The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-09
A MELTING sTORT.

One vfnter evening a coutry store
teener IN the Green Mountain State
,ras ,.b0Dt closing his door for the
niOht and Wi5ile standing in the
sr55W outside putting up the window
ehritfers. saw through the glass a
Iou10fng. worthless fellow within
.-~ah 4 rsoupd Of fresh butter from the
Shelf. and conceal II in his hat.
The act was no sooner detected
than the revenge vas hit on, and a
yery few minutes found the Green
Mountain store-keeper at once in
dulging lis appetite for fun To the
fullest extent, and paying of the
thief with faeetiOus sort Of torture
foT which he would have gained a
premium from the old inquisitiOn
81 say. Seth ~ said the stOTe-keepeT
coming In and closing the door after
him, slapping his hands over bis
shoulders, and stamping the snow on
his feet.
Seth had his hand on the door, his
hat on his head, and the roll Of butter
IN his hat, anxious to make MS eXii
as soon as possible.
81 say, Seth, sit down; I reckon
now, on such an e-taF-nel night a.
thia e little something warm would
not hnft fellow"
Seth felt very uncertain; he had the
butter, and was exceedingly anxious
te get of, but the temptation ofsome-
thing warm sadly interfered with ms
resolution 10 20. This hesitation,
however, was soon settled Dy tne
right owner Of the butter taking Seth
by the shoulders and planting hiIn IL
a seat close By ehe stove, where ne
was IN such q manner cOrnered IN "
the boxes and barrels, that while the
grocer stood before him there was nc
possibility Of getting out, and right IN
this very place sure enough the store
keeper sat down.
tsSeth, wen have a little warm
santa Cruz said the Green Noun
tain grocer; so he opened the stOvt
door, and stuffed in as many sticks al
the place would admit; "without /
you'd freeze, going home such nigh
Seth ssfeady felt the butter setting
closer to his head, and he jumped up
declaring he must 60.
mot till you have something warn
Seth; Seth, come, I've got a story Z
tell you,n and Seth was again rusnes
into his seat by the cunning tormen
tor.
nOhl its SO darned hot here" saiC
the petty thief, attempting to rise.
sfSit down-don't be in such {
piaguey hurry rstorted the grocer
pushing him back into his chair.
nEuf I've got the COWS to fodder
and the wood to split, and I must be
going" said the prosecuted chap.
stBut You mustn't tear yourself
away, Seth, in this manner. Sit
down, Let the cows take care Of them
selves, and keep yourself cool yoJ
appear 70 be q little fdgety," said the
r0gaish grocer with wicked leer.
The next thing was the production
OF two smoking glasses Ct hot tOddy
the very eight Of which, in Seth's
present situation, would have made
the hair stand erect on his head, had
It not been well oiled and kept down
by the butter.
ssseth 1 win give you q toast, now
and you can butter it yourself" SAID
the grocer, with an air Of such con-
summate simplicity, that poor Seth
believed himself unsuspected. "Seth
here's -here's q Christmas goose, vel
roasted, Ell / tell you its the creates
eating III creation. And Seth, dom
you never use hogs fat, or common
cooking butter, to haste II with
come take your butter-I mean, Setl
take your tOddy."
Poor Seth now began to smoke, a!
well as mex, and his mouth was her
~~-%f0o1fr~ ooo7oH ~, TtrCrrerin he nnr
been born dumb. Streak after streal
Of the butter came pouring from un
der his hat, and his handkerchief wa
alre4dy soaked with the greasy over
how. Talking aw2y, as if nothing
was tie matter, the grocer kept stun
ing In theWOod, while poor Seth sa
upright, with his back against th'
counter, and his knees almost touching
the red hot furnace before.
sPlaguey cold night, this" said thu
grocer. "Why, Seth, you seem 70 per
spire as If your were warm Why
don't you take your hat Off ? Here le
me put your hat away l'i
sfNom exclaimpd poor Seth at last
NO must 60, let me out; | amt
vel; let me 60"
A greasy cataract was nos, pouring
down the poor mans face and neck
soaking into his clothes, and tricklini
down ais body into his boots, so tha
he was literally in perfect bath o
OF.
'syVell, good night, Seth" said tn
humorous Vermonter, "if you vii
gc,r and adding as he darted out o
Che door, II say, Seth, I reckon th
fun have had out of you is worth
nine-pence, so l shan't charge you fo
that pound Of butter in your hat"