Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-11

you for an honest. hard. working man il va.
oaly your careless way. your want Of order,
that troubled rs. You know used to tell you
that If you put ever much meal into bss
With hole in il, it would run away
Yes. yes, / know; and just SO Lyman
talks nov. Among you. you put an old head
on his young shoulders. And thus the elders
talked. and the youngsters had their pleasure !;
the visitors telling the wonders Of juggler-, aud
wax.work shows, and delights incident to the
down ecantry advanced civilization aud the
- New State ehildrcn relating adventures
with bears and wildcats, and their own person
al concerns with tanning squirrels and catching
rsbLi,s, aud. finally. the evening closed With .
game Of :. forfei,s, in which Lyman, having
been sentenced to the common penalty Of bow.
ing TO the Prcttiest, kneclipg to the vitticst.
and kissing the one be loved best, " declared
thst all these dues we're 20 Ii. eousin Sally
His eor,in Sally protested and resisted the
girls all joined her, aud. after laughing seram-
bic together. Lymans oldest sitter caught up 4
candle. called :. eou,in Sally to follow her. aud
they made good iLeir escape - the bedroom.
aud to'ied Lyman out. Lyman re;reafed; and
the evening" vas far sdvaueej, and the Leake.
aud their guests separated for the night, but
not till after Lyman lad perform. . duty that
bad teca Postponed By his unclc's arrival.
While his mother. 'on hospifsLle thoughts
intent. wss preparing her little al.ir, for 'Le
.GorninSs bre.ki.,t. Lyman went to the wood.
house 20 ,rlit kindling~ for the mornings 6rrs ;
aud having 6ai-hcd, he couid not rrsi.t the
temptation Of showing his we'll preserved sxe to
his Cseie Ben. The boy is fool about that
aIe. said bis father; " IL IL vas made Of
sedc. ,f gold he could not bc more choice OF
IL; he even hides il awsy from me that gave il
10 him. Lyman looked at his uncle with
quiet smile. Gone, como. Lyman. ssid III.
father, there. reason in the roasting of eggs;
fhso~ 70 I<r -. u.
opened the door Of little cioset next the Ere
place. {" Don't go clear back to the wood house
this cold night "a place for G, stythin2. snd
everything in it' place. - replied Lymsn. snd
the :1e ~ss ret.ra~d to s.c wood hos.~. " Nov
ssi: S. ,sss I s;s 4. sr:. :sc... .:x - .r;s %
ter .lrcom 10 sweep ia the wide.,rrrsd coal. of
tie Gre be bad j..t rsted Jusi rs he -. an.
and, has'Hy hr,rr ~. Jroor i~to Me ct.sst. he
went TO her. John" H.. ,aid. THERE'S no
water in the bos.s.,
=" Well, sLa, q: :is?"
Why. you know, Z meter like u go to bed
without u pail of water NJ hand
- kro= that j. one or your supcr.tition.. g
John I.rakc. 10 -Iiis or all L.- .1reri.b.e. per
'IeLt as "suiessiiii"ns. g Let IL g". just for
iiis one night. wife its dark aud biting cold.
aud the wsy ny 10 the sell all .hoi with glare
ice.
g T., tsd. ,sij iLe wife. meei,y. and urc,d
no morr: bat. as she looi-i wi.hfu.iy Of the
empty pail. she thought ir they ,hoa.d chance
10 want water in the night. 10 would not Lc any
letter getting u, aud an snxiou- sigb e.esIed
her. Looming events do ,on,r,ir.. seem 10
- cat Their shsdou. before.
The family yCre sscL az 10 led, aud 10 their
hrrt sleep. the irolorndesi "f the night hut
there - no s'eel from xL.cb n mother cannot
be asakcned iy re-ilcs. child. and about one
o'clock Mrs. Leate ~. rou.ei hom her, l.,
the ne-i!'n- Of her tsiy. She instantly wslen.
e her bu.i'ard pi'h John do s.t up and zee
~be'e iLi. smcke come, from : the room i. FOL.
o! n Thur led room wa- of the sitting.
room the door W. oien into -, aud ii.- mo
mrn' ls,s rai'r! Li, b.sd De s,w Liig.;
light shining through the crc,ice of the ciy-si
door into wh.eh be hal thrown i!ic SPLINTER.
Lfoom.
soDr small oos.s b.i si!serei 10 ,br broom
sbe" John swept the hearth. lot. .Lst 10 The
eloset With very little air iIey LsJ teen ,low in
kipdling bu, nov they hsi tiujlei 'L"fousb
ly. and When Lake sITsn: io the .io-.i door
aud opcnei IL the broom 90. o Eghici n.ne.
aud the heated partition had taken Gfe. Jshn
.eyed The broom and threw " into 81. Ere ,,is,e
aud st that mofBes' tie Ere had made o, H. .
progress that single pail or water si LsnI
would have cIiin g.i.hed a.
"Ob. Ns yaH oI gahrf shfi-tci NJ.
brste issSke tbIugbf Nnh anguish Df tie
empty pail. rss''ei o. the Kitchen for if aud
rushed 60 The ssli The sfourJ 80. d---epI
ipg 10 The house. -nj - b. .sid sIttgt, -
gls... ard Ls.l. f,li Again D. j., tie La 1.
81 d"so 60 the DEP vel and Elisj his pail. ssJ
resebed the hop.- vifb ~ bat 'he sir LsI rn.h
Cd 10 through the oten door spd bl.w up ,h.
hrr bie fufsses t,!ioss "a would noi noe
hste felt t~ssiy pals of water The smole
hii'd the sbDle house. ssj the efsek.isx 81 ib.
NJ. sst the osieries ~ John sud Li. wife bsJ
ss-teaej the shols fsBIy. Who nov esns oct
-sn ssesriisg the too gifl. whs bad Lsi,~j
ihsm.elSss ia'o the lit'lr I'D roon. Lsd ti.,d
together late int The night ed were npv .leey
'pg 30 'bc 'piie - all ibs q, s.sg d.sasf 80
"i.sry shout then Lynss fs.ked 'isosgL
IN Outer foom hlisd 60 .afs-s;iDn 9th .a.aks
sol d'bfiste1 AHne -siis 6fe g.. Thr,s
90. no snsser 10 ssis D. itsgsJ sgsin.t a.,
a"Vr % %. to- sscsfciy tssifsd yars ..
ihopsbi. be syrssr 10 suindo. c.Buantesfiny
18th the wood hgsss. yssssJ through % sni 90
. @'mss' rstsfrsi sth Lis sac Ihe smoke
h'd i-.-on hfe fhs fgosi 80. bsFisg Hot
"fh Hes'es. help sd bl...isz b. .siI h.
Ss'j not bs ssSld ~ ys-.'biy h,se i.ts u
'l"ss 20 b'ssih ~ dor 80. Lsts,e.. dgss
~ !" sss'hsf tfss'h 'he eis'. ias,psi fsss iLs
"indos anhsrmsl fsilgrsd ~ ifnss
Ihs riit 'cns1ff'i. - s"rdes lau.s