Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

 Blake ana wife Nancy. They were "a, their lives in their home which they purchased when quite young. They had no children and had lived for each other, had worked together and made farming e success by raising cattle, pigs and poultry for market; and the money was put, in the bank for a rainy day. They we're very much contsnted to live a. peaceful life and had never. been, away. from home to stay over night since they were mar ried, which had been 57 years. For number of days Sam BLalce had been in unusual good huulor and Nancy had wondered why he was so cheerful It was a week, before have been thinking for some time what we would do the coming Christmas. You know we have never gone hun gry on g. Christmas. Always had a chick or a roast pig for dinner. But ) this coming Christmas think of mak~ ing a change" ''Whyl Sam Blake! What on earth are you going to- dor'
 Nancy. you know we have been home bodies for many years and have ] newer been to the circus which comes down to Pumpkinvilie every year. was down to- Tom Smiths store last
 fall setting on . nail-keg filling my i pipe when a dude-looking fellow who 1 looked so he was raised under a cab- 1 bage came in and said he was from
 New York. You just ought to have heard him tell what they have in the 1 village where he lived on Christmas. 1 Why I could have stayed all night and heard him talk about that ere Vii- 1 good things about the place I want to go, down there3 and see some of tl1e big sights they have on Christ You and I, Nancy, have lived here 1 so long we are just married to this l ere farm and if we do11t have a \ change pretty soon we will never want 1 to die and go to a better home up wonder
 Cleft Jones has gone into the meat | to sell him the speckted heifer, as she Is fat as sHeeer. and will bring a. snug 1 little pile of money, as meat is tarnal l high and we will tal1e the money and go, down to, New York Christmas, and l see if that young. peIeface told the ] truth about his home"
 1 The speclled heifer was sold. for. a I good sum and Sam put the money l safely away in the leather wallet he l had used ever since he paid the min ! ister $1.50 when they were married. 1 They engaged a neighbor to look after 1 the farm chores while they were gone 1 and made all, arrangements for their 1 journey. Sam had sent word to Rastus l Leach. who kept a livery stable, to 1 come with a team on such a day and l take them to the railroad stAt!ogl, ! which was four miles away.
 1 When the morning came for the l journey the weather was fine and Sam | and Nancy were dressed in their best, l although not quite in style as they had known no occasion to buy any new clothes for -52 years. The team 1 was expected at o'clock a. III. Sam ! was getting a little nervous as 1t was 10 minutes toe9 and no team in l sight.
 As he stepped out ofs the door to see. if the team was coming he heard | a terrible noise. something he had never heard before. With one bound he jumped into the house and in a loud voice shouted: Nancy! What on earth will we ! do? The Germans are coming. up the T hill-just around the bend in the road With uplifted arms Nancy cried:
 Tho Lord save us! Hang onto your
 wallet. Is the old gun loaded We About that time a, fine touring car
 stopped at the door. Sam peeked out of, the, half closed door and inquired:
 Are your guns loaded ?''
 The young man smiled and said he had no gun and was not out hunting he had been sent by MT. Leach tc take them to the station
 1 Sam opened his large blue eyes and said: Do you think my Nancy and T I would get in. that thing? It might
 bust and send us into eternity in a After being told by. the driver il | was safer than any horse they had ! they got in with all the bundles they
 thought tlle-- would need in New York and were soon of at good clip for Sam said: Gosh all f1shhooils. the
 tar1lal thing is running away! OuZ
 time is about up.''
 i. By the time they were both pretty I well frightened they reached the sta ton and Sam bought the two tickets
 to visit the land of wonders, as he called it.
 When they reached Norwich ther.
 had been an accident up the road and 1 their train was late. Sam" said Nancy. a'Ewf1ile t11ey make up another train for us let's looS around this ere villege It won't cos; anything and as Sam spied The Bull
 letfn ofice he said:.
 Nancy, there's <wlrere they print papers" Nancy said Bless my stars! Why that's the place where they. print that ere paper what has 8, Sociability page every Saturday. You heard Jane Spi-
 ceT tell how her cousin. Susie Corn
 paper and they sent her 3. little yellow paper she traded of at the bank for
 real money. Some folks sare born tc be rich.'' .r...s v Well, Nancy, we'd better hike back for that 'ere train. for it's, coming in
 As they reached New London they
 were told they would have to tStcs, a
 boat for New York, which would sail
 at Ii D., m. >t
 ''rhe blasted thing won't sink, will
 1t ?' inquired. Sam.
 They were told the boat was safer than the cars
 oi Sam began Co look the beat over and as stre was getting well under way
 they happened to spy the engine room and as they watched the engine wo1V \ Sam said S"T11at sounds like our biz
 cturn at home when we used to InalcE
 so much Jersey butter
 ] Alter asking what made the thins go, and if theres~ag any danger ol
 running into any cid stone walls, San
 turned to Nancy and sald: 'It's about
 time for us to turn in Where will we sleep on this 'ere thing 2" and. tdrnins
 to & colored young man Sam said ? Young chaRs you must be d bostnan ) we want to 20 to bed 5 All right, S<ep- this way. You vii have to take 8 berth as the stateroo1ns are all taken"
 Sam exclaimed: What in the IisI1t cf the new Y11f$o1s iS 2 f,n.%tF,