Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-10-10

the tree at last, and then turned to see if the
weight Of the bar hadn't sunk him. But
thai, within SIX feet Of him, stood the tarnal
critter, grinning ike all fred patur.
: :. Wall, l reckon that made the Kurnel
bresk out all over in . kinder cold sweat
He knoWed as bars were made by Providence
Tor. sNarmihg up tree, and he. knowed aa he
warn 8 But things was desprit so he jest
watches till he thot the varmint was not look
ing, and then the way be hauled onto the old
tree was most parfickler cdifying.
He riz about six inches on the first jerk
andstliar he stuck, for the bar hearing the
noise, leokedup with sich darned wicked
grin on his features. that the Kurnel was
nigh most dropping right off.
se'ss WALL things kept on jest so for about
an hour, / guess. Thar was the Kdrnel
Watching the bar, and the bar watching the
Kurnel. and about every tew minutes the bar
seemed to git sorter careless, when the Kur-
mel made another six inches upwards. and the
bar would look up and growl orful, but he sot
quite still, only anybody back on him would
have thot the critter had powerful smart
touch of the fever and ager, to see how he
did shake, though it looked uncommon like
laughing too. At last the Kurnel made one
almighty big lift and Jest as he got hold on
the bottom branch of the tree, the bar give
growl fit to scare human out of his linen,
and up he springs after his victim.
ve.s Wall it ha' done the yaller collie good to
ha'. seen the Kurnel. He beat squirrels, but
the bar was soon close on him, an jest as he
hung ON to the bough to haul hisself up, the
critter made grab and 6xt his tarnal nut
crackers right into the Kurners military pam
| falcons which in the nat'ral course of things,
gin away aud wall it was bitter cold night,
| that's a fact.
.sThe bar couldn't foller him into the
Dough, the colonel's weight EN- most broke
things an SO thar they sat nigh upon tu hours
the Kurnel a meditatin' on bis sins, say
ing such prayers as he could think on. his
maple nutmegs an yeller pine cheeses, an
sich like an the basn chewing up the panta-
looms an a grinning an growing like all ma
tur' an onst in while putting suthin to his
mouth as looked uncommon ike the Kurners
stone bottle, until, jest as day weie braking
crack went somebody's shooting iron, and
down comes the Kurnel plumpinto the swamp.
Es.. And the bear ?" asked fairly wrought
to pitch of excitement. s' - - sa
l. ssWall stranger to have seen the ban
come eoolly walking down, as if nothing in
nature was out. you would have thort he wa.
a human, and that is a fact" ~
| !" And the Colonel 2 asked Il almost
breathless.
| wall the Kurnel soon come to hisself
and when be did, thar was the boys stand
ing, and thar Bill Dayrill a sitting jest oppo
site drinking the Kurnels heelth out of tht
identical stone bottle, with his darncd ugly
body done up in bar skin fit to beat nature
aud grining like an alfred coon in gun
trecr r
The roar of laughter that runa through
Mr. Joseph Bagstcr's barroom. as he fnishe'
his narration, proved that the boys IN then
parts were around, aud, no mistake, whel
there was fun ahead. The Colonel joined a
heartily as the rest and there was not maj
in the room backed down when he gave til
+ word of command to fall in, advance to tn
bar and, flicker" = Dam, s.
II When the nerriment and lickering at, th
Colunel's expense, had somewhat subsidized,
ventured to ask our jolly host for the seque
,of the adventure. and how The young traI
per appeared with the Colpnefs daughter,
s..Wall, you see stranger" said Mr., Bag
ster. q Mahetible Ann seemed to kinder cx
) | ,,ect her father would be oat late that night
| and so when Harry Lincoln called she je'
concluded she would take a walk with hli
across the border, and somehow whel sil
, come back in the morning, she warn't Hlahs
sible Ann Tubbs no longer, but Mrs Harr
r Lincoln. *, s-.rt -..s-.g -s.lls.s..-,S
+ The Kurnel was a sorter rlled up at hrs
: but however he eventually concluded to SIN
, mer down and come handsome with the youn
couple and / guess you won't find happii
, | team than Harry Lincoln and his partner
7 five hundred miles round Jonesville."
Jrsr oxE SHADE GREESEis IA lady of tn
4 city-whcn young, agreat bette-shoppin
4 one day. called for some green silk ga piet
: was 2roduced--that would not do; anothe
another, and yet another, was brought fcgt
: by the salesman, but of no avail none the'
/ among the ample pile that suited the fastit
J ious lady's taste.
e isssasA deep, very deep and dark green
what wish, !" said the fair customer. -
: The shelves were then again ransacked
T the attentive attendant-deeper and still dee
e er glowed the green, until it emerged into
dark sea tint, but none had been display
S suiting the ladys fancy. At leugth. fair
n cat of patience with his customer, the irrit
y ted salesman exclaimed ~
# < Madam, do declare, and verify believ
8 that you do not know what shade of gre
you want yourself. /" 3
: 81 do. sir, right WELL 2 returned the ia
!, fastidieas. and witty one |" select Patte
n just one shade gyesAer than yourself and
IS take It 1T once"
], 0y-A gay fellow who had taken lodgings al
y public house, and got considerably in debt, a
Q seuted himself and took new quarters This
2 enraged the landlord that he commissioned