Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-16

glowing ;embers, shut down tho lid, ana
thrust it between the sheets, to heat the
couch of the luxurious Old Hurricane.
The old man continued to toast his feet,
sip his punch, and smack his lips. He
finished his glass, set it down, and was
Just in the act of drawing on his wooden
night.cap preparatory to stepping into his
we'll warmed bed, when he was suddenly
startled by loud ringing of the halldo0r
bell.
"What the foul fiend can that mean at
this time of right?" exclaimed Old Hurri-
cane, dropping his night cap, turning
sharply around towards Wool, who warm
ing pan in hand, stood staring with aston
ishment.
"What does that mean, ask you?"
"'Deed, dunno, sar, less it's some BE-
nighted trabeller in search O. shelter out'n
de storm"
.sRumph and in search of supper, too,
of course, and everybody gone away or
gone to bed but you and me-"
At this moment the ringing was fol.
lowed by loud knocking.
"Marse, don't les you and me listen to
it, and then we amt 'bliged to sturb our:
selves wild answering Of it, suggested
Wool.
"What, sir do you think that am
going to turn deaf ear to stranger that
comes to my house for shelter on such
night as this? Go and answer the bell di
rectly."
eyes, sar.''
'But stop-look here-mind am not
to be disturbed. If it is a traveller, ask
him in set refreshments before him, show
him to bed. I'm not going to leave my
warm room to welcome anybody to night,
please the Lord. Do you hear"
"Yes, sar," said the darkey, retreat
ing.
As Wool took a shaded taper and opened
| the door leading from his masters cham
Der, the wind was heard bowling through
| the long passages ready to burst into tho
cozy bedroom.
Shut the door, you scoundrel ~
roared Old Hurricane, folding the skirt of
his warm dressing gown across his knees.
aud lowering closer to the fire.
Wool quickly obeyed, and was heard
retreating down the steps.
"Whew ~ said the old man, spreadin g
comfortable appreciation. What would
induce me to 20 abroad on such night as
this ? Winds blowing great guns from
heavens and rising just as fast before the
wind from the ground cold as Lapland ,
dark as E1ebus No telling the earth
from the sky. Whew! !" and to comfort
the cold thought Old Hurricane poured
ont another glass of smoking pu nch and
began to sip it.
How thank the L ord that am moi
doctor II l were a doctor now, The
.o,,nl ac hot hall a$ khis hnuc F tho ninhf
| would frighten me I should think some
old woman had been taken with the pleu.
| risy, and wanted me to get Up and 60 out
in the storm-to turn out of my warm bed
to ride ten miles through the snow to pre-.
scribe for her. A doctor never can fee
snre, even in the worst of weathers, of 8
| good nights rest But, thank heaven,
am free from all such annOyances, and If
am sure of anything in this world it is o.
my comfortable Sleep" said Old Hurricane
as he slipped his punch, smacked his lips
| and toasted his feet.
| AT this moment Wool reappeared.
"SHUT THE DOOR, you william ! Do you
ia end to stand there holding it open on
ne all night ?" vociferated tho old man.
Wool hastily closed the offending portals
aud hurried to his masters side.
| Well, sir, who was it rahg the bell ?
| Please, marster, sir, it wer' de Reber
c,rl Mr.. Parson Goodwin"
"Goodwin? Been to make sick call
| suppose, and got caught in the snow
sturm m. l declare, it is as bad to be par
sen as it is to be doctor Thank th'
L,,d lam not a parson, either If l wer
now, might be called away from my
cozy arm chair and fire side to ride twelve
miles to comfort some old man dying O
| quiusy. Wool, here-help me into bed
pile Oh more comforters, tuck me up warn
put I: bottle of hot water to my feet. and
thea go and attend to the parson." sait
tho old man, getting up and moving to
wards his inviting couch.
"Sar ! sar stop, sar, if you please =
cried Wool, & DING after him.
why, VIII at does tho old fool mean p
exclaimed Old Hurricane, angrily.
"Sar, de Reverend Mr.. Parson Good
win say how he must see you yOurse'f
personable, alone"
"See me you villain Didn't you tel
him that had retired %
Yes, marse, tell him how you WEI
gone to bed and asleep more'n an hon
ago, and he ordered me TO come wake yoi
up, and say how it were matter o lif
and death.''
"Life and death ! What have to d
with life and death ? Iao0n't stir D.! If tn
person wants to see me, he will have t
come up here ~ exclaimed Old Hurricane
suiting the action to the word by jumpin,
into bed and drawing all the comforter
and blankets up around his head AM
shoulders.
Mus fetch his reference up, sar p
eyes. wouldn't get up and 60 dow
to see-Washington- SHUT THE DOOR
you rascal, or I'll throw the bootjack a
your OGDEN head ~
/ Wool obeyed with alacrity, and in tim
to escape the threatened missile.
After an absence of a few minutes h'
was heard returning, attending upon the
footsteps of another. And the neg
minute he entered, ushering in the Rev
Mr.. Goodwin, the parish minister of St
Mary's.
How do you do? How do you 10
Glad to see you, sir glad to see you
though obliged to receive you in bed
Fact is, caught cold with this sever
change of weather, and took a warn
negus and got to bed to sweat it of
You'll excuse me Wool, d raw that easy
chair up to my bedside for worthy Mr.
Goodwin, and bring him glass of warn
negus. 1t will do him good after his col,
ride"
Il thank you, Major Waraeld. l vii
take the seat, but not the negus, if yo,
please, tonight"
"Not the negus? Oh, come now, 70,
are joking! Why, it will keep you from
catching cold, and be a most comfortable