The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1859-11-03
"A SKHTgH
THE VILLA GIRL OF THE
s' CAVERN. ~
CHAPTER j

~ CHAPTER I.
"And you are sure that she goes
ia and out" said /, "at least once
week." & s1
''Just as sure as my Pinky here
has two eyes to see her knitting"
answered the old man, Sand more an
shat, there is little sunthin that
goes in with her, but my ncggin has
no name for such varmint."
"Have you an idea who she is, or
from whence she come; or how long
she has been visiting the cave?0
Said I.
swell stranger, one question at a
time if you please" said the old
man, as, to who she be, that very
question has caused my old head to
get many an extra scratch; as to the
place she came from. l hardly
think that fair question; for you
soc / never had any talk with her,
but the time she has been making a
fox of herself; I know smthin about,
that Ido. "You see stranger, here
the old man put coal into bis pipe
as if he was making preparations
for long conversation, 1--WE some
times have some nifty puffs of air, as
old Pinkey there can tell ye, they
are puffs, what be pufs too, Were
you ever in, one of these are puffs
stranger!'' I assured the old man
that l never was, when he continued,
swell you may thank your stars that
you never was cause you see stran-
ger, I have seen those little runs
dry runs they call 'em cause they
get dry so often-empting into
Elkhorn Greek, looking like young
Mississippi's for all; covered with
floating trees fow'd off, flow'd up,
and fow'd every other way, and fen
ces all stuck together as if they war
q going to move to another planta-
tion; and horses, cattle, hogs and all
kinds of varmints, even to niggars
in their shirttails; oh, 'twere awful
TO look upon!" Here the old man
examined his pipe, and continued.
swell stranger it was one of these
are blowing times and rainy to, like
is somebody war pouring the Mis-
sissippi out on us, that this ere gal
begin to put up in that ere hole; |
call her gal, cause you see stranger
shis old chap can't reconcile himself
Co call her lady, long with Pinkey
there, nor | ougt'nt, ought l stran-
gerf" AS 1 was anxious to hear the
story / nodded agreeable to his wish.
"You are right about that, stranger,
you are, as old Pinkey there can tell |
ye. Sit up closes to the FIRE stran-
ger, while | go and get another log |
O. wood, cause you see this is a
pretty chilly night for june, sure.
By the time the old man had finished |
saying this, he was out at the door
putting the smoke from his mouth /
which few off in the chilly air. /
Thinking it was time that old Piukey
as the old man called her was say
ing something, l remarked that this
story was very interesting. "Misy!
tuityl but you see stranger, if you
want to hear the balance on it, you
will have to give my old man some
shiney." VA
ri "Money!" I asked. ou
"That sa,ne-'cause you see stran-
ger, it will tax good while to tell
all about it and the old man will be
mum till he sees the shiney."S a.i
The old man soon entered and /
when he had finished bis fire.-re-
marking all the tius, that if he had
. plenty of meneyu he would know
where the next, stick was coming
from. Ihanded him half dollar
and requested that he shoald finish ,
.Ais story. sa asl q. sgais sls
gi'aWell you see stranger" he be- !
gan 'fitwill take some time to give I
you full history, 80 | wiilahave to j
Acurtail little--as the editors of |
che Commonwealth say;--a nifty {
good paper that is.--So youican fill
it all up to suit yourself when you !
20 to write it down. ssAs / said
'afore, it was one of these ere windy, i
rainy times, that, that ere gal took t
mp her lodgings IN. that ere cave, q
and nifty we'll does old Pmkey there ]
remember it. 1t had been raining {
some four or five hours, and the $
great, black cloudswere big with
when Pinkey and this ere /
old man, thought weGhesrd noise 8