The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-11-28

The voice seemed TO come out OF the
air. The words were spoken by bent
little woman gathering sticks
"rhere are times when that clock
turns human. I've seen Tiny rheuma-
tism all left me thcn-I flew and land
ed on my bed in my chamber There
are some things no mortal can stand
snakes and hauntS and things. IL you
are going to clean that clock tonight
after the people 20 TO bed I'll so to bed
early and shut my eyes under the bed
clothes. for there nre times when that
clock comes 10 life"
The womans familiar name WAS Lid
dy-'Little I.iddy" she WAS called-a
doer of all work. She filled her apron
with chips and gave curious glance ut
the clock cleaner, who MAS standing
where he had met Albert after the lat
ter had gone to the barn.
"Saints and sinners" said she. IF
you dou't see sights tonight to make
Your hair come off before morning, then
Little Iiddy is no prophet. Mum Is the
word. | have never told Mis- Overtield
what | have seen-sights that might
scare the dead. Some folks think that
Iidav doesn.t sense things rigbt and I
,,uoss thr, ,re not nush mistaken
Thev smiled at fine way size had
used the words. when Albert turned
to the clock cleaner
"She is supcrstitious.' said lie. He
liftad bis 0urer md continued.
"Rut tho eloel, il holIow | nude II
co ,nl l.en II 60 Doni asl, n,,,@n any
tbinc mora nh,ut Il uo,v will ton
,ou whom vou como oround nrxt vcnr"
mo mn old woman ,nnrnochr1 th,
cIoel, ,lr,nnr
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0,na now - sho continued athav arc
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-, Th,i,l.soivtnu eyenin., an but An
inland II is my oninion TINT she has
~ GOOD y right ia come rs any. for
she was the best heart Of all the fami-
ly She ran AWAY and married a sailor
hoy We'll her mother married Farm
or oyprBed against her folks. Annie
only did vbat she Inherited But my
eyes wouldn't SET the table in the
room where the cloel, is. That's where
they generally do set the table on
THANKSGIVING DAYS. They haven't had
any THANKSGIVING for the last two
venrs And do thinl, that the old
clocl, would fall right over ON its face
far shame and grief to see the people
all sit down ia cat and Annie not
tI,o,o what bos anybody 10 bc thank
FIJI far ,vhoso heart Is MS hard ms
.to,og Th,t,s Mis-, oyer6eld's heart
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a1,o .I,cb eleono, fxod tbe other
III. s,,,,, --z..,;.,,,.,, - ,,ondering Ito
tart tta, ,Ioeo in tho afternoon saving.
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~ l'''''''s' w 1T, W.T.,
Overhead. "Anne used to wind that
clock, and never meddled with any
thing that was any part of her belong
Is not what 1t used To be My conf
dence In everything Is gone. loved
her too much, more than Is allowed.
But how she used to care for mo when
| was sick! sometimes wish | could
feel the touch Of Annies hand again
that Is. when my heart turns soft-just
once more. 1t may bc when die. But
[ VIII never forgive her. If she were TO
walk In now ! would not SO much MS
turn my head | lave two hearts"
The clock cleaner went out and has
tened toward the turnpike, over which
stagccoach between Boston and
Worcester still ran. As he reached the
corners he looked bacll to the chimneys
aud said:
"There Is some secret about that
house that lies deep in the heart Of Al
bert, and the clock is part Of The Sc
cret. The works Of that timeriece ara
gone why | cannot tell. He may have
sold then for rcI,cs Tho wctchts TINT
ran tbon ,vorc n,oItcd into hnllcts and
n NAV ho II ench ttings oro moi so,ns
ono uboeo Iife thav ended honnto the
old oak caeo conId Geo tbot AIbcrt
fclt doau1v about eomntbino"
He wondered what Albert Womb
have Ia ton linn vhcn - vaor shonId
brino him ,r,und aooin
Mis-, ovarlteld Itke1 ia Iook ont OF tho
nontrv window she ,youId Stand la-
fore tha ,yiudov far bnnrs Iool,ing nm
the Inn
,vhon s,,o ,-ts onddoniy snoko, 10
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