The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-12-25
CHAPTER III.
THE SEVEN SLEEPERS.

Dinner was on the table at half past O'Clock There
en big ppfhe d e n the Mrs BnkIey
ana ad a0 els afE E ae m
they could eat no more It was too good dinner to
R the o afe m G II
is good thing to eat too much for it makes one
asaHy hdS IN a t
outside Of the home mansion: The father and the
and % a nd n M Re Ga afSE
ened on the sofa Moses made himself comfortable
for the want of better Accommodations, stretched
e hs rg an asleep the floor In
were ct too much him He Went up to sfoboggin Half
RP MI s He his
hoops, but he dropped them ALL He couldn't balance
en ehf G h big to h the oad he
had to Pp he into h kea
@ The he h shut t his 1yS fnS began to think what
Who aTe wetn Ton MS demandeG sana cara Paul.
All Old Ffsty! What do you want with me?''
interest in YOU" Vi my i0AS Nho" Du' ieei ''i'
THANK you; but you needn't trouble yourself about
don't; Gpp are m doing very well and one Of these
the eifGps yop ,T VII wv want to know me better"
80, know it. don't say you will be a bosom friend
OF mn m1ne & but pick up up good many acgnaintanee$
come .g2sVdtd with ms me-"
We will look in on the Squire first.''
'sHe runs mflk-cart for me- YOU know
Of don't beeye hsr viii GO With YOU There's smell smell
much dinner,I don't feel much like waIIAg about"
We won't go out of the house,
low but I'm rather partcuar what sort Of Company
keep, say Old Fisty, what hgh-heeled boots You
y do; but don't let everybody see my. heels
1 81 take horn Or two when OUT it goes into m my
eo@e %th f akes ma nd Ralf M e Gn all But
Don't unfold it here re- if # you please, 1nterp9sed
make pun lit locks best VIII en- NY You can't see IT,
Don't be alarmed / came to see my friends ont
THE seven Pynches?''
am going to stir them little this aiternOoG.'
when rake in all the members of one femily,
feel rather proud of it, and like to show them OF
Paul, Pam rpse from he settle, but he had
y dd2fc don't .t9d think 1t its SAFE ,,,, .n,
day for me. never make any, new frienl6 l1ss
us from ever being any any better @ acguaintesS -.
>, They say you don't always tell the frs$s
-. Wei, flats the biggest lie, you
ahead If you don't play fair, shall si9sS
feel I GTngG onIy want o to sh9T
mon aTsti 'eis~' We wiz l0'A III NV,
Der Paul heard tremendous rush of
immediately very much interested inySa9t
duetor. On the bed lay Squire soloHS i
About twenty SpOuts, like that Gfs
the barn, were pouring cold water ony &ES
form of the Squire, who was struggliHEIy
his icy bath. The sides of the bedsteat lIi<13
as TO form tank, and the many std
soon filed it; then it ran ovor ,and was -l/l
on the floor of the room. Squire Solon ~
We're wide open, foundered about in 5<E
tried to swim. He glanced at the vi$fS
peared to recognize Paul He reacheASH&fPsH{511
beseechingly to the boy. kSsHS Eas24A
Save me, Paul! save me p! gasped AkA& &N&sS&N9jE
You can't save him, my boy intet8tE @93$Bf&yS7
This is a little recreation which$SX2Fe y3ESE<
friends on Christmas @S53Rs
Recreation ~ exclaimed Paul. g EXFSHaas
Exactly SO; this is the water whiehhe e1fsx Hk
milk,-eight cents a quart in summer anSsll a;
winter" s&&t#sS
'.All this-'
Every drop ofit.' y
just then host of Invisible SPIRITS begin TO toss old
milkcans at the Squire; of them him on the
head, Others on the chest, and more on tfShins. He
still struggling to keephis head above the cold
water, and his struggles We're absolutely frantic Paul
almost pitied him.
Squire Solomon said Old Fisty.
20, save me!'
Paul's conductor handed the old man teaspoon,
which he grasped and then tried to stand up, but a
milk-can SHE'D at his head often knocked him over.
THAT'S all said Old Fisty, the canseeased TO be
thrown. Now you may rest upon it. With the tea
spoon in your hand you dipP the water, and I'LL
these cans.'' o.
Squire. he looked at the cOrdS battered cans i'll
the roOm which had strangely Enlarged itself TO meet
the requirements of the occasioh
'Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Old Fisty. Every drop oft