The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-07-04

Leaving the store in charge Of hi,
Isolltary assistant. he hastily put on
bis hat, aud hurried toward tho resi-
!dence Of tho unconscious deacon. who
little dreamed the peril that menace .
his precious inventior.
The house was by no means near "a
Timothy's store, but IL was reached
at last; aud stealing quickly arounc
to tho rear Of the building, taking
good care that no ono was 10 sight, he
began TO look abou, for some moaos
Of entering the Slowman mansion.
He tried the doors, they wore all
fast then the windows, but they
likewise resisted his efforts, aud be
was just giving up in despair, W hen
the waving OF q white curtain 10 & he
summer breeze struck his eye; It was
from one of the windows on tho sec.
ond story.
mo matter )" thought Titus
as he es pied a tall cherry tree,
which grow closo to tho house. 81
can easily climb that, and &c, in a,
tho window"
The cherry tree was soon climbed,
and tho house entered, aud after a
short search, the churn was discover
Cd quietly reposing in the dairy roo NJ,
which opened Off from Mrs. Slow
mans kitchen.
What an euorm Gus great thing II
!! mutterod Tim, as he stood look
at it. "It's as big as three. What
ia the world did the deacon want to
make such a large ono for Why, |
could got into it, I really believe"
"But I'd better hurry up" ho ad-
ded, taking out paper and pencil, "for
the sooner AN out of this tho better.
There's no knowing what may turn
up.
He hastily took down the different
poi nts oftho wonderful churn exam
iued the machine inside and out,
measured its dimentions, and was jus
max ing sure that be understood
thoroughly the motion OF the self
propeller, when u sound ut the kitch-
e n door made him start with terror
and alarm.
1t was the voice OF the deacon, ches-
ry and clear, saying
"Come in, mother come in, Sally A.!
Who'd have thought of meeting you
on the road-you, whom we suppos-
cd 10 be away out West -
Before Titus had time to move, the
kitchen door was flung open, aud he |
heard the whole family coming in.
For an instant he stood piraIyzed, |
Tor escape seemed impossible, as the
dairy-room was merely she'd, ope u
ing off the kitchen, lighted by win.
dow high up from tho floor, but with
no door, aud the only means of exit
lay through the very room 10 W hich
the deacon now stood.
lls heard them coming-hear d
Mrs Slowmaa's exclamation of sur
prise at seeing the dairy.r)om door
standing open, when she was certain
sure she shut iL'-heard the deacon
'ay perhaps some Que is in there
md, scarce knowing what he did, he
capped into the unconscious cause of
III his difficulties, the self-ac ting lid
;losing him in as tightly as any jack
n-a-box, while his heart beat faster
md faster US the footsteps ofthe dea-
ou approached nearer aud nearer to
he churn.
Fortunately, or otherwise, ho was
J man Of unusually small stature, and /;
10 found the mammoth butter. maker
imply large enough to hold him, aud
till leave loom for the deacon's vo ice
0 enter also.
This way, Sister Sally !" it said.
This is my new invention. | expect
make no end of money fro IN it.
on SEQ, this is the way it works
'ou can pour tho milk in through @
his tunnel without raising the lid. I
his way !" :
And down came sstrea m Of rich +
ew milk upon the devoted head OF i
ie lackless Titus, saturatiog his hair, i
in little cold rivulets c
own his neck. and wetting him, in 8
hort, from head to foot. q
"lwas just going to town about the v
lodsl, whea l met you and turned G
ack," continued the deacon "but d
s no matter, thore's no hurry, it'll q
any time. Nobody would try to {
cal the idea, l think" II
"Wouldn't they, thou gh p grOan. v
| poor Titus, from wi thin "that's as i,