The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-10-26
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Aassn vas tall, stfappins fe'lov, near
s.yenssen. Yea never ssr . more soseep-
tib!e youth. Being good boxing, the Irsls
we're I'll easily united v,,h I'm. IhsJ used
to Cock on. 20 the country on Friday even
inys. Talk Of . eolsY Theirs 10 no such
YoUp - . toun eirs tsrnsd loose IN the
csun.ry. Sh. races, she jumps, she Climb.
the trees. shaSisg the uid berries down On
the ssnsrsss back beneath her. Oh, che
10 the most bssasifal, winning, delightful
creature 10 the world.
Nass was mufh younger than his cousin.
He knew Aafsn vas taking on about that
haughsy lass, ysy S.e.tsn. And May vas
IN lore With Aaron. May and Troup, and
Sue and Polly, all came ous on Friday eve
Meg vito Moses sister, Angeiine. Nose
got OF early Saturday, 70 les Aaron know !;
Aaron was for running over TO bis aunt's.
No said Mose' sbripg the gan, the woods
are fall Of saairiss. We nigh. kill dozen
in walking two niles
Tns soad led along the creek bank. Aaron
vas in . brown stuty, thinking Of May.
Nose vas looking up 10 the tree tops and
among the bushes, anxious for pop at
somssaing. u vas the shadiess Of places.
So lar add no game.
Let's ieave the read biz and 20 to the
head Of the creek, said Nose. sis's go out
Of the way nobody ever dissarbs it,
well sec something there
And they did. Lett, be dated July a.
.seep blssed Nose through his teeth.
what it:' asked Aaron, aroused little.
Nose pot his hand to his ear.
'Dacss-ths biggest kindD
Sfhis time Of year p
81 sea EN-
'Giye me the gum
"so- eouldn's think Of it.o is
Kick, kiack.
"WeIi. blaze a1ay-thsy'll fy if you 90
any nearer"
1.-The bushes are in the way said Nose,
bringing the piece down from bis shoulder.
"shoos, anyhow" said Aaron, running
up.
..h's the girls in a srimming,"
They 81, down like snow lakes. They
were white as their unmeutionabies strevn
on the pebbly beach. Their teeth Chartered.
\ long silence. At last, Aaron hooked
slowly around a, Nose, with the msanest
sort Of countsnance. Moses face, a. he re-
turned the glance, was regular sheep.
stealing one.
''Cau they fnd il outf"
II reckon not, N we're sly"
"Lst's climb up tree i, leans right over
them.D
They creps along ike snakes. They reach
ed the tree. Nose being the lightest, gave
the gun to Aaron, and climbed far out on
branch over the creek, AMI go, into SOUR.
rePs nest. Aaron wasn'tso high.
u WAS pretty sight, Of course. You've
read about nymphs, &C., they couIdn't com.
pare. Hair loose, floating on the water.
Polly was white as snow. Sue was plump
NJ partridge 10 pea time, and sat on the
wave ike bird on its nest. Troup was
'iim oil over, except the upper works.
Aaron promised not to look at Angeline if
Nose wouldn't wink at May. Impossible;
Angelins sporsed gracefully, like native Of
the element, and May was black eyed
hnori, couiear de rose, from top to toe
They sp'ashed and padded, and chatted
like mad.
Soon the tree began to shake. Aaron
had terrible back ngue, and Nose began
to smoke and burn, commencing at the ears.
There was a louder Disc than usual among
the unconscious bathing beauties. Aaron
stretched his already elongated neck, at the
same time hi,ching the gun forward. Un-
ioftunat ~ the trigger caught in a vine. and
1t went off in a daafenng report. Ii was
the climax Of the adventure. Nose tum-
blsd frm excitement into the creek, plump |
right between Sue and Polly.
The girls then dove, badly strangled, and |
ran up the bank, their white backs gazed ut
by the fish hawk that had pounced upon
them They were ROBBED in ,winkling, but |
not one with her right dress on. Aaron
dashed into the woods. There was q teri |
bic scream as he ran right into their midst. |
All split in different directions, and came |
drorpmg 10, one after another, at NOSES
mothers. IS s5S.s54l |
The boys took a long turn into the woods
and did not get back before night. They
said they had been deer hunting, and hadn't |
seen the creek.
The gt,ts appeared 10 beliere them.