Ellsworth American., 1873-06-26

whaa l got home, and l thought that
word must have been annihilation.
"Father isn't a GOOSE" said 1. sHe
didn't think it worth mentioning. He
ism. going to be afraid Of comet at
his time of life !"
SO we didn't think anything more
about the comet till we got to Aunt
Johns. So when we got to Aunt
Johns, there was company there, af-
ter all. 1t wasn't q relation, only an
old schoolmate, and her name was
Miss Togy so shed come without an
invivitation, and had to have the spare
room because she was a lady. That
was how Jill and l came to be put into
the little chimney bedroom.
And so Jill went out to the carryall,
first thing; but went over to the sa-
loon before supper, and took the yell
low cat and the bakers boy before sup
per, besides Miss Togy standing on
her head. l didn't like hcr much for
being there, because Aunt John had to
pay SO much attention TO her.
az VIC usAu sAu ". n. tAluc iii We
went 10 bed.
They talked about the comet too, at
supper, but didn't mind; and Miss
Togy said she'd been nervous about it
all day but Jill said women always
we're.
AT last we went to bed in the little
chimney bedroom. We went early it
was dark early, Aunt John said from
a storm somewhere about; and we'd
been in the ears all day.
That little chimney bedroom is the
funniest place you ever slept in.
never slept in one SO funny unless it
was the night we had missionaries,
and slept under the attic stairs, and
the mouse ran up my shirt-sleeve.
There'd been chimney once, and it
ran up by the window, and grand-fath-
er had it taken away. 1t was a big,
old-fashioned chimney, and it left the
funniest little gouge in the room. SO
the bed went in as nice as could be.
We couldn't see much but the ceiling
when we got TO bed.
"lts pretty dark, said Jill. II
shouldn't wonder if it did blow up a
little. Wouldn't it scarc-Miss-Bo-
gy."
"Togy," said 1.
swell, To" said Jill and right in
the middle of it went oil as sound as a
weasel.
The next thing can remember is a
horrible noise. 1t was horrible noise.
l can't think of but one thing in this
,h, wor,d 20 much. mean the last
trumpet with the angel blowing AS he
blows in my old primer.
But the next thing l remember is
hearing Jill sit up in bed,-:or
couldn't see MIN, it was SO Oakland
his piping out the other half of Miss
Togy's name, just as he had left it
when he went 10 sleep.
"Gy! Bo-gy Fo-gy! Soa-kyl o."
said Jill, coming TO at last, IL thought
| was up and tried for heading phot-
ographers' strike, and going to be huug
unless l could rhyme Miss Togy's
name and make sense all the way
through to 4 That red pincushion
mother keeps in the spare chamber at
home was judge. Why. what's up"
was up, but couldn't tell what
else was for a little while. l went TO
the window. 1t was dark as great
rat hole, out of doors, all but q streak
,f ETlt hi, nd Il
fthc world were cracking all TO pieces.
l knew the cherry trees in the garden
must be shaking and tossing, for the
wind blew SO it took my breath away !:
but | could not see them, not a speck
of them. Then the lightning tighten
ed, ami l saw the Old carryall under
the butternut, and then saw nothing
more.
Come to bed - shouted Jill you'll
get struck, and thatll kill me !"
l went hack to bed, for l didn't
know what else TO do. We crawlcd
down under the clothes and covered
ourselves all up.
Nv -would-you-call Aunt
John:' asked Jill. He was most
choked. l came up for air.
NO." said !, IL don't think Id call
Aunt John"
should have liked to call Aunt
John by that time; but then ! should
have felt ashamed.
IL s'pose she's got her hands full
looking after Miss Croaky, any way"
chartered Jill, bobbing up for breath.
and then boah.ra under.
Ey that time, the storm was the
worst storm have ever seen in nv
life. Jill said he thought it wouldn't
have seemed SO bad if we hadn't been
in the little chimney bedroom. |
thought SO too. 1t was so dark in the
gouge where the bed stood. Then l
thought the ceiling came down over
our heads like cOffin-lid. l said 50
to Jill. He said he'd kick me out of
bed if l said it again.
And SO il grew worse. Thunder,
lightning, and wind! Wind, lightning,
and thunder! Rain and roar and awful
ness don't know how to tell how
awful it was.
All the house shook as if it had fit.
And our bed ratified up against the
wall. And there was hail, and it beat
the window in. 1t cut me on the face
when bobbed up to look. 1t felt
like great sword.
In the middle Of the biggest peal
we'd had yet, up jumped Jill. "Jack y
said he, "that comet !" I'd never
thought Of the comet till that minute.
! felt an ugly feeling, and little cold
all over. 1T is the comet" said Jill.
ut is the day Of judgement, Jack"
Jill said this in funny way, just an
every day way, as if we'd been playing
in the saloon, and he'd told me TO
move the camera q little. l asked
him afterwards why he didn't howl.
He said he was to scared.
Then it happened so fast ! didn't
even have time to get my head out