The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-02-18

but he's always doing that he bounces
like an India rubber ball,"' laughing
merrify. -'-'' 0''' -. -
-"Wt1l. I never was so beat in my
life! So nothing has happened to no.
body, and here we've come all this
way on fool's errand, and washing
day, too" said Mrs.. Nudd, in a tone
of vexation.. "Ive the greatest mind
! to turn right round and go home.
| "Y on shall do no such thing, cou-
sin. You shall stay and spend the
day, and we'll have great deal better
time than if there was sickness in the
house only for pity sake don't say
anything to father about the Grape
bonnet and Katurah fell to laughing
again. i 1.'# t''''l g.
The matter was not destined to end
here, howaver, h for the news Of, Mr..
Blacks accident had spread through
the town, and persons Kept focking
to the door to make Inquiries and Of
fer aid. "9oi 70 tF@@-' . 80 = . . . "a
The worst Of all was sis1 when little Mr. i
Moses, carpenter and undertaken, ap-
peared at the door and announced.
with solemn visags, that he had
come dto measure the old gentleman" !"
He received his answer from the
cold gentleman" himself, who being
naturally Of an irascible turn, and un-
able longer to control his wrath, bawI-
ed at the top Of HIS voice '9"2
+ "Hadn't You better wait till I'm
I a deaa p,,y neiss3Tqsb sssiJsii 1Adi 10 92s
|! Mr.. Moses probably thought he had,
for he skunk out Of the gate without
another word, ;Is q sHe4ia "o1S '-"o
+ "Now,"l said Mr. Black, "if can find
out who started this story, I'll have =
settlement with him. Ao5N' 90 h1
r. "'Twas Deacon Adams told me" !"
said Mrs. Nudd.q snisif 10 Sio'h9 .
"Then Joe shall go to the deacon
and see who told him. I am going to
sift this matter to the bottom" ""sN''
So Joe was dispatched to Deacon
Adams, who said he had the story
from the doctor and such was the
good deacon's indignatioha at being So
duped, that he himself accompanied
Joe to the doctor, who said that Mr..
Baker had told him. i'-'''ii2''' So IL
Then aHtmee went to Mr.. Baker,
who, having listened to their errsnd,
turnedlt lte Joe with an unexpected out
burst. 'Ha2 tsI hSh3 9ioi1' % KS : 'E
o. "Who told me the story !? Why, you
yourself, you rascal. Do you mean to
deny it :? Then come along with me to
Mr.. Black. FIJI see If Pm to be made
game of in this fashion," ''' O
Poor Joe attempted to say sorne-
thing in self-defcnse, but being per-
emptorily ordered to sstut up" every
time he opened his mouth, he at length
abandoned the effort .af'T''' 81. i's' !i'
"Here's the culprit, sir" said Mr..
Baker, whenihe had brought Joe into
his masters presence. ''Hc's at the
bottom of all this mischief" .~' a..
"What, you, you jackanapes-you-
you," gasped Mr.. Black "a
81 didn't! L nsver!" said Joe.
"What! do you pretend to say you
didn't tell me your master, here, had
fallen from the ott?'ssked Mr.. Baker.
81 never said ne such thing" said
Joe. 5 -Hs5iia5e.i' B.. .a'' '.'--''a si
"Perhaps you didn't intimate he was
injure d to that degree he coulnn't be
raised without machinery ?" continued
Mr.. Baker, sarcasticaliy. -'@~
81 never" persisted Joe. '"5 - -
"Then, perhaps you will be good
enough to state for what purpose you
did ask to borrow my tackle and falls" T"
"'Cause Old Black had fell through
| the trap-door,"
"You hear him. gentlemen?" said
Mr. Baker, with triumphant glance
from Mr.. Black to the doctor and the
deacon. "And now, perhaps you'll be
good enough to state whom you meant
by 'old Black.i' i''-'''''OSi 'I'--
f. 81 meant Pages old horse, of course !;
he alters call, him that.
~ A smothered laugh was heard from
Keturah, which embroidered Joe to
add s..i i!ii5ri5J o= ioa BiDo' tn5l
| c"Golly! I should think you'd a
known nobody'd want them things
to raise up master.H5e g.; b9ega! sga1:
Fv."So did, so did, Joseph; but
hem-ah-you see, gentlemen, how
this mistake arose. Well, ] must bid
you all good day. Itlooks likely for a
shower, and I've some hay out" .eao.
! @One moment, if you please," said
the doctor. 81 should like to know
how came to be mixed. up. in this af-
! fair ..., -teHsGr gy5sl.-.}6 -i.I lst .f-.i
"Yes, Joseph, answer that" said Mr.,
Baker. Didn't you say the doctor
had been sent far?" n sga-ats5 .n
Yes, but didn't say twas him.
'fwas Wattles, the horse doctor.'' =
/, So Mr., Baker, the deacon and the
doctor departed, looking very crest
! fallen and Aunt Spear remarked: o.
ta,.'Wal, you can't believe all you, hear,
that's certain" =.
Which remark we will adopt ior the
moral of our tale. nu.I59.- sat .uit5
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! The character of Beecher as preach.
er and public man is recalled to notice
by this trial. In 1860 he preached a
/ serm eli declaring military emancipa-
ton to be impossible. But he chang
! ed his faith. He wrote letter to the
Cleveland Convention, which he was
!. compelled to write twice as long let
ter to apologize for. He was friend
! of Andrew johnson until the desire
for popularity induced him to change
sides. He was bitterly opposed to the
] ND tl,arrI,t tl,at to attoad