The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-09-19
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Many years before tho
broke out in the western co... =. 'I,',,,s
sylvania, and not a thonv,as '''' ciPe
TitusviIIe, there lived two ,,,-I ra,l. 'aile'
persons, still remembered .''s' eoceu,
old residents in that count -aayds
son and Betsey Watson. job,,2 ,2-a Iha,
batchelor for some years. ana A n LAD oeso
turned the first corner She
feet in her stockings wbf1s y, .J.' lcl
measured five feet six. JoboL- -- "a
farm and the sweetest sugar - c
the country round, as Betssr
when sitting on log beside ~ ry''
sugar season.
Betsey was one Of a lar7s
daughters and the pride Of H..
"Uncle Alick'' had a small stree :
running through his farm -.
twisted and corkscrewed if ar,n-,
until he had got a sufficient head
small grist mill. In those davs
uncommon thing for farmers t.
to twenty miles to get their co-
and 'Uncle Alexis mill was =
lar with the boys who had tn ,,.
grist, from the fact, no doubt r5,.s,
had taken charge Of the mill. asl..,
had become too old to run it r.
a plaything in her hands to t,.
bushel bag of corn from a bu-a
into a hopper, and back again ,,.
boy astride of the bag, give II.
kick in the ribs, and tell him to SEP,
John and Betsey had formed as
tachment for each other, ifone nj.
from the scenes at the sugar -
/ huskings, and prayer meetings,
the last mentioned place. thevoh-,
the blessing of the good old P,v'
with hope that they might sor
one in the spirit and the flesh.
But, like a great many love
something would turn up. as # "a,
case. The little church bell Va.
its silvery notes ON fine sumner,
ing. 1t was the Lords day. AMI
body respected the Lord who had =
spect for himself up in that co,
those times. Even Deacon Josa-f
wouldn't allow his men 10 run dow
ber, unless there was ''dangeroft
| getting too low before the next dar
little church stood on the side Of
by the run, and there I have spsr
happy hour. There the good J5
E. would pray the Lord To open 4.
dow of heaven and shower down Il
upon the heads of his congregtr
SO devoted was he that I have 1
him to give US to sing on the 4t Il |
that familiar hymn, '@Come. u &
late" 1t was on this beaua-
morning that the people Uss E
their way over the hills and ,h7u
byways and among them was
also Betsey. As it so happened
in the meadow on their rrr 10 !
Betsey was dressed ont in III tie c6a
the rainbow, her tall form much en-
by the fashion Of hoop skirts. and
Leghorn fiat, covered with ribbC
her in Johns opinion, the pink
meadow. While she twirled her
turning and flirting her skirts a.
were tete-a-tete, John unconscious
while poking his umbrella IN The
stirred up a yellow Jackets nest a
ther having noticed it,, BetSey hains
to hive them under her broad skilz
had just asked John how he liked :
dress, when all at onoe she gave a
and John said she jumped higher t
head then another and another
ing her wardrobe in the most recks
ner, jumping fences at a pace of7
and at last she disappeared in the
of a woods. John had by tbs, Z
covered, by a few things, Vha.
matter With Betsey. But that =
last of John and Betsev's c1urng
of the neighbOrs were s0Ty, bli 80
disposed ones would say. wilki-.
THAT is one of Johns tricks" y
old Parson E did ali he could Ts
wounded spirit of Betsey, and 3
forgive and forget that unf0rll'z
ing in the meadow. It was Of q
and think they still live in Sa5'
ness.-Haryford Times.