The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-08-12

And now away with yer, my ladv
BY this time / had got so ravin' mad that
I could hold in no longer. fell foul of the
old mare, and if didn't give it to her about
right, then there's none O. me, that's ALL
The Deacon counted the welts upon her
hide week afterwards, when he called me
to reckoning, which was made with chalk
upon the upper flap of his everyday hat
Sukey not understanding such jokes, took
the bit in her teeth and shot off, right on the
eend, like flash of true Connecticut light
min. Jemini! how we skinned over it.
And the houses, and barns, and fences, and
pig-styes flew by us like SC nd by the moon.
And yonder is Hanks corner Whoorah
and whoorah, answered all the ladies and
gentlemen with one voice. Sukey, scared
at the noise, turned the corner with a flirt,
and the sleigh was bottom upwards in
whoa there! whoa!' The first thing
knew was that was in the bowels ofa snow
bank, jammed down under half ton of Dol
ly Fisher, thought should never see day
light again; and when they hauled me out,
left print in the snow very much like
cocked-up hat knocked into the middle of
next week, as the sailors say.
Howsomever, no bones we're broke. We
shook our feathers and crept into our nest
again, laughing as loud as the best of them.
The sleighs were now formed in string,
the fiddler foremost, and away we started,
on the road TO Shaw's, bells jingling, fiddle
sounding, and every body halloeng and
screaming for JOY.
Peter Shaw heard the racket two miles off,
for he is always on the look -out of moon
shiney night. He fell to kicking up dust
in the best room to put it to rights; and when
we arrived the floor was swept, the best ia
pan candlesticks were paraded, the fireplace
filled with green wood, and little Ben was
anchored close under the jam to tug at the
broken winded bellusses. No fire appeared,
but there were strong symptoms of it for
there was no lack of smoke; and part of it
missing the way up chimney, strayed about
the dancing room, which gave me chance
10 hit off another compliment upon Patty's
beauty, as being the cause Il said) of draw
ing the smoke. Every body laughed at the
novelty of the idea. But there was no time
for chat AS soon as we had taken swig
of the hot stuff all round, we sat the fiddler
lown by tho othor jam, took the floor and
vent to work might and main, the fiddle
keeping time with the bellusses.
Not to be lengthy, we kept it up, frolick-
n and drinkin' hot stuff till midnight; and
while it lasted, the fun was real genuine
But as cast sheep's-eye at Patty now and
hen, | took notion that she and Sah Gold
ng were rather too thick together, conseder-
n. Thinks I, she wants to make me jeal-
us, to spur me on; so seeing them in close
onfab, as was cantering down outside,"I
'oked my head between them and cried boo!
But the cat was soon let out of the bag.
We paid the reckoning--four-and-six apiece.
Think O. that! Every body grumbled; but
'eet Shaw didn't care. Then followed the {
rowdng of sleighs, taking in the ladies at
he door. Such hubbub and confusion.-
'ut when my turn came, 10 and behold! t
'atty Bean was missing! And so was 81
folding. Here is the end of my story;
whoever that wants to know the particulars
hat happened in the ride home, must ask
Jolly Fisher. The Deacon will tell you
What sort of pickle Sukey came home in,
nd how much paid him " for the whistle."'
finally, whoeve went to our meeting house
he next Sunday morning, knows very we'll
low Patty Bean and Josiah Golding are to ;
quare accounts.
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