Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-03-15

he replied. "Why, that ere skulkin' scout
darsent have give warning to the rest of
the pack as long as single red ember re-
mained. The critter is dreadful afeard of
fire."
"Well," rejoined, ri am not at all
sorry awoke when l did. But, as we're
the only two awake, suppose you tell me
this narrow escape that you allude to-
thatis, if you don't feel sleepy"
Me, Squirrel / amt sleepy, not a
morsel. couldn't sleep wink, if tried.
feel too kinder happy like to have kotch-
ed that darned sueakin' scout such lick, 4"
and he laughed, quite tickled at the recol-
lection. ~ guess he had it right slick a
tween the eyes. knowcd he felt it by the
bark he gave. Well, Squire, it II give me
considerable satisfaction to narrate to you
my adventure with the tarnal critters. l
guess, Squire, it be matter of ten year
agone that Deacon Nathan had a raisin
away down in Stockville, in Yarmouth,
where l was reared. Well, guess it was
pretty big barn that Deacon Nathan was
a-goin' to raise, and so we had conside-
rablc sight of boys, and a regular spree /;
and when it came to draw nigh towards
night, the Deacon he says to me
"Silas," says he, II don't kinder feel
easy leavin this here barn unprotected du-
ring the dark watches of the night. The
heart of man is desperate wicked and
there is some loafers in the village, and
there is no end to the boards and shingles
lying about and SO, Silas, what II you
take to sop here all night2"
deacon" says |, what III you give?"
"Well, you see, the Deacon was ever
astin' close where money was concerned /;
so he put on long face, and screwed his
lips together, and he says very slow;
"Would dollar be about
deacon" says /, "'tain't worth my
while to stop for that, but if you like to
make it four, don't mind if do"
"Silas Wood" says the Deacon, "ain't
you unreasonable? How can l rob my
family to that extent?'
"You see the Deacon was remarkable
pious man, and whenever he sold the men
sperrits, or shoes, or flannel, or other no.
tions out of his store, for about three
, times their vally, he always talked about
his duty to his family. Well, we chafer
ed and chafered for a considerable spell,
and at last we concluded to strike bar
gain for two dollars and pint of rum
The boys were pretty well Almost cleared
out, when Dave Shunyser comes to me, and
says he
"Be it true you're goin' to stop here
all night?"
~ reckon ANITA goin to do anything
else," says.
"Take FOOLS advice" says Dave, sand
do no,hin' of the sort"
"What for?" says 1.
"'Cause," says he, "there's several re-
fused and the Deacon knowed you to be
kinder desperate chap, or he wouldn't
have axcd you"
! "Why, man alive" says I, "whars the
danger to come from?"
"Why," says Dave, "ain't you heared
there's been wolves been seen in the neigh.
borhood? Didn't the Deacon tell you as
how he lost two sheep only the night afore
last? You darsn't make FIRE, cause OF
the shavings; and the barn amt boarded
up"
"Davc," says /, "don't you think to pull
? the wool over my eyes that fashion, and
then to have it to say you circumvented
Silas Wood. l recon l can read you as
easy as book. You'd like to arm them
two dollars yourself. Well, now, I'll tell
you what I'll do with you. Two's compa.
. ny; if you like to stop with me, and help
me drink the Dencon's run, you're vel.
come and don't care if 1 share the
t brass into the bargain. "
Says Dave;
II wouldn't stop a night in this here
r barn as it is, not for five hundred dollar
Q bill Remember, Silas, I've warned you
as a friend" and away he went.
5 "Well Squire, l want goin to let Dave
? scare me, because knowed he was sweet
on gal called KIM Parkings, that were
keepin company with, aud would have
4 been considerably rejoiced to have it tc
4 tell how l had lurked, and as l badn't
b. heerd of no wolves in them parts, jest
, thought he said that by way Of banter
. "Well, | made myself comfortable in
D the barn. 1t was all boarded on three
8 sides and partly on the fourth only there
/ was gap left for the door, big enough tC
= let in wagon load Of hay. Itwasn't cold
bein fine night in the Indian summer
|. SO l kept a strOllin' up and down, takin
a look out now and agln, to see If there
Q was anybody lurkin about with an eye tC
!, the boards and shingles, but there warnt {
soul stirrin but myself Every now ant
S agin, I'd mix myself little grog, till tn,
r rum was gone and then began to fee
! most everlastin sleepy SO thought Ia
4 jest lie down uwhile on big pile of sha
5 wings in one corner of the barn. Well
Squire, dropped of, as you may suppose
y and l guess it were along Of that Dave
: Shunyser said. | got to dreamin abou
!, wolves, till at last, blame me if | ddn'
dream there was one in the barn huntin
| about jest like dog, snufin' here and
a there, till at last he came to the pile o.
= shavings where | was.
n "Well, Squire, | can't call to mind how
| woke exactly, but the first thing re
member, i was sittin' right up on the pill
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