The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-16
inc weeks, and they did

crews on Ooafd Tor nine weeks, ana tney dio
eat very hearty - -------- ;
thought so, when came to see the re-
mains of Mr. Cricket's Iuekless invoice, That
fine four was all gone. so we're the fifty hams
the fifteen baskets of 6gs. the forty Connect
eat cheeses. the twelve boxes Of bloom raisins,
the Eve kegs of Smyrna. .raisiDs, the four bar
reIs Of Zante currants, the nine Jars Of fresh : :
grapes. the two barrels Of oranges, the three /
boxes of lemons-it was awful to think off,
They had used up the loaves of rsfned sugar
This was to be expected. But how they got
through with those three barrels of Muscovado.a
sugar, was mystery to me, till the Captain
kindly explained that great deal Of sugar
was required to sweeten the toddy snd punch
which they made ont of our lemons and oural
West India rum and French brandy. -1sa =
'Itwas so cold you knoR.' said the Cap
tain, when we was off the coast. that the poor
sailors was obliged TO take little toddy to
keep them wsrm;saud it was SO hot of there
in the West Indies, that they had to take q
little punch to make them eeol' .5@lE
"A little | said I. But where did they;
drink up twelve baskets Of champagne and the
three barrels of other winesf They must have
used them up where it was neither hot nor
cold.' s6 Z .se. a'-.ez'..rs1t !. . =
'oh, ah.' said the Captain, the wine was
only used in cases of sickness .......... g--zz
In short. every consumable article of Mr.
Cricketa invoice was gone, except one of the
bags of coffee and part of chest of tea. .;'gg e
Talk of a devouriug element. said to
myself there is no devouring element like
hungry sailor ~ !5.s -,--,.----s-.-1esss
Mr. Cricket was dreadfully cbopfallen when
got home and told him what I had seen and
heard. He went down to BunkUmville Port
the next day, and had long talk with the
captain and the owners They did not offer to :
make him any compensation. His insurance
policy could not be used as remedy it in
sured him against the damages of the sea,
pirates and war, but not against famine Mr..
Cricket came home very much vexed. He
wanted to go to, law with somebody sbonti it;
but the neighhors how laughed at him worse
than ever, and be finally concluded that if he
commenced lawsuit be should be kept in the
courts great while. and, moreover, that he
would never hear the last of those Thanks
giving goods as long as be lived. So he gave
lup fhat notion. - -. ...-.,..... .. ,.-
The day after the Sally Ann'e arrival. Cap.
/ tain Life called at our store, and kindly pre-
sented Mr.. Cricket with a amonkey and a gray
parrot, which he lad brought home from St.
Barts. Mr.. Cricket received them very gra
ciously, considering all the circumstances Of
the case; but when he had got them, he was
at bis wits end to know what to do with them
If there was anything in the world which he
hated more thoroughly than the sqnalling of
parrot, it was the very sight of monkey.
1 'Why did you receive them = said 7, as he
was scolding about it, after the Captain had
gone away. y7sfa5a'goa s'ii75f'S'' as sA
tOh,' said Mr. Cricket, was afraid Of
hurting Captain Life's feelings if should re.
fuse to take theni.' sa'5'iss' 'e' ''oF
/ Amiable Mr. Cricket fosiaa5'i 'aIi a9'a
Suppose you make a present of them to
Miss Piper said I. e aa7zgsa ua5L sqs9
| the very thing rsaid Mr.. Cricket. Take
them, Martin. quick Run up 10 the Mansion
House, and present them to. Miss Piper, with.
my compliments noe sid 80 atEsa 81 s:r
Had you not better. write little billetf'
said l., 1t would seem more respectful, you
know, f.,s.-,.g rasi sfE afjj s,rfs f,fs .so77s
i This suggestion vas adopted. a The billet
was written in Mr.. Cricket's' best big ledger
hand writing, and,with the parrots cage in one
hand aud The monkeys chain in the other, I
Eset of tor the Mansion House. 9ai .ies.aszom
i Miss Piper was thecbicf parsonage in Bunk
tuinvilIe She was young lady Of sixty, who
had never been married. and yet nobody in
Bunkumville presumed to call Miss Piper an
old maid for she was very rich-owned a'large
. homestead called the Mansion House estate,
1.-TWO hundred acres and more, besides farms
and bank-stock. and bonds, and mortgages,
= and all of that sort of thingi moreover, she
& was a very gay, cheerful, lively little person,
! and very charitable to the poor, She was at
once the leader of fashion and the Lady Boun-
tiful of the parish. Iknew her very WE'LL
t. She used to pat me on the head, coming out
= of church, and tell my mother was very
. tpretty boy. This was when / wore .ruffled
= fshirts. and had not lost the good loeks of my
e infancy, so much regretted by Jerusha Thomp.
fson. She received me very graciously on the
y present occasion, and was perfectly delighted
. with Mr.. Cricket's present. Before left
! however, she told me that Twas entirely out
'e of my sphere in Mr., Cricket's store--that I
g must leave it, and ft for college forthwith. -
. have been going TO speak about it TO your
y mother, Martini said she very condescending'
- ~ you have got talents. Martin, and &c
. had your father beforeSou. He was very
=. good lawyer. and you must be good lawyer
" too ..af.s.y.ias ,,... s7go.:f bae .4..g1 s
& As nobody in Bunkumville ever thought o
er disputing Miss Pipers will. I was forthwith
- sent back to my grammars and lexicons in or
as der to become lawyer. H7a we/ eii
all Meantime. Miss Piper began to patroniz,
40 Mr.. Crcketis store. She not only bought he
groceries and wines of him, but she made 9
NO great many costly purchases in the depart
" of silks and laces She sent for him to come
no TO the Mansion House, and made him her agen
N for collecting rents, writing conveyances, ant
:. making himself genei ally useful. In shor
~ time he was her righthand man-her prim
10 minister. This gave Mr.. Cricket position, a
70 well as hard cash. He b'.gau to rise in the
world and, when I went home in the colleg
y vacation, was told more than once that b
III had become q rich man. After this, when th
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