The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-12-19
II stopped, and taking Hates hand,

Kate, before | tell you another thing; my
nncle has lr0mis, d, il find him DOZEN of
lorl--you must have seen what state the
po,rman is into let NE say something to
you-l suppose he meant your mamma,
hut prefer saving it to you, il you will let
me. Win you come and help NE find the
Pmt?"
''She said nothing. but took up a candle
that was on the table in the hall, and S'ood
waiting. yentured to lock at her Her
face was now celestial roSy-red, and | could
not dnrht that she had understood me
She looked so beautiful that | stood staring
at her without moving. What the servants
could have been about that not one Of them
crossed the bail, can net think.
al last Kate laughed and said, "Well?'
| started, and dare say took my turn at
blu>hing At least did not know what to
say had forgotten all about the guests
inside--"W here the Port?'' said Kate.
caught hold her hand again and kissed it,
You needn't he quito so minute in your
account, my dear, " said my mother, smiling.
II will be more careful in future, my
love" returned my father.
"'What 90 yGI want me to do?' asked
Kate
"'Only TO hold the candle for me, an
swered. restored to my seven senses at last;
and, taking ii away from her, ! led the way
and she followed, till we had passed through
the kitchen and reached the cellar stairs =
these we've steep and awkwark, and she let
me help her d. wn.
Now, Edward" said my mother.
''Ycs, yes. my love, understand" re-
turned my father
up to this time your mother had asked
no qtr stiors; but when we stood i'll 4 vaTt,
low cellar, which we had made several
turns to reach, gave her the can le, and
took up great crowbar which lay ON the
floor, She said at last
Edward are you going to bury me
alive? or what are you going to do?'
~ m going to dig you out $ id, for |
was Learly bc.idr myself with joy, as
struck the crow bar like Il battering-ram into
the wall Y,u can fancy. John, that
ddn' work the worse that Kate was hold
ing the candle for me.
VERY soon, though with great effort, 7
had dislodged a brick. and the next blow |
gave into the hole s~nt back dull echo. |
| Was right!
II worked now like madman, and in Il
| very few minutes more had diSlodged the
whole the brick thick all which filled up
an alchway Of stone and curtained an
ancient door in the lock Of which the key
now showed itself 1t was we'll creased and
turned It without much difficulty.
II took the candle from Kate. and led
her into spacious region Uf Sawdust, cob
web and wine fungus.
There kate?' erie |, with delight.
" But said Kate, will the wine be
Sond! 80
General Fortescne Will answer you
that' 1 returned exul''! sl}' NOW come
ana hGio tAe lisht AGAIN WINE L ma the
rorf-pin' p .
c | soon Iound ,o nGt one D lt several wen
nIed lort,binS' Whch I" choose L could
not tel. ! must ehahce mat. Nate car,
r'eu p9ttie ana the canuie' ana carried
Two oo'tieS very cafc'uIIy. we put them
GOWN IN INC kitchfn win "'d fSthey ShoHiu
nor DC touchea' we hao s0ol carried the
ooZ@h 10 the nan 'a"ic ''y Tue olhl"S room
or -,
=" EGn at length, with JACOB chuckfng
ald luhGlh$ ms hahuS oeh'hd US, we
entered the dInn9-ro M, hate end j, for
nate would not part VITO her share IN the
joyful bus'nes, loaded with level bottle In
each 'ia'u "iiiGh We 'areiullS erected on
t n SIDE beard, L presume, rom the stare of
the company that we presented rather
remarkable, appearance hate IN her white
muSill, ana | III MY pest c,otneS' covered
win brlck dust ana GooWeos and lime
But We could not be half SO amusing 70
them as they were TO US. lhfre they sat
WIN inc dessert before 'hem' puT no wine
decanters were forthcoming. How long
they had sat thus' l nave no luea. Ii you
think your mamtna hnS' you may ask her.
IaPtam Naiher ana General fofteScue
locked positively white about the gIllS.-
MY, uncle, cilnpi"g TO the last nope, had
still sad hothihg' ana the guests could not
uncerstahd inc awful dei"y' Even Lady
Geore&na had begun TO lear mu'iny IN
the Kitchen. or something equally awful
but 10 see 'he i'aSn tl'at passed across my
uncle face Whtn ne saw us appear with
ported AIMS! he lmihe','a'ely Degan to
pretend that nothing had been the matter.
w hat the deuce haI KEEP, You, Ned,
my boyG he SAID; 'ra,r i1fbe he went on
1 beg your pardon. oacoD' you can go OF
decaning It was very careless, of you tc
forget IT., Meantime, trbe, bring that
bottle to General Jupiter, there; He's gnt
a coikscrc,w in the tall OF his lobe, or In
mistaken.
Out came General EorteScuc S, c6rkscrew
- was trembling once more with anxiety.
The cork gave the genuine plop: the bottle
was lowered; glug; gng; glug; came from
It's bcneiicent throat, and out flowed some
thing ,taN ny as a hons ,mane' The
General | itei 1t iazlly to his llps, Saiuln.
his nose on me way
" Fifteen! ny Gycove! he cried. Wei
Admiral, tins was worth Waltlng Tor
Take care how you decant that, Jacob OF
peril OF your Ii'e!
My Uncle Triumphant. lie wlnket
hard at me not to tell Kate and retired
she to change her dress, and to get mlnr
well brushed, and my hands. washed. b.,
the tine returned to the dlning;rcom' nc
one had any questions to ask. For hate'
the ladies had gone to the drawing room