The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-07-08

Was he Minerolog>t or fintomooris,
oh no--no indeed. David would no,
have been able to spell those words IN n
week, even supp osing they had been divi
ded into 'yilablcs, with the marks Of nc
centuatlon attached. Had he Injured
anybody No--his large blue eve OK.
pressed rather the melancholy OF one who
had been injured himself Well, had
any one atfronted him. Ah no. The
same blue eye threw out flashes of warn.
ing, that the spirit within could no, brook
an atfront The fact is the poor fellow
was in love.
RIngwood again scratched dirt into
h's masters face, rs an expression of con.
tempt for his weakness, and, starting off
over The NIL to amuse himself as best he
could, he accordingly seized hog by the
ear, and suffered himself to be dragged
wherever the squeaing porker's fancy
( might lead him. Meanwhile David sat
! up and attempted to whistle the merry
/ PR OF "BiHy IN tie tow.yrownds" Blu,
1t was the most dolefuI wbistlnp ever
head, and he left oft in despair. Sud.
denly g'eam Of pleasure lighted up his
countvnancc. He thrust his hand into
his shot pouch and, drawing out u mass
OF tow, he placed it carefully apart and
displayed an egg OF n dark purple color.
1t was one OF those, known hv the name
OF Easter eggS--So ahuuiantlv used bv
the Young people Of the oldcn time. dur
mg the Easter Holidays, in the innocent
game OF pecking eggs.
The one just mentioned, and which is
destined to play so importan, part in
this liiIe history. WAS dyed with lotwood.
David had scratched variety Of figures
upon one half Of it,--sucl rs n COTTAGE
surrounded hy trecs.---a man aud wo.
man,--a game cock with fearinIiy looo
spurs and colossal hon with brood Of
"hickrns,--all of which was intended
Tor hlerog'yphic dissertation upon love
IN cottage. The other half of the cog
had no. been touched, and the disconso
late youth now directed his attention TO
ii. Taking out his knife he recommcncel
hi" etching. and, in half an hour, achieved
tctcn cahaiistic characters.
Should the reader fall into the reasona.
he error of supposing them 10 ho an in
Scrptlon in some one Of tie Shcni,ic
languages, the Ethiopic for example, the
L.'o"InS soitlo4uy ct Duyid's vii se,
him right.
"l'iI be doG'l," SAID he, "if ever was
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IN head "~n. haals :" Io", .,:.I - ~,
Towns, and haint been right ever scncc
the hg mectin at the White Church,
81, I LII, L.. 1. L. l. =,
&" pm, her foot into the stirrup. Her
shoe had ia cum off too, Jest as took
holt of it, and, whilo was putin of it
on agiu. She accused me Of tickling her
ia the bottom Of her fnot,--a thing |
wouldn't "a done for all the world. Tick
ling her in the bottom Of her foot why
wouldn't ~ thought of scch thing,
KNOWN, as every body does, that folks is
so tlcklish there. Good gracious! jest 10
think of ii Tickling her in the bottom
of her foot Id jest a. soon "a though,
al twisting her ankle ont of jnt. Well.
there's no use rcsistin. | might ~ well
float along like fish what has got into
succ that's pi,clin him iu,o fall trap.
Daddy hes noticed it NANNY has no
Iiced i, Sister Tceua has noticed it -
and whats wusS nor all, I've noticed it
myself. Ii seems to me that cold drops
Of blood is continually trcEln down from
the pint of my haIt. wonder # it rally
i, so for I'll tie dog'd Il amt gillim
/ skcer'd about it,"
I Here he WAS interrupted by Rngw ood,
who deposited upon his mr large ear
! properly belonging 10 the h"g, with which
! he had hecn amusing himself.
You dcternnlIy raskul,' cried David
springing up if | catch you I'll whip you,
I'll you can't tell seem from smelling
Taking up his squirrels and rifle. he
! started in fall chase after Ringwood, to
intict condign punishment upon him, tor
/ the outrage lie had committed but. find
ing his efforts insufficient, he ieIi into n
/ slow mcditaIive walk, which he Continued
! until he arrived at home.
I'll write Bekky II letter, that's what
/ I'll do he said, as he deposited bis rife
in the corner behind the door.