The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1882-04-06

ne KISSED white rOse-ln moment twas re!
With the life Of the bravest of any that bled.
Walter Tnornbury.
. CEKINTHY.
BY MRS II. B. STOWE.
Why! it must be that somebody's Dough
the old Capt. Jones placed" said Aunt Nab.
by, as we sat at supper in the old kitchen
What makes you think so?" was thu
general inquiry.
We'll, I went by and saw all the windo VI
open, and Seth Jones he was up on the
roof getting ready to single, and Aunt
Mehitable Perry she told me somebody
had bought the place and was goin' to FL
it up"
Il wonder now if Sam Lawson won't
know" said grandmama, refectively.
Think it's likely" said Aunt Lois.
Sam always knows what none of his bust.
ness; it's pity he don't know more about
what is"
Il kind of like to have Sam around. .
said Aunt Nabby. don't see any harm in
knowing about things"
No danger but he'll be in" said Aunt
Lois: If there's new shingle on any
body's barn, Sam must be there to see to
1t and get all the particulars.
"Well," said my grandmother, "Pm glad
for my part somebody has bought the Capt.
Jones house. hate to see good, hand
some place like that all shut up and Roinp
to ruin. should like to know who's com.
ing to live there. I'd really like to ask Sam
about it. I wonder if he won't be in"
And, in fact, that very evening, Just as
the supper things had been put BY and the
circle formed around. the fire, Sam Law
sons slow foot on the doorstep and his
aeisurely work on the door scraper heraled
his approach.
Good evenin'. deacon: good evenin'
Mis- Badger, he said. "I've Jest been up
lookin' in on Tim Dexter that was down
with fever gettin' pretty we'll over it,
--and comm by, I see your winders a
SO bright, thought I'd jest stop in spell. y
We'll, we're glad to see you, said my
grandmother, while We boys. one on either
hand. led him to the warm chimney corner
ssnd o1ficiously offered to go down cellar and
draw pitcher of cider. We were resolved
that Sam should have every assistance to
start him in the conversational line.
Well, now, Mr.. Lawson, we were Just
wondering about who's been buying the
Capt. Jones place, said Aunt Nabby
.Lordy MASSEY, Miss Badger, know all
about that are; to be sure do; that ere
house has been bought by Capt Eb Sewel,
i know him like book. He made all his
znoney tradin to the West Indies his faith
er is Deacon Jahez Sewel; lives down in
the deestric' O. Maine. / know the hull
family; they're sort O. related. Capt. Eds
great grand'the was third cousin to my
grent-grandmother.
"Hes we'll off, Capt Eb is.
He and his brother Tim Sewel used to
have grocery in Bath, and Capt. Eb he
'Eraded to tbs West Indies; carried over
Lumber and salt Goldfish and hay and SIGH,
and brought back molasses and sugar and
rum. Now he's done seafarin'; he's got a
son old enough to run the sooner, and he's
bought in with Jake Fellows the half Of
that grocery business Dea. Ketchun used
to own fore he died. !"
ooh, that's it?" said Aunt Nabby. Il
was a-wonderin' who'd ake the deacon's
place"
Hos four handed. Capt. Eb is: he be-
longs TO real smart family. know all
their money. Their father. old Dea. ia
bez Sewall, was pealer, can tell you.
There's story about him in the late war
times that you boys would like to hear and
Il was knowing to it at the time"
20 Sam do tell us!" we exclaimed, eager
iy.
Wal, 70 see, one summer was down in
the deestric' lookin, round spell, and
went and staid to Dea. Jabezes- his wife
she was Jerusha eabody, minister Claugh-
ter at Wells. She was real sort o. mother
lly to me; Lordy MASSEY, she had so many
boys one more didn't seem to make no
count, and SO staid and worked long with
THE boys, there was nine Of 'em."
Nine Of them? ?" said Aunt Nabby. drop
ping her knitting inquiringlys
eyes, nine Of EN- and all good, tall, six.
foot fellers. The old man used to say tina,
he had ifty-four feet Of sons and one
daughter"
Well. Tn sure I'm sorry FOR her, re.
marked Aunt Lois.
u. Wal. she wouldn't a thanked you fol
your sorrow, Miss Lois, said Sam, afol
there warnt no crowned queen made more
ON chan Cerinthy was among all them fell
5lers. She was bright one, Cerinthy
was, and there couldn't no one beat her al
her book"
-She was great scholar, and her
mother said she should have advantages,
Bath. and learned Latin and Greek
enough to a gone to college If she'd .
been . Teller, cause when girl
does take to larnin', she'll beat the fellert
all holler, and she warnt bit the worse
housekeeper FOR all her larnin'.
She and her mother used to have all tn.
washin' for all them fellers out on the line
by daylight Monday mornin's. By two
o'clock in the afternoon the ironing would
be pretty much done. tell yoa, there
didn't no grass grow under their feet
Everything was up to tune and time IN that
house. Work went off to Yankee Doodle
there, ] can tell ye.
Cause ye sea, Den. Jabez Sewel was one
esf them men that's born down there in the
tdeestric' that has the 90 in EN-, and every.
thing ne put his hand to had to 60.
He went to sea cabin-boy: he ri,
right up to be second mate, then captain
and when he'd made six voy'ges and broneh
home money every time. he bought this or
big farm and settled down and married ant
and took to raisin' sons; and It did reel,
seem as If the Old Testament would be
about used up in namin' the deacon's fam
iy.