, 1870-06-05

m1lIbf &od let II De eQmetnlnE olAAGc
and diheront from common"
"Wal, know lots O. strange things," said
Sam, looking mysterious1y into the fire.
:. Why, know things that ct should tell,
Why people might ~ they wants 30; but then
they IL 70, for AL that"
80 do, do tall ua-"
"Wby, should scare ye to death, mebbe,"
said San, doubtingly.
~ pooh! no you would MT, i" We both burst
ont 1t oncc.
But Sam was possessed OF \ reicant spirit
md loved dearly to bo wooed and importuned;
and smote on The hickory forestick, when 1t
few apart in tie middle and scattered =
shower Of clear, bright Goals all over the
hearth.
"Mercy On rs, Sam LAwson II said Aunt
Lois, Ia an indignant voice, spinning round
from her diah-wanhing.
Don't yeu To gI.in,| ,1at Miss q, Lois% 1;., s.id
cen a'most in two, md thought I'd Jest sat
lie it, I'll sweep up the Goals nov" he added,
applying turkey-Wipg to the pur-
pose. AZ he knelt on the hearth, his spare,
lean figure glowing In the blaze of the fire.
Light, aud getting quito flushed with o1er-
ton.
"There, now" he said, when he had brushed
over and under and between the dre-ironB;
and pursued the retreAting lshcs go far into
the red, fiery citadel that his fnger-ends were
burning and tingling. 'tthAt ares done AS well
aa HePsy herseh could a done 1t. I alters
sweeps up the hearth; ! think is pat o The
Hepsy's 60 used to seein' me q doin' ont that
che don't see no kind o merit int. It's just
as parron LotLrup said in his seImou,-folks
alters overlook their common marcies-"
't But come. Sam, that story" said Harry
and !: eo.dnsly, pressing y upUn On him and pull
Lordy massy, these ere young uns I" said
Sam, " there's never no conteutin' on 'em ye
tell en- one story, aud they jest swallows it as
dog does COB o meat, and they're all ready
for another. What do ye want to hear now ?"
Now the fact was that Sam's stories hzd been
told US 20 often that they were al arranged
word in them. and could set him right II he
varied hair from the usual tack, and still the
interest In them was unAbated. Still We shiv-
cred and clung to his knee At the mysterious
parts, and felt gentle. cold chills run down our
shss = hs It spPop;te pl.des We a!~aSs eonS
ton. Tonight, in particular, WAs one Of those
thundeting stormy ones when the winds ap-
pea1ed to be holding mad carnival orer my
grandfathers house. They yelled and squealod
round the corners They collected in troops
and came tumbling and roaring down the
chimney. They shook aud ratified the buttery
door and the siuk-room door and the cellar
door and the chamber door, with constant
undertone Of squeak and clatteE, % il ct
fired Of he chin outside, and longing fof the
warmth and comfort within.
"Wl, boys,N eaid Sam, con6dantially,
"whatU re hive"
s.Tell Us Come down, come down." We
both shouted with one voice. This WAS in our
mind No: s1Pong 40 s,ms ~ sio.ies: @ .,a a,
30 no. no ar'nt frightened eper," said We
both in one breath.
"Eot when 70 go down the cellar AFTER
cider ?" said Sam, with severe scrutiny. "Ef
ye should be down cellar and the candle should
~ ain't," said I; 1T amt af1aid Of any,
thing; never knew what it was to be afraid
In my life"
"Wal, then," said Sam, "Tn ten 70. This
'e1e's what Cap'n Eb Swain told me, when
was boy about your bigness, reckon.
"Cap'n Eb sax,n was most respectable
man youz g1znther knew him very well, and
he was Deacon in the church In Dedham
Afore he died. he was It Lexington when
the fust gun was fred ag7n the british. he
I Was drefle smart man, Cap'n Eb Wssr and
| driy team good mAny years atWeen here and
Boston. He married Lots Peabody thas was
COUSIN to your grsnthef then. Lois waa Z
rAel sensible wctnan, and I've heard her tell
the story ~ he told her, and 1t was jest "a be
told it to me. jest exactly and shall never
forget it Il I've to be 500 years old, Like
MathuBaleh.
