Middletown transcript., 1872-02-10

tcnt. The nrns Of the fret reached for
her offspring aud uf the second for tho sub
jee; 81 hi. experiment.
- y chronomctcr.
- The child VI the fshwomsn ate il !
- The iishwonan screamed, and revcrs-
ed the urchiu after the manner Of moth.
crs. aud swung him to aud fro like pcu-
dulurn. lie came up u triac red IN the
face but laughing as usual. and the ludi.
crons inapposi'ene.s of the great loss, the
unconscious cause Of II. the baby's won
dcriul digestion. the assistants distress.
aud the surveyors culm but pallid self
control, mndc Jeremiah Dixon. dropping
in at the minute. roar with laughter.
80 Dixon said Mason. to the work of
half my life. my everlasting ne.picce,
just completed and set going. has found n
temperature where il requires no compcn-
saiion balance
- nm gla ! Of it, said hi. associate,
for now we can prnccd with Mason and
Dixcn's line, and nothing else"
"A look, more Of pity than Of repronch.
passed over Masons scarcely ruiilcd face
the pity of one man. solely conscious Of n
great ohjcc, lost, for another, Indifferent
or ignorant 9th Of the object and the
loss. lie took the smiling urchin in his
hands, and raising i, upon his shoulder.
placed his ear TO it's side Thence came
with faint regularity the sound Of sim
pie, gentle ticking They all heard il by
turns, aud while they paused in puzzled
wonder aud humor. the undaun'cd infant
locked down as innocent ns chubby.
chcery face painted on some housh"lI
clock The innocent expression of tht
| child touched the mnthemaiican's heart
lie filled glass with good Maicrin wine.
ani drank the dpsourer's hral,l, in these
bruigusnt words:
May Minuit's baby run Ne long aud
~ true ny the article on which he has
n.alc his mc,l e.
Next day they set the great stone IN
the corner Of the State of Mar, land aud
breaking camp, vanished westward through
ciof Of light opened hy their pioneers
pursued yet for many miles by moicls
multitude.
" Before many years this ftr,ilc coun-
Try filled up with hamle;s. mills and
churches the war Of lnd,'pcudcncn scare,
Is interrupted it, prosperity. because the
quaker element adhered with cnns,ancy
Ia nri,ler side. aud ouly Que campaign
wa. fought here The story of The la,
who ate watch passed ou, Of general
knnwlcdrr and remark h. was known 10
have been u drummer n, the hrt'lr pi
thald's Ford. aud To have buried his
nle;hor lrfnrc the close ef the war, u, thu
Delaware river 6shiM. haml,t of Maucu,
Hook. amongst her Finnish projrniror<
Bu' soon after the peace. thr .hor,
il, body. aud queer, merry Dutch face al
iifhian Ninut were known along all III
rad. uf Chester. Cecil aud New Castl,.
Counties, hy parts Of the people af ihree
Siai,", as eonp"nrnis # Que uf the ira,i
Offensive. most industrious and mos, live.
Is aud roluiar young chaps around ihr
h,ad Of thu Chesapeake
II was respectful with the old. ani
cnnr'nial with the young. lie was H.
Ways inine aud never tired up early and
ltr. OF ch rruping sorl of ad ress aud an
rlnal ienprr, aud while he appeared To
be thrifty aud nnncy-naking, he did NIL
mauurr nf good turns for the high aud
the humble; aud although everybody said
lie was tlih hnin.list young man in the
region. yet mnre village girls went In
their fran, doors ,n see him than il lur had
hecn u Snowman coming to toxin to do
frals Of magic. He WIS M, uninlclli.
gent either, and could iiay cn the violin.
compute accounts ,lual to the bcs coun.
Try book keeper. and as he was Of re-
liginns turn, although attached 10 ~ par.
,icular Demonstration. the meeting house,
an every side, hardly excepting the Quak
ers themselves. delighted 10 see him drive
Mp on Sundays, and tell an anccduic /"
the children aud sing little air. half
hsmn sart. half stavc. but always given
with good couutenancc which apoloeizad
for the worldly notes Of it. If any scvete
interpreter Of Christian amuscnen,s took
the people to task for ,olrraiing such
universal aud dcsultory character. there
were others to rise up aud ask what evil
or passionate word or ae, Of sorry lchav-
inr in Fihian Minuit could hc insianccd
The seventh Francis Ashbury himself
raised the question once on the Bnhcmia
Manor amongst the Mcihndisis, aud got
70 little support that he charged young
Mnni, with the possession Of snmc devil
ish art or spell! 10 cnirap the people hni
Fithan once. when the good iiineran,'s
horse broke down on the road, met Mr.
A-hbury. won his affections, aud mended
his big silver watch.
This mcnding Of clocks. watches aud
every description Of time keepers was the
occupation Of Minuit lie had picked up
the art. some said, from Yankee in the
army at The close Of the war, aud certainly
no man Of his time or territory had such
gnod luck with timc-picccs Residing in
the little villige Of Christian (by the pre-.
ieniions called Christi-anna aud by the
crude. with nearer rcctitudc. called
Christene) Fi,hian kept = snug little shop
full nf all manner and forms Of clocks
disls. sundglasscs. hour. burning candles,
wa,er.clocks. aud night tupcrs. lie had