Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-11-12
Elsie : Well, I never-go on"

Lttoise BY George ! that's curious
and all girls, too--a wife and five girls
and not boy among them to help Won
scratch around for them. VOW and
declare | do pity you, anybody would il
| did not, should deserve to be burned in
--in,"
Here the stranger quietly interposed the
letters FEC.
What what l"-said the old man
"F-E-G, in e6fgy Well, yes-thank you
that IS quite an improvement. | toas going
to say in BONFIRE bat really | should rath-
er be burned in effigy than in bonfire
that is, If it's equally agreeable all round.
And pray Mr. Owen how old are YOU ?"
Mr.. Owen laid down the letter l..
FIFTY years old, aud no tongue I
don't see how you could have stood it l
couldn't, know And what do you do
for living my friend what do you deal
in ~
In answer to this two rs were laid be.
fore him.
Teas Do you deal in teas, Mr. Ow.
en- Then, | suppose, You have not quite
lost your taste are you good judge Of
teas ~
Mr. Owen laid on the window the letters
I-XL
You ercel do you Well, I'm glad of
IT bnt can you make living in that way?
Excuse me, but you look little"
Here the kind hearted skipper paused,
in some embarrassment, and the strange
man having recourse to the letters again.
availed himself of the pause, aud laid be-
fore him a G and d.
" Seedy!" said the old man, laughing -
Exactly t'sit-only did not like
to say so you don't look Furnishing GER
tainly. / am afraid You don't make much
in that way won't make your fortune so !;
don't lay up money, guess do you p
Mr. Owen shook his head sadly, and
laid down two more Of Charles letters,
10.
" You O1os /! dare say you do should
think you would, you poor toad YOU
Fact, you can't help it, no how, if you was
born Owen, you will lire owing, and die
owing, / guess, but never mind there
don't 80 to being down in the mouth about
it beg your pardon, Sir l suppose
You can't help that either, but | mean,
wouldn't worry about it guess it is not
your fault"
"But now my friend" said the worthy
Captain who very naturally thought the
man had come to ask charity, and who,
with the directness and generosity of a
true hearted sailor, wanted to come to the
point and relieve the poor man-"now,
may ask what brought you here, what
did you come here intending to do 2"
The silent man now laid down the letters
Gu.
"Io see me ? dill you Well, that's
good one, and now sir, you hare seen me,
and | hope you are gratifed. I'm not
much to look at. but then, the exhibition
is nowadays costly-grown persons admit
ted gratis, and children half,price. Walk
up ladies and gentleman hats off and see
the show. But really Mr. Owen had you
no other object in coming here to see me ?"
Mr.. Owen held up round 0.
Nothing, that is. Well, it's rather Gu
rious guess I'd ought to treat. sup
pose you are not great at eating, but would
you not like to have something to drink,
now ?"
The man smiled and nodded and his eyes
sparkled as he laid on the window two cap.
ital rs.
"Ay, Ay," said the hearty old Captain
laughing 81 understand that well enough,
ay, ay, Sir that's sailor fashion and it's
according to Scripture, too, guess Let
your communication be aye, aye.-ain't
that in the Scriptures l guess it Is
Well, III stand treat. / am an old sailor,
and it is hot, thirsty day, and 50, what
will you have, name your grog !"
The man laughed silently as he choose
ont the letters O-DV.
Eau de RE BY the Lord Harry
that spells French Brandy, or it used to do
so when was a skipper l approve your
taste, sir we'l have some and we'll drink
to your health Mr. Owen, and to the
health Of your wife, Mrs. Owen, and to
thg hNalths Of all the five little Owens. Lu-
Cyl my dear |"
Here, in turning round to convey his
ho5pltable wishes to his daughter-in.law,
grandpa knocked his arm against the little
table, and the cover of the letter box, fell |
with some clatter, to the ground
"Oh, grandpa !" said little Charlie, bob
bing up his curly head from under the ta-
ble, whittier he had plunged in pursuit of
'"0 " uauI Co'eIJ YOU are awake now, amt
you Pm so glad please give me anoth-
er real long word. l didn't wake you, did
|, granpa Mother told me not to-"
Captain Osborn turned hastily to the
window, but the tongueless man was gone
md, strange to say, tall, white hollybock
Was growing on the very spot where he
lad stood only moment before
Have | been asleep, Charlie" asked
the Captain.
"Oh yes, grandpa, ever so long See !
ts most tea-time now And guess you
lad funny kind of dream, too, grandpa,
or | saw you laughing iu your sleep"
"Did |, Charlie Well, | guess | had
\ very droll dream" said the old man,
raitening himself up in his arm chair
gain ; "and Pm sorry walked up just as
did, that's fact for was just getting
ntO the spirit Of the thing !"
The Ohio Slate Journal says "John
brown is a father OF twenty-five children-a
orce sufficient of itself to take Virginia and
tighten the shareholders everywhere. We sup ..