Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-16
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One Winter evening . G<1ry store-
keeper in the Green M6uu Safe vas
about closing up FIR the "a - md Vile
s;sndine in the SNOW outs Zufting up
the window shutters, sd 1lpouxh ths
glass iounciny. worthiess IloA within.
grab pound of fresh I'D from the
shelf and conceal il in his
The act was no sooner d1cGt61 than the
revenge was hit upon and 1xrry few min
utes found the Green MoGn IT storekecp-
er a, once indulging his a 1ie fhr fun
to the fullest extent. and p@spe % the
thif with facetiaus sort rsgNsfl<rc. "a
which he waas.d tsro -. =. 2 :. seiaioaa
from the old inquisition.
Il say. Seth" said the storekeeper,
coming in anil closing the door after him.
slapping his hands over his shoulders and
sthmpin- the snow of his feet
! Seth hal his hand on the door. his hat
on his head. and the roll If butter in his
hat. anxious TO make his exit as soon as
possible
! Il sry. Seth. si' down: | reckon now
vi : .Sti ~ C''4iI Hl-Ul ~ HIS Z I0ltE SN!Ic-
thtng warm would hot hur, fellow
/ Seth frlt very uncertain: he had the
bn'f"r ard was exceedingly ANXIOUS 10 he
OF, hut ;h" temptation of something warm
sadly in'cricrcd with his resolution to go
Tbs hesitation was settled bv the owner
cf the butter taking Seth bv the shoulders
AMI planting him in a at close 10 the
sinvc. whore he was in such a manner
cor' cree! II hv the boxes and barrels tnlt.
Will. tic grocer stood b"forc him. there
wa no possibility of G .t:in@ out and righ,
in this very place. sure enough, the store
kccr"r at down
I - IL. w.'ll have 4 little war;, Santa
Cruz" said tie Green Mountain grocer
- he o"eued the stove door and stuffed in as
MANY sticks a II" place would almi, !;
''withu' it you'd freeze going ou. such Il
night as his"
] Seth already felt the butter settling
down closer to his hair. and h" jumped up.
declaring he must 20.
/ "No, I'll ,on have something warm
Seth. Come. I've got a story tn tell you"
and Sr'h was a@nn rushed into his seat
b; !is cunning 'ormcntor.
, "Oh, its ~ hot here" said the petty
/ thief nft' mrtirg TO ,i,c.
! '.:>it d,wn-don't be in smch hurry"
r":"r'ol IL" grocer, pushing him back into
his clair
Blu, I've 90. the cows to fiddler. ana
fhc wood TO srls | must be going" said
he rcr;;,'l utcd chap.
! lint Won mus-n + tear voursele .voy
Seth in this manner. Sit down let the
COWS trko car" of themselves and laon
Yourself caav: Won arncor.o he n r,,la
fl,,otv." >a;'! The ro".;,b Grocer wi,; =
, w;,kr,l lccr.
The uox, th;nr w,s ,ho nro 1,,c.;o, of
two sr,k;uc cIas..s ofLo, tr45r ,Lo v.r,
si.l, e vL;,.l in h,>,-oso,,; .;,n,,;,n
wau'l have made the hair s,,,I c,ac, or
his i,,.d h,, !; ,ot L.cn wcIi o;'c1 .n5
k.r, iovn hv the hp,,rr
Ssh viii civc yor .o,s. ,o ,1
YOU can lu::cr !, voprsalf" snil the rro.
cor. with an air of .nca consumn,t. sim
,.r,,.v ,h,, ,,cr :. - lnr;.~aJ L;.n.'1s
,I,.sn<pcctcd. seth. Lcra's-b.rc's :,
Christmas zoos. well ro,.,,,, oh3 I,.u
Won is trc greatest in ,.rc,,;,, .nl
S,,b do,, v,o never rso loa.s g.. =.
common cook;n,, lr,,or - L.s,o :, r;,i,
come take your hutt.r-I mcon sol
k your to,Iy."
Poor S,.h row Lc,.o- - .,,o,., ~,
a< mclt. and lis month v,s,. he~,,o.;.
scaled UP. - though h, Ind Lccn horn
dumb. Streak after ,,rrak ocLn,,cr came
pouring from under ii. In, anJ II. br,J.