The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-31

Helhiu tNe cOlnlhg StOiln.
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OGcom'ng winter darSoned rcign--a.
The nighttime OF the year .....
December lst, 1873.
Mother HULbGrd's Warning.
1t was in the days OF our grand
molhers, when there were brick
ovens in the land, that MIR. hEb.
bard bought his houscAthc huunt.
ed house of Mr. R.. very much
rgairst his wiie's will. 1t was Il
very lonely house. 1t was next
TO graveyard, which, though un-
used, was not very cheerful, aud
it had the reputation Of a ghost.
However, Mr.. Hubbard did not
believe in ghosts; and was too
cheerful TO be depressed by warn.
ings, and never interdcd 10 be
lonely, Va 9a haa 'rs0s.l aa--
"Mcthcr Hubbard" he said,
when bis wife shock her head ever
the purchase, live got the house
cheap, and it is good one. You
will like it when you get there. ii
yon don't, why, then talk"
So the house was bought, and
iutoit the Hubbard family went.
There was scarcely chance for Il
ghost 10 show his face in such u
fami'y y CT boys and girls. The
rosy faced master ofthe house aud
his little wife had ten OF them. 1t
WAS in view of the eternal cry OF
rmother,p that the jolly husband
had dubbed his Martha Jane
Smother Hubbard" using it in
icer at first, and at last because OF
an Old habit. Hearing it, the rest
Of R. fell into the way of call
ing the mothcrly soul "Mothcr
Hubbard, /" so that it was more OF
her namo by far than hor baptis
nal Martha Jane.
Having once expostulated and
spoken outhcr mind, Mother Hub
bard gave up tho point She
scrubbed and secured and tackled
down carpets and put up curtains,
and owned that the place was pret-
ty; and, as not ii ghost appeared
for week, made up her mind that
there were no such inhabitants
and even began not TO mind the
tombstones. So the house was got
right at last, and baking day came
Fabout. In the press of business
they had had great deal of bak
er's bread, and were tired OF it.
Mrs. Hubbard never enjoyed
herself setting n batch Of bread tC
raise as she did that which was tt
be eaten for the first time in til,
now house.
"Forl cannot get up an appetite
for stuff that nobody knows wht
laditho making Of" said Mother
Hubbard, sand al puffy and al
umy besides"
So into the oven went the bread
and out IL camc at The proper timC
even and brown, and beautiful a
loavcs could be.
Mother Hubbard turned then
on their sides as she drew then
forth, and they stood in the Ions
bread tray, glorious proofs of be-
Skill and of the excellence of tht
oven, when Tommy Hubbard bound
ed in. Tommy was four, and a
that age one is promo TO bclicv'
that anything will bear our weight
Tommy, therefore, anxious TO Sc
tho new made bread, swung him
self off his feet by cIutching tb
end Of the bread tray, and over i
camo, loavcs and Tommy and all.
Mother Hubbard few to the res
cue and picked up.lhe loaves. Al
were busted in the tray but one
that lay bottom upwards under th
TIA, bothoring child, 10 give m
so much trouble" she said, as sh
|. crawlcd uuder the table. "A-U
I4ah4 dear, dcar-oh- my"
Ana there on the floor sat Moth
!, or Hubbard, screaming, wringin
her Hands, ond shaking her heaC
A., The children screamed in conccr
Mr. Hubbard rushed in from tn
garden whore hc was at work.
What is the matter, mother?
he gasped. ..,J,,,c,,,
tom of,tho loaf lying in her lap,
d4Look tiere and ask mel" sh
said, at ia a warning. William
! I am going 70 bo o'lAt;f taken tro from the thC'
} ALL" 49, .,t.,- oI.
And he looked, and he saw
J deaths head and cross b;nes, {
i. plainly cpsraved a, coald De;
: N"It is accident" said Mr., HUI
4 bard. "Sach queer cracks cckLsi;1I do com CON
you know" gsi.A ~
queer state of mind. ..n .,.,..
"Tbe stories about the haunte
, house were truo," she said; ian
tbcspirits. hayo Jmarkedl ihe ioO
Il Lam afraid il isa warplngp' o
glos Tbe1loaEwas put aside, for eve
I'd Mr o Hubbard did not. dare 70 CT
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