The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-03-15
SEiEGTF STORY.
SAM srACKpoLE's ADVENTURE
BY SIMON suRos, JR.

=" OIL never DcdJu tCll vi my iHSIldos
candy adventure, did you, Squire 2 said
Sam Stackpole to me one day, when /
had called at his house to take the census
of his family. I'shook my head, and
sam proceeded: -
Il speculate it was rayther a wonder
full affair, and if Sally there would only
tell it, you would expreciate it, CERTAIN
/ was courtin' Sally at that time, and
was in love up to my eyes. But her old
daddy was opposed to me, out and out
And he was stupendious man-the cross
est, uglicst old varmint that ever wore
spectacles and have often wondered
how Sally could be such charming lit.
tie creature, with such crusty old fellow
for father. She UaS magnum bonum
gal, sure, at that time-a little faded now,
YOU see : but that's to be expected
Beauty only skin deep, but ugliness gees
to the bone.
well, one day I went to town and
bought whole heap of fancy doin's-
ribbins, beads, goose grease for the har,
ct cetera, and-so forth. was determn-
ed to coax her up, and putting my pur,
chases snugly in bundle. / locomoted
towards her daddy house, true as ride
1T was rather late when arriy, ant
Old Scraggs was bilin' sum merlases can
dy for Sally to peddlc next day--therC
helm a show in town-Sally and be-
nanny havin' retired.
The fust thing done, however, arte
entering, an Old Scraggs had stared a
me few, was to sit rite down in a pan o
hot merlasses, he'd put on a cheer to cool
which made me jump up and howl ANA
zin' Gingerbread, how it burnt bu
as he didn't see the accident, squatte(
on Sally's band box, which containedhe
sunday bonnet-not noticin'--and wen
to rubin where it burnt, like sixty-six
Well, arter I'D sot there spell, groanin
for myself and wonderin, how much dam
are I'd done, the old man ga. e anothe
terrific look, and said
Sam Stackpole, what hay' you com
here arter-say :?
'Mr. Scraggs, ses l, not DARN to st
for fear he'd diskiver my predikamen
I've come here on mighty important BIZ
iness. 20, Lordy how that merlasSC
smarted?) and if you'll jist keep yo'
ebenezer down about five minutes. /
endeavor to inform you with that degr'
of accuracy, with which | am SO conSPl
uously and preeminantly developed.
THE old feller didn't understand tn
ar powerpool language, and in course
didn't say nuthin' /; SO | kept as easy as
possibly could, and went on:
Perhaps, ses I, you've noticed that
are been payin' numerous attenshun
your daughter, and I'm gratifed to sta
with infinite popularity. Now, if you
give Sally to me, I'll vote for you for Go
ernor, and leave the couatry if you al
elected. :.
sWell arter had delivered myself
that ar benevolent style what do you thl
the old codger's reply were? Why
stead of saying, Take Sally, and w
come, he actually pointed to the do'
and told me to Scalterl Ivow got {
of patience, sure, and didn't care wi
occurred--if Sally's bonnet ,acaS smasht
'Mr Scraggs, ses l, q should be hap
to obligc you, but the fact is, | sot do
here, and can t leave, no how, unless J
cut q hole in my trowsers.
'When the old man seed how | v
stuck fast as l set he jist catched up
hull pot full of hot candy off Of the Ii
and emptied it all over my head a
shoulders--truc, as am live boy
Je hu how the stuff made me cavort
holler But was so mad that gr
bed great COB and ethim have it
rite tween the eyes.
There take that J ses l, you
Aop.eared piece of deformity and Il
started for the door--direct. Ijest
it open, ready to dart, when old N
Scraggs bust out into loud laugh
Sally spoke for the fust time.
Sam Stackpole,' ses she hold !
bandbox and your pantaloons are an"
ed.P
Jerusalem + scs !, and ! leaped'
must been awful skeered, for | Ian
at least twenty foot outside the house
ran like prairie fire, | never loo
behind me till next mornin. and wh'
-- did, the kiver of the bandbox was site
vcr, to my trousers :,
'lhat was my merlasscs candy adj
ture, Squire, and right hot work il
But married Sally at last. The old
giv in, after awhile, and now you
reckon up the family in your census
a,,;ok no ynu nlease'