The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-04-09
The CIOVerburg
81 Comedy. "
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

MEAE Cloycrburg, Ky, lived two
~ very respectable old gentlemen.
They owned contiguous bluegrass
farms, each of generous acreage.
Both men were descended from good
old Kentucky stock, and both were
extremely proud of their unstaned
and honorable lineage.
Esqdire Israel Longacrc, who got
bis title from having been at one time
a country magistrate, was about CG
years of age, of rUtund figure and
strong constitution.
He carried his years well, and al
though possessed of Il naturally kind
heart, was at times subject to violent
attacks of chOlcr, during which pc
mods of temporary insanity he would
neither reason himself nor listen to
the reasoning of others.
lie married, late in life, a very es-
timable lady, and had one daughter
a beautiful and accomplished girl
who. at the time of which / write,
was just budding into womanhood.
The squire's wife mad died four
years previous, and since that time
his hQtsehold affairs had been man
rggsd ~ 9fs- ealy ppzsssrre4 MIN sist Sise er q a
lady OF Uncertain age, spare figure
End ,inegary temper.
The squire-albeit all people and
all things were usually subseryient :
his will-had mortal dread cf 5
spins,er sister, and wholcsou,. re-
spcct for her sharp tongue.
She mad absolute control of house
hold matters, and as the squire
never intcrfcrri with her arrange
monts, the pair got along very nicely
together.
Both loved the beautiful girl who
had grown up to Womanhood under
their eyes. and the heart of the old
squire could always be approached
through Nellie. who was the image of
her dead mother.
The daughter and her aunt-who
reioiccd in the name of Dorothea
LOngacrc-n never Quarrclcd, and taken
altugcthcr the Lougacrc household
machine moved smoothly.
m, Longacrcs' nearest neighbor
wa Col. Anson Shurtrood, who at
ruc period of his life rode at the head
of y valiant regiment of militia.
The colonel was a widowcr of long
stGuuirg. his excellent spouse having
departed this life several years ago,
leaving 20 him, as legacy, boy, now
grown H. o. manhood. who was named
Ausou. Junior. after his father, and
vho Va, Il model of industry and
sobricty.
The co'oncl's household goddess
was huNOm widow. Mrs. Abigail
sloan, who was related to the head of
She household by marriage, being the
only sis rr of his late consort.
The .o.oncl was 81 or thereabouts,
Was tall, angular and bOny, and dis
posed 10 b, unrclcnting and unyield-
Ing in disposition.
nhc colonel and the squire had lived
He,"huors for 30 years, and up to
RLurS six months previous to the oc-
currcucG ! am about to describe, were
warm friends.
They i,1 out over trtling matter.
I'll ro..no, owned fine flock of
rncr.ur sheep, of which he was very
pred. The squire was the posscssor
al large ua~iiI dog, of whose in
tc.nccu.' and good qualities he was
alway, lor-tiug.
One ltrht an animal supposed to
~ a shcop-kIling dog, broke into
ste coIoreI~ fold, killed valuable
buck and munglcd several ewes.
Whom tie doughty military chief
. lain discovered his loss he was fu-
rious, aud stormcd in true soldierly
style.
''Whot log could have done it?" in
quircd the son, who had been attract
ci TO the spot by his fathers storm
oi words.
''Why, that cur of Squire Long
arres,~ bawlcd his father. "He shall
yay me heavy damages, or I'll have
the law on him"
- don't think" began the son.
"Thut's plain to be seen," shifted
the widow. But what, in goodness
n5me, has brought it on?"
a dog broke into the fold last
night, killed fine buck, and crippled
several ewes.'
For PHYS sake! Well, I peyery,