American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-27

ken WINDOWS Win paper DlmseHs IHey
got rid ofseryants until they had otJy two
oldish women ia the house besides the
farm servants. They used 10 dine at one
O'Clock, in what was the servants hall, on
a long deal table; and I've known them 10
sit down day afier day, TO dish Of pola-
toes, chosen from the best Of those kept for
the pigs, (the bestof all went to market, J
with one egg and one rasher Of bacon a.
piece, and dry brown bread. The Gtches
and hams, and all that could be, were
locked up in the store-room, and the Squire
kept the keys, and gave out daily what he
thought was wanted. AS for The young
ladies, when they were big enough, they
were dressed in their mothers dresses. as
long as they would last. have seen t:cm
shivering in cold October day, for want
of shawl, or cloak, when he had three
or four locked up in the great wardrobe;
but the squire said it was too soon to begin
to wear warm clothes in October. No
matter what kind OF weather, we never
began fires until the ninth Of November.
Ono Saturday, just before Chrislmas-
it was Master Rubert's seventeenth birth
day--not that they kept any birth days
the Squire went to Christmas fair with me
to sell lot OF bulIocks, the best be ever
had, fed on the summers grass in the park
An hour aiter-we were gone. Master Ru-
pert called his brothers and sisters into
the hall that was never used, and there he
had got a roaring fire in the CRATE. Old
Jenny Crocket, who told me the story, said
he shouted out like madman, look here
children, | have got orders to give you a
treat on my birthday, Here's wine.'-
And so there were several cobwebted bot
ties. He must have broken into tie vault.
Here are fowls and turkeys ready for the
gridiron. Georgy, Molly, and you, Dime
Crockett, help to make good broIl; and
while you are doing Chat. l win show you
something. He went out OF lie room.
and returned dressed in complete set of
new clothes, Ike farmers son riding to
market. He was very tail and strong of
his age. and handsome. Grand he did
look, with a red fush on his cheek and a
strange, wild look in his eye. The chill
dren Shouted with pleasure and surprise
Then says he, Dame Crocket, I am 90
ing on a journey-a long journey. The
king has sent for me-, and must give you
all feast, such rs We read OF in story
books, before l GO SO they all set 10
work, and cooked, feastei, and laughed,
and rejoiced, and he the loudest Of Them
all. When they had done, lie called in
all the laborers that were in the cattle
yards and round the house, AMI made them
drink his health and pleasant journey.-
Drink, lie said, the wine won't hurt You
its old; it has lain in the cellar ever since
my grandfather died, and long before that.
Ii YOU don't like wine, hers rum mlrked
on tbe cask ninety years DID," So you
may believe they all drank He male the
men 90 out and fetch in more hogs, and
pile up such fire as had not been seen 70,
many year. Then he said, Come my
friends will sing you a song So he
sung first one and then another ballad --;tl
moarnful ditties that made the lasses weer
he was always fine singer Many
time he has rode before me when he wa.
achild, and sung allthe way through tit
park. His beautiful voice went ringing
Ihro' the empty halls, aud winding up tn,
stairs, where the cow boys hung listening.
He was in the middle of'a ballaJ-w,
could hear the lastverse as we cameuT
the avenue. 'What'sthat?' said the Squire
For the house was always mute as an emp
ty church. When We turned into 10,
stable-vaId the flames of the hearth-6rt
| flashed out through dthe dusty cobwebbet
window. Good heavensl' he cried, 'th
house is on fire!a Next, as he hurried a
long the passage came the gable Of cheer
full voices. He flung open wide the heav,
door, and cried in a voice of dismay an,
rage. What's all this? Who dared d.
this?' 5car. ai bsltag-.si t p, 5. 1i
1t was l, fsiher,' said Rubert, stepplni
forH ard, looking flushed. and even stii
more fierce than his father. Ii was | vii
did it all, L am going TO leave you, sir
on long journey, and thought shoul
like TO give my brothers and sisters an
old friends one farewell feast alter years Q
starvation; and if you grudge it me, VIII
then you can deduct it from my share {
my mothers fortune, which you must pa
}, when come of fage,' i,n, in. hst
I 'Villainl It's fllse. You've not a. sh
ling unless you've robbed me- And b
raised his whip to strike him. .a g.
}, Don't strike me- said Master Hprber
stepping back apace, and turning from re
t to white; 'don'tstrike me, or you'll Tepel
it for mary long day. 7
But he did strike him again and agaiI
right across the face, until the blood fey
In one minute, before could step b
tween them, the son, who was head tai
, er than his father, had him. in his arm
$ pinioned. snatched out Of his other har
the big, black pocket book he always ca
! ried, and then full of the price of twen'
e bullocks, burst it open over the -Grc, shoC
0 out the notes into The cracking flame
then threw the book into the embers al
e put bis heel upon it, Some of the not
S flew burning, like evilspirits, up the CHI
!, ney; the rest were ashes in an instant. n
9 'ThereP he cried, .therel That's he
r II should like to serve all you, cursed mo
! sHey-it is your curse and ours. $40 !.
e Beforetha. Squire could recover hims.
!. Master Rupert was gone. -sWe7 heard
a clatteripg in the yard of horses feet. ! \ r r
|. Ito the window, and saw him by the light :