The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-15
The cobbler's Temptation.

Iar,h Crop ,ai IN his little shop upon hi,
iou bench. aud he pvegr and tapped away
merrily On his we'll w0rn knsrs. lie Was .
jolly Ellb~, this gareh- Poor. tis true, but
just poor enough 20 b- free Of care. lie
Owned the rooted box IN which be- worked
and so De owned the little thatshed ct Join.
ing il. In the cnt he lived With bis uif- and
seven children. and in the shop he work Ell
ehevriuli, all the day long. lie Va, not afraid
Of robbers, fur he had nothing worth carry
INK % ard he feared 20 Kan, =. as levrg
did a man wrong.
A merry fellow Uaa JNreb Crop. Hs sang
as he pegErvi;-sed his JOYOUS notes Lacked ouiy
;l-ls-c-l sound 10 MAKE them attractive. Hc
Vas batIt a0eS Tie sImV TTTsfS7f5 sFt tFfs
cot and shop. He was short and dumpy. with
round, shiny. gGod-na,ured face. and With
laid pate. though ise as five and furty years
old.
-Toll-de-rol De ,ol-lardo - sang Jsreb.
. ful-de-rul-de-riddlr- -dc-rol-rInegom = from
the inner door. sound~d a voice.
Jarvs looked up and saW his vife.
Just match for Jareb. Tor all the world
Short, ftt.e.eaH. good-natured and happy a. a
queen. She vas dressed neatly for sll her
poverty. and the fash Of health gloved upon
her plump cheeks
nuek,- said Jarrb, 90 the Ikea Of this new
er hsppened afore.
What is it, any own sugar plum > asked
Hepsebath.
Hrpsebash Was her name, though she had
not heard il pronounced in full, for ysars-
Dye see this shoe, Dvlighi''
a. Yes. my love-
s-Tis the last work in the castle No, an
other place TO puI peg have 90, by me-
Wen shut the gstes, lover the draw bridge,
put the uarder on guard, and call Up cur
coach. eh =
We mean, well so and walk, peppermint =
I" do, my trIasorr."
Shall put on my silk, or sltia' ? or my
new velvet"
= Pa, on al 81 ,heai ms dear. weTlmske
an appearance. Hf.foide-rol-dc-ri-do! There
uapl that's the last peg. and old Sroilh,A Ahnsas
arc done. SEsitA-SRilk- YOU ever
feel thankful your name varnt Smith. Hap
py, eh There vas a Smith put in jail only
last week for robhih' somebody. But ye new
er heard tell OF Oropp bein' put in jail.
HeveT. Nov, my maple sugar, we'll be oil.
Bing up the little Groppsea.-
Hardly had Heppy departed, when a man
made sR appearance At the Ahop door. He
vas an old man very well dressed, in black
throughout. carrying gold-he4ded cane, and
wearing watch chain Of the same precious
material
Are you eobbler p he asked as he en-
tered
Il waS two minutes ago, siri but Tn an
old feUdal baron now, sic! Lady Gropp Is
going to ride out, SIR. and I'm TO attend her
-Ah--are YOU the man that does mrndinS9
meuding of boOts and shoes - asked the Wis
iior, moving back n space. a. though he fear
I'D the strange fellow before him VAS erazv
Yes, sir" answered JArrb- " Tm the man.
Bat, ye see, my Wife hasn't walked out for
more than a month. ] usS tossed od the last
b;t Of work bad in the shop. ia buried il
aUasEiugiy, and was juEt agoin' to take run
down BY the river with her and ihr lil,lr
ones"
"Aha-T sec.- said the old gentleman srnil-
ingiy. Nov you Just run and tell your Lady
TO wait for you halt an hour. and Ill GatiAfy
her for il. am iE hurry. The stage leaves
IN an hogr, and my boot has given out Come,
yod wont refuse 70 assist me under Sueh car /
cnmstances -
- Hrdum-de-iol-Io, We'll. sPose must
stick 10 my businsEsi-
Thus speaking. Jareb left the shop, and
when be returned he put on has apron again 4
and settled into his Low seat The old man
took OF his cloak and sat down, and the cob
bier pulled of the fractured boot IL vas rim
ped badly IarSh made him a stout wsxrsl-
cod, singing nerTily the while, and when j
twas ready be took mp the boot
q You seem 70 be a happy fellow" remarked Il
he visitor, after be bad watched garrb's good