New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

l found a wild confusion of claws and shells as
| carefully denuded of meat though thew had been
! turned inside out for that purpose.
nat was my surprise and modification to find
ike coiec,lon at nearly every seat in the school
usually silent and attentive, such proficiency had
| tnose children acquired III the art of dissecting
saw how many they devoured day by day, and
how much water they drank. and L fancied that
the form and character of marine animals / be-
lieved that they could have existed equally well
cra wi at the bottom OF the deep or swimming
We had Holsters, too, at the Ark. For the first
day or two of this dspensation, Grandpas face
perceptibly frightened At the end of two weeks it
was longer than ever before.
lie came over from his potato patch, remember
and leaned on the fence, as was going by to school
It's BEN mild winter on the Cape, teacher" he
observed, studying the heavens with air of utter
abstraction. Then his glance fell as it were mad.
Vertently in the direction of the house, and he inn
medlately continued. with peculiar spark of ami.
nation kindHng III his eye, I've ct many %
them tarnal crtturs teacher, that l if
sH9 s feel like tq arm IL ongngeref spEawn
whops. They're very good. teacher, ale-whops
are very good though they're bony as they're
| rims in the winter
Grandpa then laughed a little, and showed his
81 was goin' to tell ye, Bachelor Nye, here" he
went on, " he was askin' Captain Lazarus what
kind o fish them was that it's recorded in the
SCRIPTURES To fed the multitude, and then took mp
SO many baskets full o eavins, and the Captain
| told him that as to exactly what manner of fish
them was he hadn't sufficient acquaintance with
the book of Jonah to say, but he could
And the Bachelor told him that It seemed to
him he was right, and had solved mystery for 1t
an alewhop that they could feed five thousand
folks out of seven little ones land then take up
! twelve bushel baskets full of bones!
| :" And the Captain was pleased and kind O half
! owned up that he hadn't felt ways sure as to his
on Ta TO pn Sef o b mR be- SG ne T%5 the %
TO- hesitate to come down strong doctrinal
pint;
Grandpa, his teeth still skinned and cleaning. it's
be II "a mild winter on the Cape"
Religion on the Cape has a chd-lille simplicity
and neutrality-suspicious. pathos that touches the
heart and stirs the imagination The old Captains
ncorriglble but mild irrevcrcnco is always rebuked
by Grandma"
Grandma Fisher had been telling me in happy
dronlng voice though gravoly enough of the
how good many o. the young folks was I'M
pressed" and Cap'n Lazarus had been seekin'.
seemed to be- foIgitful ana backsldiu' hal come
forward and told where thoy stood until il seemed
Jest rs soft and beautiful them blossoms" and
Giandmas eyes wandered toward The peach tree
with fearful fervor in them.
Aunt Patty was temporary occupant of the
steps, Her anxious; care lined face turned in
doors, away from the light and the falling bios
SONS. There was an anxious, restless ring IN her
voice too.
I'm glad to hey such time I'm sure said she
" we need 1t bad enough, any time, Lord know =
but 1t seems queer season O. the year fore When
in lha
winter ! never heered of an awakenIn' before
right in the midst o tatcr-buegn'."
Aunt Patty was not Intentionally irrcverent.
Lie, with her, had been narrow aud hard
pressed always painful reckoning of times and
The aliusion to tatcr- buggin'p gave Grandpa an
opportunity of "A sort oi which he had not been slow
TO avail himself latciy-to engage IN Il little old
time, secular conversation. His voice. however rs
1t sounded from the south doorway, was impressive
enough for any subject
"GrIsts GA em, THIS YEAR, he said
Heaps. Aunt Patty responded readily.
uoii see now ever the children could be speero TO
h'Sn out yesterday. with four-quart pail apiece.
and him and Lrcindy pJcln' into the half-bushei
besides; aud Rodney told Seth for the Twin truth
he'd seen a lantern movn' around last night right
IN the dead o night, and he looked out aud II Was
the Dean aud Abbe Anu out taier-bugpini ana
everybody knows they wasn't ont IN the DAYTIME
II was SO dreadful hot. I'm sure never had such
queer weather aloc. But them bugs are the hardest
Uh em an md 1T does seem en"nsh what with
gli q few potatoes and like enough wet weather to
rot en-, without haYIn To tight over EN- for the
last chance with "A whole army OF ,armint I'm
sure thus ere way o gittn n lvn. rs old !
niandheI SNewer used to say, IT costs more than
Led by the screams of the little Fishers in Ade- !
ladies apartment Grandma had lei. the room for "A |
,hochl' ana Grandpa cleared his throat and began
,"Talkin' about tator bugs he said. and he
GIahcsd ai ne with preliminary CLEAN in his eve /
Bachelor Nye was teliiu' me the other uornip - !
he said he was eddicatu' couple on 'em lie sad |
Thar want no other way to get rid on en- but l., |
In,
got EN- dedicated up to the hghos pint o. morality
he was gon' To send em out as missionaries tgy /
conVart the rest. Bachelor sid he'd got EN- fur |
enough along, now. sot they'd pass examination /
along o average folks that want admitted church |
MEMBER ~
"Staunton Tisherw
IT., Gra1ndma, unexGcetedly returning, had caught
the last word only 0t Graudpas discourse int ,
taking this in connection with the hr.ghG' AMI /
mlrthiul expression OF his countenance nLe iud"pG |
that his sentiments had been OF au uimsually rcnrc
heDSibie nature '' 'N'''
Wall, wall ma said Grandpa with an evident /
ma ~ ''' now !
" hope, pa said Grandma. giving one the n,nres-
SION mat she felt she couldn't Put the case TOO .
strongly, that are as innocent - what vnu'y
ben sayin the babe unborn and to vour
credit pa, believe Won bcr ''"
wall, wall ma" said Grandpa, now mentoIIv
i iSi anu btWildered, :" | guess know what Fin
And II YOU do pa" said Grandma with 40
iiennlty mat was umuttcrably conclusive, Won
know moro than dow ''
Then, while the women talked GRANDPA s;,,i,,,
alone IN me south door, sighed and whitfield nnd |
abStfactcdly scanned the horizon. Once he made
shRuiatly OoId attempt to eutico Aunt Patty al,in
into Ihe channels OF profdne conyeisai ion iy .n
bean crop; but Grandma Usher nippr,j tins rnnL las
ana lrrevercnt adventure in the bud by rrUIviny
III n calm, vast tone: imp
" ia, 1t rally seems to mo that for a vain crccfnr
III IA icetlng wori. and pcriesser besides thrrnj
ought To be more things 10 talk about than hrnus
nrahdpa FISHER sighed still deeply gnzed
Mistiuuy toward the barn, as Though lac " ould fam
nave SDulled out in that direction but tLe L,
Dcllg SO warm, he relrancd. He glanced nj me
WIN feeble, helpless smile his head tall ncl v,,rJ
ms eyes gradually closed, and in spite of tc M
quues "hich covered ms ancient head he fell INTO
Slnmber that had all the semhlauce of chid-lik
and unDleInished innocence. I'm"
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