The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-13
An Indiscretion.

An Indisorstion.
SSme years since . certain grocer In OF.
tain town Of Massachusetts,, having sccumu.
lated many dimes in bis vocation, and dad.
ing himself something past the meridian of
Life, bought farm in town . few miles Of
and packing his boosshold and the rsidus
Of his goods into big four or wagon, undsr
the charge Of good Prssbytsrian Deacon Of
the nsighborhood In which the farm was 10.
stod, together with hired man, started
the cannn OF for hh nsv homo. Il was .
warm day in August, and when they had
got half way ofthsir journey, thsy halted b
water thar cattle and themselves.
'Adonijah,' ssid the deacon, we are both
ofus adly overhsatsd, and I do think is
very imprudsnt for ~ 10 partsks very freely
Of cold water. Howbeit, our Thirst must b
allayed some way. lam, you know, pro-
fasssd Temperance man, and oilers went agin
ardent sperss . . stiddy drink-but a. .
medicine do think little l. rsally whole.
some. 'Spose now wo should tap the cherry
cask, and try some Of that. You 70 Into the
store here and borrow gimlst and tum.
bier, and will whittle out spiggot In the
meanwhile.
Adoniah obsyed. The cssk Of old choice
cherry brandy Was broschsd; tumblsr full
was drawn out, which tasted nice and
smooth. and the deacon being very Thirsty,
took Il all down at once without waking
Another full tumbler was taksn out, which
Adonijah was not at all backward In dis
posing Of In the same way as did the dacon
the first. Now said the deacon, smack-
ing his lips, 'thst ere was refreshing; and
as We shan't probably get another chance
agin ut it-a, the old feller you know is
rather close, and Is not very apt to treat
'spose We take another sup before ws cut
the plug Of, and start along Agreed
exclaimed the other, who vas getting little
elevatsd-'go II, deacon. I'm with ye.-
Who's afeard' Cherry b.bnndy-e-ehery
brandy Is sood' Accordingly another
tumbler Of the rich liquid was quickly dis.
posed Of as before by each Of the teamsters
tho tap was cut Of up snug 10 tho oask,
q little dirt rubbed over the new wood In
order to cover up their msnudings, the tum.
bier and gimblet returned, the cattle water.
cd once more, and again the csnnn was
moving. And 20 the cherry. Such pranks
as It played in the young bnin ofAdonijah,
and such q peculiar effect that II had upon
the staid old deacon, words can hardly eI.
press. Gee, stsr.r.r! Why don't yer gee,
yer tarnal critter.rr dawled out Adonijah,
ut the same time giving the sober cattles
powerful jab with his goad, sending them
away across the road, with him and the
deacon rceling after them, their faces stream.
ing with peupirstion, and - red a. the clap
boards upon the old schoolhouse. Soon the
deacon, finding himself totally unable to
walk along without support, ssized the nigh
end Of the forward yoke, and leaning upon
IL kept step with the sober oxen. Adonijah,
too, finding that the cattle seemed to do no
better by his extra s1ertions, and feeling
his steps to DO rather uneven, took example
by the deacon, and hung upon tho sams
snd of the hinder yoke, and thus kept
straight along.
'Ibegin to feel dreamy, 'nijah,' ouspoko
The deacon Il declare 1t won'tdo 70 stop
here. We must-hic-try and keep our.
selves awake, or We are gones. Let's start
up hymn
.G-goit!' nid the other. Lets try
o-old Cs-a.nan. Now, b.both s-start ito
gether.'
40 Ca.s.nsn, II Is my h.hsppy h.home,
We're b.bound for the i-land of-"
'W.whoa hishe whoa.ho descon.-
Where in natur b.bo you d-drivin' tew'-
Can't 20 keep higher the middle o tho road
than that? Cues we'll postpone s-singins'
till VIC g-get home
Onward plodded the.faithfull kline, carrying
their living and inanimatsd load along,
strait and sure, ell In rounding corner
near by their journeys end, Adonijsh call.
cd to little too quick-the consequence
was the big wheel Of the pondcrous wagon
went bang! agains. the corner Of q shoe.
maker shop, carrying away good part Of
the building; and the Inch pin catching the
proprietor Of the shop, who chancod 70 DO
at work upon his bench, In the straps Of
his apron behind, dragged him along Ike
I1ion Of yoro, fastend to the fatal Wheels
rod or 20, ere he could clear himself.
Finally, with the los ofone gate post as
they drove into the yard, and . dozen clap.
boards torn OF tho side Of the house BY tho
unfortunate axle Aforesaid coming too close
contact Herewith, the final whoa! was Civ.
en-, and the evcn.ful journey was up. But
from that day to the present, neither the
deacon nor AdaniAh can bear 70 hear tho
significant words Chrry Brandy.-Bossoa
Post.
SUBMISSION. The late Rev. Ephraim Pea.
body, about twenty years ago, was attack.
Cd with bleeding st the lungs, and was
Obliged to resign his pastoral charge at Gin
cinnati his only child was laid In New
~. vorr~ v;Ss had tan.