The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-04-22
LAMBERTvILLE, N. j.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL %, 1874.

Of In the fur corner, and he said to hissslf,
II don't b'Iieve Ole Mah'sr n ever nisa that
ar one--'tain't much count, 10 way An
chillsn, he snatchad that ham, an be eat an
eat till be couIdn't stun another mounul, an
hid the rest behind the bar'l. Then he went
on an went on till he como, to the apples
bins an bins o. b-e-a4u-t-i-f.ul red apples -
And he smelt Of 'em, an then he cat an eat
till he couldn't stun another mouffni.
can then he couldn't cat any more, sure
'nuff, an he went out an locked the do But
he never had SO much to eat in his life, an
pears like he was stuffed SO full he sort o. lost
his reasons. He went out an laid down on a
bench in the sun, and he said to hisselfi My !
amt it nice to have huff to eat fur onct !;
there's poor Jim, / don't sposc he ever had
huff in his life.' An then very wicked
idea came into his head. So, by-em-by lie
got up an went over to Jim's--he lived next
do'-an' he tole him soon's it was night to
come over, an lie tole him to fotch Sally
Sally was the house-gal, an Sam liked her.
An then he went to Toms an tolc him to
come too an finally, chillen, he 'vited quite
spectacle company. Then he went home,
an fetched in big sticks O. wood, an he mads
up most won rful fire, an swept out the big
kitchen clean an nice, tho he wasn't extra
neat now, Sam wasn't. Bout ten o'clock his
company gan to come, the ladies all dressed
up fine in some of their Missis' things-low
neck an short sleeves, an ribbins an white
gloves. o, 60 'way yer don't see no such
things up har An the gemmenl My, chill
len, if we could see the fine long-tailed blue
coats with buttons shinin' like marygolds,
ye'd laff fit to split yer sides.
carter the company was all there, an talk
ed little bout the weather an SIGH topics O.
conversation, he axed em wouldn't they like
little refreshment They were very polite,
an said, No thank ye,' an I'D ruther be
reused But he went to the cellar, an he
took'd out great plates O. apples an
g-r-e-a-t pitchers o. cider, an Tom helped
him as they fetched out ole Mah'sr's tum-
'lers, an he filledm all up; an he fetched
out who l-e jar o. swectmeats, an great
dish O. honey an pickles-O, my, such heaps
O. thingsi An all the time Sam said, so po-
lite. Ladies' an gemmen, hep yourself,
there's mo- in Mah'sr's celia |"
"An' they did help themselves, an they
eat an eat till they couldn't stuff another
mouffnl. An while they was all stutfn, an
Sam was guine round with bottle of wine
in each hand, sayin' SO polite, Ladies an gem
men, hep you'sels, there's mo- in Mahsrs col
Ia, he happened to look up!
"THERE WAS HIS MAHsR !"
AS Sarah said this she gave horrible yell
and sprang forward, olutohing in the air, a
though to seize them; and her spell-bount
listeners screamed and some Of them fell owe
backwards.
Delighted with the effect of her tragedy,
she waited till they gathered themselves, will
awe-struck faces, to listen to the end.
1.-THE Mah'sr sprang to get Sam, but Sam
let out schreccli huff to raise the dead, an
clared out thro' the dos tho bar was artei
him. The rest of the company skunk out
'thout akin to be REUSED an was in bed, ev-
cry soul of EN-, in two minutes, an snorin fit
to raise the roof, Sans Mah'sr run till lie got
done tired out, an then he dragged hsself
home"
Sarah stopped. After waiting few min
utes, Rush asked, in scared sort of voice,
what became of Sam.
Sarah rolled her eyes, shook her head, drop
ped her jaw, and said slowly:
"He n-e-y-c-r was heard Of agin.'
"Run away" suggested Rush.
4 "Spose so. Mebby up Norf this very day,
fr all / know. And Sarah turned to her
work. Ogipe Thorne, in 50. Nicholas