The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-02-27

look in her face and lamp IN her
trembling hand, that revealed the en-

look in her face and lamp IN her
trembling hand, that revealed the en-
| tire seene. s.ei1 t5i2;u ia
| There. sitting up in bed, with her
hair dripping like; q mermaid, her
night dress delu, e :, her face .colorless
aud eyes looking terror,wa the young
school mistress and there was Sam,
with the empty pitcher in his hand.
the very picture of imbecility, staring
about like an idiot at Miss Eva and
the havoc he had made. ;,gii lafsi. nf
Hannah, George and John Instantly
.comprehended the situation, and the
latter, at the command of the sister,
dragged Sam away, while she assisted
the drenched and terrified girl. to dry
clothing and bed, explaining for the
second time the mishaps of the night.
s.. tI'll keep you with me now, my
poor child, she said. though with great
difficulty keeping back her laughter.
"Those boys are handsomely come up
with, any way !; and if it wasn't for
| your having been SO terribly frighten-
ed, and the way the best bed has been
| used, i. would, not care. They do
[ nothing when they come home but
study up some trick to play upon
each, other. and" continued she, by
way of apology, s.they are SO confined
! in their Offices and stores during most
of the year, that they let entirely loose
when they get out here Butiyou are
safe now" nsAfas9fgy s-ss 30
|, Hannah kissed her charge, and went
down TO see about the boys, who as
soon as they, were fairly shut up in the
!, regions, below, began. to thoroughly
| appreciate the joke; and. now, that
Sam was as deep in the mud as they
in the mire, gave no quarter. ~
L nstI'll he blamed, if ] know what ii
all means" said Sam, looking in con-
fusion at his brothers, who were rolf
ing and kicking in convulsions of
Wait replied George. oiF .7"srppt ,".rppnpttii Han
comes, and see il you don't find out.''
And he gave, vent to. another peal. =
|, Sam had not snIileds and sat looking
the very picture Of discomfort, and
| perplexity, but answered - - -
= "For heavens sake. hold on, boysi
am, willing to admit that ]. am badly
sofd-gone dog, cheap to the highest
bidder; but hold up. long enough to
tell what it means.". -, f..z....,.. "a
~ eMeans? or course I WILL" con-
tinued George, still holding his sides.
s.It means that You have stolen like q
thief into Miss Eva Stanley's bed
cham mber-who is a young lady teach
er and boarding Tound'-that this is
her week here; and thinking it was
your humble servant and Johnny
snug in bed, you attempted to draw
US out, and made a grand mistake.
How do you like it, Sam ?n
Il confess L see the point, but can't
the joke. It's an outrageous shame
At this juncture Hannah came in
and began rating them soundly, there
by letting out the whole story. 1t
was Sam's turn then to laugh. He
struggled manfully to retain his grav-
Iity, but the whole thing was SO SUI
premely ludicrous that he was COM
PEELED to join his brothers. ~, ,.--.s
Miss Eva was not visible at the
breakfast table the next morning, and
Hannah announced that she was sick
with . severe cold. -, - ~, ..a.s...
In couple of days Eva vas able to
come down stairs. She was looking
very pale. but lovely, and of course
blusbed divinely when presented by
Mrs. Carpenter to her three brothers,
who behaved quite well, considering
the upleasantness of their situation. 9
But Sam v as the most at ease, and
by virtue, of his age and experience,
constituted himself the propitiator and
was constantly on hand to offer Mi ss
Eva thousand nameless attentions ;
and before the week was out John de-
clared in confidence to, Hannah that
.'Sam was done for r!''iI,...e.r ..,s.t. 7!
.sGone under completelyw. echoed
George, with one of his dismal groans.
"Just think of it, Han--if it had not
been for that pitcher of water, Sam
would, have been heart-whole this
blessed, minute. The fellow meets
lots of girls much prettier than she
every day, aud with lots of stamps,
too. They say pity is twin sister to
love, and believe it. - -. ,e,s,,e.
s;Sour grapes !" whispered John,
puckering up his mouth. -. -
Hannah sang Eva's praises and Sc
cretly commended Sans choice. She
recommended marriage to all of them,
as being the only SOLDERING process she
was acquainted with. 1t is a
piece of advice, however they do not
appear inclined 10 follow, notwith-
standings Sans happy lot with the
pfetty CDOol-uistreSS oI 11olly yluoru'
She often reminds her brothers-in-
law of her unceremonious introduc-
ton to q snow-dritt at the dead of
night, and they retaliate by the show
er-bath given by her Sam. And she
twines her arms about Sans neck, ,and
with tears in her sweet blue eyes, de-
clares that but for that episode she
fears she would never have had hus-
band. '.''--,.,2 80. -.