AYE see, along back in them Hnes, there
used to be fellow coma round these ere part
sprinr and FIJI peddlin' Roods, with his paci
IN his back. and his name WIS tebiel Lomme
dieu. Nobody rightly knew where hs com.
fronn. Ha KIsn't much Of = talker. but ii,
1nn,an r.ther liked hirn md Find q iikad t,
Hoon L.. aonrd ~onan III ~,
aanas na,e T fa31ovs vhen man can
soa' ~ M sort a. rnason Thv he
sSo,,d md thsv l,ked tb;s 'ene To;,n adian
shon@h ~ 1.s lind a rnnnqnfnl and th;n sn
t4oa8u M a. I@s ~ h,dng noth;ns ~ ~ e a.- - ~
Sis..s1s a.. = ~ ~ ~ ~ thst fha ~n,nn
,1a,15 .,cr1t and csirnlstas 70 many wesls sfor
: ,1.a t;rns I'm Tnmmel;eu to b. alonr. n
.hard ue noeta ~ m e.;nyrrsnxns md nreserve
ND ,r n;es and male Eim stsv 10 tea 1t th
6onses ana a. sedn CO.. a ~ant poUna th.t he Tas
"Ss .,.+;,,, p1,shs Am psrker. or Phebs Ann v,
aa,.+;-, h;mNfn5t, dian't rightly kno
WI III - . snddcn iornmed,e
s.asa s ,a,a;1, ,,,,,nd md nnhodv knew VI,
on3r rt last he didn't come. It turned out til
phshr w Ann Psrfar hid cot i (etter from hin
..r;Ds M - .1nnc s1nra ThsnIsciying. b,
,a;a.1t " o1,s ~ @ rat,.ar sSora NM ~ Thsnf
aG ~ 4aA 49, NV .r+a- NM neTt snrinr
sn4 snd 4an.I,1 ~. - vnn,an 4hsr o;n nm looE
o 10y o,,a e ss;d "gu Ia ~: des5 sa,nn a.
ia Ss "As *so5s Sene o.s- ~ - -. % nld conntTr
~ IN -. ,c+.d Ia r.i - Lana
~ n,r,;ed a1f TNi.h S1nss nd I .ho19ebt nd mn
3a.,t T. ~. s.I5 80 ~.s .sE3;, thst -
thiue, " vas ord oTdered @ out III sor tho bsst md Il v
Test u xeIl folks couldn't always have ths
own way and 80 in time IommedIeu Va. go,
out 9. folks minds, much a. List yexr's !
pIo-bioesolu. rs relly a1ectin' to ihini hs
! t;ttle these ere folks il missed that's 20 mu
rot byI The.p amt nobody, ef they's ever
iu1portant, but Whit the world gets to goin'
without EN- pretty much u t dill With 'e
a fTv
the list thing that ras In anybody'a mind y
that they- eTer should heaf from Loumedi
soin. Hnt tI1re .int uothin' but what has
i. t;Ine o turuio' up, and it Seem that his tn
ma tn none.
w y ~ .,s .1e ~ i9h o., M1h - bs VI
+ 5.r sh.rn rorne m .hn1t fhs MCv
1e ao nnH. 4o 49, ~ tha-s,s haen n the,,, Gs 20
{. sene. ia o1de.t msn could re1ncnb
q T1ss TIE thu I ,esa ane sift;n' SNOW th.t dives
t. ~ e n.Js tsss,; ts n-,attt tsd;nns IL ~. ~ -
i'd r'n;n 80 - ~ 49, ~ .hort ihs toprha:, nan n III
T. p "" .-snd d.~. ~ ~ r-,od. asr.d - II i
m ~ - ~ b"ar, 1n n ~. dsast,;ct
I. .a1 ,;ns - - .,J-. ~ .ho,t 1890 ,T - ,
so.t nS q thiae ia man @ sens1iv eoula % be- ~ up
n ous soeee & ne = ~ VIE nnshsr n.t<,r W. ~ -,
ID eet on ielo" 70 my neaeocs i nasel y. nhs ss
lis ean ssan en- .tss S,p 1 ss assu ~ t;.n.
~ saN ~! "oi w W. o.s" ~ o.2 H., hIay
~ four p'ints At Tho same mint, Why they
"a "a | tered hire.
us4 as4 uY.t that Wa tha eort a, want
il VA Ill dav. and by anndnvn a
40 nAs - uet ~ao Il e1uuo"n
Ah 70 ne Eot siean oeMuoesca. 50 tnat
no LOST n1A faao. ano wnen ntSot csne
,. Ye aae tha ronntrv vas Al nn1er Al
II md the air ~ thirk with sno,r that hn r.onIi
-. 80 . 1r.,t ,Fo,a hin md tha ssrf - he
~. ~ ~. Rostnn ,ned u;thnnt fnoXin' II
a nt e.,,A ~ ~ . n.;r -. f.rs n;ch nnnn Eherfn
r. cine ouS AZ Paw u@la Gsn upSn T. ssnea : :
ID Nnete o!o .aea SpGsosh1is HI 1 na.l