The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-06-08
Mrs. Hubbard's Three Warnings.

It was in the days of our grandmoth-
ers, when there were brick ovens in the
land, that Hubbard bought his house;
and bought it very much against his
wife's will. 1t was lonely house, and
supposed to be haunted. It was next
to graveyard which, though unused was
not cheerful, which had likewise the
reputation of ghost. However, Hubs
bard did not believe in ghosts, and as
too cheerful to be depressed by warn
ings,and never intended to be lonely.
Mrs Hubbard he sail when his wife
shook her head over the purchase,
Il got it cheap, and it is good one
Yop will like it when you get there. If
you don't, why then talk "a
SO the house was bought, and into it
the Hubbard family went There was
scarcely chance for ghost to show
his face amid sucI, family OF boys and
girls. Mr.. and Mrs HI. counted ten of
them all romping noisy children.
Having once expostulated and spoken
out her mind as TO the house, Mrs. Hub
bard gave up the oint. She scrubbed
and scoureu. and tackled down carpets,
pretty. AS no ghost appeared for week
she made up ber mind that there were
no such inhabitants; she even began not
to mind the tombstones So the house
got to rights at last, and baking day
came at last. In the press of business
they had great deal Of bakers bread.
and were getting to be very tired of it.
Mrs. Hubbard never enjoyed setting
batch of bread to raise as she did that
which was to be eaten for the first time
in the new comfortable house.
For cannot get up an appetite for
stuff that nobody knows who has had
the making Of said Mrs. Hubbard, sand
all puff and alumy BESIDES
So into the oven went the bread, and
out it came at the proper time, even and
brown and beautiful as loves could be.
Mrs. III. turned them on their sides as
she drew them forth and they stood on
the long bread tray, glorious proofs of
her skill and the excellence of the oven,
when Tommy Hubbard bounded in the
room. Tommy was four, and when at
that age we are prone to believe that
anything will bear our weight. Tommy,
therefore, anxious to inspect the new
made bread, swung himself off his feet
by clutching the edge of the bread tray,
and over it came, loves, tray, Tommy
and all.
Mrs Hubbard flew to the rescue and
picked up the loves. All were busted
and put in the tray again but one. That
lay bottom upward under the table.
"A bothering child, to give me so much
troublep she said, as she crawled under
the table to get it. 'A-O-ah-dear
dear-O my
And there on the floor sat Mrs. Hub
bard, screaming, wrnging her hands and
shaking her head The children scream
ed in concert Hubbard rushed in from
the garden where he was at work
What's the matter mother?' he oasp.
ed.
Mrs Hubbard pointed to the bottom
OF the loaf lying in her lap.
Look there and see!' she said. 1T is
warning, William; am going to be
taken from them ALL
And he looked; and he saw deaths
head cross bones, as plainly engraved as
they couid be.
1t is accident said Hubbard Such
queer cranks do come, you know
But Mrs Hubbard was in n trout led
state of mind, as was but natural
The stories about tire haunted house
were true,' she said sand the spirits
have marked the leaf. I am afraid it is
a warning
And the loaf was put aside, for even
Hubbard did not dare TO eat of it,
Mrs. Hubbard got over her fright at
last, but the news of the awfully marked
loaf of bread spread through B-and
the people came to Hubbard's all the
week to look at it. It was death head
| and cross bones certainty; every one
saw that at a glance, but as to its mean
ing the people differed. Some believed
it was a warning of approaching death;
some thought the spirit wanted to fright
en- the Hubbards away, and get posses
sion Of the house again, all to them
selves. This latter supposition spired
| irs. Hubbard with courage, finally be
ing brave woman, she adopted the belief
and when another baking day arrived,
| put her loayes into the oven once more,
prepared for the cross bones, and not to
be frightened by them. The loaves
baked as before. There were no cross
bones visible, but on the last were sun
dry characters or letters. What, no one
was able to tell, until there dropped in
for chat a certain printer Of the neigh
borhood, accustomed to reading things
backward.
| by george, salu ne, 'tnaC Is curious;
that is curious-r e-s u-r- ga m, ,resurgam,
that is what is on the loaf-resurgam.
/ We'll, yes said Hubbard, being
obliged to admit it. But it is not so
bad as cross-bones and skull
| Mrs. Hubbard shook her head
sIt's even solemer,' said the little wo-
man, who was not as good linguist as
bread maker L feel confident, William,
that I shall soon be resurgamed, and
| what will these dear children do then?'
And now that the second loaf was be
fore her eyes, marked even more aw-
fully than the first, Mrs. Hubbard really
i grew pale and thin, and lost her cheer
fulness. s.e -aq -4s r-f,f--= 9.f.s +s.rs
L have presentment,'' she said over
and over again. that. the third baking
! will decide who the warning belongs to.