Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-06-12
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aI hope we shall finish here, thu
week." said Mr.. Morton, to his work
man, Ben jones. ~
"Finish easy enough, il 'tweren'
| for the Fourth, replied Ben II al
WAYS calculate to take the Fourth.n
tfWhat do YOU intend doing thiI
yeaf9 I understand they are to hayI
no celebration in town" - -
mo, the9 apnt to have no celebra'
ton, and The more fools they III
Like pulling out their eye Teeth Z
have 10 spend sdollarl It don't wor
nv me none, though, for wife and
have agreed to GO to Boston and se'
| the Fireworks 49, .....r- ID
what VIII you do with your fam
ily?p
two of 'em, you know, and the boy Il
pretty considerable big now, and runs
about quite smart. only bope II
won't De as hot rs blHzes. Did you
ever see them fireworks, Mr.. Nor
ton?" 8 .s.---.--,
"Yes, mEay times. -
"I want TO know Well, are they
as curious e folks tell fpr22"
fYes. tlIeysare well worth seeing.'
7HTHats the ftfes ! had about It; and
wife and I Thought We. would 60, fol
once i q our lives, and see 'em- 1 sup.
pose It VIII cost us a power OF money;
but We cab work q Httle harder foI
IL. SlTeff We come back .-a
Ffiie l6i6fiJus Fourth" dawned
beautifnI1y. The red sun came up
over the distant hills like q bride
groom nom his chamber, and started
on bffs.ejiG1rniy VI through q cloudIess
skg. lDEfsyn and buttercup, drunk
with. ttllic deWs OF the tight, lifted
their heavy ID Sads to greet him; and
a ficpdtdf song was poGred from the
1ssfy co7eft 81 the trees, TO WELCOME
him. Young eyes w ere oreni tig, and
Young hearts, As we'll as old ones,
were rejoicing in this suspicious
dawn. ~ go
1--WE shall have beautiful day
on IN said Ben Jones. or
$50 we shaIl, ~ said his wife; and
the sooner we are or the better, Isup'
= s;iYesn said Ben, l'the cars, they
tell me, never wait for nobody, Hnd
we mnst De pretty early to get 9 seat :, Z,
Ben Immediately dressed himself
In his Suaday's best This suit was
of thick, blue cloth, the coat being
rather short vi wEsted, and trimmed
wTthyellow buttons. In this -Beh's
wife took q particular pride, on ae-
count ofrb6th color and its quality
and She had q secret idea that her
husband leeked like q real gentleman
in H. Whs6 Ms her astonishment,
when she saw hin. On this day Of all
days. toss theS5f sS e6aeoyer chair,
take down 1 nsHk ! acketiand put
~ @Whzt W ii me world afe YOU doing
that for lie ffr1ifed.
",Cacs ! i3l. { want 10 fu4st, " said
Ben; 'it 81 Be- 5 hot As 'Lecti"ni
II WONT 3 . with you in that jack
st., said Sffs. Ben How you would
lodk IN Bcsiolf Folks would think
yo6 Neys kllot.n -
{" '70n 1 lillrt me none, what folks
think sAs kz6Hs on = said Ben.
"Weif, ff1HiH me, T" remarked his
wife. i.
"Dear me, then, il you are going to
feel fbad about it, ] won't weaf ftn .
: .Ben was fanoasiy good ,natuted ;
he put on the thick blue coat. Thlf
children were next taken up, and
dressed by the mother Tim, the boy,
harhessed the horse into the wagon
while Ben prepared the break fast IL
was served on the round table, in tile
little back kitchen 4 good break
fast IL was consisting OF coffee and
cream, eggs and butter, colo pork al. snd .tl
potatoes, dodghnuts and apple PIE
and that was happy party which sa'
down to partake OF IL. The rising
sun looked upon none happier, thro'
all tlfat sIad, bright morning,
0dr friends ate theft meal rather
hurriedIy, for they thought all the
time they heard the cars whizzinP by
and they concluded it was best to be
"getting along"
Tim was packing In his babies, and
Ben Jones tirEIng the lock in The
door, when suddenly q new thought
"Now. Tn n bebeat;'' said he, "if /
ha'nt q good notion to take grandsir's
old turnip Rlong.n
"What good will it do you 2" asked
his wife; '-ypu can't make il Co.
t.Yes, 7 guess I can, said Ben; i
can coax it SO it'u hitch along a little,
by shakin' 1t up once In while"
! Ben went in for the old silver watch
woundit it up. set 1t by guess, and de-
posted Il in his fob. As he came out,
his wife thought the rusty ribbon,
with the steel key attached, quite an
addition to his Sunday suit. Her eyes
were SC fuliof BIN and his good looks,
that they had gone above half q mile
from home before she observed that
Ben, Shen he took the watch, left
the bag. ..-...--..-,s--.
"As tue as / am alive, Ben" said
she, you've left the bag; and there is
no manner Of pse iP trying TO 60
withoutn All the children's things
are in it,"
$50 L have,Y said Ben; that's a
a'good inH. Whoa! Tim, run baek'
no, we shall get Late you drive on,
and I'll run rack, and catch up 10
you.
- Ben WIS wise enough 20 talSeUff his
ibifie coat before he Stated on his f6ee.
Tim drove lei urtiy on. Old Dob,
" whose check rain Was down, snatch
ed, now and then, a mouthful Of clo-
yer and daisies from the roadside,
much To the. children's delight. II
was q great exploit for them to start
Dob along, after these liberties. The
little girl brandished the huge whip
and Ben junior ratified the reins,
which his tiny hands could not
wholly grasp, Tin and MFs, Jones
laughed heartily at these performan-
ces the butterflies, alsO, seemed to
enjoy 1t, for they flew around and
around on their yellow wings, never
going far away; and the birds, too,
followed them from tree TO tree, sing
ing loud and merriIy. A most re;
m6Ekable feat Of the little Ben bro't