Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-20
STRIKING '1LE"
BY CLARA AUGusT4.

hoggI anu Lhls worthy COuplS Mefs lAe par
ents of six little olive plants.
They resided in small village in the in
terior Of Pennsylvania, which we win call
COal7ille.
One warm afternoon last summer, Mrs.
Hogg sat in her seven-by-nine parlor, enter
tanning her particular friend, Mr.. Margeret
Blight
Mrs. Blight and Mrs. Hogg had been CHI
dren together-ri4als at school, and after be-
| ing settled in life this rivalry become chron-
ic, and clung to both like moral laprosy.
Each strovs constantly to outdo the other
in dress, housewifery, accomplishments, and
genteel cquaintances--even in children.
Here Mrs. Hogg had the advantage Of her
friend she had given birth to one more child
than Mrs. Blight; and It's probable that Mrs.
Blight would have died usthortifca lon, had
not Mr.. Blight been selected school commit
tseman about the same time, which placed
the ladies on q more eqaal footing.
Mrs. BHght's Alamander was engaged to
Mrs. Hogg's Arethusa, and the two ladies
were discussing the subject of feather-beds
and bed-lnen for the young couple on the af-
ternoon when we bring them befole the
reader.
Gas was saying, remarked Mrs. Hogg,
"Tve got fifty hens and turkeys to kill this
fall, and kalkerlate on putting all their
feathers into a bed for fhusa and then them
there geese of ourn viii Sill the pliers. And
I reckon you'll be likely to give Alamander
bed2"
ITO be sure And nice one, too. told
father yesterday that he must tackle up the
boss tomorrow and carry me over TO the
Mills after some ticking. Good gracious!-
What was that?"
A prolonged sound broke upon the air
about half way removed from hurrall to {
owl.
'1lassa on usl" cried Mrs. Hogg, looking
from the window, ''it's Sam! What has hap
penedl Hoggs digging well for the cattle
down in the south paster, and I'll bet a dol
lar its caved in, and he's cayed in, too i
Goodness airth! What will become ofus
And mourning is so dreadful evtravagantP
'Drcadiut, Mrs. Hogg Sure enough, wha
viii be done2 and the wedding cake bakeC
for them pUof children
Sam Hogg, a youngster of fourteen o
thereabouts came tearing up the path lik,
mad his old straw hat in his hand, and hi
long tow hair streaming out behind in tn,
wind. Putting like a steamer getting undef
way, he rushed into the parlor, crying:
"He's struck it p
"The land OF mercy, Samuel how you
sweet Struck what7 What's struck it7'
"Pa's struck ilel' said the boy. "Whoo-
ray now I can have pair of red-tops like
Tom Porter's, and a rat terrier. Whooray I!
and Samuel caught Up little Dick Hogs anG
turned him heels over head, and brought hin
down into Arethusa's bandboJ:, containing
the bridal bonnet-to the everlasting ruin o
that wonder OF pink cause and white rib
bons
Arethusa flew at Sam with the fat-iron
but he lodged behind Mrs. BIights chair
his foot caught against the rocker, and owe
went the chair, Mrs. Blight and all, upset
ting little Miami Hogg, and crushing who'll
tea-set belonging to Miami's family Of Indial
rubber-skulled dolls
Sam jumped out Of the window, Arethus
cried, Mrs. Blight Uhoked with rage. and Mi
ami laid down on the floor and cried an
kicked for an hour or more, before her passiO
vented.
S Mrs. Hogs, for time, was paralyzed b
the great news.
"Good land - cried she, who'd thohgh
t Eit2 Wall, / drempt last night Of fndiDg thiT
ty-seven eggs under our gray pullet, and tw
yolks into every one of 'em. To dream c
= eggs is a sure sign OF money a coming -
"Well, 1 wouldn't be too much stuck up.
said Mrs Blight, struggling to her feet, an
c pushing back her bonnet. '1ve heern c
G felix's that found mares nest and nothing j
it, after alll'
"Law, Peggy Blight, you needn't try t
throw cold water My man is just as likel.
to strike lie as anybody else. How big
d strike is it Samuel! Law, the boys gone
a I guess he's nigh about crazy; he's Sc tick
t led about that rat terrier that He's gwine t
= have. His heart is sot onto q dog"
l. Mrs. Blight tossed her head, and US tn
: conversation took an oily turn, she took he
leave.
: Mr. Hogg's well proved to be a rich one
e It worked easily, and the flow was abundant
e Spectators aocked in upon him, and Ian
: hitherto considered worthless was sold at al
: most fabulous sums. Mr. Hogg found himse
+ suddenly rich and like most men who hav
: risen to wealth from comparative poverty
o he did not know what to do with himself
Mrs. Hogg managed things considerably
+ She got more and more gsntegl every day
and so did the little Hoggs. She had alway
disked the plebian name of Hogg, and no,
d she insisted en- being Mrs. De Hogg; but he
husband drove her nearly distracted by pre-
q nouncing it Hoggy.
I And on the very day which had been or
pointed for his marriage, Alamauder Bligh
! received the following note from the brid
i eject:
e "MR. BL1GHT-R Respected Sir Il can n
0 longer entertain your attentions TO me wit
r a view to matrimony. Circumstances hav
5 changed. Pa has struck lie Yours. etc.
"ARETHUsA De HouG.'