Show 17 AUGUSTUS ego ESO A so STORY whoever e r happened in in at the domicile ot of farmer 11 II in chins on the eye ere preceding a day appointed edly by the governor of the new england states thanksgiving and praise could not ngi have avoided noticing that somebody more than the circle there i assembled was expected asa As a lar jq ge family sa sat t about the capacious fire ethe he hearty arty honest wood fire threw a cheerful light on their almost happy faces almost happy because as we have intimated there was a chair yet to fill the premonitory pre monitors of thanksgiving waited upon the table in in the bold anticipatory chicken pie manufactured more with an eyd eye to quality than to quantity the stout pitchers of cider flanked with plates of shining pippins walnuts 11 cracked ready for the tooth fire cake yet smoking and dough nuts jn in manhattan Dlan dian hattan battan c called crawlers a bountiful supply S cupl another A ther 4 platter contained a formidable brisie brisket t fieo piece ee of if cold coldi boiled beef with a garnish garbish of 0 pork and no lack of cabbage cabi bame 1 and cold garden sauce 1 such was the repast reps h and the party only waited the he arrival of some expect expected fd guest to fall tall upon it suspense which a always a appears pears long iong ong io to those who endure it is not w half halt Y so long iong on as it seems at its usual hour of arrival the Ilard liard scrabble mail coach drove into the tha villa village ge aud and stopp stopped e d before farmer doar do deposited the precious burden for which the family had been waiting Tor three hours before it was due SIS sib brothers father and mother crowded round a mass of shawls handkerchiefs fur tippet and upper denjamin benjamin and by industrious unrolling a young gentleman was at length revealed fat fathers liers hope and mothers joy in n lengthened lengthen ned sweetness long drawn out all had naturally made up their milias to be deligh ted to see hopi but tho mother started back from his lips as had encountered a shoe brush the sisters slaters were frozen into formality by an apparition pari tion so much unlike their mental portrait of brother nahum and the little brother ran grinning n I 1 ng into the corn corner erot of the room the old gen tieman laid off his spectacles and commenced a survey of the nondescript beginning at his hi 13 monkey nace face coursing over his is foppish waist running aline allne a line of survey down his candle mould invested legs and ending in ina lna a long stare at his stilt heeled boots it was evident they jiin hade expected X a natural blood relation but had found loundon an unnatural curiosity the repaid the stare of curiosity with another and putting his quizzing glass to his eye oye surveyed the room roo ni in which ills jus childhood was spent us As if he had never seen it before and was not sure it was habitable his lils father frowned his mother bit her lips his sisters gushed brushed before his gaze and his hi is brothers to use their heir expression snorted riall right t out affection cannot however be I 1 lightly ghaly crushed and the family could n not it forget that they were receiving a loy joy long iong ab eilt elit nt member the animal was led to the gire fire re and nd deposited himself in in a chair tt with ith the air of a tain maan who wha w was as pa paying ing his inferiors an enormous compliment and tire the u usual S commonplaces common places were passed between the guest and his entertainers novembers november s cod coja coa without was not half li alfs si chilling as the reunion within the walls wails of farmer him hins bins dwelling the city cily son diversified his conversation at table with remarks i apon pon city dishes by way 0 of teaching his ilia father and mother mot lier ller oy by no very am bin bilious ious intimations intimation that clat people lived 1 ved in in th c country very ranch like ilke 1 AC savage every attempt fo 0 o excite his interest it n old fa ra hihar scenes and objects was parried by III ili him hir careless gab to show his trav led knowledg know knowledge led V and his acquaintance with ith sc se nes and people who were not for superiority to he be mentioned in the same breath with any if the objects and i persons which comp compo ased pd the halpy little rural world of which N ai gustus JI achins had bad once been a contented resident or it if that worthy d to hear bear hi friends ik it was with wih such suph an expressive smile smaile of acension scensi on that fhe the he rustic family began in in spite spile of the themselves melves ti to feel inferiority before mr ir htchins Hm chins as they n nv w felt compelled to call him w K in they thoy had bad caunt taunt counted don on welcom wel wei comi nm home wah wih w th their whole hearts hrar as brother nahum thi eider elder r and apples appler I 1 dd ild however howell r mop top melt t dan a ail all liap e of nahum s gentility before lip he went to bed and the sisters actually ventured to olter olber their hands as the they parted for the mit nit 1 drawled brawle d out nahum aug Angi Etus hinchin as ns he scuffed s miffed out of the room 11 i i embroidered si sipp purrs rs holdina the lamp tamp willila wilh a thumb and finger t A mah mare eli eh rp nr nat nar pare pre T tp if i latron in red