Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-08-28

ny, ana iaDcied II Tesembled tho base
Of ono Of the pillars Of the Court
House. 49,,
"But," said he. III got /. in a good
cause. | was out in the prairie ia the
Eclinoy with the splendidast specimen Of
a Sucker gal that ever MIXED COW or
waded Cohokis. She is screamer. and
no mistake, and as fat as any heifet you
ever saw 10 paster. Presently head
a noise, and know'd that noise as soon
as hesred it too. Says "Betsy, stanl
back till brain that Internal warm.
int" She know'd what il was, TOO, and
didn't stop TO ak no questions, cause
she was barefooteI. don't know how
it was, gentlemen, but | got the heroics,
and determined 10 immortalize myself
right thar, in Beisy's presence, by pin.
ming that rattlesnake's head with the
heel Of my boot into The rich sile Of Ec.
linoy. draw'd sigh. on him, with his
forky tongue likin' out Of his mouth,
and the ratIes on his tail shiverins like
gourd full of beans with the agy, and
shot my right foot at bis head-but It
sn snapped-missed the mark-and my
old brogan went plump within six inch.
es Of his head. Them sort O. snakes
aint idle-the're hair trigger animals,
and 90 off inslanter so before could
draw my foot, he whacked it right into
my little toe, through the cowhide boot.
twice. By thunder it stung, and I
know'd If something warn't done, l
would soon be funeral.
Betsy saw it instanter, a1d said, "Jake,
are you bi, 7" Aint |, though said IL
an, blossoming Tor the tomb id fast.
| fell right over she caught me in her
arms and laid me on the grass, and had
my boot off in jiAy. She was gal that
knowd something about medicine in the
way Of roots and YARDS, and in less than
no time she had some gymsum leaves
and other vegetable truck, ard commen.
ced binding 'em around my snake.bit
toe.
81 tell you what it is, gentlemen" said
he, Gas soon as her hand touched my
foot-for had no sox on-I felt like
was telegraph pole, and that the bat.
terry had bursted, the streaks went all
over me, and | felt so COOL and tickled
that Laughed right out. thought
Betsy never looked so purity as when she
was doing up my foot. Byme by we got
up to 60 home, and as my foot was sore,
| had to lean on her-and what lean,
thought she was melting away under
: me, so all fred queer did feel. wish.
: ed rattlesnake would bite me on the
, o,her foot, so she would have to bind it
up again and toat me. It's no use a
talking; was in luv, and don't blame
the snake a darneJ bit. Now want
to marry that gal. and ! suppose the
Clerk Of the Court can wax and end us
t toee,her-can', you?" appealing to the
: good natured countenance Of our ana.
lomical friend Thornbursh. The latter,
I however, told him it was out Of his pow.
y er, but directed Tim 10 the Office OF So
Wait. He looked somewha: disappoin'
T. ted, but started of. We felt some Gu.
riosity to learn the denouement Of
T. this transaction, ard repaired 10 the Of
@ fee Of the Squire, where the following
o colloquy took place:
IT, Jake--Squire, I've been bit by rat
o. tlesnake. 3
Squlre-Sorry TO near It; out lMe ~
30 doctor.
=. Jake-That's nothing here nor thar
y l want to get married.
o. Squire-Ah with an eye to busl
ne messy that's different thing.
as Jake--Wall, Squire, l want you II
% to tongue and groove Betsy and me-
~ u WhataA you charse?
d; Squire--Well, as you have been b
n1 by a rat,lesnake, I'll putt low--sa
q" two dollars and hall.
~ Jake--Whew! can get the thir
ay done for fifty cents in Bollville, only
9" thought that We would sorter like
IT. have it done up in city style.
He started for the door, and otter m
king a few steps turned around al
said
my 81 say, Squire, let's split. I'll gi
tile you quarter." But receiving no 9
ian couragement, lmped, slowly out, enja
the ulating tha, this was "the most extra
uld agant town" he ever saw.
nay Should any doubt the Truth Of Il
'ich narrative, we can refer them to sevel
Tea' gentlemen who were present.
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