Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-02-21

HOt ~ DdCh Out, SD Stt some CHAIRS Oh
top of a bench aud got hold OF The rope
and let myself down into The bag. but Jest
as was getting in, the bag swung agiIl
The chairs, and down they went with a
terrible racket. But nobody didn't wake
up bat old Miss SANKEY'S CRATE big cur
dog, and here he coined ripin and tarin
through the yard like wrath. aud round
and round he went trying to find what
was the matter. | sol down in the bar
aud didn't breathe louder than a hiliei,.
Tor fear he'd fud me out, and after IA
while he quit barkin. The wind began
TO blow bominable cold, add The old bag
KEEP turnn round and swngin SD it made
me seasick as the mischief. | was fraid
10 move for fear the rope would brake
and let me fall, aud thar sot with nv
teeth rating like had an ager. |, SEEM
ed like ii would never come day. IighI, and
| do believe # | didn't lave Miss Mary So
powerfully would froze to delh; for nv
hart was the Only spot that felt warm,
aud it didn't beat more'n two lick a min
nit, only whoa | hought how sha would
be spriscd ia The mornIn, and then II wen,
into cantcr. Bimeby the cursed old
dog come up on The porch, and began 10
smell bent The bag. and then he ba L, d
like he thought he had t,eed someihln.
Bow, WOW, wOwi' ses he. Then he'd
come agin, and try 10 get up 10 the bag.
Git out. ses |, very low for fear they
would hear me. Bow, WOW, wowr ses
he. 'Begone! you bomminable fool ses |,
and | felt all over in spots; for | SPECIFIED
every mint he'd nip me, and what made
ii worse, | couldn't see whar bouts he'd
take hold. Bow, WOW, wow Then
tried cOxn--'come here. good feller,'. ses
l.. aud Whis!led 10 him. tut it wa ut no use.
Ihar he -sisad- al,e,, -,,n-i,;s- eternal
wh,nin and baIkin, all night. | couldn't
tell when day Wight was brakin, onIy by
the chickens CROWN, and was monstrous
glad TO hear 'em, for if | had to say thar
one hour more | don't believe I'd ever got
out o'ihat bag alive.
Old Miss StanIv come out fast, as soon
aS size SiW .tl6 DdS. ScS sue,
'What upon earth has josef put into
'ha, long bag for Mary? I'D lay its a
yesrln or some live animal, or BruIn
wouldn't bark at it So.
She went in TO call the gals. and sal
thar, shiverin all over so | couldn't speak
If. Il tried lo--but | didn't say no,hiu.-
Bimeby they all come runniu out.
My Lord. what is ill' ses Miss Mary.
oh. us aline!' ses Kesia, i seed ii
move
Call Cato, and make him cut the
rope,' ses Miss Cariine, sand LET'S see
what 4, is. Come here, Cato, aud let This
bag down.
Don't hurt it for the world ses Miss
Mary.
Cato united the rope that was round
the jice, aud let the bag down easy on the
floor, and tumbied out all covered with
corn meal, from head TO foot.
"Gondness gracious!' ses Miss Mary,
ffIt amt the Majcr himselfr
Yes SEES |, 'and you promised to
keep my Crismus present as long as you
Ilved.'
The gals laughed almost to deth, ard
went TO brushing off The meal as fast as
they could, sayin they were gwine TO
hnag that bag up every Crismus I'LL they
got husbands too. Miss Mary-bIess her
bright eyes, she blashed as beautiful as a
mornln. glory. and sed she'd stick to her
word. She was rite out Of bed. and her
hair wasn't com5ed, and her bed was'nt
fixed az all, but the way she looked pretty
was rale distractin. do believe if | was
froze stiff, one lonk at her charmin face.
as she stood looklr down to The floor with
her roguish eyes, and her bright cnrls
fallin all over her snowy neck. would
ioich'd the too. / tell you what. it was
worth hangin in meal bag from one
Crismus TO another TO feel SO happy as |
have ever since.
l went home after we had the laugh
out, aud set by the fire till | lhawed.-
In the forenoon all the Stanlys came over
to our house, aud we had one Of the
greatest CIisrnas dinners that was ever
seed in Georgia, aud | don't believe a
happier company ever sol down at the
same table. Old Miss Slanly and mother
settled the match aud talked over every
thing that ever happened IN their faml-
lies, and laughed at me aud Mary, aud
cried about their ded husbands, cause
they wasn't alive to see their children
married.
Ii is all settled now, except we hainl
set the weddlp day. I'D like To have il all
over at once, but young gals always like
to be engaged awhile. you know, SO |
spose | must wait month or SO. Mary
she says | must call her Miss Mary
now.) has been good deal of trouble
and botherashun to me, but if you could
see her, you wouldn't ,hluk | ought to
grudge little sufferin TO get SIGH sweet
little wife.