Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-02-16
An ynterfsting Skettb.
XIX From tie Atlantic Monthly. TT
SOME ACCOUNT OF A Wis
,a IONARY. .I.,

estimation in which he was held by nine.
teen-twentietbs OF his world. People
couldn't help feeling affection for him, con.
siderably leavened by a hslf-piiying, half
wondering appreciation of his character. -
He was SO good, so kind. so gifted, too..-
Pity he was so dreamy and romantic, el
cefera, ct cete,o.
Nov, from his ysoth ups nay. from very
childhood, Everett had borne the character
thus implied. A verdict was early pro.
nounced on him by su eminent phrenologis,
who happened to be visiting the family. "A
beautiful mind, comprehensive inte ellect
but .marvellously unprsctica II ,--singularly
unified to cope with the diff cult les of every
day life And Everetts mother, hanging
on the words Of the man Of science, breath
less and fearful, murmured to herself, while
stroking her unconscious little sons bright
curls,--' always feared he was too good tor
this wicked world
The child began to justify the professors
dictum with his very 6rst entry into active
life. Ae entertained. ideas for proving
the social condition Of rabbits, some time
before he could conveniently raise himse Il
to level with the hatch in which three OF
them, jointly belonging to himself and his
brother, abode. His theory was consum.
mstei in practice, however, it proved inn
Perfect.--snd great wrath on the par, oil
Richard Gray, and mach confusion and die.
appointment to Everett. were the result.
Richard, two years younger than Everett
by the calendar, was at least three older
than he in size, appearance. habits, and sell
assertion. He was what is understood BY
"a regular boy: fine, manly little fellow
PRACTICAL. unsensitive, hard-hesded, and
overaowing with life and vigor. He had
little patience with his brothers. quiet ways
aud his unsuccessful attempts at working
out theories met with no sympathy at his
hands.
After the affair of the rabbits, his expert
ments, however certain Of success be deem
ed them, were always made on or with re.
gard to HE own belongings. The little plo
Of garden-ground which he held in absolute
possession was continually being dug up
and rs rsfashioned, in his eager efforts to con
! vert 1t successively into q vineyard, q Por-
tuguese quinia, Ito effect which he dilgent
ly planted orange pips and manured the earti
with the peel,) or, favorile scheme o: all. ,
wheat.field, ,-dimensions, eighteen feet b,
twelve.--the harvest Of which was to pro-
vide all the poor children of The village
with bread, in those hard seasons when thei
pincbed faces aud shrill, complaining cries
appealed SO nightly to little Everett's heart
! ., Nevertheless, und in spite OF all his care
and watching, it is to be feared that yer,
few OF the big loaves which found their wa,
fvom the hall to the village, that winter
were composed Of the produce Of his corn
field. More experienced rmers than this
youthful agriculturist might not have been
surprised at the failure Of his crop. He was
Indeed, it was a valiant characteristic o
him, throughout his life, that he never grew
accustomed to failure, however serenly h,
he took il, when it came. He grieved an,
perplexed himself about 1t, silently, but no
hapslessly New idens dawned on his mind
fresh designs of reliei were soon entertain
I'D, and essayed to be put in practice. Thes,
we're many, and Of various degrees o
feasibility Ranging from the vigorously
pursued plan Of setting aside portion o
his daily bread and butter in bag, and o
his milk in can, and besto wing the liul,
store On the nearest eligible object. Up t.
the often pondered one os obtaining posses
sion of the large barn in the cowfeld, furn
ishing the same, and establishing therein
al the nufiikfoIs hoisele6s Wanderers VIII,
used to come and ask for aid at the hands
of Everett's worthy and magis'erIal father
That fathers Judicial functions caused hi
eldest son considerable trouble and bewild-
ment OF mind. He asked searching Dues
tions sometimes, when, of an evening, per
ched on Mr.. Grsy.s Knee land looking will
his wondering, steadfast eyes into the fac,
Of that erewhile stern and impossible msgis
ttate. The large justice.room, where tn,
prisoners were examined, had an su fu
fascination TO bin; and so had the It'll,
"strong-room." in which sometimes the,
were locked up before being conveyed awp,
to the county jail. Often, he wandere
restlessly near II, looking at the door witt
strange, moprnfnl eyes; and if by chang
the culprit passed out before him under tn
guardianship OF the terrible, red-faced con
stable,--Evsrett's earliest and latest con
ceplion Of the Devil,-how. w's,fuly h
would gaze ,pt him, and what's world. o
thought and puzzled speculation would foa
through his childish mind! >. ~. .,,.
u Once. he had somewhat serious adven
!. ture connected with that dreadful strong
room.
: There had been a man brought up befor
Mr.. Gray, charged with poultry stealing
and he had been reminded Tor further ea
animation. Meanwhile. he was placed i
the strong room, Under lock. snd.key .-Roge
Monby. as usual. standing sentinel in tn
? passage. Now Rogers red face betoken
: lively appreciation, Of the subIunary an
: substantial attractions or beef and beer, an
II Seems probable. that the servants dinner
,, going on befow-s idifs. was too great temI
tslion for even that inhexible constable
resist. Howbsi,, when the prisoner shoul
, have been produced before the waiting beuc
he wss nowhere to be found. He had val
ished, as BY magic, from the strong. room
!: . without bolt being wrenched, or lock force
d or bar broken. The door was unfastsne,
and the prisoner gnne. Great vas the col