The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-09-02
stackpsle's Adventure.

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said Sam Staekpole to me, when I
called at his house to take the census
of his family 1 shook my head and
he proceeded. speculate il was
rather wonderful affair, and ifKsally
here would tell it, yau would cxpeciate
certain / was courtin' Sally at the
time, and was in love up to my eyes.
But her daddy was opposed to me out
out. And be was stupendious man,
the crossest, ugliest old varmit that
ever wore speetacles; and Ioften won
dered how Sally could be such char
ming little creature, with such a crusty
old fellow for father. She was
magnum-bonum gal, sure at that time,
little faded now you see; but that's
to be expected. Beauty is only skin
deep, but ugliness goes to the bone.
Well, one day / wont down to
town and boughta whole heap Of fancy
doings, ribbonds, beads, goose grease
II e
for the hair, etcera and SO forth.
was determined to coax her, up, and
putting my purchases snnely in a
bundle ! locomoted towards her daddv,s
house, true as a riae.n
twas rather late when / arrived
and old Scrags was bilin' sum molasses
for sally-sally and her NANNY hav.
ing retired.
!" The first thing / done, however.
after entering, and old Scrars had
stared at me few, was to sit riobt
down in pan Of hot merlasses, bs,a,
put on cheer to cool, which mss,e ma
jump aud howl anlizin' Gineerbreas
how it burnt but as he didn't SEQ tbs
accident, I squatted on sally's banabos
which contained her Sunday bopnet-
not notic'-and went to rubbip, lika
Isixty-six! Well arter had 90. there
spell, groaned for myself, ana Won
dering how much damage / had done.
the old man gave me another terrific
look and said:
Sam stackpole, what have YOU
bone here arter--say ~
Mr. Serngs," sez |, not DARN, to
STIR. for fear he'd discover my perdick-
ernent, . I've come on very iulportapt
business, and # you'll keep your ebe.
nezer down about Eve minutes, rIl en-
deayor to inform you with that degree
ofaccuracy chat + am 50 percnlinentlv
and 50 conapicuorisly devolad.
The old fellow didn't underntand
lthat ar powerful language. and il
course he didn't say nothin' and SO
kept as easy as 4 possibly could and
went on,
Perhaps sez I. 8 you've notiesa
that have been pain numerous setsn-
tsh'aas 4 Il YOU daughter, ana | snI erat-
A* opa s'ritvs
Wow. II yoa'I sise saliy IL no, IN
vote for you for Governor, and leave
the country If yoll ainst elected
I" Well, after I'd delivered mvseIf
in that ar benevolent style, what do
you think the old chaps reply was
Why. instead of saying to me to taks
Sally and welcome; he pinted 10 the
door, and told me to scatter
gos out OF patience then sure
and didn't care then what occu rcd
It Salley,s bonnet was smashed.p
MI. Scrags, ses +, II shouId ha
very happy to obligc you, but fha Fact
IS, ! sot down here, and can't leave
nohow, unless you cut hole ia nv
w nen the old man seed how I was
stuck fast as 7 SET, he Just catebes mn m
the pot of hot candy off the 1;ra and
emptied it all over my head and sIonl.
ders, true as I'm alive ,JehnE how
the stuff made me cavort and ls,llor
but / was so mad that grshlsSa /. )
handful and let him have biIF-Fito
There, take that seq /, yots old
\ tiap-eared piece Of deformitv nnd
then started for the door--direct. {
Just got II open, ready to dart. when
Old Mrs. 5. burst into loud laugh.
ana Sally spoke the fnst time. "
Sam Staekpolc, . sez she, 1Eold-,
my pandbox and your pautaloorls are
Jerusalem says +, and give q.
leap. ! must . been skerred' for (
landed ct least twenty feet outside the
house, and ran like prairie fre.
never looked behind me- till next r,,,,v,,.
ia and whom / did, the kivcr Fl the
Il Daadbox was sticking fast u nv
4 trowers r
a hat vas my nerlasses candy ad-
! venture, Squire. fight lot ,xork 4 was 81.
But ! married saIIey at last. The ola
man give IN after . xrb;la 81 -