The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-01-13

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Never mind, SEES !, you hang up a bag
big enough 10 hold it and you'll find oui
what it lie in The mornin.
Miss Carlinc winked at Miss Kesiah, and
then whispered 10 her-then they both
laughed and looked at me as mischievous as
they could. They spected some,hin,
You'll be sure TO give il to me now, if
hang up bag, ses Miss Mary.
And you promise TO keep It, ses /.
Well, will, caus know you wouIdn',
givs me noihin that wasn't worth keepin.
They all agreed that they would hang
up bag for me to put Miss Mary's Girls
mus preseD, in, in the back porch, and
about nine o'clock told 'em good evenin,
and went home.
set up ill midnight, and when they was
all gone TO bed, went softly into The back
gate and went up to the porch, and thar,
shore enuff, was grea. big meal bag han
gin to the jice II was monstrous unhandy
to get into il, but was ,armined not to
back out; SO sol some chairs on top Of u
bench and got hold Of the rope and let my.
self down into the bag, but jest as was a
get,'n in, the bag swung again the chairs,
and down they went with a terrible racket.
But nobody didn't wake up but old Miss
SANKEY'S CRATE big cur dog and here he
cum rpm and tarin through the yard like
wrath, and round and round he went tryin
to find what was the matter. got down in
the bag and didn't breathe louder nor kit.
ten; for fear he'd find me out, and after a
while he quit barkin. The wind began to
blow bomanab'e cold, and The old bag KEEP
turnin round and swinging go it made me
scasick as the mischief. was fraid to
move for fear The rope would brake and let
ne fall, and thar sot with my teeth ra'lin
ike had an ager. 1t seemed like it would
lever come day light, and lido believe if
Iidn't love Miss Mary go powerfully, would
roze to death, for my hart vas the only spot
ha: felt warm, and it didn't beat more'n
wo ticks mint, only when thought how
he would be sprised ia The mornin, and
hen it went into a canier. Bimeby the
used old dog come up on the porch and .
egun 10 smell round about shs bag, and !
,en he barked like he thought he had freed u
pmethin 'Bow, WOW, WOW = ses he Then a
ed smell agin, and try to git up TO the a
ag. Cit OUT ses |. very low, for fear !.
,ey would hear me; Bow, WOW, wowv ses !,
e. BECOME! you bominable fool, ses ], u
nd | fell all over in spots, fur | spected Is
very mint he'd nip me, and wha. made it .
,orse, couldn't see whar bouts he'd take "
old. Bow, WOW, WOW" Then tried II
oaxin Come here good Teller, ses |, and G.
'hislled little 10 him, but it want no use. n
'har he stood and KEEP up his eternal viii "
in and barkin all night couIdn'. tell 70
hen day light was brakin only by the r.
hickens CROWN, and was monstrous glad al
, hear 'em, for if had to stay there one
our more, l don't believe I'D ever got out
the bag alive. Of
Old Miss Stanley come out fust, and as III
Jon as she saw the bag, ses she, pr
what upon yearlh has Joseph put into Ell
IA. long bag for Mary III lay It's year.
n, or some live animal, or Bruin wouldn't b.
ark at il so.' W
She went IL to call the gals, and | soi tn
lar, shivern all over so | couldn't speak if
tried TO-; but didn't say noihin. Bimeby tx
ley allcum runin out. or
My Lord! what is III ses Miss Mary. ST
Oh, is alive! ses Kesiah, | seed il move. ia
Call Cato, and make him cut the rope, W
% Miss Carine, and let's see what 1t is "!
'ome here, Cato, and let this bag down. we
Don't hurt il for the world, ses Miss Mary ha
Cato united the rope that was round the be
ce, and let the bag down easy on the floor, ad
I'd ltumbied out all covered with corn ny
cal from head to foot. tn
Goodness gracious! ses Miss Mary, if il de
int the Majer himself! tn
Yes, ,es |, and you know you promised fre
keep ny Crismus present as long as you up
we'd mi
The gas laughed themselves Almost to CO
9TH, and vent to brushin off the meal as to
st as they could, sayin they was gwine to u
ang that Tag up every Crismus till they mi
,t husbands too. Miss Mary-bless her Oh
rieht eyes, she bIushed as beautiful as a TIL
ornin glory, and sed she'd stick to her mi
ord She vas right o bed, and her hair at
aen'. combed, and her head wasn't fixt ar
all, but the way she looked pretty was q
lie Gs,ractin. do believe If was froze tn
if, one look at her charmin face. az she Al
God lodkin down TO the floor with her 70. de
sh eyes, and her bright curls fall;n all no