op up anxiously at her hus hu band bana as she raked up the tiie fire the husband sat in mood conter pid plu tive at last alst as he rose lip h b kp out it TP ap st starch ach must be taken out ot oi that youngster I 1 nua rua am hp hia is our 0 n on mr hitchins Hin Trine hins chins I 1 anver N vir mind ce t e starch mut duft be take out and if gitig it is not n t before tomorrow to t morrow night ill ili be NI st a 11 saoi 8 01 I 1 1 i at t extensive exten esten siv siv hand hind c capped anad a ef st it oron r on the f ier ler s mouth bat out i biot t h his r qt s ithon P on I 1 avay W iv dont don t v come comp dov d sa d ti t c e fa 11 tik r in th next i n im s the ro yat tat a r n w n ill up to s ti tue e ted tea ten teb r 1 d co complain I 1 I 1 t v it i t 11 i 0 v vas ras is no b it a n the tle tie room and that he had a w v a been n v toi pd lea to have a fire in in his I 1 gazoa aoa i ti cv nt at hi 9 ti v re rp was no servant hp he w ma i fi arv one t PA lra ita ot S so aft alt r a I 1 rf ir s about w d t f meis wels and anda a eipl i p v af r bs h s 0 gin gln box bos i ti n un n nt 17 hf ho cu c u i fv tv t v wi lonia innia nna rna ll fat c a u t LI e q ti tuis iuis uia uta ului ull ulu ti tj c chip nie nip c con wn to breakfast in in a dreams dresti sms anz gown an and si s1 nt 0 o r former firmer artice causino new ap amu c kne gnem ii in w troll 13 uny v urty urmy nill nili m v s h br lier lter M w h i we wa j tie lie a vv ij it f on ono ai i u e i ile he exhausted the bastard Ij rench of the bo ho tes les leis teis 1 ja m i hild the absence of sundry adade dishes but concluded at last to let a furious furlou ip appetite havelas have its way ilette he yate bountifully 1 odthe of the wholesome food before him cooked by his tidy mother and sisters instead of b by y greas greasy r men it in dirty nightcaps with na napkins akins tucked tuam through their buttonholes 4 t on hoies holes which answered ea to dust TL a plate or wipe ahe he mouths of the wearers bearers wear ers getting ready for chirck church was adoth another er awful I 1 difficulty ile he inquired for a babber baw ber although he ile very well knew there was no such phenomenon in the village villa gei gel and never had been ile he asked his mother to end his boots to the bootblacks another dignity that hardscrabble never r supported up ported and the mother as many a foolish mother has compromised the matter by taking his elegar elegant kt and fashionable leathers to the hitchen fire and giving thep a brilliant coat of f first rate blackball 1 a stereotyped unction for leather warranted to preserve it and fill ithe pores she goad lady haia haij beautified them to the best of ber her knowledg knowledge ge and belief but the shining chilling coat of 0 fay lay tay and and martin hartin the re remain cyns of ay which alich had adorn adorned ed them before was wa s no not t improved by this 0 dem it cried the exquisite as althey they were placed pla pia p ed before him some mise miserable iole lole fuel has pos j iti clively e ly ruined my boats a and nd if I 1 could fiad him I 1 ek him bim ile he looked up his malher was hesitating between tears and astonishment astonish menthia his father debating between a kick and a cuff and his brothers and sisters sisters standing in wonder bonder and hear fear iv what at shield come next hext the explosion was hid fid wever weyer tb pared br lor the pre re 3 serit i going an awful bore ton an ali gustus Ilin liln chins chirs but buthe he jm had seen ceeil seer egme stormy indications indication in irl ac a certain berta in quarter which warned him that the anekt next oubre ounce 01 ol might break thie th e camels back beside lie he had a secret 1 wish to show himself orf off to his old play fellows the native sand silano therefore ventured to let his eldest hster sister r his aren area and ano with he her hen walked behind his father and ana his mother it was a chi cri rious procession the mother would feel a little proud and could not heip help a little dubious of the impression her hen bo boy y was ap to make on the the tae the father as if though ap the animal was cashis b Is F son 0 lie he would gladly contradict it the thelister sister bister gholia who ad d hia hla arm a rm seemed foolish how hov could she heid held hel it il I 1 W N au gustus gistus minced along quizzing the villagers glass totally insensible everybody was gaping and laughing totally insensible to evey everything thing but bat his own preeminent pre eminent in little ned the lay iam var wag of the family strutted be hind him following ja it his hii footstep 1 makin stride for stride straddle for and ol 01 a swing of his coa coat for every swing of his brother s swallowtail swallowtail tail tali it was wag glorious broad corned coined comedy ardd add arid as the procession passed people did te very tery thing but cheer the young actor fa s hitchins Hin fline hins chins was not a bad f fc aw w were e ri there thero none in the village to welcome hiim him in ih reli real lin sin carity and to remember on his return one who had really once been a favorite there was one the favorite chromate choo mate and playmate the little girl iri lri irl now a afine johnl i in man an to whom three years pr e h I 1 beffie his llis transportation to the city I 1 he zd had