The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-08-25

I "Iuck mother! Look at my pants and
see for yourself. Id rather skrimmage with
whole tribe Of red skins than git on the trail
of one gall
Nonsense I" says the old woman, "f'll
patch the trowsers as good as new, and to-
morrow night you shal! try again."
Lord have mercy on me. as the man sed,
when he was goin' to be huag.'
Well. thar was plenty OF gals in the settle
ment, and the old woman wouldn't let me
give up the chase, so the next night left
Wolf at home and went up to see John
Barker's Molly. She ~ern't up to some Of
the gals iii the settlement, but | were know
ing TO her droppin' eight acres Of corn in
one day, and raking and binding after the
cradles in the rye field, 80 thought size mount
do. know Old Barker and his dog were gone
away from home. 50 there were no danger to
my pants. but thought perhaps Molly mout
have bow. and Of all things its little the
meanest a Citing on another mans tree when
he's watching the Lick, so | thought I'd look
in the winder and see if any human was
staying with the gal, before went in; so
fumbled around in the dark and climbed upon
a dug out to look in. Jst as was taking
peep my foot slipped and come kerhop
head and tail full length up to the neck into
something soft.
Heavens and arth - what kind Of quag-
mire am in now - The noise brought the
nld woman and Mol out W tn the candle as |
were laundering in the trough.
Am. Swamp-my gracous.-.what are you
! thar IN ms soap:" screamed the old woman.
a getting our jist as fast as can. Miss
! Barker" says |, scrapng of the slush from
, my face and hands.
t !" But how ON alrth did you come to get
there :"
. why, Miss Barker. to own the corn,
cum up to see If Moil thar would except my
I compaiy, and got upon the dug ont tu-tu."
n " To glt soft soaped afore you come in,"
a roared Motley. "You can't soft soap me.
] you varmint. and the sooner you make your
: self scarce in the dggns the better, or I'll
i make soap greese Of your body. and bile
i you down to smaller chunk than you be
n now"
: "Nuif sed." saysI. Way be tetotally
a obiterated II | ever try to git on the track Of
d gal again. The old woman may die of
Il rheumaty, and I'll give up the traps and 20
e to raising corn my yself--aye and baking my
lie own hoe cake and patching my own trowsers
= before I'll ever try 10 court another live fe-
5. male woman. don't understand the nature
IN Of the game"
lie Didn't feel streeked. Didn't feel as il
IN I'd preled and put my skin on t'other side
eSst aSa;as SSa .ei %ey tt s bst n n5pins sa
Il. il across lots in the dark, to keep out Of the
stars in shade of the rail fences, to hide the
Of blu.hrs frum myself.
Wal, I'd got along on old Squire Beach's
;" plantation, when got glimpse oflight from
4 fnI nH nd xpa r
a soln' around the sheep poin to get shut OF the
house, when the first know'd slap! went
something with an almighty spring, and the
teeth of double power wolf trap dug into
list nv leg clear 10 the hone. Murder, murdet
,ut help, help-in the name OF all creation =
at | shouted. was fast as any Wild varmin
in the tall timber, and Oh didn't it pain.
I'm The Squire's dog sot up dreadful yel
sly and flew al me like d streak of lightning
The Squire seized his rifle, and with tn
- boys rushed out Of the cabin. :" A wolf
50 wulf-get out, Watch, Ill pepper the var
ess mint"
;ou "Take care. Squire I'm dead-take care
old its me in the trap. Its me, Squire call o.
ng: the dog, and don't shoot"
Its Am. swamp said one Of the boys
- know his yoicr-,lon't shoot, iather."
ihe "Am. swamp" said th. old man. comm
orr up, what on srth are you doing IN my trap
but Did you come to steal nv sheep
on. No. not single fleece" sad !, "open n
gh- trap, and let me out, and Will tell you a
res ABOUT lt--oh! oh y
The, opened the trap and let me out, b.
at I could not stand. Csn much for trappr
dist gals get trapped yourselves sometimes. b.,
rot was much hurt.)
the Take him to the cabin, BOYS" said Y
old man. :. Peter, run and tell Betsy TO =
- sume rags ready to bind up his legs. yoh
had cross hands with me-there Am. sit dow
had my boy. No matter how you got trapped '
the will take care Of you, AM"
was Wal. after they got me into the cabin tn
ned, laid me on the bed aud examined ny woun
and IL was an ugly thing, and the suit soap on n
irowsers made il smart orflIly. Oh, uu
, the un yes il don't do ANYTHING else.
Betsy got some warm water and wash
Call of the blond and then wrapped clean viii
orse cloth around the wound but Il achcd
night. After il got ltttle easy, just "a
this the Squire the whole stor. ffnn beginning
end lie couldn't help laughing. nor the DO
Tic neither; but | noticed that Betsy did,
will laugh, but once seed her wipe her ewes wi
sil . tie corner of her apron--what for, thinks
John got me suit Of clothes and Betses TO
ig" mine aud put EN- to soak. and By daylig
The next morning thay we're washed ou. Gle
,it a aad dried by the fire. didn't 20 hume q
AZ night. aud mother Thought was having 81
and rate luck, wondering all the while who il v
cak. tina, had kotched. aud little dreaming ! v
kotched myself.
athy. After while got into dcze. wher
days walked up. the house was still and thou:
k for all had gone TO bed. turned over lit
! and when twinge made me groan. raised
!. till eyes and thar set Betsey By my bedside
that laoking at me. May be shot if thar was
quire q tear in her eye.
md. "What Betty. amt you gone bed y
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