The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-25

was in brown study, thinking Of May
Nose was looking up in the tree tops ant
among the bushes, anxious for a pop a
something. II was The shadiesl and quotes
OF places. So far no game
"Let's leave the road Bit, and 60 to ih,
bend Of the creek" said Nose; ..i,'s SO on
of the way, nobody ever disiurbs il. Wei
see something there"
And they did. Let ], be dated, July 25lh
"Sh!' Kissed Nose, through bis teeth.
"what is ii?" asks Aaron, reused a little
Nose pu, his hand to his ear.
"Ducks-the biggest kind!"
"lrhis time o. years.
81 see emp
"Give me the gum"
"No-couldn't think ofil!'
Kick klack!
well, blaze away!--they'II fly il you %
nea,er.n
"rhe bushes are in the way" says Nose,
bringing the piece down from his shoulder
''Shoot anyhow" insisted Aaron, inpa.
tiently.
"Oh, Lord! Oh, Lord! cried Nose, turning
pale as death, and dropping the gun on the
ground.
'Wbat's the matier?'' said Aaron, running
up.
"H's the girls in a-s,cimming."
They sat down as sill as snow fakes
They were white as the peiiicoais s,rewn an
the Pebbly beach. Their teeth chaitered.-
A lung silence. Al last Aaron looked slow.
ly round at Nose, with the meanest sort o..
countenance. Moses face, as he returned the
glance, was regular sheep killing one.
"Can they find il oui?r
81 reckon not, if we're sly"
"Lei's climb up the tree; il leans right
over Them"
They crepi along like snakes; they reach
ed the tree. Nose, being the liphlesi, gave
the gun TO Aaron, and climbed Ear out on
branch over the creek and got into squirrels
nest. Aaron wasent quite so high.
II was pretty sight, in course. You've
read about nymphs, syrens, and so fonh?-
They couldent compare. Hair loose, and
floating on the waves: arms, &c, &C., pIis,.
enng in the water. Polly was white as snow
Sue was plump as partridge in pea time
and sat la the waves like bird in its nesr.
'rrouP was slim all over, except the upper
works. Aaron promised not to look a, An.
gel'ne II Nose woulden't wink at May I'm
possible! Ange'ne sporied gracefully like
a native OF the element, aud May was black.
eyed hour, couleur do rose, from toe To
brow. They splashed, and padded, and
like mad.
Sir. the tree began TO shake. Aaron had
terrible buck-ague, and little Nose began
% smoke and burn, commencing at the ears. |
There was louder noise than usual
lmong the unconscious bathing beau,ies.-l
Aaron stretched his already elongated neck,
u The same time biiching The gun forward.
the trigger caught in a vine,
md II went off with more deafeninp report.
seemed to the parties. than ever echoed
rom cannon's mouth. u was the climax
# the adventure. Muse tunIbled from ex-
element, plump into the creek, between Sue
nd Polly. The gals! they DOVE madIy,
irangied, snd pun up The bank, their white
acks gazed al by the wa,ery eyes of the fish
awk tina, had pounccJ among them. They
re robed in lwinkling, but not one with
or right dress on. Aaron dashed into the
foods. There was terrible scream as he
an right into their midst. All split in differ.
mt directions, and came dropping in one
tier another, al Moses mothers.
The boys took long turn into the woods
nd did not get back before night. They
aid they had been deer hunting, and haden',
cen the creek. THE GIRLS APPEARED TO
ELIEvE THEM sTAHL