The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-06-07
rrv orbs dimly visible through o crack
tIn cabin

starry orbs. dimly visible through O crack
between two logs Of the cabin.
Presently thick stream OF dark yelo"
au,d ia pro,ected from around a corner OF
tho building with the force aud volume o'
n lawn SPRINKLER. heavy quid OF tobacco
ia eunp out among the stunted roso bushes
ord an old man-dwarfcd In appearance
with lean and slender frame, yellow sNih'
,bIclx pray hair locks from which projects
a, aoniline noso and peer two ferret hho
and furtiye eyes-comes slowly slouchihg
into view Iio wears patched and dhrned
brown Jeans clothes. and. as II Is summer
he docs not wear any shoes Ht @'L no
.neaks first, saying In breath
Good even'-tolable-light. mister
Tho stranger lights" and enters the
house which, otter the glarfng scmi'paIh
outside looks as cool and gloomy as a
grotto There ho came face TO face WIN
the pri Of tho starry eyes, who indeed
appears, perhaps from the contrast WIN
her homely surroundings. raro VISION o'
rirlish loveliness.
As the stranger bowed sho smiled oash
,uIlv and said GOOD mawn!n'." thougl
. II is late In the afternoon. bnt 10 ON
a makes him acquainted -,
The Young lady whom, tho mother can
"Soonio" brings him directly drink
cool snrinp water In small long handles
,,ourd which Is white and as light IA corl'
and which seems TO impart an agTeeaoi
govor mud sweetness to the water, but q
tho weary traveller meets Soonios hand
taking the gourd and her eyes while or'hi
-. ,ng Il may DO that tho virtue did not u
!, lie In the gourd-
Tho mother sits beside the doorwa,
: kn,ttinp smoking and gazing down u
II lonely sandy road as she has done ever
~ day these last City years Along TN
-D road. sho tells tho stranger her
man brought her 20 this nome the d'
,bev wore rnarried-only he WASH ! Oh o
man then but ono Of the finest boys
o' the country; along that road her only q
AS Reunv marched away 10 "1ino duvn
Vh proUIn but he never came back; alo
.o that road later on came ono DIVISION
" Shermaus conquering hosts az they swe
- over tho already desolated country on
tho sea and along that road some day
,ba near future sho will be carried lr
rough pino box. Oh lolthg OK eerV'
iau TO tho burying ground at Now frosp
ch church aud laid TO rest Ola man STUD
Ter with similar thoughts. perhaps, sits n
tho ber ,ndustriously chewing now tooa
'om end and splitting with deadly precision
the law dies basking In tho sun ON
doorsteo. and asking at Intervals,
A., minute guns
tie And what did you say your name m
20 be. misterS" though the guest had mol
ohs yet mentioned II.
With "And YOU arc from-where, mist
lany ,a,,,no ,o use tho name after obtaining
IT, and what mout be your busin
-. misterY" clinging still to bis faVoI,te
"And DO you Yankee, misterT
While gratifying his hosts euric
nter the visitor glances curiously about
u OF room ON his own account. About
now omen fireplace at which the family
,men ,ng IA done. are ranged tho only COO
re In vsssels known In crackordom an oy'
havo bake bread, frying pan In when
snoil about all meats. deep pot tc
"ereens" aud coffee pot In when
ed a oompoupd a black decoction. strong
the hitter and which they drink enormo
ID 70 unassisted with either sugar or
ition strings OF rcd pepper hang In ion'
toons from the rafters overhead.
: cbil' with home raised Aarns. ears OF po
At the and bags OF unknown contents; on
ders." about tho walls hang the entire
robes Of oil the family Two tail DC
tho "a Of the cabin. and under
ch Of these stch = growing q the stFa
get voies ia sisepuy scratching ness'
~ Hoe(ds y peepos'nS sePpss' ~