The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-12-28

Olly-hone OF your abomInable apple
jack. of the present day. All! wha
with lager beer and federalism, ant
the ware of apples hy eating then,
\ we have no such liquor now ! i foune
the village squire, the village lawyer
the village doctor, the two village
| shoemakers, the village tailor, ant
half a dozen of idlers, engaged in dis
cussing the theme which had come
prepared to start, and they; had al.
ready nosed one or two points tha
confirmed the general gravity of the
situation. ..,-- -,-. t.t. i.
1t appeared, that just about dark
the stranger had left the inn, and Ia
ken walk through the snow. This
was singular, and Noblett, the tailor
by whose shop he passed, and who
had already heard of this suspicious
and slippery customer. determined to
track him in his career of crime. SO
dropping the clergyman's coat, to
which he was doing some repairs, he
replaced his slippers with boots. threw
on his great coat hastily, and slipped
out after4the stranger. He kept near
enough to see him, and found that he
made his way down the road and up
Gnnter's lane, until he came to old
Granny Perry's house, just opposite
the mill There he knocked and was
admitted. The tailor waited for a
while, and as the stranger did not
come out crept cautiously up. He
couldn't hear any words, beyond the
buzz of voices in conversation, but he
heard Granny's hysterical laugh two
or three times, and the stranger rising
to leave, of course. he didn't to caves
drop, Neblett said, and he at once
left. and came to the bar-room. -
q Now, GRANNY Perrywas the land
/ lords sister. The stranger evidently
knew where to find her-must know
her. Yet the landlord declared he
didn't know him. Here were points
of suspicion. What he could possibly
want with an infirm old woman, un-
less to cajole and rob her, no one
could understand. r 8
While we were discussing the tail
or's story, the door opened, and the
stranger entered, interrupting and
cutting short proposition that [ was
making, that we should promptly and
summarily interrogate the man as to
his purposes in thus violating the
peace and disturbing the quiet Of the
place. / had a good look at him, and
his appearance justified all our doubts.
He was man apparently of middle
age-somewhere between thirty and
fifty. There were a few streaks of
white IN his locks, and. h. wore a
mustache. Now no one in those days
except a stray Italian organ-grind-
er, or wandering French dancing
master-let the beard grow on their
upper lip or chin. Respectable peo-
pie either shaved clean, or sported a
pair of mutton-chop whiskers. This
man was no organ grinder-at least,
he was too forid for an Italian; and
he was too full-faced fora French
man--all Of that nationality who had
previously visited us being lean
of visage, and high cheek-i1oned.-
Then he was exceedingly well dressed
had spotltss iiuen, and both his
coats were of fine cloth, and we'll
nude "a little different in fashion
from those in the village, but foreign
places had not such tailors as we pos
sessed. .-... -...... H..
The stranger drew his chair to-
wards the stove, but said nothing to
any one. He seemed wrapped up in
his own fancies. There was ii dead 81
lence for II whit. At length D.. Per-
kinpine said tQ Lawyer Norris: do
you think the FreehoIders intend to
strengthen the Jail before the spring,
Norris 2"
Il think they'd BETTER" was the law
yer's reply. .T Ell
The stranger seemel to be inter
este.l. ...-..I
'.Do you have many rogues here?'
he asked. -,..f .,..--.
thought. I'd let him know that we
were on orr guard, 50 | said, pointed
ly enough, ] fancy: Il s.5as.I
= ."NVe don't have mrny of our own;
bit new and then a s;ran ger go mes
along that is. no b, tier than lie shou d
be, ard we nose him ont, and on, the
first overt a, we lock hi.n up. Eel
lows in fine brolrlclpth, and with rim
On tn -ir fingers ~ he had ring on
ore of his with Il big gee stone in it
~ ''ctn't .,lece Ye, us lat least they
never deceive me -uJt ia-.ss
..Of course nat. he answered,
"yon're too sharp The yillase Con-
stable, L suppose" ss.g4ii iia III
NO sir. am n teac!ler-pE
I'"Oh whack little bnys. and SO
forth. Teach the Young idea how to
shoot sen. I hat reminls nIeof a
ruriors calculation nf IA mathematical
friend of mine. He srid.thuIoF the c
twenty odd millions ofdpenple in the
United States, at least two millions
we e little children at school. One
half were bows and the ri her halt girls.
Allowing every hoy got five strt es
of the rattan every day. and every
girl one box nm theear, and that every
hny and girl went to school one hun
dred dlvs in the year. that wnnl i
make five hundred mill on strokes,
and on hu Ire million cuffs pr an
nun. Allowing each stroln AMI cuff
To be given With a power sufficient, to
draw two pounds Oh level surface.
he calculates how many fnnr mills all
that power, if Concentrated, wouid
set in motion. how mlnY loads of hay
or stone. or potatoes. it. would lraw,
and so on And The result is quite
startling" r. -.
Every one laughed except myself
1 coull see nothing to laugh at. Bat
it seemed to thaw things ont amazino-
". The conversation became general
The stranger had probably travell ed