Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-04-21
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10 sUees AT THE CANDY: STEW.

Boys, did 1 ever tell you about JOS ad-
venture at Molly Dobsr candy stew down on
Higgins Greeks?:s ~ = =.
We'll, if never did, here goes. .Jo you
know, was round chunk Of q fellow, wore
tight pants and bobtail coat, and was .mou-.
strous, afraid of the gals. @4% :. d
Theegais, thangh,s warn't afraid ofJo, IT
he did OWL. land and 2niggea--fo for sich like
have no terrors for them. we'll not being
affaid4ofsJo, of course they didnst fearthe
other fellows, who were minus all these - :.
Well then, 10 was axed, along with num-
ber of.them, to come down 20 Molly Bobs' =
mammy1s to a candy stew, and: down 20
went, with all his fat and bashfulness, and
when he got there the. house was full of gals
and fellows, and the candy had been poured
out to cool, and was setting'all about the
room on chairs and tables So soon as be
Eentefed ali eyes we're on him-tf mean the
gals, for 10 was considered a,great catch,
and Jo b1ushed; but old Mrs. Dob's and
Molly -rnshed to: him, seized, him by the
hand aud literally overpowered him, with
kind greetings; he became confused, bis legs
got weak. and he looked about for place
to sit down. Molly and her nanny kept
crowding him: They were right after JOS
tracks, and he was straight after a chair,
and as he cast his eye back, he thought he
saw q soft cushioned. one. and be took
SQUAT at it, and as he touched it, you never
heard such yell in your life; he lifted him
self. out of it clear into the very middle Of
the floor, clapped his hands on his breeches
and wiggled like a worm in hot embers,
while the smoking candy trickled down his
legs. Tue gals all screamed, Molly tainted.
I seizeaa bucket of water, Mrs. Dobs the
dish tub, and right at 10 we both dashed as
he rushed outof the:room. z But luckily he
stumbled and fell and Mrs. Dobs came right
on top of him, tub and ALL. TO make.things
sure,T chugged him with the bucket of wa.
ter about the seat Of agony. He roared, +
tell you, and when we lifted him up, his
hands were stuck fast behind him. The
cold water had done the work, and there
was no loosening them without fire and hot
water. He begged us not to take him back
among the gals, but it was no use-there
was no whereelse to take him-and we pull
led him right among them, and stood him
with his back. to the fire, and poured hot
water where his hands were stuck, while all
the gals blusbed, covered up their faces,
and wondered if he was much burnt
lPo9erfully damaged says /. At this
Molly screamed apd swooned again, and 10
gave his hands a sudden wrench, bolted out
Of the house, and took down the road like
forty devils were after him, and about one
minute after another fellow followed him,
and azwoman close on to him with broom
stick. That boys, was ME and otd MRS
Dobs, but she got no nearer me than | did
10. 1 tell you the running was powerful,
and cant to this day, decide which is most
stimulating. dish of hot candy as . Q took
it, or the sight. of a br9o@stick ip the hands
ofan angry woman. But boys, if you want,
to have fun, just say Glasses candy" to Jo;
it will do. you good to. see him clasp his
hands and grin. .