The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-08-17
CALL A MAN.

John jackson q 10. FeTv In3nstrlau. hard
working yraay man of txsBry-iaree. Be-
Ing the eldest ehslj, AID the eEtT 500, bs
Lai alEays re.aziaes " haEss, assisting hss
fa1he. upon the fasEa. Jsau Va. mach res
teeted By every one in tas nstzhsoEhood,
and many brI-ht-esei girl had tecfesly
,hoegts tazt she rauld IKE - change nsE
nams 10 Mrs.. jackson. Bus ysan was 70
..IaIIes' nsaa.o TIE fat gas, John was
ia.EFat. IL uousd rather h3e potatoes al
dr. than unIsrso the ceremony Ct - intro
daeti3n 10 q ypGHg LADY. NOT that jain
assI5xca tie dear creatures; FAR fgea it,
We hsisve that be, in comaon WITH ali
hasLsal. well meaning men, entertained the
very highest Fsspecs AID admiration fer
them. AEd this, 80 d8GhE ~a- the Dsirei-
"a! saase VI hi. bgshsalness. II. feg. taas
they were superior beings, ADD that BE was
aasogtBg 30 associate With shem upon te,a.
IT equality. b.. we c4la3l stop - moE-
aSikr.
Nancy Clark vss tie 6sa-hter Of q very
respectable farmer, sh3ss land adJcinea the
Jackson faru. Macy wzs prctty, aagcy,
ls;te Witch, AMI .ss i.ked John J4c..on--
Whea shes xete chIliEea they attended the
came seh19l, and as be was few years her
SENIOR, vas usually her champion u the
childish dfsraEss that arose, saa her Gotta
panEon IN coming aud going. st last, John
became - nauea Of g0uu- nan as To he
kept from school, a. she had been IN pat
ys4Fs. John discovered s3o, thai lie was
growing IH stature, ard il seemed If he
lad been gr8wlBg GU, Of shape. His feet
and legs appeared very awkward; he didn't
kap~ whai 10 d. .ith his hsAi,; bis face
panel him, and taxing al in all, BE was IN
eilnsd ~ Ehllk lie was LOT more than hall
puIiogather.
As nossiists say, /. vas lovely dag in
August. Tue heavens were CLEAR, serene
ani BEAUTIFUL, the trees we're laden with
galdei Isaig, sEd the beautiful birds t~4t-
tered their songs Of love 10 The braucle..
Earth [there-- .sd dow TO earth once
more; saea l0fig aIghIs--GAsy make cur
head a.zzY.) We were about to say that
''eaEth had yielded bouaE.lgl harvest Of
& a.s, and clover, AM h1nrysQeslcs, which
I'll, noble yoemsnry Of Chestersi.!e bad gar
nefsi within their storsh3ases"---lu upon
"a second thought have concluded To word II
thus :--''Iha farmers Of CaesteEylIle were
done karveslsng."
John Jacason's sister hal quilting that
afternoon. HIS flasher had gone 10 .'hsiIh's
Mills 10 get some wheat ground, and john
morrow - commence moving the meadow
grass. SgdIenly i. occurred 10 Joan that
If bs remained sboG. the house IN the aFseg
moon, be would he called IN a. ten time and
required to do the honors o. the table. 10
avoid tais he qaistly shouideEed hi, scy hs
aud stole away 10 the meadow, half u nile
distant, fully resolved that he would NOT
leave Ghere uusi! il was 10 dark that he could
not see to new, anl avoid seeing lie girls.
The meadow was surrounded on a sides
by a thick forest, which eilsc.ually shut out
what little breeE . there might chance to be
star n. The $40 poured It's rays AS ttoagl
the iisEls meadow vas the focus point whore
the heat Was concentrated. John moved
aud s~ca.-sS a. and moved, until he Us
Obliged 10 sit down and cool off. Iaeu ii
Occurred to John that il he took of bis
pants, he ght be much more comfortable.
There could be no improperly IN IT, for he
was entirely concealed from observation,
aad there was not the slightest reason 10
suppose Iha. he could be seen by aBy per-
son
So John stripped of, and with no cover
save his linen -commo ny cal ed a shIrt--hr
Resumed bis work. lie was just eongrntu-
latng himself upon the good time he was
having, and the lucky ssc9Da he had made
from meeting, with tbs girls, when he chance
10 disturb a huge black snake, u genuine
twister with white ring around his mex.
John was no coward, but he vas mortal
" afraid Of u snake. "Self preservation"
was the first passage that dashed aross
Johns mind, and "legs take care Of tue
,dy" was the next. Dropping his scythe
and sprinsng around ike top, be was
ready To strike 2;I0 gait, when at that mo-
ment the snake was near enough to hook his
crooked teeth into Johns shirt Just above
the hem. With a Tremendous spring b.
started Of with speed OF LOCOMOTIVE. lis
first jump took the snake clear from the
ground, and NJ John stole q hastv glance
over has shoulder, he was horrlhed to see
the reptile security fastened to the extremity
of his garment, while the speed with which
he rushed forward, kept the serpent extern.
ded AZ al angle Of ninety degrees with his
body.
lire was a quoodary. II he stopped the
SNAKE would coil about his body, and
squeeze htu TO death if he continnsd the
race be must soon fall from sheer exhsu,.
ton. nn he hax, scarce dar,nr to THINK
bow his dreadful race sas TO end. InstinC-
lively he had taken the direction OF home.
feeling of security came over him. Sud
d@nly aIthsd across his mind the true state
OF aIurs-his father gone the guiding.
AMI worse than all. the girls! This new
horror sent the blood bleS. curl.inc about
his heart, aud he came to a dead halls. The
neat moment he felt the boiv OF the Geld
eltmmy monster in contact with bare legs,
hts taII creeping around them in a sort OF
enE"nin- way, "a By way Of tickling John
upon the knees.
Thss was 10 mHch for human endurance,
With yell. sueh ~ man never ulrsrs save
when IN mortal terror, p)ar John set for.
warj at brsak.neck speed, and once more
had the pleasure OF seHiHg the snake resume
his horizontal position, somewh hat after The
tail nf comet.
On. on they lew John forgot the quilt.
ins, forgot shs girls, forge. everything but
the snake.
liS active exercise ths paid particular at
fentIen to his ruon'nsl together with the
excessive heat. had brought on the nose
bleed aad as he ran. ear. erect and bead
throwa back, his chin, throat and shirt
bosom we're stained With the flowing stream.
lis isss Shrek had startled the sa1ltar.,
and forth they rushed, wondering Il some
mad iadIaa was not proving about. ~
this time John was within a few rods q the
bars. still running a. the top of hfs sreed
bis bead turned 50 iha, he might keep one
eve GA the snake. and With the ether observe
what course be must take. The frinnaly
barn nov concealed him from the sight Of
the girls. lie knew they were in tn. yard.
having caught glimpse IF them a. they
rushsd from the house. A few more bound.
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