The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-11-01
MORNING. NOVEMBERL

Is in it. All looked at each other, sul
III prised, and the msjor's astonisbmer
e. and wrath, could not be portrayed
er words.
9 "Perhaps, too, you do not scknow
edge having emptied sn inkstaud VI
le on the msjor's held?'' asked th
j" justice.
}; "Yes, certainly" Lawrence Blcr
y confessed, "but in my haste, l nj:
1t took it for a water deeanter, whe
/. the major fainted in the Office; be
e sides, have recently asked the ms
jor's pardon for this, and got it, too,
d "Has he got my pardon ?" shrek
d ed the major.
: "Of course" continued Lawrenc
d Blom; ''the msjor was recently i
e this room and jssted, himself, con
d corning the matter, saying, laugh
e ingly, something like this: My dea
q Blom, one might easily believe tbs
e you was Luther, and 1 Satsn, sine
you threw the inkstAnd at me- Thes
q were the majors words"
:, 80 you confounded william ~ shout
ed the major, and was again about t
I" spring upon Blom.
! "But we have not yet examine
s the room,' remarked the justict
4 again stepping between. "The pistc
must certainly be concealed her
somewhere"
e Now was begun search OF floor
walls and roof, but ali in vain. Tn
, msjor, who was not the least zeslou
in this, happened, for the over meas
ure Of his ill-fate, to hut hIs head
against huge wssps' nest, hanging
; from beam, the result being that I
multitude of wasps at once sWarmeC
! out, buzzing around the ears Of those
present. All, at once, rushed from
the room, screaming and gesticula-
ing in 8 most dreadful manner.
i Like lancers with aimed lsnees,
and even perhaps more dangerous
sometimes are such, did the wasps
pursue the flying. The justice and
minister hoped around like sparrous
among the hot-beds, and were at
last obliged to throw themselves
down beside the garden pond, where
they lay dipping their heads into the
water, in this way to rid thimselyes
of their enemies.
| Vat ,rarsa oH woa tba boaf h;ro
self; for the wasps, instinctively uE-
derstanGing who was the disturber
OF their quiet home, directed their
main strength against him.
"Help! help here with help ~
he bawled, ss with both hands he
tore his hair, and spraHled his limbs
like ajumping jack.
But all were luily occupied 10 tax
Jag care of themselves. The only
one who had mercy upon the major
was really our friend Lawrence Blom,
himself prettily protected by his
thick stiff hair. He seized q big
swab which he hsd discovered among
other fire extiuguishing tools in the
room, wet i. in the pond, and then
let it dance with energy around his
masters ears.
"Ugh p' he bresthed, "don't beat
so hard ugh stop you wretch I'
at is to kill the wasps only to
kill the wasps T. answered Lawrence
Blom, uninteruptedly continuing his
work of mercy. "Six wasps can kill
horse, and the gracious major has
at least dozen in his wig ="
so, will you stop!' continued the
major. "Stop! you beat out my
eyes, you arch villain ~
"Only for the wasps; these wasps y
he repeated perseveriDgly banging
now on right, now on LEFT, and now
in the mldGle OF his skull. AT last
the msjor, taking his resolution, fled
from the field OF battle, and thus
ended another scene
The msjor lay in bed four days, i'll
with bilious fever, or whatever 1t
was, and during this time Lawrence
Blom received through oVerseer and
others the msjor's peremptory com
Esnd to leave the place. But Blom
explained, that as the contract be-
tween him and the major Was for five
years which was really tho case
it was his firm resolution to remain
all that time in the majors service.
The people on the farm and in the
neigh borhood knew not exactly what
to think Of all this /; but the ma
jority contemplated the gardner with
something like esteem, all acknowl-
edging that the arrangement be was
making for the restitution OF the
greenhouse and garden manifested
both ability snd TASTE. One day, not
long after the msjor's recovery, LAW
renee Blom received an order 10 ap-
pear at once before him, whom be
had not seen since the scene at the
tool room. He found him sitting in
q small room, looking somewhat pale
and enfeebled, hat his physiogomy
none the milder for all that.
"You will not go away by good
means,' the major began.
"No,nor even by evil means,' So
swered the gardner.
The msjor who sat By table took
from drawer a written paper which
be spread out.
"Thls is the contract ny agent in
Stockholm made, On my behalf, be.
tween u.s." be said.
"Well, what then?' asked LAW
renee Blom. 81, is all night that the !
msjor has one copy, as l have the
other"
"You must Immediately sign upon
this contract an agreement to leave
my service without the least recon-
pense'
Lawrence Blom stared at the ma
jor somewhat surprised, for it sp-
peared to him very queer that, after
what had happened, he could stili
suppose him so plisble.
"IndeeG, 1 shall do no such thing"
he answered
"You must" said the msjor,
ssotherwise ,hali take suitable means
for compelling you,' he added taking |
hold Of q thick cane which stood
close by
BIom's surprise was raised to
higher degree at this new threat, OF
powerlessness of which tie msjor al
ready before now ought to have Ieen
convinced. He c1st sharp investi
psting look around the walls, and
after some moments meditation,
dropped his eyes toward the floor,
now exhibiting the greatest submis
sion and fear.
"You write as l command you,
scouudrel ~ continued the major, ap-
preaching him with the cane lifted.
81 cannot, gracious major !' an
sEered Blom; 'to come in'o the
gracious msjoT's service have refus
ed the most profitable offers from |
other directions. Beat me, sir ma
ior. kill me; but write / shall not"
Now it was the msjor's turn to be-
come surprised. Evidently be bad
expected 8 very different result to |
his threat, and in his heart he was
deeply hurt at his disappointment.
$50, then, you will not shoot me to-
day7 Then you have not the pistol |
on you to day, you bandi p he
shouted. as with the cane he gave |