The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-07-13

the trap, and let me out, and | will tell You I
all about it--oh sh II
They opened the trap and let me out, but
could not stand. Somuch for trapping gals
get trapped yourselves sometimes, boys. |
was much hurt
Take him 10 the cabin, boys" said the
GA man. Peter run and tell Betsy to get
some rags ready to bind up his legs. John
cross hands with me--there, An. sit down,
my boy. No matter how you got trapped
we will take care Of you, Am.
Wal, alter they got ne into the cabin they
laid me on the bed and examined my wound.
II was an ugly thing, and the soft soap on my
trowsers smarted otlully. Oh, um um yes
it don't do anything else.
Betsy got some warm water and washed
oil the blood and then wrapped clean white
cloth around the wound--but it ached all
night. After it got little easy, just told
Tie Squire the whole story from beginning to
en lie couldn't help laughing, nor the
bays neither: but noticed that Betsy didn't
laugh tut oaee seed her wipe her eyes with
the curner 81 her apfon--what Tor thinks /:
john cot me a suit Of clothes and Betsy took
mine and put EN- to soak, and by daylight
next morning they were washed out clean
and dried by the FIRE. didn't 90 home that
night, and mother thought | was having first
rate luck. wondering all the while who II was
had kolched, aud little dreaming | was
kOtched myself.
After a while got into doze. When
walked up the house was still and | thought
all had gone to bed. turned over little
when a twing made me gruan. raised my
eyes and thar set Betsy by my bedside look
Ing at me. May be shot ii thar wasn't a
tear IN her eve,
What Betty, amt YOU gone to bed yet 7
lis past midnight" says ! looking up.
No | ain't asleep, Ambrose, says She.
i" Don't YOU want drink =
mo" says l,"l amt dry."
Well says she, $50 to sleep agin if yOn
can
shut mr. eyes, but somehow ! couldn't
sleep wink, as long as she spt there, and
may die if the cal didn't set there the whole
blessed night a watching me. She was al
WAYS good kind soul.
After breakfast the Squire took me home
on a sled, and it was nigh upon ten weeks be-
fore could put foot ON the ground after
my gal hunt.
Betty Beach used 10 come over every day
TO see how | got along-she was 30 kind
hearted and after spell begun to expect
her, aud If she didn't come about SIGH a time
nv leg sked, ] felt ried, scalded Wolf and
actually driy him out Of doors. Think ul
that, boys-driy my dog, ny best friend, out
Of doors, and for the life of me csGldn't
have told what for. When she came my pill
Ter always needed little iixen, or the ban
tlage got loose, and somehow, the little var
mint cot the hang IL fyin il better nor the
old woman, and silCr a while ! got 50 thar
lwupldn't lei nather dress my leg, no how
she alWays hurt me, and Betty didn't.
1t happened on Sunday, when was get
tin better, that mother went to meeting to
here Methody man preach, and Volt and
me we're keepn house all alone; begun 10
feel uneasy like, and thought my leg were
CROWN worse. II lked and icbed. and iched
and aked. and felt as if Betty Beach didn't
come to dress il, shouldn't live an hour,
when list as | felt that | mast give up the
ghost, tie laisitsstring we're pulled, and who
should come III but Betty herself.
why Ambrose. YOU amt all alone, are
YOU = saii she, with smile.
Yes," SAID ], 4" Nobody here but Wolfand
me, and i'm getting very bad
why. where l. your mother:"
Gone To near the new Methody man
preach" says |.
aft I'd knswn that, wouldn't have come
here" said The, locking kind 81 grave.
Not come here, Betty: why 81 all time
this i the very time To come. Id rather
. see yoa lhaa tie finest deer 10 the tail tim
her"
Yau don't mean what Won say. Am" md
somehow tire gsi looked foolish, and blashed
clean 10 her EYES.
II deny leg feels bad feel kind q
an al nterishness lust az a man feels when
he's lot IN a eanebrske-l'm powerful weak Z
What can ID for you, Ambrose: shsll
fiy me- bandage You know III 10 anyihln.
iYr yo1, J" and this was with sch kind e..
precision and % spi; that il tpok my breath
clean sway. Nv heart hogan double-.hpf.
n. sud !; seemed as il my yltals would come
OFT d ny threat.
Arr YOU III aifnssts Z" saws |,
"Why. All. 0Nst il sou mean" lookinl
another way.
"Beiit J" ssys ~ rot rip f7afiu audaciou'
in mint ibope may never walk II yop
iayn't done m0eg 10 cure ny leg than all he
to,sctsry shu4s On airlll. I'm dead in l0ft
win So, snt II ynu', only 10 tohoot viii
ing W tss tasyi fxus aud tie plantation
ground. l.li s3Ys ID coon hauJIUs, gal hunt
Ing. afd 81 otter haniing. except ipr hsppi
mess huntns. ard yuJ and me viii selii
down Ef l5Ip. ike iva tame tGtiefs over
pig sty vii sou 20 % Tie esHtr r
What III sa4 iiink she said, buys. M
ntp word se stHod minute Ike 4 DE
stseaeJ With buck slot, lien burst tat
tears asd gave mr bet hand.
Iod bie.s tat olI soap dag oat and wei
irsp. for eg8ff Providence tbey we're ID
means ID HsIisg Die ss s0Dd vile .. eve
telttntae It'll II INV human untsr discourage
nsni. verifying tbs oid ptntfb tha' llisap
p9ttnpas add distress IRE often blessings I
disguise.
One seek lsnn that 5sy Betsey Beech az
Ambrose scamp ssre foped together ~ tH
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