The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-07-12

down the creek down by Johns, they seed him
! over in his Punkin bottoms plowin and singin
luve songs, afecln happy, as it he had everything
| fixed between him and Sail, and so Pete and Tom
made out like they wur skecred and in powerful
| hurry and called tu John aud told hlm that they
had not cotched that lion yit what had got outen
his den up in Sharlot, and that he wus seed list
above old Sousely's store tina: mornn by severaIs,
and roaring orfuly-and when last seed
a maxim his way down the bottoms rite toards
/ Piddieburg. Hit skecrcd John monstrusly, as his
house wur the furthest up next tn the big thckct,
and John axed and begged them tn cum and stay
with him that mite, but they told him that they
must go home and mind their own folks fur they
moved the lion wud be along nfore day in the
mornn and they war in hurry to go round and
circulate the muse tn the rest uv the nabors John
then lussens his horse outen the plow rite stratc
and put off for the house listenin every mint fur
the lion, and feeds his things and goes in afore
dark and bars up his doors rite close, and put
nue. flint in his gun and sot the broadax inside the
door, and then shed off and went tn bed and tried
to make hissef easy and cumposcd thinkin about
Sail and hoppin, thai orful varmint wud go on
down the creek without hurtin him or Sail uher
Awhile attur this as John wur getin little
hopeful and easy, Pete and Tom had got reddy fur
thur suranade and had got round in Punkn
bottoms give the Dumb Bull wun twang, and
cum on roarin down tn the spring aud there stopt
ana rOafeu hit lODG Tune, ana cum on up nurCIy
tn the house They heard John jump; and cud
see him, by the light thru the cracks painless, a
runnin and a rantin frum wun end uv the house
tn the other They then give hit low twang,
sorter like unto a low growl til they got rite up
TO the back door, tween the kitchen and the big
house, and they twanged and roared hit louder
than ever John cudcnt stand hit no longer, but
busted the glass and shutter aud jumped rite thru
the wnder-iest he when he got outen bed
-and hen R-lin arifa hn cOcEin
bur bottom fur widder Jinkins, leayn white
strate out behind him tn bring up the rear
We had all gone tn bed at the widders, and
Sail and her nanny had bin a snuzin fur sum
time and tho wus mitey tired, fur | had jist
finished riven boards at sun down, but ] cudcnt
go tn sleep fur listenin fur the Lion Suracdc,
and when fust heerd hit strike up, ef ] he'd had
my close or if the lightwood nots hadn't bin
given much lite wud a gut up and went tu tho
door, but while | wus lien thinking what wudc
becum Nv John, KNOWN he wus mtey skerry, |
heerd sumbudy cummin umberin up tho
spring hill maxim as much fuss as drove Nv yune
mules, and then jumped the fense, rite thru
the old 'omons bean patch, and panten fur broth,
holered out ''fur god sakc fur gods sake open the
door, and then busted rite in an cum with sich
rush that he nocked the door on the luther side
ofen the hinges, and then staggered back an like
tu fel kerslug in the middle of the FORE but
backed and ketched by the old 'omon's bed post,
and never stopped til he planted hissclfa a straddle
NV the jice.--l tel you thar wur use NV these
here spansion rods tu swell his skurts as he run
up that ar wall-eept that part NV the skurt behind
what had cotched up the cuckkleburs as he cum
thru the bottoms, and he put me in mine, fur ala
the world, nv white pony with bis tail NOTED up
fur muddy wether.-The old ONION an Sail walked
up scremin like they wud go intu fits, and
looked up and seed John in that fix, they pulled
the kiver over their faces, and John hollered sat
as sune as he cud git his breth, 'Widder Jenkins,
fur God sake git up and shut tn the doore fur the
Big Lion what's outen his deu is rite arter me,
fur hit is run me plum frum home rite outer the
bed" The old onion jumpt up an clapped the
doore tn and pined hit, and set the luther up
an put the big table agin hit, and throwed her
hands up an cried out "Lord hev mercy, hcv mercy
upon u.s." Sail whimpered and whined and L
sni niyggered; stuffed my mouth ful NV bed close
tn keep from spilen the joke. "John! john sos
the old ONION, recuverin frum the fust conyuIshuns
care you sure hit is the Lion; did you really see
hit" ayes! les marin, tu be shurc, fur Pete
Seritchley and Tom Whizzler cum by frum Souzley's
store afore mite, an told me hit wus seen up thar,
and | went home shet up every thing, an sure
enuf a while arter dark [ hccrd hit cummin
roarin up in Punkin Bottoms, and then hit,stopcd
down about the spring en- hit r00rcd and Sn07te2
down thar long time and then shakin hits
lubberly self up the spring road tn the house,
grown en- nashin NV its teeth orfully, ard hit cum
on til hit got between the kitchen en- the big
house, and thar hit smelt blad, whar had throwed
outen the entruls chicken--en tier gewhitakcr
how lit did r-o-arw "John John ~ ses the
old omon "git down! git down. outen thar, fur yur
a gon to faint" He was tremlin and as pale as
deth all over, cept whar the blud WIS a twicklin
down his legs frum runnin thru the hawthorn
thcket. John then sided down the wal sdeards
and then cum tn bed tn and lay thar til a little
afore day, en- begged me not tn tel hit about the
fix he cum thar in, en- sided outen the door
sloped OF home, and didn't show himself off Pea
Ridge and Punkn Bottoms fur six munths. And
this Dumb Bull business killed him off at Che
widders as dead as askurfiupsiE, and 50 tack the
vantage Nv hit and give Sail Jinkins anuther
set'in tn and now trottin in bubble harness.
And now, since I've muved up in North Gardiner,
tn my great satisfaction, | ken say when meet
John 'thout gittena fuss on my hands, "yewhitoher
hoao Aa did roar."-But mustn't say nuthin
bout Sail with hit. Yours truly,
BILL PERKINS,
H.