Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-10-10

Srouhu on Wnlch the village STOOD Henrietta
invited her companion to come in and rest
himself and Thomas, of course, did not re-
fuse. But he had scarcely been seated five
minutes, when old Brunde himself entered
the apartment, and regarded Mr.. Winchell at
first with look of surly astonishment, which
was soon changed to a stare of unmistakable
displeasure.
He knew the young man by sight, and being
acquainted with Toms habitual deficiency of
cash, he did not desire to see him on terms of
intimacy with his daughter. So without, any
unnecessary circumlocution, Mr.. Brundle ex-
claimed:
Henrietta, what do you mean by bringing
this worthless puppy into my house If you
do not know how to choose your company, l
must choose for you; and so insist on your
dropping Mr.. Winchel's acquaintance imme-
diately. And warn him to make himself the
greatest possible rarity about my premises.
No replies, young man--there's the door 20
OF course, Tom had no alternative but to
depart; SO he bowed to Henrietta, looked
vindictively at old Brundle, put on his hat and
disappeared. He observed, as he left the
room, that Henrietta burst into tears, and this
was some consolation but for several days
afterward he sought in vain for an opportunity
to exchange word with her. He sent boy
with letter for Miss Brundle, cautioning him
to deliver when unobserved by any one else !;
but her watchful parent was not to be over
reached He tore the note to pieces and cow
hided the messenger, who came back below
ing to make his employer acquainted with his
i'll success. EE a
Soon after this incident, Tom again encoun-
tered his shoemaker friend, Jack Hutchinson,
and in requital for his confidence in trusting
him with the dancing pumps, Tom intrusted
Mr.. Ii. with the secret of his present trouble.
81 have written a letter." continued Tom,
s'persuading Henrietta to eiope with me, and,
if | could only convey that letter to her hands,
every thing will turn out well.''
ssTrust your letter to me,'' cried Hutchn-
son, warmly s'I have just finished pair of
shoes for Miss Brundle, "a prettier foot and
ankle, by the way, never came under my OBJ
servation,) and I'll put the important paper
into the toe of one Of them, when send them
home.''
Tom gladly and thankfully gave his letter
to Mr.. Hutchinson, and 1T was safely trans
mitted in the manner specified to Henrietta,
who sent her lover an answer by the same
messenger, and in the same manner, intima-
ting ,as pretense for returning the shoe which
had performed the office of mailbag, that it
was too tight at the toe, and required little
stretching.
1t so happened that on the same afternoon
Mr.. Brundle inquired of bis daughter wheth-
the shoes which she had just received were
good ones, as he had some notion of engaging
Mr.. Hutchinson to make him pair of long
boots.
ssOh, you can't find more trustworthy
shoemaker" earnestly replied Henrietta, cor
one who better understands his business. Pm
sure l never in my life had pair of shoes
that gave me so much satisfaction as those he
has just made for me-"
This strong recommendation induced the
old gentleman TO give Hutchinson his meas
ure, insisting that the boots should be finished
and delivered on the following afternoon.
The boots were ready for use at the time spe-
Gifted, and while Mr.. Brundle was trying them
on, Henrietta first found an opportunity to
leave the house unobserved; and with band
box on one arm and bundle under the other,
she repaired to the spot where it had been ar
ranged in the above mentioned epistolary cor
respondence that she should meet Mr.. Win
chel. But laborer in the employment OF
old Brundle happened to be at work in field
near the place of meeting, and seeing Henri
eta in company with Winchell, he FASTENED
to give his employer notice of the fact.
The old gentleman, who had just pulled on
his new boots, started up, and grasping huge
oaken cudgel, strobe off to the designated spot
taking short route, of which Henrietta, in
the hurry and commission of her flight, had for
gotten to avail herself. AS he was rapid
walker, land the young people were unconscious
of his approach, it is highly probable that he
might have surprised them before they were
fairly started, broken Toms head, and taken
Henrietta home again, but for the following
circumstances Jack Hutchinson, with adm-
rabe foresight, and with a constant determi-
nation to serve his friend, had left some huge
pegs sharp poignards sticking up in the
heels of Brundle's boots, and these so impe-
ded his progress that, after painful run of
two hundred yards, he was obliged to stop at
the side of the road, take off the boots, and
fiatten the wooden spikes with stone.
The delay enabled the young couple to make
good their escape, and the first intelligence
from them was letter from Mrs. Winchell,
announcing her marriage and begging her
fathers forglvness. This the old gentleman
angrily withheld for about year but on
hearing that he had grandson named after
himself, he began to relent, and soon after in
vited his daughter and son-in-law to take up
their abode beneath his roof. From this time
forward Tom Winchel lived in ease and afflu-
ence. and he and his wife always expressed
the deepest gratitude to that paragon of shoe
makers to whose kind Offices they were indebt-
ed for all their happiness.
Mr.. Hutchinson was awarded for his active
and devoted friendship, not only by being
paid for his dancing pumps, but by almost
constant employment in furnishing shoes and
boots for a very numerous flock of juvenile
Winchells.
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