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without being seen. Jones had bcea to the Squire house so often that be knew all his stofies "by heart" aud 1t was almost impossible 10 find the boys in the woods 80 he determined to have some fun out Of lbe girls. Abont quarter of mile up the creek lived f Old Aunt Judy" and there Jones and his attendant, JoSh immcdialely proceeded. While Josh went Co the old woman and fo. fo'pence purchased the largest goard Tn her possession, Jones slipped behind the garden and threw of his clothes, then cutting of enough of the handle end of the gggTd to admit his head, and making two holes for his eyes, he slipped 1t on his head and jumped into thc stream. So soon as the gourd reached the point above the bathing place, fl commenced floating towards the shore unlil within few yards of the bathers, when it drifted against 6 limb which overhung the stream and lodged If Jones had looked through l0opholes, (he swears he didn't he would have seen sight that would have made the goaFd itself blush. On one rock were three or four swimmers alternately squattIng down and rising up on Their heels. and initiating the cry 0i the ball frog, and when one would say "ehugr they would all plunge into the water, frog fashion. At another place they were striving 10 duck each other; while tlfird party was lead ing by force into the water, coy daInSel, who had been to modest too undress before so many folks. But JoneS's gourd did not long remain unnoaced in the water, and the dalnse who espied it sailed up 10 1t, seized 1t, and with slight resistance 1t off and disclosed the curly head of iill JoneS Miss Betsy screamed and Bill Jones yeiiedl Miss Betsy and the other bathers rushed up the bank, and Jones, in his fright and confusion, followed them. Here the girls turned on him, sezed him, and threw him on his face, twined hts arms around sapling, and having bound hiS hands with keI chief, Jones lay defeneeless in the power of his cap tors. The girls now leisnrey dressed themselves, and then each provided herselfwitha trim birch or willow rod. and, without further ceremony, began applying them Co the back sides, and legs of poor Jones. Jones twisted, and Jones writhed; he drew himself up and he spread himself out; he begged and he prayed. But vain. Ills captors were inSen- sible 10 pity, until their arms were tatigued, and their rods frayed into ribbons. Alas, for poor Jones; he not yet to escape. Ills toEmentors provided themselves with fresh instruments, and stationed themselves in a row along the footpath from JoneSS tree to the water S-edge, and, on the rock from which he was to plunge, was posted stout country lass, whose strength he had often tried in a wreStle, and whose endurance he had often tested in ''bFan- -dance." At last he was released, and told that he to run the gauntlet He could not but comply Strengthening himself up, and drawing long breath, he started at full speed, as he thoughu but at every step, something touched him that accelerated his motions, and. he was about to take the last, final leap, such blow fell upon his rear, that the sparks flew out of his eyes, and he bounded half across the stream at oneieap This rock has been known as ..Jones's s Leap ever since.
 Without stopping 10 see any more Of his far frienes Jones hastened to Aunt Judys cottage, dressed himself, gave Josh thorough kicking, borrowed a sheep-skin from Aunt Judy, mounted his horse and rode slowly back into town. And, from that day to this, Bill Jones has never shown his face, nor any other part of him. in god old Squire Parish's house, nor the stream that runs by it's door. ''MEGATHERlua."