The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-07-29
THE BEWlTCHED CLOCK.

cloth, might have been seen entering Ccpha-
Barherry'S kitchen window The LEG wa,
followed finally by the entire person of live
| ly yankee, attired in his Sunday go-to-mcet-
| in clothes. 1t was in short, Joe Maywoed
who thus hurglarouSly, in the dead of night,
won his way into the deacon'S kitchen.
= Wonder how much the old deacon made
| by ordcrin' me not to dackcn his door again."
| 1solloluizcd the Young man. "PromiScd him
wouldn't, hut didn't say nothin' about win
defS WindcrS is Just a> GOOD aS doors. if
there amt no nails to tear your trow-cr, on
TO. Wonder If Sal'll come DOWN. The crit
ter promised me. I'm afraid to move here
cause might break my ShinS over stlmthn'
on mother, and wake up the old folks. Cold
enough to freeze Il polar bear here. Oh. here
comes Sally
The beautiful maiden descended with Il
pleasant smile, tallow candle and Il box ol
matches After receiving a rapturous greet
ing she made a roaring fire in the cooking
stove, and the happy couple sat down to en-
ljoy the sweet interchange of views and hopes
But the course of true love ran no smoother
in old Barberry'S kitchen than it did else
where, and Joe, who was making mp h~
mind to treat himself To a kiss, was startled
by the voice of the deacon, her father. shout
ing from her chamber door
sally, what are you getting up in the mid
die of the night for?"
"Tell him it, most morning" whispered
Joe.
=. ca,,,t t.II ., fl, .,iJ>,u,
! I'm make If the tru,h Them: s,;I Inc and
rnnnino to the huon ulJ-f,sbionad ,.lnc- tLot
| stood in the corner hn sat II Of fr,
" Look at the clock and tell me what time
i; Is, cried the old gentleman up stairs
:. It's five by the clock" answered Sally
and corrobOratino the words the clock struck
| five.
The lovers sat down again and rc~,,mrd,hr
conversation. suddenly thn st,ir,as. L,o.,,
to creak. Good gracious, it, father.
:. The deacon. bv thunder,r' crird .Io,..
-. hide me. Sal"'
"Where can | hide von9" ,ricd the dis
tracted girl
"Oh, | know" said ha ..r I'll S.iucplr INTO
the clock case"
And without another word he concealed
himself in the ease and drew The door behind
him.
| The deacon was dressed. and 1ittinu him
self down by the cooking stove. pulled on,
his pipe, lighted it, and commenced SMOKING
very deliberately and calmly
!, Five o'clock. oh ?" said h, ..W,II
shall have time to smoke three or tour nin..
Hadn't vou better 90 and feed the rri,
oeStcd the duttuI Sally
= No. Smokn' clears my head and wakes
lme up." answered the deacon. who seemed
not a whit disposed to hurry his enioynrn,
-whiz-z-dino- dino, Wcut thr
clock
.Tormente, Iiphtnino,"' cried tbe deacon
>tartino up. and dropnino his nin. ON tb,.
stove. What in creation., thot -
:. IFS only The. clocl, sttiL mo five s,id Sal
VIII, dino limo, limo, ,,-.,,, ,I,... ali.
clock furio,IslI '''' '''
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