The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-01-12

81 think it would be to much for you, Jar
@There would be coming and going, and
fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might
catch cold" -
T. 1sSarahl What can be done by Trottle, can
be done by me. am on terms of acquaint-
ance with every person of responsibility in this
parish. I am intimate at the Circulating Lii
brary. converse daily with the Assessed
Taxes. I lodge with the Water Rate know
the Medical Man. I lounge habitualy at the
House Agents. dine with the Churchward-
ems. move to the Guardians. Trottle! A
person in the sphere of domestic, and totally
unknown to society,"
ssDont be warm, Jarber. In mentioning
Trottle, [ have naturally relied on my Right
Hand who would take any trouble to crafty
even a whim of his old mistress. But, if you
can find out anythingto help to unravel the
mystery of this House to Let, L shall be fully
as much obliged to you as if there was never
Trottle in the 1apd.'' - 1ssss =
Jarber rose and put on his little cloak. A
couple of fierce brass lions held it tight round
his little throat; but couple of the mildest
hares might have done that, l am sure. 'sSa-
rah," he said, "I go. Expect me on Monday
evening, the sixth, when-perhaps you will give
me cup OF tea--zaas,t-I= asisc for ne=srean z
Adieu ~ .zs,ss.-s.sszls-s,...
cember. When L reflected that Trottlc would
come back on Monday, too, had my misgiv-
ings as to the difficulty of keeping the two
powers from open warfare, and indeed [ was
more uneasy than I quite like to Confess
However, the empty House swallowed up that
thought next morning, as it swallowed up
most other thoughts now, and the House quite
preyed upon me all that day, and all the Sat
urday.
1t was a very wet Sunday; raining and
blowing from morning to night. When the
ring in the commot;on of the Euddles as well
as in the wind, and they sounded very loud
and dismal indeed, and the House looked dis
malest of all.
was reading my prayers near the light, and
my fire was glowing in the darkening window
glass, when, looking up, as I prayed for the
fatherless children and widows and all who
were desolate and oppressed, I saw the Eye
again. 1t passed in moment, as it had done
before but, this time, l was inwardly more
convinced that I had seen it.
Well, to be sure, 1 had night that night
Whenever 1 closed my OWN eyes, it was to see
eyes Next morning, at an unreasonably, and
l should have said (but for that railroad) an
impossibly early hour, comes Trottle.s AS soon
as he had told me all about the Wells, 1 told
him all about the House. He listened with as
l.
wish, until [ came to Jabez Jarber when he
cooled in an instant, and became opinionated.
"Now, Trottle," said, pretending not to
notice, ''when Mr. Jarber comes back this
evening, we must all lay our heads together
"I should hardly think that would be want
ed, ma am Mr.. Jarber's head is surely equal
to anything"
Being determined not to notice, I said again
that we must all lay our heads together.
"Whatever you order, ma am, shall be obey
ed. Still, it cannot bs doubted, should
think, that Mr.. Jarber's head is equal if not
superior, to any pressure that can be brought
to bear upon it."
This was provoking; and his way when he
came in and out all through the day, of pre-
tending not to see the House to Let, was more
provoking still. However, being quite resolv-
ed not to notice, [ gave no sign whatever tina
/ did notice. But, when evening came, and
he showed in Jarber, and, when Jarber wouldn't
be helped off with his cloak, and poked his
cane into cane chair backs, and china orna-
ments, and his own. eye, in trying to unclaspsI
his brazen lions of himself, (Which he couldn't
do after all,) I could have shaken them both.
As it was, 1 only shook the tea pot, and
made the tea. Jarber had brought from under
his cloak roll of paper, with which he had
triumphantly pointed ever the way, like the
ghost of Hamlet's father appearing to the late
Mr. Kemble, and which he had laid on the
table. -. s-..sa-as 1
"a discovery" said !, pointing to it, when
he was seated, and had got his tea cup-"Don't
go, Trottle."
sThe first of series of discoveries" an
swered Jarber. s'Account of aformer tenant,
compiled from the Water-Rate and Medical
Man"
"Don't go, Trottle." I repeated for, saw
him making imperceptibly to the door.
Begging your pardon, ma'am, might be
in Mr. Jarbers way ?"
Jarber looked that he decidedly thought he
might be. 1 relieved myself with good angry
croak, and said-always determined net to no.
tice:
ssHave the goodness to sit down, if you
please, Trottle. wish you to hear this"
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