, 1864-06-26

You want to get me to take care Of youf
honse?" said .Huldah. 40, father and
mother wouldn't let met" She shook her
head with modest drmness and skinned the
kett1ea. -
"1t'a to take care Of ahorse-a mani"
Take care OF house? and man O,
deaTi I couldn't take care Of man, nor 4
house, nor any thing!,: Ha! ha!r she laughed,
n bnt spaaenly aaeaI, checked herself as afraid Of
The gentleman laughed too, and said,
y ! on are rather hard Of hearing!"
"Sir ?" with the hand behind her ear,
"Rather-hard- OF hearipg" he shouted. !
!. "Rather large cteariugf D, we don't call
this large c1earingl' Aud Huldah cast
denure glance about the sugar-camp. 80
j.. There, was M: expression of mingled
amusement and perpletity on the strangers
face, rhich she could not quite understand. |
Did he suspect her Of acting partf Was
be an officer? H. did not appear like one.
Had she then made mistake, giving her
self all this trouble, and embarrassing an |
reeofs,Ss tness doapis skme
ming the kettles, and watching him IL hs
1oitefed abont the sngar-works, when she
perceived Calvin the hired man approaching |
with his neck yoke and 'sap-pails. -"
Calvin had been informed that an officer !
secret of the changed clothes, neither was
he aware Of Huldah's deafuess, 4, word
from him might mar all. Huidah Was for a |
moment troubled, not knowing what to do.
Then she marched pertly up to the stranger,
who Has tasting the sap in the hogshead,
and pnnehed hlm with the skimmer-haudle
to call bis attention
,aset here, eirr'
BE Turned and looked down smilingly into
her face. She looked up inquisitiyely into
his.
"Whst did you come here forr"
ITO find help, as told you'll" be screamed
What y HI /, made you think we had any help
II heard there WA boy stopping here
4 young man from town-Who wants to hire
out!" roared the stranger.
David, in the cask, heard every word Of this
emphatic speech, a. be had alresdy heard
was no officer, but \ gentleman who wished
to htcome bis employerl And here was
what he hnd hoped to find-a situation Of
ftred in which he could be independent and
earn something. He thought he would like
to take care of I horse and work in gar.
the strangers Enclosed In complete darkness,
cramped up within those narrow bounds,
and beginning to suffer for want OF air-how
was be to make his exltY What would the
gentleman think to see the servant he WAS
b search Of creep out Of cask, like snail
out OF Its shells Besides, the suspicion still
elung to him-this might, after all, be an
oillcer In disguise; in which easc 1t was dan
gerous Tor him to stir. So, he nu1sed his
cramped knees, breathed softly, and lis
tened. IT, -
speech, etfl without seeming fully to CON-
prehend. It, Then, ~ If bright ides had
talk with you ul''-aud darted AWAY - il to
conduct Mr. Cobble to the camp.
! Source daring to be absent q minute fear.
Ing lest the stranger should look prematurely
into the wigwam, or overtnrn the cask-she
few to Cal7in's side, and whispered rxpidly
=" It's an ofbcer.-1 am deAf-Jou musk pre-
"st .mner! Do ron mean Btutterr' said
the old man, bending under biz neck-yoke.
"Tes. I'll give you sigma" And Huldah
flew back to the camp. -.
=: The gentleman, walking abo4t, With the
cane now under his arm, and nov in bis
haud-surve,ing the works With : careless
STOPPING TO look In, when Huldah gave him
anott er punch with the skinner -handle.@
,an: n H"'. coming" And 'a' pointed at Cal
stranger "a plsce to sleep j" ~ '' s''.
"Ae'll talk With yon-" Huldah pulled
at Calvin. he tnIned aWsy 'fS5 9m n.E .Ra i1fE 8fs
"au,s Aaa soo1essea az. eooole. u,.-
~ - ,,1'a eessa .. naau ~ W Tgn. "orAs
1.s anu uSa& t ~ ~ Jounk tsit9M a1on 1o"a
"Nal, yes,-ifJou me- Da-D4-"
Huldah put up her skinner, aud poor old
Cohble, made aware that he was saying too
Duclt Hammered dreadfullY at the name:
She gave him signal OF appreciation, behind
ths 1sssnger1 8, tns Sape hs =. had o., ,...a ~.
-us3e. 3ou hulnk i ne eau % tI n1a askeo lns
gentleman, ;,, &. Ssia1e,essl5 tapping the sap
trougn "1.a nle cane. u,,..,.
,NM, yee-I-ple-p-P d4laan
ekim me. Mns up; oat 1ne y 9 m9a9sa s 1os MN 70
90 Wnere e.n see hi hi,,,. M "a he he1. IN the
Woous , apa tae gen..em;an g:.;nI5y n5auy taPpeo
sromu he e' Eas nuu n ocer ppSa 4ss e1s sdt
dtntly Assuring himself that David, + con
ceaaeu ~. apo9t ~ so1 cap, nao no otner mo1hg
"hs's about somewh--;," said Calvin
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Ana sae Ie!urMeo 31a1 70 sh'mIn'ns Lns kstues.
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Wa s4tE ~n saampe Huo s n'a,
t.l,rr ho1d ni T. With . n1rased sm,1e 10
iuet look, Calvfnl' v
~. ~ yes,; nefynamni-Mse yna,,,a1- nis5s., !,
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h ht - -. - "a. s1as n9uos ~ ~ ~
&oP 81 me easA put Ia ME pnses ANU 1as1sa
dniaxn tfemoieo ~ -,
WeM, Mo!asses ne EXCLAIMED, VIII
natural astonishment. Such a quantity +
t sltopL~ouio a,k you lie @ soms as hala
almost ortrased neFsell oJ me eagernes
with which fhe seized the dipper. TT i
oetter "Stm.
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.ue .ne,e.ti,1 ~ e1sroa tue a1ppe'' ei'.ns IL
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+hst Fhe cr;tfcsf mnn3rnt hsd ar,jF.d r.
fo1c he Ind isiauTe n wa]k ~ TIA wi1u,m
th- nrrscnncsrfs.s s;~nsl
III the ,STei rhr IRE j., abe ecrecm-d
Whi,e. Calvin md The; rrntlcInan wer
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4he fre n,re nnah.d off :. io.,.- hnsrd fron
fhe 1r;yu.m r,lj+,I himself ont arrsmhle
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