Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-12-23

il. hui was tarmined not To back out |;
So | -, some ch ,irs on top at bench
and goi hold If The rope aud lei myself
down into the bag. hnt esi as ! was
,tin IN. HE bag sw irg agn the
chairs. a,d uown they w.ni with ter
rihlc iarkrI Bun mob dy didn'i wake
up but old Mis- Stanley CRATE big cur
dog. and here ne cun' rpm aud tarin
through tie yard like wrath, and round
and l,und he went irwin 10 find what
was the matter. | sol down IN The
bag and didn't breathe louder nor Kit
ten. f.r fear he'd find me out. aud alter
a white he quit barkin. The wind be-
gan io blow .ominable cold. and the
OLD bag KEEP iurnin round and swngin
so il - AIDE me sDaSirk as the mischief.
| was fraid To move for fear The rope
would brake and let me fall, and thar
sol with my teeth railin like had an
aurr. II seemed like il would never
come daylight, aud | do believe if |
didn't love Miss Mary so powerfully
would iroze 10 deth; for my hart was
the only spot that felt warm, and it
didn't beat more'n two licks a mint,
only when | thought how she would
be spri>ed in the mornin, and then il
went INTO canter. Bimehy the Gus
sed old dog come up on the porch and
begun 10 smell bout the bag, ard then
he barked like he tho'i he had freed
>ome,hin. '.Bow wow. wow" ses
he. Then he'd smell agin, and try to
git up to the bag "Gl' out" >es ve-
nv low. for fear they would hear me !;
Bow WOW, wow!' ses he. "Brgone!
you bominable fool" srs |. and | felt
all over in spots, for >pecied every
mint he'd nip me, and what made 1t
worse. couldn't see whar bouts he'd
take hold. "Bow, wow, wow!" Then
tried roaxin-''rome here. good fel-
lrr," SEES ]. and whis,Ieti little TO him
bu, it want no use Thar he stood and
KEEP up his eternal whinln and barkin.
all night couldn't tell when day
light was brakin, only by the chickens
CROWN, and was monstrous glad To
hear 'en for if | had to stay there one
hour more don't believe I'D lever go'
out o that bag alive
Old Miss Stanley come ont fnst, and
as soon as she saw the hay. SEES She,
"What upon yearih has Joseph put
into rha, long bag f'r Mary? I'll lay
i,'sa yearlin or some live animal, or
Brnin wnuldr I bark al it so.
She went IN 10 call the gals. and sol
thar. shverIn all over so ! couldn't
speak If | tried to--but didn'i say
nolhin. Bimeby they all come runin
out.
My Lord, what is III" ses Miss
Mary.
..Oh, it's alive!" ses Kesiah, II
seed il move"
Call Cato. and make him cul the
rope" ses Miss Carlinr, land let's see
wha, it is Gone here Cato; and let
,hi- bag down"
"D.n'i hurt il fort he world" SEES
Miss Mary
.Cain united The rope that was round
III, ice, and let the bag down easy on
The floor. ini iumbIed out all cover
ed with corn-pea from bead 10 foot.
4 &c pndness gracious +" SEES Miss
Mary III II ainr Inc Maior hmsrIi!"
Yes ses |. and you kn"w you
promised 10 keep any CrsMus present
~ long as yGu lived. y
the g,ls laughed themselves almost
To drth. and Went Ia brushin off the
meal as fast AZ they could, savin they
was gwne to hang tha, bag up every
I Crismus till they got husbands too. -
Miss Mary bless her bright ewes,
she blushed as beautiful as mornin-
glory. and sed she'd stick TO her word.
She was rite, out o'bed, and her hair
wasn't combed, and her he'd vast fixt
al all; bu, the way she looked pretty
was rale ,listractin. / do believe if
was froZe stiff, one look 81 her charm
in face. as she stood lookin Gown 10 The
floor with her rogish eyes. and her
bright curls falin all over her snowy
neck, would fotch'i me too. tell
you what, II was worth hangm in
meal bag from one Crisnus To another
to feel 50 happy as have ever since.
went h me after we hal the laugh |
at. aud Sc, by the fire till had ihaw- !
cd. In The forenoon all the SANKEY'S
come aver to our house. and we had
ODr n the grparest ErIsutIs dinners