Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-04-01

SAM STCNPoLE'S ADVENTURE.


'You never heard tell of my merIassess candy
| adventure, did you, squire said Sam Stack pole
to me one day, when bad called at hi. house
to take the sensus Of his family. shook my
head and Sam proceeded |, spccu ate il was
rayther wonderful affair and if Sally there
would only tell it, you would exp:eciate it,
| certain. was courtin, Sally a; that time, and
was i'll love up TO the eyes. But her old daddy
was opposed to me out and out. And he was
Il stupendous man--ihe crossest, ugliest old
| varmint that ever wore speciac!es aud have
often wonder how Sally could be such charm
ing little creature, ewith such crusty old teiler
for Il farther. She was 4 magnnm bonum gal
at that time; little faded now, you see. but
that's to be expected. Beauty's only skin deep,
but ugliness goes to the bone.
We'll, one day went to town and bought
whole heap of fancy doitgs, ribins, beeds,
goose greese for the har, ct cetera and SO forte.
| was determined to coax her up, and putting
my purchases sEugly in bundle locomoted
towards her daddy's house, true as a rifle.
1T was rather late when arriv, old Scraogs
was bilin' sum merlasses candy for Sally to ped
die next day--there bein's a show in town
Sally ard her nanny had not returned home
The fust thing done, however ar1er euterin,'
in an old Scraggs had stared at me few, was
10 sit rite down in a pan of hot merasse- he'd
put on chair to cool, which made me jump up
anho"l amazin'. Gingerbread. how it burnt!
but as he didn't see the accident squatted on
Sally's bandbox. what contained her Sunday
bonne--not noicin--an' went rubbin where
1t burnt like sx.y-six! Well, arter I'd sot
spell groanin' to myself and wonderin' how
much damage I'd done, the old man give me
another terrific look and sed:
"Sam Stackpole, what hev you come here
arter--say!
"Mr. Scraggs," ses l. not DARN to stir, for
fear he'd dIskiver my perdikament, I've come
on mighty important Dizziness, (Oh. Lordy!
how that merasses suartedO and ifyou'Il jest
keep your ebenezer down for about five minu
ties, I'll endeayor to inform you with that de-
gree of accuracy that am so preeminentIy and
conspicuousIy developed"
The old fellow didn't understand sayidn'
powerful language, and in course he didn't say
nothln,' so kept as easy as possibly could
and went on
"Perhaps," ses /, 'youve noticed that are
been pain numerous attenshuns to your daugh-
ter, an | am graliticd to stait, with infinite
popularity. Now, ef you'll give Sally to Inc,
III vote for you for Governor, and scud my
country ef you amt elected.
well, arter id delivered myself ir that ar
benevolent style, what do you think the old
codger's reply were! Why, instead of sayin,'
"take Sally and welcome" he actually pinted
to the door and told me to scatter, vow l
got out of patience then, sure, and didn't care
what occurred-if Saily's bonnet was mashed.
"Mr. Scraggs," ses I,"I should be happy to
obge you, but the facts is, sot down here,
and can't leave, nOhow, unless you cut hole
in nv troWses"
when the old man seed how was stuck
fast, as sed, he jest catched up the hull pot
full of hot candy off fire and empted it all over
my head and shoulders, true as I'm live boy!
Jehn! how the stuff made me cavort and boiler!
but was so mad that grabd great gob and
let him have it biff-rite tween the eyes
"There, take that" ses |, "you Old ilapeared
piece of deiormity!" and then started for the
door--direct.
jest got it open, ready to dart, when old
Mrs. Scraggs burst out in loud laugh and
Sally spoke for the fu-t time.
"Sam Siackpole.' ses she, "hold!-My band>
box and your pantaoons are annered"
"Jerusalen" ses |, and leaped. must a
been awful skeered, for | landed at least 26
foot outside the house, and run like prairie
fire. never looked behind me till next morn.
in,, and when did, The kniren of the bandbos
~as er stickia' to my trousers!
THAT was my merasses candy adventure,
Sqnre, and right hot work it was--But mar
ried Sally at last. The old man give in. after
while, and now you can reckon up the family
in your sinsus as quick you please