Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-28
LITTLE BRIGGS AND |.
BY ri1z nUGn LUDLOW.
I ooNrINUED.I

al think Mr.. Thirlwal once remarked
that he had ma living at Squasi,-ke bosh.
This is the road to Squash-ke -bosh. Sixteen
from fifty leaves thiriy-four miles. Let us
go and throw ourselves upon the compassion
of Mr. Thirlwall's ma
Miss Tucker looked up radiantly, bid fare
well to every fear, and wiped her weeping
eyes.
"That was the way George Washington
did," said Miss Tucker, in moist voice,
1.-THE time he had been and done it with his
little hatehet"
" He had immediate recourse to his pa"
said Miss Crickey, supplying the exact de-
tails with commendahc desire for historic
accuracy.
"And mas darned sight better than a
pa" quoted Briggs from the stores of his
own experience.
myself could think OF nothing better to
do ti;an Miss Crickey proposed; for Iwould
as soon, under the circumstances, have
changed places with Regulus, and gone back
to Carthage for ride down hill in a nail
keg, as to have returned to Barker's and
Noodles. Fortunately, just after sunset,
there came up n heavy thunder-shower,
which gave us an excuse for turning q mile
down cross-road, and taking shelter for the
night in farm house, where we were hos
pitably taken care of in the character of a
| family of cousins, on their way to visit an
aunt had a splendid time eating strawber-
ries and cream, and realized the long ideal
ecstasy of ''doorkeeper. Memory still
chronicles, with thrill, that under that
humble roof kissed Miss Tucker for the
| first time. Avaunt, thou spectral recolec-
tion, that Briggs similarly improved the OPP
portunity
The big gray, having been equally re-
freshcd, after his fashion, took us cleverly
into Squash-ke- -bosh by one o'clock the next
that pleasant seaport, | expected consider
lble trouble in finding her Gotta c hut was
| saved that by the occurrence of another
iwkwardness, meeting her just as she came
out Of church, upon the principal street, and
'tartling her, by my appariiion, to that de
gree she dropped her handsome prayer-boob
md forgot whether the text had been in Re
velation or J b. Explanation being impos-
'ible, where people discuss subject from
such different grounds as a rockaway and
the sidewalk, took her up on the front seat
with Miss Tucker, and gave her sketch o
our recent adventures, in that spirit of frank
uess which characterized the before citet
memorable interview between Mr. Buslrot
Washington and the boy G. The grandfather
Of his country could not be more lenien
than was that dear mother. Her chidins
was of the gentlest; tears and laughter con
tended for the possession of her eyes wher
she got us into the house she took us all lit
orally to her heart and kissed us, beginning
with me, and promised us an asylum unit
mediation could let us down easily into til,
stern but placated bosoms of Barker ant
Noodle. The ensuing evening she spent il
writing letters to those authorities, and t.
the mammas Of my three fellow-convicts.
Monday and Tuesday must necessarily pas
before she could receive any reply to tn
!, Barker and Noodle letters, which went on
by the early stage on Monday morning Tn
big gray was sent back in charge of trust.
messenger, who also bore behind him in tn
rockaway two hampers Of choice hot-hous
! fruit as propitiatory offering to the offend
ed Moloch of education. While we wer
waiting the hours passed in perfect tranc
of delight. We played every game Of whic
, human ingenuity is capable. We lathed i
the surf and we boated on the bay. w
drove out in the carriage with my mother t
, visit Hanging Rock, and a Lovers Lear
When Miss Crickey said that the form
) er was in only apparent danger of falin
a because n line drawn through lis centr
G of gravity would not strike outside til
1 base was panied to see Briggs man
: fest less admiration at the statement tha
I its scientific accuracy deserved, and regreI
: led thai he could not experience those emo
G lions which thrilled my bosom when, siant
ing on the edge of the latter, | imagine
Noodle and Barker coming up behind
7 tear Miss Tucker from my arms, put m
II arms tenderly around her waist and calcul'
f ted the distance letwcen us and the fatbon
less deem NV mo,ber's svmnatbv f.
r Brirps was of n nature which constantly a
iected him to tears. She had heard of h
q iamily circumstances from me. and took e,
l. ira pains to show him those delicate lit
:. attentions which are so missed by the hom
l. less boy. II she drew him carcssingly
ner side, or gave him a particularly lar.
If slice of marmalade at lunch. he was certa
o to he missing almost Immediately after, al
: to turn up in some unexpected corn
,i violently blowing his nose.
l. On Wednesday afternoon we received o.
replies from Mr.. Barker and Miss Mood
al couched very much in such terms as mig
l. ne expected from a pair of Turkish pash
s. sparing the lives of batch of political c