Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-11-28

board the ship going out, and took fancy
to Sam and Sam 10 herr and when the ship
was wrecked OF Cape Patton he had managed
to swim TO shore with her. The father and
mother were drowned, and the child thus
saved became his, and he took care Of it;
and this was Nina, his little niece or daugh-
ter, and nurse and everything.
Old Mr.. Hazel insisted upon their staying
until they could move TO the old place,
bought by Sam, and so they used 10 idle
away the time, those three drones, all day
long.
Nina, as became her Italian nature, could
do nothing but gather flowers and sing and
dress herself; and Sam said he had worked
so hard on land, he wanted land holiday
as well as sea one; and then Nina wanted
taking care OF, and Polly went with them
Alter little, Sam got cross and ate nothing,
and took long walks, and long rides, and
drank vinegar, and talked in low tone Of
voice, and stammered, and blushed, and
then left off kissing Polly at night, and then
left off kissing Polly at all, and then, one
day, Polly found herself crying in his arms,
with her tears being kissed away; before
she well knew how she came there; and
after that Sam talked loud, and smoked, and
left off drinking vinegar, and behaved again
like rational being, so much that he was
allowed TO take Polly to church, and have
an interview with the minister, after which
they wrote their names in u book, and the
bells rang, as If no names had ever been
written In the book before
1t happened some weeks aCicrgbia, as Polly
and Sam were sitting on The beach, that
Polly said
"sam, dear, want to ask you one thing. +"
"Well, Polly2"
"When did you first think yon know
after you came home2'
"Well, do you remember one day Nina
and l were sitting down on the garden seat,
and you came to fetch us in to ten, with old
Clip trottlng after you, and Nina was maSng
me bunch of howers?"
eyes, Sam, remember -
'Well, dear, / asked you for a flower
'Yes, remember
"And you plucked rose with n little leaf
and"
"Put it on your coat Was it then?"
eyes, Polly, it was-when you came 50
close to me that could almost hear your
heart beating made up my mind then,
Polly, that l was not too old, and that
might be happy again.
"And are you happy, Sam, dcar?N
l don't think Polly heard Sans answer
very distinctly; but she seemed quite tc
understand that he was. FRAxINus.
-4sass----
The Power OF IMAGINATION. - Billy
Smith is a carriage-maker in the shop o.
Pulford & Co., in our village. Billy IS {
genius, as the gorgeous red and yellow stripes
on Pullord's wagons show; and while coun
terfeiting nature one day, for his own amusc
ment, in the rear of the shop, his mind hap
pened to run on the subject of rotten eggs
and forthwith one of those interesting sub
iects appeared ON the board beneath hil
magical brush. TWAS represented as broken
and was 80 natural that an observer nigh
fancy that 1t caused q disagreeablo odor
The picture remained there for some time
all who had occasion to go that way no
caring TO disturb thing SO iorbidding Il
the delicate senses of the nasal prouherance
One day Squire M saw 1t aud applied
his fingers TO his nose. Billy saw him, ant
explained to him that 1t was merely paint
AT first he would hardly believe, but linall!
convinced, he offered Billy ten dollars Il
paint a similar one on his door step. TIN
Squire was something of u wag, and wishet
to see the effect produced on the ladies ant
gentlemen who had been invited TO partl
at his house that evening.
Billy received ten dollars, and promsct
TO have the painting ready in time.
Evening arrived, and so did the ladies ant
gentlemen; and as each in succession passei
over Billy's painting, they elevated thei
feet and skirts, and, applying their perfumc'
handkerchiels TO their noses, wondered
the Squire was aware OF the presence q
that frightfu thing on his door step.
The party progressed, and the rotten eg
was the subject of much remark. Squir
NJ heard and felt jolly over the success
of his little practical joke. When every
body was chatting at the table after supper
and not few of them about the "apparition
nj the door, the Squire arose, and uttering
preliminary "hem," said
81 suppose you all saw that on my doc
step, didn't your"
Everybody assented, some of the female
uttered little scream, and all of that Sc
famed themselves vigorously. The Squn
resumed:
81 had that placed there to illustrate Ill
power of imagination, as I'll show You,
you'll adjourn to the door,
All went.
Now" said the Squire, taking ont h
snowy pocket handkerchief lyon will ST
that this is not what you supposed it wa
, but merely a painting" And he presst
3 the handkerchief on the "illustrated' sp
+ and then raised it suddenly to his nos
"By Jupiter" he exclaimed, "it's n rott'
egg after alll' .
- Billy had taken the ten dollars and brok
a bona fde rotten egg on the door step.
CITY MATTEMA.
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