Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-02-03
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We will call him Jones, because that
| isn't bis name. He was a fine Ole
gentleman, blessed with two mi5chiev-
GUS sons, resides Oh little farm jHst
outside the village limits. Last sun
DAY evening, John and James, the two
sons, were buried in the Black Aven-
ger of the Spanish Main, or some 9th
er equally interesting volume, wheI
their parents concluded to retire.
john said the paternal Jones, as he
was about to close his bedroom door
John, you must 90 TO Lsd early TO
Highl, and get up early to-mOrro"
morning. We must go after that hay
and it's long drive. l want YOU Il
| get up by four O'Clock and build tht
/ iiTes, aud get til. t.-.>-. Aa'rr on, ana
/ put on The teanzjtIe, ;, e lue potatoes
aud get things started fer breakfast
! Then about five o'clock call your moth
er and and .we'il have AN early break
fast and get of by daylight.s
All right, sir!' said JonD, rs he turn
ed over another leaf.
Aud then the paternal Joneses wen
to bed
An Idea struck the boys. They re
paired TO the Kitchen, made all tht
preparations suggested by Jones senior
land at ten p. II. had the teakettle run
ming under full head of steam. Ther
/ they turned the honest old family time
piece around TO five o'clock, and callei
| their ancestors out of sound sleep
! Old man Jones came out yaWning.
Il declared said he, don't seem a,
though I'd slept wink, but here it i,
after five o clock! CorIe! come! Mo,
len! hurry up your breakfast
4 neversin all my life felt so sort o
broke up in the morning. saii the Ole
lady. 4 amt rested abii!' And rub
biEs her eyes open she had breaklaS
on the table in short order. Al six \
N. by The clock and eleven PM. by ia
piter, the family had finished their fru
{ gal Tepist, and the boys were full o
nierrimeDU and warm Victuals.
TIE old man asked them what il
Thunder they were SnicktriDg about
| but they didn't explain, and in obedi
ence To orders went cut and harnesseC
the the team into the hay wagon.
Then the old gentleman came out
He didn't feel just right, ana survey
! ing the heavens, Remarked: w ell
John. this is about the queerest morn
ing | ever saWi Just look o there!
said lie, pointing To the man in tht
moon, who was smiling upon then
! FROM mid-heavens! Just look there
the moons about where it ought Il
lnave been some time last night. Go,
ing after nay in the dark is ali moon
Isfine anyhow! III was inclined to
believe things that hadn't ought To-
should say that this kind OF weather
meant mischief, and if this amt the
day Of judgment it's the next thing tC
it. l don't see why the big and ever
lgsting horn don't blow nov! Should've
be surprised to hear it blow any min
ute!'
lie dind't hear the big and everlast-
ing horI,' hut he did hear an explO-
siou of laughter, and between cOnvul-
sions the boys owned the corn, and
told their anxious parent what time it
was and all about it.
'Boysr said old Jones; boys! have
"A great mind TO wallop you both Till
daylight! Amt you ashamed to set
your poor old father and mother up 20
breakfast after supper! L want you
both to sit right on that hay-rack Till
five O'Clock, and then call your poor
old parents again. Shame on ye, baG
boys"
Then he started tor the house and
another nap, but half way in turned and
remarked: John, if your almanac ev-
er runs down again in this way,
there'll be grief and affiiciion in this
family. All make it livelier for the
boys than a whole regiment of Dan
Aibaugh'5 can. Hear me?'
They heard him, and slept in the
barn, because Oil Jones locked them
ont Of the house.