The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-01

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the mountains, and stopped at small
house rite in under o mountain, and close
to quite smart little pond of water. The
grandest place to raise geese and ducks up
there ever was
was pretty much tuckered out, and
asked to be showed to my room right off.
-Four tow-headed children, fighting for the
one taller-dip that lit the way, led off.
Aunt Peggy she couldn't git into the room
till after was a-bed, it was so small-so
she staid outside and let me go in frist.
The door it was Off from the hinges, and
I told the young ones to set it up close, and
put cheer aginst it. Naterly, expected
they'd obey me-so 1 went to taking off
my hair and pulling out my rat" when
Iheard giggling jest outside, and on look
ing at the door, l seed that it didn't shet
by as much as two inches, and that space
was full of eyes peeping in at me. iaiE
Mother mother p called one of the
boys this woman is peeling her head |
Quick quick only see her ~ a-g 9l
l was mad, and afore l thought of any
thing about the condition of the door,
grabbed it to open it, and down it went
bang into the floor, knocking over five
children, two cheers, cat, a table full Of
crockery, u pole of chickeys that was a
roosting in the kitchen, and nigh about
stunding all creation.
appollergised as well as could, and
Explained to the folks that warn't use to
undressing before so many spectators--and
they sent the children off to bed
l was real mortified. For widder wo-
man that may think of marrying again
some time, to be ketched taking off her
false hair that everybody thinks is her own
natral 10 cks, is too bad.
Howsomever, I comforted myself up with
the idee that there arint no unmarried
men about the house. When / finished
undressing, hung my clothes out of the
winder to make room for aunt Peggy to
come in; and half hour afterward we were
within the arms of Morphus.
We started early the next morning and
by driving the old mare hard, we managed
to get to the Glen House about dark. That
is nice tavern rite at the feet of Mount
Washington.
There was black bear chained in front
oft to prevent people from robbing the
clothes-lines and hen-houses. Bounce he
flew right at the bear; but arter he'd lost
mouthful of hair and skin, he was glad to
come back and behave himself.
asked the landlord if he could put us
up. He sed he was sorry, but he was full.
asked him if he couldn't give us bed on
the floor He said it was out of the ques-
ton. Then / asked him if couldn't roost
somewheres. He scratched his head a
minute, and sed we might have the dining
room table. 'f'-"
He led off the old mare, and we went
into the house. The floors everywhere
was covered with people, wrapped up in
shawls, blankets and comfortables, and
snoring like all possessed. a o. e-
We eat our supper, and then Igot the
comfortable and the braided rug out of the
Wagon, and by the help ola cheer we
hoisted ourselves on to the table and turned
in. i soon got to sleep, and dreamed that
old Cap. Chamberlain was trying to kiss
me, and in the skrimmage / thrashed over,
and off rooled right into fat man who
was lying close by the table, snoring loud
enuff tosplit the univarse.
knocked the snoar clean out of him,
and smashed his watch-crystal, and his
patunt double-barrelled squizzing- glass all
to flinders, and scraped all the skin of
from my left elbow.
The fat man yelled dreadfully, and skeer-
ed some of the people nigh about out OF
their wits. Most of 'em thought the house
was ahre, and the way they gathered up
their baggage was lively.
AS soon as morning came, l made my
toilight as we'll as could, though l had a
pretty tough time to make my "rat" look
decent with so many folks staring at me.
AS for looking-glass hadn't seen my
face since left home.
/ asked the landlord what about going
up onto the top of Washington, for hadn't
a crate while to stay.
He said that most persons went up in
kerridges that belonged to the hotel, though
some folks purfurred to go with their own
teams.
told him should go with my own
team, then ! was acquainted with the old
mare, and she was acquainted with me.
He advised me to leave my baggage with
him, but told him no, I'd rather have
| 1t under my own eye.