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This was an aged 'dead-beat' by the name of Cahoon, who occasionally joined the Shakers, and lived on the country generally. The place selected for immersion was a clear pool in the river above the bridge, around which was a beautiful rise of ground on the west side for the audience. On the east bank was a sharp bluff and some stumps, where Mr. Card and myself stationed ourselves.
Beriah Doane and Sam Cahoon, who lived in South Denboro, were there, too, having driven over behind Beriah's horse, on an errand; that is, Beriah had an errand and Sam came along to help him remember it. In the rear of the store, by the frame of letter boxes, Captain Jedediah Dean was talking with Simeon. Alvin Baker saw me first and hailed me as I entered. "Here's Ros Paine," he exclaimed.
She she ain't married again, is she?" "Married! No no, sir, she ain't married." "Then then See here, boy; what's your name your whole name?" "George Ellis Hobbs. I'm Mr. Hobbs's boy, up to South Middleboro, you know. I'm down here stayin' with Aunt Thankful. She " "Sshh! sshh! Don't talk so loud. So you're Mr. Hobbs's boy, eh? What eh? Oh, yes, yes. You're ma was was Sarah Cahoon, wa'n't she?"
Barnabas and Ardelia were invited. Strickland Morley was invited also. Morley, at that time I saw a good deal of him afterward, when he was at Bayport and when I was at the Cahoon house on holidays and vacations was a handsome, aristocratic young Englishman. He was twenty-eight, but he looked younger.
"Where is Cahoon?" "Here I be," this from Phineas in the next room. "Have a good snooze, did you, Ros?" "Too good." I walked in and found him still sitting by the telegraph instrument. "Has anything happened?" I asked. "Nary thing. All quiet as the tomb since that last message, the one you heard. Pretty nigh fell asleep myself, I did.
Old Ezra Cahoon, of Harniss, was out in his dory stealin' quahaugs from Seth Andrews's bed over nigh the Wapatomac shore. Ezra stayed long enough to get one good glimpse of us as we bust through the fog; then he cut his rodin' and laid to his oars, bound for home and mother. We could hear him screech for half an hour after he left us.
"Miss Colton, it seems to me that, whether we can do anything or not, we should know the particulars. Tell that man Phineas Cahoon, the depot master, I suppose it is that there is an answer and he must wait for it. Now let's consult that code." She took the code book and I picked up a sheet of paper and a pencil from the table. "We must ask him to send all the particulars," I declared.
James' Street where Malcolmson sat smoking cigars, and a small hotel in the Strand where McNeice and Cahoon were stopping. The Dean had left London for Belfast immediately after the meeting. I have no doubt that Sir Samuel Clithering did his best; but diplomacy applied to men like McNeice and Malcolmson is about as useful as children's sand dykes are in checking the advance of flowing tides.
My only periods of real pleasure were my annual vacations in summer. These glorious fortnights were spent at Bayport. There, at our old home, for Hephzibah had sold the big Cahoon house and she and her father were living in mine, for which they paid a very small rent, I was happy.
"Cousin Jedediah!" she exclaimed. "It can't be it Auntie " But Thankful interrupted. She turned to Georgie. "Is is THIS your Santa Claus?" she faltered. "Yes'm," answered Georgie. "Jedediah Cahoon!" cried Thankful. "Jedediah Cahoon!"
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