St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
ROMANTIC SKETCH.
NUNS ABOUT !

In the early settlement Of texas a
surly faced grizzly haired chuff'y and
moon eyed chap who prosecuted a Ger
tain rogueish damsell with his atten-
tions but was finally thrown off by the
Following ruse it being the waiter
mellon season And bcttys father hay-
ing a fine supply all the youngsters
for Miles around assembled there on
the holiday to feast on MELONS. c
was Prommncnt til the afternoon.
betty held private interviews with the
other young men and arranged that
c should BE decoycd from the house
and frightened by the Cry of indians
from some of his comrades which it
was thought would wound his pride
and drive him away. five young men
with G walked out bathe in the riv-
er three hundred yds distant Was pro-
posed by one and seconded by others.
of course poor c was in. they went
down to the ford near the mellon Patch
and began undressing. in the mean
time eight or ten others with guns had
gone Down under cover of the bank
and sccreted themselves Along the
path from the bathing place to the
house. the company with were in
fine glce and in going down spoke of
the recent outrages of the indians their
increasing boldness &c thus exciting
the authoritative bumps of c to the
highest pitch. now boys said one who
shal be the first to dive into that ere
pool. will said G aint | first with
the gals in course I'm first here off
went coats Shoes pants &c just as
G had doffcd evrything but short
redhauncl shirt bang bang bang who
wo-ych bang went two three four
guns-loud and shril rose the indian
yell in the dense brush and under the
bank oh lord i'm a dead man said
james simpson my leg is broken o
save me, cried george WILLIAMSBURG
for life men run for mercys sake run
Cried jack parsons one Of my eyes is
out and both my arms is broken
all being said in an instant. do
you see that red blaze along the
path look moment what velocity that
| Jagged hair all strait out behind
that's Z streaklng it for the house
Shirt and all. see him about the COR
ner of the field by the thicket bang
bang went half dozen pieces louder
than ever rose the hideous warcry.
oh lord shouted G redoubing his speed
the red blaze getting larger lunches
of his hushy hair dropping out as he
Spread himself see him leap the yard
fence high in the air red shirt and all
the porch was full of ladies off went
two or three more pieces. c glanced
at the ladies then at his red shirt. run
for your life G screamed Betty. the
house is full of Indians fathers dead
and brother sam is wounded run run
speed In the Twinklng of an eye c
was out of the yard and supposing
the premises surrounded off he shot
the red blaze more brilliant than ever,
and striking directly into thick
thorny bottom he reached and swan
the river, and although it was nearly
sun set G got into settlement fifty
miles distant to Breakfast next morn,
ing still retaining the sleeves and collar
of his red shirt and reported all the
family visitors &c among the slain
as for himself he said he Fought as
long as fighting would do any good
it is unnecessary to inform you deal
reader whether or not betty was
troubled with G after that snap
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