The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-04-12

Saturday night"
"May-be l will, but you've used me
darned mean."
go, now Josh, don't be spunky,'' -
says she.
"Jest as she said that she went tu
give one of her regular jumps for the
saddle-the head of the hogsit give
way, and O-Je-e.minaah scissors! il
she didn't 60 ker-souse up tn her arms
in that West Inja merlassesr'
Here Uncle Joshua laughed, and
Aunt Jerusha laughed, and we all
laughed.
"Fact," said the old lady, 81 did go
all over intu that nasty merlasses barrel
but don't you now nerer tell any body
of it."
"Yes, there she was stuck fast" said
Uncle Josh, "and / couldn't help lay
in right down and laffin' when seed
how she'd got fixed. A. first she was
half frightened and tried tn pull her.
self out, but twas no go, and she'd a
died afore she'd holler for help-tu
much real grit she was for that. She
begun to cry and then laff, all the time
coaxin' me tn help her out. Finally,
1
say /, "Jerusha, you see I've got you
where you can't git away, and I'll be
darn -drizzled if l tech finger tu you
any way till
"Of course, I'll consent, joshua
she burst out, 81 alers meant to have
you, and we'll be married jest as soor
as can make a new dress.
Snow that's blessed good girl, says
/, and l went tu work, tickled enough
tn think I'd got pro Mise of her artel
all the fuss. But it was one of then
kind of scrapes where it's good dea
easier gittin in than gittin' out, tel
you. / put board across the top o
the hogsit, got top of that, and triet
to pull her out; but the best pullin'
could du wouldn't raise her only 'bou
a foot, for you see that was as high as
could raise my arms with such a weight
She seed couldn't git her out, ant
begun to cry in earnest. A though
struck me, and l told her tn be easy
} minute, for I'd found ont way tn fetcl
her. Then l went and got long ba,
, and tied itround her waist so l shouldn'
; hurt her then went and let dow
the takle hook, come back, and hitche
on. told her tn sing out 'lower away
arter I'd drawed her up so she coul
step OIL tn the board. She said sh
would and l went around intu the stor
and pulled at the ropes. She cam
like grease, and in a minute I hear
her hollerin','
"J'm out, Joshna-I'm out! let g
now"
$50 lowered and went back. Thel
she stood on the board, the siceete
looking pictur' ever did see, and sh
was what l call stuck up %
"We'd made considerable noise
the operation, and your grandmotht
II came out to see what was goin' ol
She was so 'stonished at first that sl
couldn't say a word. She looked :
Jerusha and then at me, and final
. says she,
"My stars! Why, Joshua, VIII
haze you been duin' tn Jerusha tn
: beats anything / ever 'speerenced
the Revolution !" "Things was soc
explained, and 1 kalkilate the old w
u man didn't laff some. Then she toe
:" her intu the house-we lived in Il
{ furder end of the store-and in abo
: an hour, had her rugged up in one
her own dresses, ready to start f
= home."
carter I'd got her ontu her hoss,
asked herif l hadn't better measure h
. off silk enough for that dress, and 81
:, said she guessed l had, so she took
- hum with her. She told her father al
mother about the scrape. but nobo'
else 'ceptin' your grand'thur, ev
10 know'd anythin' about it up tn this e
# day. When he come home your gran
- mother told him of it. He LATED go'
% and strong, and said he'd be willin'
spile dozen hogsits of merlasses if
ne could git sech gal as Jerusha in t
operation.
ID "In about two months arter, we W
= married and don't believe either
b. us ever had occasion to regret the til
fl. when Jerusha got stack up in that he
ne sit of merlasses."
ID After Uncle Josh had finished
o. story, my good old Aunt placed t
he strongest iujunctions upon me grey
be tu tell of it ir my born days"
,e course, l promised implicitly to oh
". her, and always have and always
At tend doing so to the letter of her CO