The North-Carolina standard., 1847-10-13
now MIR. Piplkin BIoDwlseisd sisd ElftIilaIIrsel III

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How Mr.. Pipkin Rlcwsetsd wed EtlIIatrseiG:.
Bill Pipkin hadn't been married very loye3 and
hadnt quite got out ofzthe habit of takin5 hltleI
punch drinkin fFolcs wih his old frienda ON per-
tickfor occasions He was fust rate n ma king
excuses sor stayin out At nights now vaHd thct1-a
he was terribly pressed with bisness, and as hS
tuck mohstrous good care to never cum home
crosslegged, his wife never suspected northin and
all went on furst rate One night Bill got rather
more'n he could carry straight, but he didn't fpd
it out till he was on his way home. He wouldlt,
have Susan know he was in such sitewatfon not
for the world, and he began lhiniin'g as weltas
he could with his head spinip round so, what waS
best to keep her from indin' him out. % - Il, -"
| Hc-I-rve got Il 'zneklyi" ses he" IA HE,
Su-Su-Sqsan knows I'm {hie) terribly fond Of M,
R-miIk, and thicl sh-sh'she'lI never sps-suspect.
nolhin, poor gaL'' g. p 9la -. sasil rss.y BOT
Home he went, practisin' strait waEkih' oil The
way and studdyn' over in his mind how he would
talk straight. 80 Susan wouldn't Rnd him out. ii
When he found the latch, which was ON the
wrong side Of the door, what opened the wrong
way TOO, he felt round in the dark for more doors
than was ever ih the house before, and got lntg
ever many curious-shaped rooms I'LL he found
| the pantry whar he 'specled to fad sema milkl
He didn't have very clear idee as 10 whar Il
ought to be; SO, after feelin' about in eSeTy place
but the right one he cum 10 the conc ueion 10 60 dp
j
seemed TO be turned upside down, and the bed.
room had changed places with the cellat-kitchen,
| but he made out at last 10 find the door. ,.., .
After clearln his throat, and sayin over bis
speech so he wouldn't made no mistakes, he OPEN
cd the door and tuck Lean ngint the dOor-pOst,
and listened to hear it his wife was awake, 6hS
WAS sound asleep. ~ .za, .''..A .''2 T.
~"Ali the better for that" thought he TO himself
! "Snsan !-Susani" says be, very low and plain.
! " Eh ~ ses Susan, jest Wakin' ont Of dozf;
1" Is that you come home, my dear SO laie--I--%f
. Susan, Susan, T. Sos Bill not payin' no allen.
tion to what she sed, his he'd beiu' full o The milk
-" Susan /" Tea - 20 y.Jcnifa.- Z a.aE 5llsaw
"What, my dear u mo- a7s e a# ..si'.74I!.','
{" Is there any m i-I-k in tho house ~ .t alfI
4" Yes, dear-but what in the world a.HiE-i
Susan, Susan I" .,,-. -: ...5 80
" What dear W a. .... J.;d.,l...- ;-sf. 49,,
"Wlere is the milk p .c, ss gay n -..s..
81" In the pantry in the dipin'r room,- dear. Bps
you better cum 10 bed now lis sa--" lEI f+iD =. .tE
Bill didn't say a word but tuck some terrible
long steps in the dark. He found the dinin roosai
and the pantry agin, but he couldn't find no milk
any whar After trIil' for about five minutes, he
goes up straight ngsip, and )eanin' against the,
door to steady himself ard his wife agip'-7-.s -
| Susan Susan ~ says be, very pertckele!.r,...l
"Eh--what7 ses she, wakin' Up agi0.,oiaaaao
:" Is there any milk il the honseP i-n's2-
81 told you there was some milk ir ~
dearl--"a S1,sa~a2 ~':9 ~. >. 'rrT
Down went BiII4gina. Tiff
whar, and upset tots Of thfr
racket among the croeke'
milk could he find -it
Cns4 The milk y,
put it - ....o.a.g
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Suean-Susa
| Susan snuff
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