hal his ills word in all the sincerity of of ciurle she was at once adopted at theOa houser houdei as a daughter and sister and une union Ws vlas counte counted d on as I 1 if fit it had already taken pike pite phi elie elle was an invited guest at every ay diber and arid on holiday noli days dayt and as her future husband was expel td this day to grace the board i ary sent to the usual standing order N aug Augi atus otus stu aiu when the service closed posted himsel il iff the porch outside the church lant sir sit salutations uta with the men who claimed his ac quim quam tance taice his ilia sisters came out ut andl and with them ellen with all ali alithe the sympathy of a confiding girl she ebe canie came up ready to give div her hand w when lien llen he lie offered his ile he scanned hr through bia hia glass and reached her tyro tydo teo fingers of ius lug gloved left paw 0 aw child I 1 believe we have baie been ac ae j quainter quain ted yes yer yes yea I 1 do remember loar nae ii a wehl and lere here lie he raised Ms ills had hoad d n rush ed up his whiskers s surprised that hia hib two fin gei zei areis s were nol t ihen then he looked around ellen eilen lien llen had flown and he sw saw s w her walking king indignantly anay a x ay with he d erect ind and showing all the woman niu nau s token ct of an insult appreciated and resented ilia ILs fat leri leni ieni tl 1 r and s aster ser had deserted him in disgust hi ilaa ilae butner ned hed baited vw just long iong ong ang elou enough gh to cry cik out ianthe ran nan group roup t up tip an indignant hiss in a few fe v moments he be was v as left almost alone sonie soule s nie few boys only waited to take a last jast look at tl tle c monkey monk well weil thia this is ig cuttner it f IPP the le un 1 our oar heli herb leave this thil hole at 0 mee tee the ignorant pi 1 HP lie str ctr etmo etro led oled across the road and for lack rf humin human hum in object 4 s to ann bring within the canoe of his ins ria rit orlias need binm a b bl i fl h 11 0 o is ull ch eh he had i liiv iriv iiii hirut i r rol rot u d in 11 pa p i f ine lne ide bad haq nev opt t LI P i 11 hajri a yb fore from his re reverie reverle erie erle a few snowballs sno snow know bails balls ball soon bistu bed him if humbled entla lly ily in in his pride and his pretension pretensions 4 lie li to ln lai father s honse honre nub nih one ep eve bur burred s rd one ne lj foffi hi d ki y sp s i d 1 h ia i oli nil f 1111 1 in rf cf lin lih vii vilo V p m e alm n i T fla W r we w r T i lv i t sze ati ern ei ed ji f ie i e mor mn r ground and anil dispute ed with al A itji od in li id been ilein united to fari far rahi nir hi i ti i J la a p ev ra it h I 1 i 0 n 1 c i v it 1 i 5 nav e a f ui 1 I ne e d t n aa I 1 us a in the country they had bad no white lies to turn away awa y visitors with theony the only way of proceeding was to face the ril iii matter itter out as after the occurrences of the rh morning orning malice in some curiosity ii iff others would be sure to bring all who hofere were asked and more too the female bembi members e rs of the family were in agoni agony ned was in his I 1 element of mischief and farmer htchins was in the kitchen ile he dared not face the group of visitors in the dining ingroum in groom but chewed the cud of sweet and bitter fancy farey in the kitchen chimney corner they come come to see an ape but bul burthey they dont hakea make a menagerie of my house ill be d d 1 if they do th the starch must come butof him so sayi saying ilg tig lie he rose as he heard the front door open and proceeded to intercept his beautiful son as he was about to enter the parlor Leadin leading cr him directly lo 10 the he kitchen itchen li farmer hitchins Hin Ilin chins there borrowed his cifes shears and thence took his son above stairs to his llis room seated him in a chair and before the fop could guess what was coming marred his whiskers destroyed his chios and reduced his imperial to a nahum ex postulated but it jt was of no tsehe struggled and the old gen clemans tl emans fist was sl shaken aken in his face A razor completed the demolition of the esau crop and N Au augustus ustus htchins be bel gan to look like his fkr fhi gathers fathers fai son eon again lie he turned discon disconsolate from the glass to ga down stairs athen ichen the old gentleman stepped beaw between en him and the door and po kritek anted to something which had before escaped his eye llis his former country sunday bult suit lay across the i back bacic ofa chair even then the ri h he could not conceive w what hat his father meant hi ili mind could not embrace so awful a de depredation as that hempst he must put on that suit and cast castaway amik ahik his city integuments his father readily explained the case cage to him intimated that he should give a sledgehammer sledge hammer voucher for alks sincerity of poor nahum was forced io to submit they walked down together tiia ether and entered the dining room there was wag an awkward pause A child broke it as hildren phildren te often do little ned ranu seiz naboth hands cried tW welcome elcome home to thanksgiving br other brother na nal were wre all glad to see fee you k the whole pirty party closed in and in their honest greetings poor nahum melted to tea tears rs reciprocated there |