Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-05
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pksslSe xiit dos iss<!f however ressficfed by
lks eHcfsinssaens u rides, Of ss an established
SEVERITY Of fnsnners Codes are artificial but
rnissh II natural; and although HE social life Of
the ca.onier WIS pretty gf5sn and pretty srurr,
and s,sh The ahsEncr Of inrDf5. he immiaenee
Of d.nger. The pressnYr Of toll. the prohibition
o. sterss ~ she inability ocngage vs. them. life
ss-sssed sserp and srriess ssp*s, there vas
ssil ti,ne ~hen the proisnv nddlr would squeak
out. There ~ss xofue fatncrs is the lean land,
and nos end then an oiiv negro would .yas -Iawi'
overs basket ofehiss. On Long Island where
uspte u good desi Of level plain, and muck and
ssssd, and barren, ses beach. and the inhabitants
are Disposed 20 be moody, they would sometimes
ftsle With laughter. ~ veil N with aSne. There
vas sofae fun nj CafsH. and come relaxation ..
Buciram
The isoss and girls were binding vbest.aheaYes
and the work wen, on mstrily. aud there sas
much song and laughter, and the minister locked
With pleased face over The rails; for many
nistcbes were the resnif o. these festivals. La
corner Of field At the base Of yellow stack,
fhere was deposited eorpuicnt little jug wish
sh0r, ueck, and am grieyed to say thai II con.
tanned rum. ] think that II IL very probable
that the circulation Of that iuid. imbibed a. II
vas without any suspicion in those innocen. days
caused hshiness in the head, and an activity
efshe animal Spirits. which In old Puritan times
adhered ~ derogatery TO character.
7,vayero mutdatsrd aos ssuta,asr su,n an.
Well. the boys And girls werc binding wheat
sbeases In the field at corsr,. Ii was near sun.
down; the crop was mostly harvested; but nj.
though they had toiled diligently all dav, their
spirits did no, flag. 1.-THE whole island had been
wheat field, they could have garnered II in COM
pany no doubt. Cheerful labor does not result
IN painful reariness. Hitherto they had trans.
Creased no rule Of propriets till all Of sudden,
Bill Barsaloo, who was working nj the same
cheat with Betty scndder, threw lis arms around
her neck and kiased her lips with rcsounding
smack II was the heigh, of audacity, and al.
though the blood mounted to her eyes in anger
and rhc slapped his checks until bis ears rang, be
ran away and rolled upon the ground, and rolled
and roared viii, laughter
Bill Barkaoo WAS about twenty years old, old
enough 10 know better lie wac fellow
with big bushy head Of red hair, red face COW
cred with freckies. with hand as hard as iron,
and grasp like the grip ofa vice, and a voice
like The roaring of many waters. He made
great noise as he drove his team, standing up in
his check shirt. and singing and hallooing TO his
cattle he had an honest heart, but reputation
for wildness. His progress in the catechism had
been hitherto small. and he had more than once
been reprovcd In meeting. lie used to hang his
head over the gallery on Sabbath until his face
became as rudy az peice Of raw beef, and then
rolling his quid in his cheek, ogiug and staring
about him, find what amusement he could, aud
exhibit a lack Of attention to the preached word,
TO the no small disturbance of.the speaker
Sometimes be would fall fast, asleep, and snore
sorancorously as to be heard over the whole build.
Ing, or he would SET the negroes who congrega.
ted in the loft a ittering and otherwise mar the
soemnity OF the day lie was moreover fond Of
horses, (which fact alone, If there we're no others
against him, would have been sufficient to stamp
him In the eyes of truly religious people) lie
knew the points OF horse; he trotted and can
tered, and ssore oltanin doing the same. New.
ertheiess at the very depth of his character, there
was a seriousness which nobody had MS vet tished
up. because those who looked into him we're
more superficial than they thought he was. lie
admired Betty Scadder, land not he only, for she
~as the gem OF Coram the pride of the Big Plains
and the flower of Long Island: and he could
have swan through the surf and cln,nbercd to the
top'of The Blackstone or crossed over the Devils
stepping Stones TO win her. lie would have
fought angle handed against all the Moutanks to
save her, When Betty MIXED the COW he would
sometimes watch his chance, and If the coast was
clear, and no one stirred about the homestead.
ne would scale the fence, and kneeling down, as.
