Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-07


than to talk to me in that way. "Well, Tim,
you can't tell how blamed funny ii looks to see
great big /" linkum" like you wearing such
blamenation small breeches." tell you, |
couldn't stand it any longer, so inst took him
by the shoulders, turned him right about face
and tried the virtue of shin bone propelling pow
er on him for nearly five minutes. You may bet
your odd rib that he came to the conclusion that
there was no splice nor anything else but the real
natural shin bone and marrow about that This
affair was the principle cause OF all my trouble.
Bob made a desperate case of it to Sally agA old
Chism, and the consequence was that she sclN me
word not to visit her any more. | have got her
note to that effect in little testament in my bag
there Reaching over at this moment and run
ming his hand into the bag he exhibited the note
and told Grotius to read it. Grotlus read
- PrDDEN CREEK, MoccAsIN BEND,
July l. lSiS.
TIM-Dear Sir - ] have every reason to be-
lieve from recent events that your feelings and
friendship is not mutual for all the members of
our family. Kindness for one and hostility for
another, is feeling which cannot tolerate or
admire GU will please suspend your visits
henceforth. | am my own hrst,
SALLY CuIsM.
:" Why Tim, she's regular bee hive, exclaim-
cd Grotius. ayes" said Charley, who still lay
in his former position on the ground . I'll be dad
bun'd if she amt right pcart.' Z" But, resum-
ed Tim, found way to bridge her anger and
walk right into her affections after that. Old
Chism you see owed my father balance on the
payment for the farm. Father held his note,
which was payable after corn husking, was
talking to the old man one day in the field about
our little affairs lie offered to give me Chism's
note, five barrels of corn, and q splendid brown
horse mule if would work on until the first of
new. year | agreed to do it. | took the note and
went over to old Chism's one Saturday evening,
/ sSd told him that should have to call on him
soon for the payment. The old man looked quite
surprised, and spoke of tho scarcity of money
aud the impossblity of paying the note before
spring, | put on few airs, but with no sort Of
hard feeling towards the family. You know how
natural it is for men to put on airs with those
who are obligated to them. i saw 1t was going
to work well. Sally and the old woman were in
close counsel about the matter, and seeing the
old mans anxiety to join the conference, took
stroll in the barn yard, as it there was nothing
at all in the house that attracted ny astenion.
The old man soon came out and Commercial tallSs
psg about the strange conduct of llyad asinoe
= Ists h ohg 70 tnt noise nc sad .3aim, am
frank to confess that Sarah will never be any
thing like she used to was if you don't continue
your visits" | replied by assuring him that
was all right, and was willing to 60 on Us
we did before. Sally made her appearance at
the door and called, Tim! beginning in a mild
tone and running up to a scream. Her father un-
derstood it and said, 90 Come Tim let's go to sup
per-" | went, of course, and will say that
never cat more hearty meal in my life. After
supper the old folks left Sally and me alone
! They were mighty good people about that and we
talked the whole thing over | stopped until Mon
day morning, and when | left | told the old man
he needn't make himself any way uneasy about
the payment of the note Chsm smiled and said
Z" All right, Tim" Things went on very smooth
ly for few weeks until little wlre-eyed, blue
gilled, hungry-looking pcttifogger, commenced
to interfere with my arrangements told him
II wouldn't be fooled with, and that if ! caught
him meddling with my affairs, there would be an
injured " limb OF the law" lie replied that |
had better go along about my business, and that
Me would attend to his and mine too, if troubled
Bin. | knew that he would be revenged Of me
elow, because be was said to be very spite
2ul so always kept my " top eye open for him.
There was in the neighborhood an old half
cracked carpenter who used to go by the name of
Wind and Chips and who was Il particular
friend of " Blue Gill' and by the influence Of the
little lawyer this old mad head cut trap-door in
the small bridge that led across Moccasn creek
and about the fourteenth Of last February, when
was returning one night from Sally's house,
went caswash right through the trap door,
striking my chin on The rim of the door and both
elbows on the casing. 1t was a dark and over
east night, but saw stars for half an hour after
fell, and when my elbows struck felt as though
there was two streaks OF double chained lightning
and whenever hear Of Ben Franklin's catching
lightning, think Of that Riglt the trap door
the stars / seen, and the double chain lightning
that run through me-" Well" said GrOtius
"ihat was experiencing the sciences sure enough
Tim" " Yes, Tim" said the Judge, " that was
going to the foundation of science, or rather
sounding the depths of mechanical philosophy"
"Well now :" said Tim. I'm coming to the cause
that has driven me here. found out that the
little lawyer WAS at the foot Of it, and so deter
mined to give him fits. knew he carried pistols
so procured one and went out in old Dick Bel
ie ttn,I. nd ia tel
that old Pete Buster on the other side of the tim
Der, was just dying aud had sent for him imme-
diately to draw up his will This brought him.
Jack and he came along quick pace. hailed
him when he came up to where ! was setting and
told him to draw his pistol and defend himself.--
lie replied that be had no pistol, so gathered
him and pounded him until smashed his collar