Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
=: g I. Select Tale.
isE ADVENTURES
A NEW YEARS EVE.

Mother Kate, the watchman's wife, at
nine O'Clock on New Years eve opened her
little, window, and put out her head into
the night air. The snow was redended
by the light from the window as it fell in
silent heavy flakes upon the street. She
observed the crowds Of happy people, hur-
rying1to and from the brilliant light
edashops with presents, or pouring out of
the various inns and coffee-houses, and go
ing to the dances and other entertainments
with which tht New Year is married to the
Oldin joy and pleasure. But when few
cold fakes had lighted on her nose she
drew back her head, closed her window, and
said to her husband, HGottlieb, stay at
home and let Philip watch for the tonight; !;
for the snow comes as fast at it can from
Heaven, and thou knowest the cold does
thy old bones no good. The Streets will be
gay tonight. There seems dancing and
featinga in every house, masquerades are
going about, and Philip will enjoy the
sport"
Old Gottlieb nodded his assent. 81 am
willing, Kate he said "My barometer,
the old wound above my knee, has given
me warning the last two days of a;ehange
of weather. 1t is only right that my son
should aid meiin aservice, to which he will
be nv successor lsict eis ei i.is5Es -n'
We must give the reader to understand,
that Old Gottlieb had been a sergeant of
cavalry in one of the kings regiments,
until he was made a acripple for life by a
musket ball, as he was the first mounting
the walls of a hostile fort in battle for
his fatherland. The officer who command
ed the attack received the cross Of honor
on the battle field for his heroisrn, and was
advanced in the service: while Gottlieb was
fain TO creep hemewards on a pair Of
rrutches- From pity they made him a
schoolmasteS, for he was intelligent, liked
to read, and wrote a good hand. But
when the school increased they took, it
away from him to provide for man who
could do none of these as well as he, mere
ly because he was godson of one Of the
trustees. However, they promoted Got
tlieb to the post of watchman, with
the reversion of it to his son Philip,
who had in the meantime bound himself
to gardener Itwas only the good house
wifefy of Mi-tress Katharine, and the ex-
treme moderation of old Gottlied, that en-
abled them to live happily on the little
they possessed. Philip gave his services
to the gardener for his board and lodging,
but he occasionally received very fine pres
ents when he carried home flowers to the
rich people of the town. He was fresh
handsome young fellow, Of six-and-twenty.
Noble ladies often gave him sundry dollars
for his fine looks, . thing they. would new
er have thought of doing for an ugly face.
Mrs. Kate had already put on her cloak to
60 to the gardeners house to fetch her son,
when he entered the apartment ~
'aFather,' said Philip, giving hand to
both father an mother. ''it's showing, and
tie snow won't do you much good. I'll
take the watch tonight, and You get to
bed" ~. 1....ts. .f...5,. oaa. =,
aYouu'rs a good boy" said old Got.
tlieb.
Sand then I've been thinking" contin-
ued Philip, "that as tomorrow is New,
Years day, I may come and dine with
you and make myself happy. Mother per-
haps has no joint in the kitchen, and"----.
aNo," interrupted the mother, awe've no
joint, but then we have pound and half
of yenison; with potatoes for relish. and
a little rice with laurel leaves for soun and
two TASKS Of beer to drink. Only come.
Philip, for We shall live finely tomorrow
Next weekwe win do better, the New Years
gifts win be, coming in, and Gottlieb's s
share will be something! Oh! we shall
live grandly." - - ,.......,.,I
'sWell, SO much the better, dear mother,
said Philip; "but have you paid the rent
for the cottage YETI" ~ ,, g 80 .'.,..'' : :
Old Gottlieb shrugged his shoulders. =.
Philip laid purse on the table. ''55e ~
There are two-and-twenty dollars I
have saved, ! can do very well without