rst her at the fragrant udders, although she pro.
tested that she did not want his help; aud ms the
alternate snowy streams descended into the milk
pail he would attune his coarse pipes TO what
tovc-dittics he could; then as tie evening star
shown bright he would retire to his enclosure to
tend his colt, or TO unyoke his oxen. II was a
pity that his reputation was not better, and that
he had no standing in the church; that they look
ed upon him as an almost irrcdcemabc sinner
On one occasion he had pinchcd the arm of
Betty at singing-school, but the rcproofh had been
s"serere, that he placed himself for n long time
on ms good behavior. The temptation in the
Wheat,hcd was too much for Bill Barkaloo's
philosophy. Betty exceedingly toothsome.
She had form which was exqusit in its proper.
tons Her height was not one 1.-THE Of an inch
aIniss' The belt around her waist was us sweet.
~ itted as the girdle Of Venus Her head was
poised upon neck as graceful as the wild white
swans; her arms (Which he had pinched) were
most deiieiously plump with din,plcs at the ell
BOWS; her checks AS rcd as roses and her Inns
as tempting rs cherries. Her ewes also in color
betwSt jjet-black and chestnut, when she let down
Their long ashes in hue SO soltcned, but when
in anger she uplit,cd the lashes, resplendent in
their lire, were enough to put the amorous soul
IN blaze. What wonder then, that when at |
arms length from her in full flesh of the spirts |
which the harvest brings, no threw his arms |
around her neck, and tondly kissed her 1t was
crime which admitted OF no atonement except
by committing II again, which brought after it no I
rpcn'ant tears or remorsc of conscience; for he
~eht away, and his ears tingled with the delicious
electricity from Betty's fingers.
betty went home and told her mother and her
mother told the old man, who was smoking his
Pipe on the door-siil. lie mumbled and groancd,
but did not take it much at heart. Bill Barkn
loo, would at some day or other, come into nos.
session Off good farm and that alone would atone
fora multitude OF sins Nevertheless this i'm.
proper act was talked OF, and produced a deal of /
scandal Young people at their little gatherings
would cry out: Who kissed Betty Scudderg
putting an arch and emphatic emphasis upon the
hrst word which was provocative of mirth At
'as'' Tue matter became so aggravated, that il
NG uesmed advisable to bring up the culprit,
and al least 10 try him for msdemeanor.
The ga&blade of Coram was summoned to an
swer to the charge, as well as those who could
TESTIFY 10 the kissing oil Betty Scudder The in.
Vesiigaiion excited deal of interest, from the
place where Il happened, through all the inter-
Sen,ng villages to MontauA Point Old maids
and old wives discussed it with eager interest,
While in mouths Of Young Coram, aud of Young
bnekram, OF Skonk's Manor, and ofyoung Mus.
quito Cove, the words became proverb which
were handed down through several generations,
WITH their accompanying cadence: WHO kissed
Betty Scuddcrs'
Young Barkaloo came to the trial in brave
suit of clothes, and with SNOWY team of horses,
accompanied by all the gallantry Of Coram.-
HIS hair looked redder and his frccklcs more
numerous than ever, while his merry laugh was
heard on the way, as il to defy the Consequences
al his misdcmeanor What had he done, -
Merely stolen a kiss in open day from one of the
fairSst of Ewes daughters, which he was willing
g replace with another Did Betty condemn
hims II she did at hrst there was reason 10
think, that npon reflection, she admired his dash.
ing boidness, that she was siang with eompunc-
ton for boxing his ears; and that with womanss
tenderness she now sympathiscd with his peck
oil TROUBLES. l have somewhere read that one
day, as a Young man was twisting up a wheat
sheaf IN the field, he bound up viper or a rat
t.esnakc which made an effort to bite him. We
shah scc whether this sheaf contained rattle.
snake or aoNerss The following extract is from
the scsn-recorsis ofccram, copied .sr6aiim ct
istsrassm.
rs October lfol William Rarkaloo for k;s.
sing Betty Scudder. Faay Polkemus tes,i6c3
that he Was IN wheas-sield Of Mr. Ladlu,n. and |
that he SAB him pa, his arms round her mech,
but that he did no, see him Kiss her. Cannot
sas that he heard him say be meant 10 do IT, ,
Knows the defendant very web, bat never play.
I'd cards with him. Bought areu ofhim before i
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