The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-25
Down Cellar.

W" nave Hhu uIehu1ui time AZ OH
house, and hive done very wrong
Oh, always admit II when I've don
wrong There's nothing meaner thai
10 pretend that you haven't done wron,
when everybody knows you have.
didn't mean anything by il, though
and Sue ought TO have stood by ME
when did IL all on her account, AM
just because | pitied her, il she was m,
own sister, and IL was more her fnult,
really think. than IL was mine.
Mr. Wilhcrs is Sues new Young man
lie comes, every Monday, Wedncsda,
and Friday evening. and Mr.. Travcr
comes all the other evenings, and Mr.
Martin Is liable TO come any tine, anc
generally does that il, if he dosen',
have the rheumatism. Though hs
hasn' t but one real leg. he has twice a.
much rheumatism ne father, with al
his legs, and there Is something very
queer about il; and ii ! was he, I'd get a
leg Of something better than cork, and
perhaps he'd have less pain in it.
II all happened last Tuesday night.
Just as it was getting dark, and Sue wa,
expecting Mr.. Travers every minute,
who should come in but Mr.. Martin,
| Now Mr.. Martin il such an old &c
fualntancc. and father thinks so much
OF him, that sue had to ask him in,
| though she didn't want him 10 meet Mr..
1raycrs. So when she heard somebody
| open the front gate, she said "Oh, Mr..
Martin I'm 50 thirsty and the servant
has gone out, and you know Just where
the milk is for on went down the cellar
I" get some the last time you were
here do. You think You would mind
getting some for me?" Mr.. MARGIN
b Il o.tcn gone down cellar tOhelp him
self 10 milk, and don see what make,
him 50 fond Of il. 50 he said. Certainly
wit. great pleasure" and started down
the g liar stairs.
II wasn't Mr.. Travcrs. but Mr.. With.
crs. who had come on the wrong npht.
lie had not much more than rot into
III" parlOr when sue came rushing ont
to me-, Tor ] was swinging in the ham
mock on the front piazza. and said.
My gODdn"S, gracious Jimmy what
shall do here's Mr. WithcrS aud Mr.
lrNcr' will he here in Il few minute,
md there ) Mr.. Marin down cellar and
] l""l ~ II should iy what shall 10 ,"
was real sorry for her. aud thought
II help her Tor girls are not like us.
lhry never know what 10 do when they
are III scrapr, and they arc full Of ali
-"ncc Of mind when Hey ought 10 ha .
lots ot presence OF mind. So SAID:
" III liN il for you, sue. Just leave it
Al Ia u 4 Al
lraN"rS. who is Just coming around the
orncr, and I'll manage Mr.. Wilhc. ~
10" sad: You daring little few
.acrc don't mu,s my hair" and went
III, and said 10 Mr.. Wihers. in an aw-
fully mysterious way; "Mr. Wilhcls,
hear mise IN the cellar. Don't tell
re, for she's drradiully nervous.
Won You 90 down and see what il is?"
I + course | knew it was Mr.. Martin
vino was making the noise, though
illdn' I say 50.
"Oh, it's nothing but rats, Jimmy"
said he, or else the cat or maybe it's
the cook
no, il isn't" said L. IF was
YOU, Id 60 and see INTO it. Sue thinks
'ol r. awlully brave. ~
Well, after little more talk. Mr..
WIhrrS said he'd 90, and showed
him the cellar door, and got him slartci!
down the stains, and then lockc1 tn |
IOor, and went back to the hammock, |
aud sue and Mr.. Travers they 81; in tho
front pnrluf.
Pretty soon heard heavy crash
down cellar, rs if something heavy had |
drop, cd and then there was such
cling and bowling, Just ~ if the cellar
WAS iull If mur'lrrcrs Mr.. Travcrs
Jumped up aud was starting for tho
cellar when ne IA ntcd away, and hung
tight to him, ard wouldn't let him 60.
| slaid in the hammock. and wouldn't
have lett II ii father hadn't come down
slaIS, but when saw him going down
cc lar, Invent after Ii IN TO see what could
possibly be- the mater
Father had candle in one hand and
y b = club in another You ought to
hive been there 10 see Mr. iiartn and
Mr. With"rs, One OF them had run
lganh the other in the dark, and they
Ih"ught they were both burglars. so
hey got hold of each other, and fell
, 81, the milk pans and upset the soap
'a,rcl, and then rolled round the cellar
or, holding on TO each other. ard |
cling help, murder, thieves, and when
rc found them. they were both IN the
,,h bin, and the ashes wero choking |
hem.
Father would have pounded them with
l., ,l,,l, IL 1 h,I In, fol h.,
Nc =. He was awfuly astonishcd and |
though he wouldn't say anything TO
hurt Mr., Martins feelings, he didn't |
seem to care much for mine or Mr.. |
WIthcrS 5, and when Mr.. Travcrs final |
" came down, father told him that he
was nice young man. and that tho
whole house might have been murdered |
BY burglars while be was enjoying HIM
self in the front parlor
Mr. Martin went home after he rot u
lille Of the milk and soap and ashes and
IlingS oil ot h m, but he was too angry
- speak. Mr. Withcrs said he would
ever enter the house again, and Mr.
'rlNcrS didn't even wait - speak to
u", he was in such n rage with Mr.
ilhcrs. After they were all gone, Sue
bid father that it was all my fault, and
nthcr said he would attend TO my case
n the morning: only, when the morning
anne, he told me not to do itagain, and
hat was all.
admit that | did do wrong, but |
lidn't mean it, and my only desire was
% help my dear sister. You won't catch
me- helping her again very soon. -
'"inmy Eromn," ~ Hvp rs Young