The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-11-04
md owned that the place vas pret-

".
. Az not a ghost appeared for a
week, she made up her mind that
there we're no such inhabitants. She
even began not to mind the tomb,
stones. 30 the house got rights at
last, and baking day came about.
Ia the press Of business they had
a great deal Of bakers bread, and
were now tired oft. Mrs. Hob
bard never enjoyed setting batch
Of bread to rise as she did that
which was TO be eaten for the first
time in the nov house.
"For cannot get up an appetite
for stuff that nobody knows who
had the making Of said Mrs.. Hubs
bari, "sud all puffy and alumy be-
sides"
So into the oven went the bread,
aud ont IL came at the proper time.
even and brown, aud beautiful AS
loayes could be. Mrs. Hubbard
turned them up on their siies ~
abe drew tbom forth, and thcv stood
in the long brsad-tray, glorious
proofs OF her skill and the eScell'
ence OF the oger, when Tommy Hub
bard bounded lin
Tommy was four, and when at
that age. We are prone to believe
that auythiuS will bear our weight,
Tommy. therefore. spxious to in-
spect the newly-msde bread. SWING
hims self off his feet by clntching tue
edge Of the bresd-tray, AMI oser it
came. losves aud, romny sni all
l-hirs. Hubbard tlew to the rescue,
busted aud put in the tray ~---?- -
but one. That lay, bottom upward
nnder the table.
"a bothering child to givo inc 30
much trouble" she said as she crawl.
cd under the table to get it. "Ah. =
O-ah---dear, r,sister--ob-O-my-'
Aud there on the floor sat Mrs
Hubbard, screaming, wrlngiug hcr
hands, aud shaking her head. Tue
children scresnei in concert. M
Hubbard rushed in from where be
was at work.
What's the matter, mother p b.
gasped.
Mrs. Hubbard pointe to the b ,t-
tom Of tho loaf lying in hor lap.
"Look there aud zee she sail
IT il warning, William AN 40
ing to be taken from them all.
And ho looked ; and he saw ,
ieaths-heaa anl crJss-bJne,. ~
plainly engraved as they possibl,
could be.
"It is an accident, said Mr.. Hub
bard. "Somo queer cranks d,
come. you know.
But MIS-. Hubbard was in a troubl
cd staie vf mind, as was bat natlr-
al.
"rhe stories about tho haunted
house, were true,'' she said "anC
the spirits have marked the loaf.
am afraid it il y warn ning."
Aud the loaf WAS put aside, for
even .ur. Hubbard lid not daIe t,
cat any Of it
Mrs. Hubbard got over her nigh
at last. but the news Of tho AWFUL,
marked loaf spread through Il
aud tue people came to Hubbard
all the week to look ut it. 1t wat
a deaths. head aud cross bones
certaiuly--every one saw that at I
glance bat as to its meaning, peo
pie differed Some believed that j
was warning ofapproaching death
others thought that tho spirits want
ed to frig tho Hubbard 8 away
and got possossion OF the hous,
Iagain all to them mselves.
This latter supposition INSPIRED
Ms Hubbard with courage. Fin
ally, being bravo woman, sh'
adopted tho belief and, when snoth
or baking lay arrived. put hei
loaves into the oven once more. pre-
pared for cross-bones aud not to b.
frightened by them.
The loaves baked as before. The,
came out brown and crusty and a
Mrs. Hubbard turned each in her
hands there were no cross-bones Wis
BILE, bat on the last were sundr,
characters of letters. What, N,
one could tell. until there dopped il
for a chat certain painter Of th,
neighoborhood, accustomed to read,
log things backward.
by George J. said he, "that i
curious, That is curious-r.e-s-u-r
g~a-m-resurgam that is what i
ON the loaf--resurgam.
ut is what they put on tombs
isn't it Z" asked poor Mrs. Hubbard
family
"Well, yes," said Mr. Hubbard
being Obliged to aimit it. Bat i
is not 30 bad as cross~bones ant
: skulls"
Mrs. Hubbard shook her head.
: ut is even solemner," said the lit
tie woman, who was not as good 0
linguist as breadmaker. feel con
tident, William, that | shall sooo bC
resurgamed, aud whr4 will thes
, dear children do them 7"
And now that the second loaf was
before her eyes, marked even NOR
awfully than the first, Mrs. Hubbar'
grew really pale aud thin, and los
her cheerfulnes g.
1T hava a nraaantnant a. cha aaiI