The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-22

Ns EN' w usSS ~ mug UP our slQck'
ins =
Why uoihcr" scs all Of 'em, "to soy
s,ockius rite aforc-'
Then felt li,lie stfeaked TOO, caus
they was all b,ushiu as hard as they could.
Highly tlty !" SEES the old lndy-" what
: lucment. I'd like 10 know what harm
there Is in stochins. People now DAYS is
getting 50 mea!y moulhed that they can't
call nothing BY It's name, and don't see as
they re any better than the old time people
vas When | was gal lbs you, child, |
used 10 hang no my s!ockns aud Git em
+ full Of presents"
The gals kept Iauehin.
+" Never mind" sas Miss Mary, "lbc
NaJers 90, 10 give me Cfismus gift
wont you Maier 2
Oh, yes, SIS "you know promis
ed you one"
Bot | didn't mean that" sea she.
I've got ono for you, wha, | want you
10 keep all your life, but !, would lake a
three busheI bag to hold H. scs /.
On, that's the kind, scs she.
BiI will YOU keep II as long as you
i've l'--saysI
Certainly viii, Msjer."
Now sou hear that, Miss CArllne," scs
| she scs she'll keep it all her life.
Yes, viii " ses Mary" bu, what is
u7'
Never mimi ses "you hang ~
bls big enough 10 hold i, aud you'll lad
ou. What /, is 10 the norma
Miss Carhne winked a. Miss kes;ah
and then whispered TO her--ihen they both
laughed aud looked at me as mischIevous
as they could. They 'spccled someihin.
= You'll be sure 10 give il to me now, if
| hang up bag," ses Miss Mary.
4" And you promise 10 keep il, scs |.
- Well, viii, caus | know you wouldar
give me nothn that wasn't worth keepin."
They all agreed tina, they would hang
up bag for the TO pu, Miss Mays Cus
mus present IN, o the back porch and abou,
0 o'clock told ON good evening aud went
home.
| set up ill midnight, and when all was
gone 10 bed went solily into the back gate
and went up TO the porch, and thar, shore
enoti, vas great Big meal bag hangin to
the ice. 1t was monsirous unbaudy 10 "a.
into It, but was tarmined not TO back DOT
so | got some chairs on top Of bench aud
got hold Of the rope and let myself down
INTO the bag bat Jest rs was gelln in the
bag SWING ago the chairs, aud down they
weat wish a terrible racket. But nobody
didn't wake up but old Mss Stanley 5 crate
big cur dog, and here he cum rpin aud tar.
10 through the yard Ike wrath, and round
and round he wen, irwin to find what was
the matter, soi down in the big mud
did'm breathe louder than kitan, for fear
he'd lind me out, and after while he q1it
barhlu. The wind began to blow bomna.
Die cold and the old bag KEEP turntn round
aud swlngln so Il made Inc scaslck as the
mischief. ! was fraid to move for fear the
rope would brake AMI lei me fall, and thar
| soi with my teeth ratlin Ike | had an
ager, 1t seemed like it would never come
day Wight and do believe # didn't love .
Miss Mary SO powerfully would fruz TO
deth; for ny hart WINS tho only spot that
lei warm, and il didn't bea, more'n two
hicks n minn,, only when | thought how
she would be spriscd in tho moInin, and
then II went into canter. Bimeby the
cussed old dog come up on the porch aud
begun 10 smell bout the bag, and then he
hafked ike he lho'l he had freed sometbiu.
" Dow WOW, vow !" scs he. Then he'd
smell agin, and try to q, up to the bag
" Cat out scs | very low, for fear they
would hear me: Bow WOW, WOW y srs
he. Begonc you bominable fool, scs
and felt all over in spots, for spectcd
every mint he'd nip me, and what made it
worse, could ut see whar bouts, he d take |
hold. Bow WOW, WOW ~ Then tried |
coaNin--" come here, good feler," ses |,
and whlsllcd little to him, but it want no
use. Thar he stood and KEEP up his eternal
whinin and barkin, all night. could'n,
tell when daylight, was brakin, only By Tho |
CROWN, aud was monstrous glad to !
hcur EN-, for if had TO stay there one hour
moro don't believe Id ever got out o
that bag alive.
va Mlss Stanley come out las', and as
soon as she saw the bag, SOS she,
"What upon earth has Joseph pu, into
that long bag for Mary LII lay its q
ycarlIn or some live animal, or Bruiu
wouldn't bark at il so.
She went in TO call tho gals, and sot
Thar, shivorin oil over so couldn't speak
il | tried ,o--bu, didn't say nothin.--
Bimeby they all ccmo runin out.
My Lord, what is it p ses Miss Mary.
ooh, its alive !" ses kesiah, !" seed ii
move"
"Call Cato. and make him cut the rope"
sos Miss Carline, stand lots see what i, is.
Come, here, Cato, and let this bag down."
Don't hurt il for the world" ses Miss
Mary.
Cato united the rope tina, was round the
icc, aud le, the bag down easy on the floor,
and ! iumbled out all covered with corn
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