The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-01-22

lizards flew permlskusly all over that ar mee-
tin ground, outen the upper ind owe them big
lax brtches. One owe the smartesl owe nv
lizards Int he'd fuSt inter the buSsum owe a fat
oman, as big skin'd boss, and nigh unto
as ugly, who sot thirty yards ofia ianniu her
sell with tucky tail, an smart tn tbe last. i
commenced runnln down. So she wur bound
10 faIni, and did 1t fust rate: jist flung her tnc-
ky tail up in the ar, rolled down the bill, tang
led her legs an garters in the top owe huckil-
berry bush, an wur thar all safe, fair an quiet
when left.
snow old Bullin had nuthin left on him.but
a par owe hevy low quartered shoes, short wool
IN socks, an eel skin garters tu keep off the
cramp, an his skare war CROWN on him fast.
He were plum crazy, fur he Just spit in his hans
and Ieaped over the front Nv the pulpit rite in
Ter the mirdle NV the Plus part Nv the kongre-
galIon, kefd!t, an set IN IN gittin away. He
run, or ruther went in lumbprin gallup, hevv
Ike an old wagon hoss Skared al locomotive,
When hs jumped bench be shook the yearth
All hsSelf too. BonnrtS and fans clared the
'say, an hr bed a puFfectIy fair track tu the
woods. He weighed nigh onto three hundred,
bed black stripe down his back like onto an
old bride rein, an his belly looked about the
shakin lrnm side TO side. He leaned back frum
1t like little teller a iotin Nv a big drum at
muster, and hearn it slosh plum To wher |
wur. Thar wur cramF knots on his legs as big
wanuts, an all over he minded me Nv a cra-
zy ole elefant what wur possessed by the devil,
with its years, snout and tushrs sawed off. an
rared up and gwine on its hind legs away trum
eEnediatr trubble and trihulaion He did the
tl,,,
seed since dad raced with the hornets, to be no
faster than If wur.
"Wel, he disappeared in the thicket, and owe
all the muses. ye ever hearn il wur that in
cirkle uv two hundred feet or tharabou,s-sum
wImen screamin-they was the skery wuns
sum larhn-they WIS the wicked wuns sum
cGyln-they wus The tool wuns, ;sorter owe the
Lovengood stripe j sum tryln 10 git away ur
hide thar iacps-they wus the modest ones
sum Iookin art-s old Bulin--they wus the Gu
rious wuns some hangin to their bows-they
wus the sweet wuns; sum on thar knees with
thar eyes shot, but their face turned the way
the old murtirki was runnin-they was the
decelttul wuns sum dom nohin-tbry wus the
waitin WINS and the most danjerous owe all owe
them by durnd long sites. | took big skeer
myself, arer blbil about as big as a brick. a
dlslplln, an book called katapasm, few
rocks, and sich like fruit spattered on the pulpit
nj onto my he'd, aud as The Lovengoods, durn
em, knows nothin but TO run when they cit
Skard, JSt put towards the swamp on the krick
As started black botil of baldiace smashed
against tree forins me. Sum durnd fool pro-
lessor dun this, who had more zeal than sence;
fur say that any man who'd vast quart owe
good whisky fur the chance owe kDockin poor
devil like me down with it, il the bottiI uus
wuth nuthin, isn't as smart as old squire Mack
mulIin, and he shot hsseit with hoe handil,
and it warnt loaded at that Well. YOU know,
George, orter run fast-just look at these legs
Il used EN- sum atween that meetin grown
and the swamp, and they aint kotch me yet.
'.Od BarbelIy Bullin las they call him) since
his tribulation with the hell sarpnts, hailt
preched but wunst, and then he hadn't an oman
10 hear i'm. His tex wus, "nakid | came into
this wurId an I'm agwinp out on it the same
way elm spared till then" I'm told 'twar
powerful sarmini-i: was heard three miles.
He proved that nakidniss warn't much, arter
all, IT you take the rite view owe the thing
that hell sarpntS of all sizes wus skeery, cold
and trubilsum-ihat it warn't 10 be expected
owe him, poor, weak, lrail wun she dust,
to be Sarpint ur lizard proof eiiher- that wun
small sarpint of the tribe owe milciztck rum
ated a wurld through woman while he wnF
bpset with barril full of them. And sixteen
thly, but finally, that Sutiy Loyen.ood Is Tie
biggest rask, fool and skarecrow ever hatched
in the mountain range.
"Now, George, that may all be so, but |
want you TO tell old Grownhog this fur me-ef
he'll! LIT me- alone, I'll let him alone and ef he
ion't if don't lzzard him again wish / may
BE- burned inter a Poultice. Let's 60 tn the
spring and mix little owe it with this we're
whisky, Shaking his fask,) afore you start
Mind, tell ole Barbelly what sed about anuh-
IT big ske er, with--say peck--ur peck ana
half Owe zzards-try an skeer him et you kin
rood by"
Gy-An eccentric German was noted for his
making good cider, and for his extreme stngi-
less in dispensing it to his neighbors when they
,alrd to see him. A travelling Yankee who
leard this Of him, resolved TO fry his hand on
he old fellow, and coax pitcher of cider ont
IT him. He made him call, and praised up
lis farm and cattle, and speaking of his fine
richard, casually remarked,
81 hear Mr.. Won Dam, that YOU make ex-
ellent CIDER
.sYash wash, dosb. Hans bring de cider
hug
The Yankee was delighted with his success,
nd already smacked his lips IN anticipation of
ood things TO come. Hans brought up quart
no of cider, and placed it on the table before
is father. The old farmer raised it with both
ands, and gIneng his lips TO the brim, he
rainrd it to the bottom, aud then handing the
mpty Jug to the dry and thirsty Yankee, qui-
ily observed.
"Dare, it. you don't believe dat ish good cider
lust you shmell te shug."