Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-08-05

and not give the Britisher too big a
start"
He found the Kitchen empty, for En-
sign Spencer being considered in the
light of an especial guest, the supper ta-
BILE was in the parlor.
'.Rot his pictur! he will be making
love to Mary next" said Malachi, un-
easily; "but if he does I'll pay him off
in his own coin All, here is his pis,
tolls and his heavy riding coat. Well,
now, Malachi Doolittle, don't think it
would be unwholesome to your cousti-
tuition to jerk the primin' out of t EN-
barkers,, for fear matters might come 70
| a rough and tumble. so here goes
and suiting the action to the word the
strangers weapons were instantly placed
in harmless condition.
When the apprentice entered the par
lor, he found Dorothy Hutton and her
daughter Mary in high glee and good
humor. The supper was over, but the
stranger seemed to be attracted to the
smiths parlor, by the bright eyes of
4 Mary, and looking twice out of the win
dow into the cold bleak night, he gave
"a shudder, as if 10th to depart on his
journey
Tall Malachi devoured his supper in
moody silen e; but Notwithstanding his
discomfort at the notice the young off
Ger took of Mary, he made fearful in
roads on the Johny cake and sausage.
A genuine Yankee is seldom so deep in
love that he forsakes his victuals, and
such was certainly tall Malachi's case.
When there was no excuse for longer
delay, the apprentice was deputed to
fetch Spencer's horse to the door, and
thanking his host and hostess for their
kind attention, and bestowing a kiss
upon the blushing cheek of Mary, he
bestrode the animal and set forth at a
round gallop, OF his dark and dreary
Tourney.
81 guess I'd better go and finish fod-
dering the CATTLE" said Malachi, as the
clatter of the horses hoofs died away in
the distance "Old Bull has broken his
surcingle all to smash, calkilate that
I'd better take the sorrel horse and go
down to Brunswick to morrow morning
and get it fixed, as we want to sled some
wood from the swamp. Suppose you
can let me have old sorrel for little
while, Squirrel
'.Whv, how on earth can thee go down
to Brunswick without him, Malachi?-
How foolish you do to talk to night"
/ "Well, l didn't know but that you
might want to use him." said Malachi
closing the door behind him and start
ing for the barn. ''Consarn his pictur,
kissed her lips, did he? Well, if don't
have a wrestle with him for that trick
my name ain't Malachi Doolittle.-
Jerusalem, how cold it is. 1 wish l
had my other shirt on; but it. no use
to grumble. Old sorrel, put in the big
lick and you shall be kept on nothing
else but oats and clover for the balance
of your material Gays. And now for a
parting salute to the boss he added as
he bestrode up to the door of the house
'Hellow! Squire Hutton, sumthin':
broke loose!'
"Why, Malachi, what is the matter,
asked the smith, opening the door; ''i'
the barn afire. Or
e ''No, nothing of the kind, boss
t But I've concluded to borrow old sor
rel to night instead of to morrow morn
ing. 1 know the whole plot, and an
: going to take them papers from Ensigr
spencer ana give them 10 Ucncra
n Washington"
"Why his horse is as feet as tn,
/ wind, and he will be to Trenton befor'
thou art half way" said the smith Will
I u laugh. ~ - p.
! "You forgot that 1 shod his horse
boss Hutton"
i "Well, he is armed and will shoe
thee dead rs nail if thou dost attcmp
violence"
!, Cant be did, boss, shook tn
! ! primin' from his pistol when he wa
eating supper"
P Thunder and Belzebuo-Lord for
J give me-but-'
The remainder of the sentence wa
e lost on Malachi's ear, for with will
> @Yahip, ga long, sorrel," he was fol
" lowing in the track of the British
= spy.
CHAPTER II.