The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-21
MISCELLA ANEOUS.



u" ."'. 't'H 90 ""hNtrN ,S,sH.'tt,.
IWa' it' u's.." Tor 'tr..'n,. ,i-i ,iith
hu
y" cr"ir.. -.' 'i,r'.ns noi e. eu nou.~
And inHia iu her kcfcitci suI INV zap
hAiJlfi ''ifl d "if'rit". lot . lung Winter nAr
Tl'is nn,i q; tie old Christmas story was ex.
ifcucly rae ~ Ihc DoIsOn. ~ the particular time
] nm .oin. tu itll yuu about fUr IL was the ni,ht
bciotr thf'iinIs having just struck eleven on
tue l'fi1I manicl-ricCch hy the clock that made so
mnch n'.-r "h"si all It's performances. You
could hcu th"ni distinctly Ia the room overhead
and Nr and Mas DDbsou wore respectively ket.
ohici ind cap -prcsuniiug the words to designate
the u.ascuiinc aud feminine Of the same noun
Ms. y lhsun With high crown. aud nicely
huhd, tad bcuraih her chin Mr. DObsou's Of
many-c""f.'i silhs ruri0usly nrticd together
Wit length, Assc depending On one side
For an ii'i, thr mice kept quiet nr--whisper IL
suHlt '." l'4. tain. ui 4 certain. ut in other
Nuti.. ua,'tiaiu ag,. When uU,d aud won b,
hes If-,.ni ord. retained n spinsier lively hof.
tvI 90 m,'' AuI mru So that no naming
w0ulf have istu lnssiblr had the little aniu,ais
feie t,i 81" i,!t Inclined tor nocturnal rarnble
anu A"r 'uN rr sItc, when Mrs DObson was
wahrigI Vi IiohsoH chance, Tor .umber were
T,du' 'I e s"tiiilic minimum
] have omitted some % the intermediate line.
Oi thc i'o,m because there were NJ little pob.ons
gar i.u' ! .Hc'i ia their heads. and consequent
ly, 10 stocking wrtc hung 'by the chimney
with care IA hopes that 81. Nicholas soon would
be there An elongated brown cotton stock
ing, belonging, to doubt TO some one AMI a
shoii' blue Woo.len sock the property perhaps
Of some one else. had lecn produced aud taken
into consideration. but the proceeding was finally
voted nonscnsical by the wise old people. who
feared b,ing the cause OF concealed mirih to Be,-
! :! The houscinaid should those extremes in the
| hose department bc seen sOlemnly hanging be.
meath the chimney for ~. NicLa!a. to fiIi. These
hn,i"nt lovers were very childish, al times aud
i.", i ".s with considerable regret the stock
inss were AZ !,ngin quietly returned TO their res
lcCilV' i:awtrs. They had their little talk AZ
let o." light hal becn I'u, out. and Mr.. pob.on
ahcn the nt ing leap necessary 10 land him ia the
hcal ui feathers that. with an old-iashionri love
| ofconiuE, ihc! laiTouzcd instead Of hair mat.
| ig,.,'s the. had said goodnight aud turned
VN'I IN iac', had settled themselves for long
winter nap. whsn--yCs the CHATTER came but
not the miniature sleigh and rcindcer--ii was
| loud fap Uu the front door. Of course the good
people w,ic considerably startled. To them, 10
their quic' way Of life eleven o clock seemed like
A very mystcriously late hour any one out a,
eleven aud coming to their house for call was a
thing incredible and not to be entertained for a
moment.
! WHAT iha, said Mr. Dohsoa.
1 s7ltah NOlAta ltsEs whispered tue laQf.
They don't tnock softly, T" he answered II
| supl losc must 60 down aud see whatitis TO- Ugh ="
This exclamation was not wholly unealled for
as, be Il understood, IL was very cold night and
ihcfe was no fire In the room Mr. Dvbson had
jus, got nicely warmed in bed. and no, being
| equipped ia full walking costhme-hc had neg
| lcci ~ on his n,ekii, and gloIrs-he dread
! ~ 'lr rNi..riy 20 the chill air
v '"'~. positively declare you shall not
20 ,-H-, uis wife. II, isn't safe and In ,our
condihrH ioa! Think o: the pains in your
ku,,s, ia, neuralgia IN your left shoulder--be.
sides IL may be thieves.
