The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-28
CHANUELLOR KENTs PREDICAMENT.

Early in June, 1916, Chancellor Ken
and his wife, in private carriage, lef
their home in the city of New York ON
tour to the "County of Genesee," a
western New York was then called. A
, that time, though the distance did no
exceed $40 miles, the journey was more
tOilsome, protracted aud dangerous
now is. On the fifth day out the couple
lost their way, and, night coming on, be-
lleved themselves doomed to spend 1t In
, the open forest, exposed 10 all its hOr
rors and dangers. But just as Kent
brought his horses to halt, a light sud.
denly cleaned out of the interstices be.
tween the trees, short distance ahead.
Pushing onward once more, they found
themselves in a few moments in trout OF
q comfortable log house standing near
the roadside.
woman, apparently 80 years of age,
with lighted candle in her hand, comes
10 the door.
"My good woman, myself and my
wife, the lady In the carriage with me,
are travelling on our way to Canandai-
qua, but we have lost the way; night is
upon us, aud we can 60 no further. Can
you give us shelter lOr the night, some
supper, and something for our horsesp'
:. asked Kent.
"We are poor folks,n said the woman i,
Sand Pm alone. My man is chopping
lover in the Billings settlement, three
miles of, and he won't be home in an
hour. You are strangers ana l don't
but you look like respectable people,
and guess you can stay here. Pll give
YOU something to eat il it amt quite So
tNn
Your woman there had better get out
and come in, while l put the horses in
| the STABLE"
! Mrs. Kent obeyed. The horses were
Embarrassed, led TO the stable and TED.
| In short time the woman prepared a
homely, but acceptable supper Tor her
guests. When the meal was finished she
said:
~ s'pose you're tired and want to 20
to bed. Thaps our bed in the corner
there, but you can sleep in it Tonight. l
and my man can sleep overhead. Pll
jest set his supper on The table; when he
comes in he'll eat it, but he won't dis
turp you. Then he'll come up to bed
where am"
So saying. she placed her mans even
ing repast ON the table, lit another can
die, then assembled a ladder leading to a
sort OF scuttlo-hole, through which she
efaWled. In a few moments she was in
bed and lost in sleep.
The travellers also retired to rest.
"Ilreu nature" hurried them swiftly on
to the laad Of dreams. Suddenly the
Chancellor started up, exclaimmg:
"Bessle- that outslde door Is not fast
ened. Presently The man Of the house
Wal return, and seeing me here in bed
with you he will OF course think you are
IA 10 Ia nj ha ~ ~.
Being wood-chopper, he will have his
AK with him, ana before can explain
matters, the Chancellor of this State will
stand pretty good chance TO be chop
ped to p.eces-not pleasant thing to
think Of, Bessie"
1T is bad matter. While he is chop
ping you up, he may include me in the
exercise. What can you dol" said Mrs.
Kent.
II tell you, Bessie, what I'll do. PHI
push the table against the door. When
The man comes it will take some time to
remove it While he Is doing SO can
explain matters 10 him." said the Cham
cellor.
Accordingly he arose, took hold of tae
table TO push it against tue door. White
in the act he heard heavy foot
steps approaching; the next instant a
man oil gigantic size,in his shirt-sleeves,
wearing bear-skin cap or his head,
pushed the door open and entered the
room. The first object that greeted his
sight was the chancellor, with no cloth
ing on him but his shirt. Glancing at
the bed he saw, as he supposed, his wife
there, and The situation became pain
tuily apparent to him. Furious with
Jealousy, he eXclaimeds
"Wno in the deyll are you,in my house
inu hi tnI / q 4, II
D-n you, Pve caught you, whoever
you are."
tits al right, my good SIR" said
Kent, trying tc explain matters. ..It's
all right, am--"
"All right! All right! You be d-ed.n
thpndered The man. Il see-diuust eX-
pdet Inc home. Thought you'd fasten me
out when did come-aas going to have
things all your own way here, hey? But
l caught you-happened to be around at
the nick OF tlme."
"Pray let me explain, SIR" said the
Chancellor. "Myselt and my wife there
Your wifel Your wife! Good heay.
ems! What bold cuss you are. l know
who you are now. YOU'RE Sam Flick.
ner, lnat used to court my vile. as / |
heard tell. Now, Fiickner, what have
you got TO say for yourself, you cuss?'
"My name Is not FiIckner. 1t is James
Kent. ! am the Chancellor Of the State
OF New York. That is my wife Bessie,
that is in the bed there. Your wife rs
up stairs all right. There is your sup
per on the table. Eat il, for gracious |
sakep cried Kent in hurried manner.
( just at this moment the wife of the |
backwoodsman, who had been awake en- |
ed by the disturbance below, put her
head through the opening, and, calling
to her husband, said:
"Bill, stop that racket down there. II
am upstairs all right. Those people
were lost and came mere to rest and get
something to eat. Eat your supper and
come up here to bed; don't make such a
bear OF yourself. II hadn't been sound
asleep when you came all this fuR
" wouldn't have happened."
This address brought matters to a
proper understanding. The man apolo-
yized for his hastiness, Said he, ssdidn't
believe his wife was that Kind Of q wo-
nan, although at first things looked aw-
ully against her; besides that, he
knowed Sam Flickner was cuss."
The Chancellor went to bed. The ma n
'at down to his supper, and when 1t was L
inished retired quietly to his bed up.
itairs; and soon all the inmates Of the Il
louse were wrapped in slumber. The |,
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