Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-10-03
BY H. H.5BUCHER'1 SWOOPl

tab!s,5 and received the equivalent, dirtsd of
with post haste. We ate it for some minutes in
! silence, and the cooling effect Of the refresh
ment, caused the mercury in my blood to de-
scend at least nineteen and half degrees.
! What did Yen mean, my dear" asked my
wife, ''when you said the .paugs of seeing
your .name.' - .. i,
''The pangs o. seeing your name" respond
cd /. - meant the pain of feeling your frame
that is-you knor-the pain which felt
but no matter, / feel better now; and beaut-
ful little bird settled upon the bopgh of an ad
iacent tree, and sung in such sweet strain
that both of us were lost in reveries of thot
until il flew away: :t7; .i,sI:s.
At length We found ourselves seated in the
'ychicle,s and on our rosd hone--aiter having
arrived there, l ordered my groom, to- rub
Charley y down, aud prvids- for him in the
best. nanaer--an4 then FASTENED to my parlor
just asrthe clock told the hoqr OF seven. The
departing sun was .Gssing his last golden rays
upon the chimney, tops, as reclined upon my
sofa witha feyered brow.--7A doze which grsd7
ually and impereeptibly stole npon r1ez-proi
duced such pleasant dream that it is really
delghtfui'to think upon--I dreamed that /
was enjoying al the lnxuries Of life--that my
bills-were paid sesetassihe exception of5one;--
wneti the door bell was SO violently rung that
it aroused me- from my unrefreshing@ sleep;
yet, pleasant reveries of the imagination. 10 81
rho can that. be / inyoluntarily thought, rs
the ss.ry yant's patting of feet gradually increas-
ed in sound, as she approached the parlor door.
.sSirya Young gemn,en wish to see you ON re-a
ry 'ticklar bizeness.'' well, invite him int
invite kim insi, said l, gruflya aud qgiekly IN
why keep him waiting he may be- som o .oGe
bringing my bonus money,--or check for it
The youug gentleman was ushered into the
presence Of .snshonest man, the noblest work
Of The igsoipsai lar For read asr, that's a good
law--it paysla mans bills, and srelievesa bis
mind from all apprehension and ranks him
among the nobler class of society," that is
among those who, pay all their bills at one
time, at certain place where they invite nil
their creditors to come, through the columns
of anewspaper. rassm .1eA lssa7a
sGood evening sir; have 1.-the honor of be
ing in Mr.. --'s companyl'' 'sFhat is
my name; set down sir; here is chair :; pray.
Zooky, ZookyH bring another candle--l ring.
bali a dozen,' aEd.iM5talter some alf-duzen
candles were paraded the table. Come.
draw up to the table, Young man. and let rs ar
range the bust ness ,-and have the final settle
ment--yoa know punctuality is the life OF. bu-
siness-s'Th he young man brought forth large
bundle of papers, and placed one of thenlein
my hand--but itywas So msbribiy scrtwfed GIIf-t
on, that l was forced to apply my spectacles
before the orbs division, which L found after
considerable enquiry, and hunting tfor.l---I
begged The young man's parion4-for dctain-
ing hiEn1so long--iutl jud ge reader my indes=
criba0ale surprise, chagrin. and modification,
when found that instead of its being the bo-
nus money, which 1 said nothing about to any
body the parties Interested, that Il was an
old bill Of Sulscr ption to a newspaper, which
the collector had nearly worn out by carrying
it in his pocket for a long time, s.Can you IL
quidate that bill this evening sir ?' eBIood' EN-
nouns, youns man ,l-is this the business 80
You iiiIi't the person took you TO bel cG7i'
pay that bill nor won't pay it, This is no
time for collecting money, 'roasing me from
my sleep from such pleasant Dreams, all for
the sake OF a poor printers bill!'' Almost
choked with rage, told him in a tone of thun-
der to tell the publisher that would settle it
when convenient and not Beforehand SO say
ing, left the parlor, and FASTENED to the
kitchen. where found Zooky half asleep. l
gave'fe one box or the ears which made her
jump higher than she ever did at Bethel
"Yoii black huzzy! Tn learn yout admit any
collector who's after inoney-by telling me it's
on 'ticlar bfzness.--when l expect bonus mon
ey; get along you black imp!p 'sWhy nassau
OF word, not !. word, from your black lips
or I'll knock your teeth down your throat, y
and then paced the eutry-at length found my
self in The parlor--what became OF the collect
OF .sHeaven only knows" Presumed my sta
.tion on the sofa once more, and was soon wrap
ped in the arms of Morpheus, and surrounded
by Egai so,nEia llvana.s 80: :io:FU: z: p: j
Methought that thirteen distinct raps were
made on the parior door, which was adjacent
to my sofa and near my head. ..COme in -
said land immediately. their advanced the
ynanes of some departed editor, and immediate
ly following in one long train, the earthly tab
,crnacle of thirteen publishers,' thirteen COM
postors, and as many printers devils, whose
ghostly, eountenances, emaciated forms, and
scrofuious skins. struck terror to my very in
nermost soul. was seized with iphrenzy-cold
drops of perspiration started thro, every pour
of my skin. I, So rapid did my heart beat that
it would have exceeded fhesclapper of ire
bell during confagratipn. To move, coufd
not. II seemed as tho / was bound by inylsl-