Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-08-27

Iaaeteo pictures among the coaIs, these
young people speedily grew tired of obser.
wing him. As it happened, there vas 9th
ersaInusement at hand. An old German Jew
travelling with q diorama on his back, was
passing down the mountain road toward the
viiiage just as the party turned aside from it;
and. IN hopes of eking out the profits of the
day. the Snowman had kept them eoppany
to the iime-k kiln
"CoGne old Dutchman," cried one of the
young men, "iet us see your pictures if you
csIl swear they are worth looking at''
ssQh yes, captain" answered the Jew
wheiher as matter of courtesy or craft,
he styled everybody captain" shall in
deed show you some very superb pic;ures!"
! So, placing the box in proper position,
he invited the young men and girls to look
through the glass orifces of the machine,
and proceeded TO exhibit a series OF the
most outrageous scratchings aud daubngs
as specimens of the fine arts, that ever an
tinerant Snowman had the face TO impose
upon the cirle of his spectators. The pic
tures were worn out, moreover, full of cracks,
and dingy by tobacco smoke, and otherwise
in most pitiable condition. Some purport-
rope others represented Napoleon's battles
and Nelson's sea6ghts; and in the midst of
these might be seen gigantic brown hand,
which might have been mistaken tor the
hand of Destiny. though it was only the
showman's, pointing his forehnger to the
various scenes of the conflict, while its own
er gave historical illustrations. When with
much merrlment at its abomiuable dehcien-
cy of merit, the exhibition was concluded,
the G German bade little joe put his head in
the box. Viewed through the magnifying
glass, the boys round rosy visage assumed
ltheSstrangest imaginable aspect of an i'm
mense Titanic child, the mouth grinning
broadly, and the eyes and every other feature
overnswing with the juke. Suddenly, how
ever, that merry face turned pale. and ts
expression turned 10 horror. for this easily
impressed and excitable child had become
sensible that the eyes of Ethan Brand were
fixed upon him through the glass.
"you make the little man afraid, capt ain" !"
said the Jew. turning up the dark and strong
ouilin Of his visage from his STOPPING pos
ture. 'Dut look again, and by chance, /
shall cause you TO see something thasjis very
fine, upon my word!''
Ethan Brand gazed Tito the box for an in
staut, and then starting blck looking fxedly
at the German. What had he seen! Moth
ing, apparently; for youth. who had peePed
in almost at the saEne moment, beheId only
vacant space OF canvass.
al remember you now," muttere4 Ethan
Brand TO the Snowman.
"Ah, cBptsih," whispered the Jew of
NureIn burgh, with dark smile, Il find it to
be heavy matter in my sh ow- bux-this Un-
pardoaabe Sin! By my faith, captain. it
has weari ed any shoulders this day to carry
over the mounlain.''
Peace - answered Ethan Brand sternly,
''or get thee into the furn ace yoHder."
Tn Jews exhibition had scarcely con-
cl1dcd, when great elderly dog-who
seem ed to BE his own master, as no person
in the company fatd claim to him--saw tit
to render himself the Object of public motto e
Hitherto ...he had shown hinselfa as very quiet,
wals disposed old dog, going around from one
to another, and by the way of being socia BILE,
Offering his rough head TO be patred to any
kind hand that would take so much trouble.
But now, all of sudden, this grave ard
venerable quadruPed, OF his own mere mo-
ton, and without the slightest suggestion
from any body else, began to run round al
ter his tail, which to seighten the absurdity
OF the scene.w was a great deal shorter than
it should have been. Never was seen such
u headlong eagerness in pursuit of an object
that could not possibly be obtained; never
was such tremendous outbreak of growl-
ing, snarHng, barking and Swapping, as if
one end of the ridiculous brutc's body were
at deadly and most uniorgiVeable enmity
with the other. FIster and faster round a
bout went the cur, and faster and still faster
fed the unaPproachabie brevity OF bis tsIl,
and ieuder and fiercsr grew his yells Of rage
and anim1sity, until utterly exhausted, and
as tar from the goal as ever, the foolish old
dog ceased his performance suddenly as
he had begun it. The next moment he ~as
quiet, mild, sensible, and respectable in his
department as when he at hrs. scraped ac-
quaintance with the company.
As may be supposed, the exhibition was
greeted with univertal laughter, claPping OF
hands, and shouts Uf ''EncOre" to which the
canine performer responded by wagging all
that there was to wag OF his tail, but appear
ed totally unable to repeat his very SUCCESS.
ful effort to amuse the spectators.
Meanwhile, Ethan Brand had resumed bis
scat on the log, and moved, it might be,
by PERCEPTION of sume remote analogy be-
tween his own case and that OF this sci
pursuing cur, he broke into that awful laugh
which more than any other token, expressed
his inward being. And at that moment the
merriment oil the party was at an end; they
stood around, dreading lest the inauspicious
sound should be reverberated around the
horizon and mountain should thunder it to
mountain, and so be prolonged upon their
ears. Then, whispering to one another
that it was late; that the moon was almost
down; that the August night was growing
chill, they hurried homeward, leaving the
lime burner and little Joe, to deal as they
might with their unweicome guest. Save
Tor these three human beings, the open
space on the hillside was a solitude, set in
a vast gloon Of forest. Beyond that verge
the fre.ligbts glimmered on the stately
trunks and almost black foliage of the pines,
internixed with the lighter verdure o. sap
ling oaks, ma Plies and poRlars, while here
and there lay the gigantic corpses OF trees,
decaying on the leal-strewn soil. Aud il
seemed to little Joe-a iimorous and imag-
NATIVE child that the silent forest was hol'
ding its breath, until some fearful thing
should happen.
Ethan Brand thrust more wood into the
! ere, aud closed the door of the kiln; then
looking over his SHOULDER Ut the lime-burner
aud his SON, he bade, rather than advised
them to retire to rest.
"For myself / cannot Sleep" said he; 81
have matters that concern me to mediate
ppon. | will watch the hrs as used to do
in olden time"
onn IL do1;1 nut Of the fnrnaCa Ia