Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-09-02
San Staekpsle's Adventure.
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'Yoo never heard tell Of my noI.ss.. can.
dy adventure, did you, Squire, said Stack
pole TO me, when called At his house to take
the census Of his family shook my head
and be Proceeded 4 spec csats i, va. ra,h.
or wonderful affair, and III sally there would
toll II, you would erpreciate 1t certain. I
was courtin' Sally at the time. and was in
love up TO my oyes But her old daddy 80.
| opposed TO me out and ont And hsva
| stupcndous mantle erossest ucliest old
varment that ever wore spec,acl,s and I
have often wondered how Sally could 10 ,ach
charming little crea iure With such \ cru.
ty old fellow FOR father. Sho was mag
nun bcrGn gal sure. n that tin,c {. ltst,,
faded nov you see, but that's 20 he expected.
Beauty Is only skin deep, but uglin..s goes
! 70 the bone.
Well one day, went TO town and bought
avhols heap offancy doipg., ritbon,, beads,
goose greeso for the hair, ct cotora and so
forth. was determined 10 eoaI her un
and putting my purchases snugly in bun.
die locomoted toward her daddy's house,
true a. Q ride
1t was rather late when arriv. and old
scrsggs was bilin' sun merlasse. candy for
Sally TO peddlo the next d,y-there bcia .
show 10 iown-sally aud her nanny hav.
in retired.
The fust thing that done. however. arter
snssrin' aud old scra;gs had stared ,t me.
few, was TO sit right down in . ran Of hot
merlasses, he'd put on . cheer to cool, which
made me jump up and howl arlslin r.
gingerbread how il buruti But as be
didn see the accident, | sluatted on SALLY.
band boz which contained her Sunday bon.
net-not noticin'-and went 90 ruhbin Ike
siItysiKI Well, srter I'd g., there snell
groahing for myself and wondering hos
much damsgo Id done, the old man gave me
another terrific look and said
'sam StAekpOle, wha, hev you como here
Artor-ssy
Mr. ssragg,' sez /, not DARN TO stir for
fear he'd discover tho prodikament Two
como here on very important business (OL.
Lordy how that molasses smarted y and if
you'll keep your sboneser dawn Abou, 6ye
minutes, III ondeayor to inform you with
that degrso Of faccurscy that I'm 90 proemi
nently and consplcuously developed.
The old fellow dijn'; understand that ar
powerful language, aAd ia course he didn't
say nOthin and SO kept as easy as pos.
sibly could and went on
Perhaps, 'seE l, you've noticed that I
have been payin' numerous atteuAhuns 10
your daughter, and | am gratiGed TO stsit
with Infinite popularity. Now, il you'll
give Sally TO me, Ill vote for you for Gov.
ernor, and leave the country fyeu aint slec.
ted
Well, after I'd delivered myself in that
n benevolent style wha. do you ihink the
old codgeTs rerly w,s' Why instead Of
saying take Sally, and welcome, ho actually
pinted TO the door and told me TO scatter,
vow got out Of psiieuce. then. sure. and
didn't care then what occurred-if sally.
bonnet uss smashed
Mr.. Scrsggs, ser /, Il should be happy
to obligs you, but tho fact is, 50, down
hers and cant leave, nohow, unless you cut
hole in my trowsers
when the old man saw how stush fast
a. set, he jisi coiohod up the hull no. Of
hot candy of the FIRE and en- ptied IL all over
ny hssd and shoulders, true IS IN a!iTs!
Jehu how the stuff made mo saper aud hol.
Ter But l vas 80 mad that grabbed =
great COB and lie, him have IL biT rite bo
tween the eyes.
There, take that ser I. Won old fon..,,.
% piece oidefnrmlty And then 1 started
Tor tho door-diroct. | ji.ig gotit open, rea.
dy TO dart when old Mrs Ssrsgg's burst in.
TO lSud laugh and Sally spoke for the fa,,
tims
San stS'trole,' ser she, hold Ny band.
boz and your pAutalo1ns are dHaetai
'Jsrevsslcm ,oI I snd lesped
mustA been awful sscsred. fur I4nded a,
least twenty feet outside tie house and run
likes prairie IRE. never looksd behind
me iili next moruin,' and Whsn did. "a,
k''v fHe b1HE 5ox rgI Httm' ta,, T. ay
tyoirS'I!
That was my rnerlas'e' candy alveniurc.
S4aire, aud ri's b., vari g W.s g,tI
married Sally at last Tho old man gave
in, arter while, and now you can reckon nm
Abe family In your sinsus a. you rIoaso,