOU, is it, dear 2 she called, kin
,eek. Come up, Laury.'
peak 4 by, hasa Ia nv = - NC 900 en- eur1r;sa
la, L I saeda sas So; : alss EgSaasaafu
salo that her lip quivered, and in a moment
thought of ali that this old house must
Sar- been to grandmama the home Of sixty
new ing years. Her own eyes filled with te;
Dear grandma she cried, putting
little s;ndood tho naw honso % u II ho : 900 -
ntly; prettier than this. and a great deal b
t you for you'll!
stairs 4 dare say dare say, deary. TIL
plan a time to break down, and a time to
up so the good word says. But l d
NJ, think to have lived to see it! Wella-
=. twill soon come for the tenement ofcla
i''.n9 Laura, who but half understood thi
oming EXPRESSION. stood irving to cheer the old
a had who soon permitted her to lead her t
door of the chamber. She stopped
ulno1 and turned her head around once.
e Wa that always your room, grand
nfs' asked Laura as they went out.
'Twas my bride-chamber,' reolie'
3. Its grandmother. My good man, your G
a AID. father that's at rest, was born in it, an
,lished ry one of his chileren. They're gone
10 Lost and she fell into a sort of reverie a.
!, tbeir walked along to the shop.
~ ~ ~ In a little chamber of that shop, five n
u Tue after, the good old lady lay upon her
ana bed. She had faded away, from day t
Vthln so gradually, that the younger memt
T AFTER the family knew nothing OF ner DANCE
ed to the older ones did not realize that thei
IS and friend was SO near the angels.
~ frn You'll be better tomorrow, era
@ won't you? asked Laura, coming up
nle ! bedside. Father says the plasterins
ar on but dry in the chambers, and we can
into the new house in a day moro.
how glad I shall bel You will be so
ion be- more comfortable than you are in this
me his up place.
lotor Grandmamma had not talked mt
Inaaa several days. Still she retained her
$50 perfectly, and she smiled kindly on he
hlarSeu nurse.
young sDeary y she spoke with an efo
own in few moments.
cred far What, grandma p exclaimed Laur
one. the tied by the huskiness of her voice.
Call lanes, he4sa;d Laura
,ad ont What, is sne neR-sso were busy
, ! OUT Appleton. issuing from a carpetru!
: STAR which she had been puzzling her wits
certain past ten minutes. Dear me this
1 where never will match, ANYHOW can
heads did you say, Laurap
". Indeed, Pm afraid SO. ma. 81
lumber YOU'D come = iOoAS 50 pale.
[ have sWelfsshe don,t tall
work of But I'll CONE right over w. - e. =