Now, Mrs. pobsSa having for many years had
sole control Of her own life and limbs, was very
| apt 10 think. since they SHARED their flesh and
uour, IN coinmon. she had, and Of right should
have, cqual control over the life aud limbs Of Mr.
li"l."ii, vi" generally Permitted such control
| uui..- ih tiusc scented urgtui. la this instance
/ a. ,lD, go seemed and be- showed a cc!rri,y in
10. mu,,nci.i. 10 lcayin. his resting place iha,
W. gti,r si'nlshing in a man OF his wears, tot
BE- i'icu.hi Il the ,hins had 30 be done /, was
uu, 81 those tia, had better Lc done ~ once.
since jumping oui at bed on a cold winter nigh,
present, uui, hoIruis TO the Imagination the long.
| cr the idea is dNtll upon, As some among my
readers tna, Ccriii. II they will recall the frictn.
hiancc ~ - refractory window shutter and their
scusaiiut - they lay and holp,d ln,cd | say how
| yalnly u would 'asien ltsylf either back ward
OF forward. and they reinain undisturbcd Mr.
| Dolson knrw very we'll thieves would no, iaaks
score but lum,baso pr' seniei tcrrors be dreaded
| 10 f,cc-uf bacA. 'At any rate, look out OF the
| window EhentGrg. and see who IL looks like
so Ehcncser threw up the sash. The moon on
the Greet oi ihe ncN-iarn snow gave the lustrc
Of MIDDAY 10 ulj jc,is below but still the door.
way being 10 shadow nanghi to his wondering
eyes Appeared lie summoned the individual TO
1 a.. call. stWhnfa 2lae. a..A Ilas
DO you want but apparently nobody wanted
nothing or most probably nobody was there.
This was cminenily unsatisfactory. Then Mr.
Dohsnn .rw clearly Il was case admitting oi
no DELAY aud declared he must put something
oh aud 90 down Poor Mrs DObson's terror
revived She s,cmcd .ingulafly avcrse 10 his lea.
wing hes. aud finally asserted II must be q baby
that SOM nur wr- going 20 leave At their door,
and u, idea Ebcnez,r, oi our taking baby Ia
this tim, oi nighi--or an, oihcr time for the
matter "' HAT Gr you In ls again. husband.
aud don I mind
Ilushaud, however. siouily avcfied Il Was quit,
impossible tu think oi ic,,ing IOor little haby
oui there all night Il would freeze beiOrc morn
| iuc aud ifit really was a baby, hc would take
il TO the poor master In the morning they need
not keei, 20 undesirable Christmas gift. II al.
most s,riued that Mr.. lioiison was unwarranlA-
bis anxious 10 go down. Then l, was tina, hi,
wifc sceing IL mus, hc. aud remembering, doubt
less that II WAS her duty to cherish aud hell
him IN hralih -. well rs to obey him, assrr,ci I
somr uu, must 20 duNu, she'd be- that sOuie one
for n gaily could not l., rughtuf that be should
Whcn hc Ind rlss,rr un his back nj tina, vet,
moment
"Sv Ju.i ,liru~ thi. wrapper around mr
slip los i,.i iu tDui shuts. tuu down and lccl
ont ou. m,anw hilr standing on the siairwa,
keeping watch.
ln n uicr ,hc was i,ady, and started OIL br
tot, NJ liobsun bai time To enter protest
and futnsuuch W. she had Un his Shoes, there wcf'
insu,tfallr nj, c'iuus ~ his crossing the lowe
,uir, ilrtriuir. ht WI, content With staiiOning
hin.s. Il halt va, down "a, stats, aud Watching
bis slvusc with gtya, admiration tot her seli.im
notation sad suddenly -Acquiul courage bu
hh Iooi Mrs Dubson WAS \ beroiue in unJuss
Little did he guess Of the hutleriugs Of that hear
as she crossed the hall aud laid her baud ON ih
doof.Lboh llowt,tt, the ,ast = glance back =
hcr hcgc lord, ~ eucouragiuglv near, brave
drew the bolt ahl looked forth
Ia ,his position ~ aiaiis II, mr pause 10 CIV
,ou ~ description Vi the drdmafis i'rrsoass thei
appearance u peculiarly striking. aud must ns
Nou ia tislu,e them H. Noni ,msei einsl,"n With III
hslp u N, psn aRd luL sketch.