The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-05-10


Bill Teal had deposited lhe jug behir
Ia log some ten feet off, but jim Waters w
mot the lad 10 ba k II; il the devil wa
about, so he made two desperate STRIDE
and grabbed the 'yarlhenwar, and the
made two more which brought him, hed
irst, Jug and all into the fire, Chunks an
parks few everywhere, as he ploughe
through!
He's got you, Jimr shoughted Abe.
Pull the boy QUIZ exclaimed Bill an
myself in breath, or heIl'll burn up!
Some on ye save the----}uG
screamed Daddy Biggs, who was standing
lorror stricken al the idea Of being lei
without liquor in The woods.
In minute both boy and jug were res
cucd: the former with burnt face and hand
and singed hair--lhe latter entirely unln
jured,
'Wsll we'll chuckied Daddy Biggs, we
come oulen that (usl ralc--ihe jug amt burt
md no liquor split But Jim I'm rally
'stonished at you pilchIn in the fire that
way. and you s.kncwin that was every Of
Nit Of sperrils We had!
ON. dnt D ldGv LAS intprposed Dick
WCoy; YOU must look over IhaI-'he seen
'he DcUiH'
We'll well that minds me was gwine
to tell YOU all about that scrape had with
hem Charahosapa fellows last summer
50 TT squeeze the jug one time more' and
tell you all about it
Throwing his head into an admirable
position for taking view of things heav.
'nv, Daddy Blggs inserted the mouth Of
he jug in bis own mouth, when for short
space there was sound which might he
spelled, 'uggle-uggIe-IulIug and
hen Daddy Brggs set the jug do"n by him
''F FF@ N"if N."i, Toys i Ihoy had campcd right here
md had sot out their hooks for cat (ioh)
is. as we we've done 10 night. Blight thar
his side o whar Bll's line hangs some or
I'm has tied host devil Of a hook,
rom that limb as goes sUoighi oui thar
lie nrss had a knGnoO to .a3len II vhal
ne did ciss cooncd it on tie top q 1h'
lmb. Ven: is alters swlmmin unGer he
imb, bu, that's big rock in Tie shape OF a
sugar loaf comes up in six inches o the
ton. Kight round that was whar Ia kcIct
he mons,rousiest mosl on daciousest Ap'
leIoosa caLthe week before, that ever come
,uten the TaIlapoosy; and ihcy'& hearn OF
It. and the fellow with the big HOOK was
i,hin' Tor bis mate. D-n it boys, ii make
me mad to think how them ChatohosPa
f,llows and the town folks do "wuds OF
roover people, aud when I'm aggravated
allars drinks, so here goes agin.'
Daddy Bggs threw back his bead again
again puIrhc jugs mouth il hrs own,
and again produced The sound Of 'gusgIe
uggIe uggIo uggIo,' and then resumed
This big hook fellow was a teillr
about: was Jesse Cole, which lives in the
Bottom thar war Chatopospn falls into the
Aooia Locko, and haint got more'n halt
sense at that
.Thars the fellow that used to strike for
Vince Kirkland in the blacksmilh's shop at
Dood's after Vince died, ain, i,''asked Bill
Zeal.
.Thats him said Daddy Bigg','and that
how come to known him for ssed hin
thar once, tho can't saw he knowe@ the
We'll he walked up in the night, ard heered
a terrible Of sloshin at the end Of his linz
md saws be, Rise boys! I've got him! DUR
nv skin if hainL And sure enough there
vas somalhin founcin sIosbin and maxim ,
IevII Of a confederation at the end Of The
inc Jesse he sprung up and got long
stick with hook at one end, and r5lchec
gu, and cotch ,he line and tried 10 pIII It IN
nut the thing or the hook gave a frt, anr