The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
Selected Stosw.
"CALL A MANI"
A RICu AND RACY sKRrCu.

JonS JACKSON WAS hard working man Of TWEEN |
ty-three. Being the eldest child and only son, be
had always remained at home, assisting his father
upon the farm. John wss much respected by every
one iu the neiGhborhood, and many bright-eysd
girl had secretly ihought that she would ike to be
Mrs. Jackson. But John, wss "lsdies' man"
The fact was la was bashful. He would rethsr
hoe potatoes all day shan to undergo the ceremony
of introduction TO young lady. Not tha, John
diskei the dear creatures fer from H. We be-
lieve that he, in common with all bashfsl and we'll
meaning men, entertained she very highest respect
and admiration for them. And this, no doubt, was
the principal cause Of his bashfulness. He felt
that they superior beings, and that hswss un-
worthy to associsie with them upon terms of equal
ity. But we can not stop 10 uoralixe
Nancy Clark was the daughter of q very re-
spectacle farmer, whose land adjoined the Jackson
farm. Nancy was pretty, saucy, little witch, and
she liked John jackson. When they were children
they attended the samo school, and as he was q few
years her senior, he was usually her champion in
the childish disputes that arose, and her compan-
ion in coming and going. At last, John became so
much of young man as to be kept from school, as
he had been in past years. John discovered, too,
appeared very awkward he did not know what TO
do with his hands his face panied him and tax
ing all in ali, he was inclined to think lie was not
more than half put together.
As noYelists say, it was lovely day in August.
The sun was clear, serene and beautiful, the trees
were loaded with golden frat, and the beautiful
birds twittcred their songs of love in the branches
Earth A. there, we've slid down to earth once
more, such lofty flights they make ourh head dzzy)
We were prepared to say that earth had yielded
bouniful harves. of grass. clover and honey
suckles, which the noble yeomanry Of Chestcrville
had garncrcd within their store-houses but up
on a second thought have concluded to word it
thus: "The farmers of Chesterville had dopo
harvesting"
John Jackson's sister had quilting that after
noon His father had gone to "keith's Mills" 10
get wheat ground and left John to repair some
TOOLS to be ready on the morrow to commence now
ing the meadow grass. Suddenly it occurred to
John that il he remained about tho house that af-
tornoon he would be called in at tea time and re-
quired to do the honors of the table. To avoid
this, he quietly shouldered his Gcythe and stole
away to the meadow, half mile distant, fully re-
solved that he would not leave there until it was so
dark he could not see to NOW, SO as to avoid seeing
tae girls.
The meadow was surrounded on all sides by
thick forest, which eisctualy shut out what little
breeze there might chance to be stirring The sun
poured its rays though the lstle meadow was the
focus point hare the heat was concentrated. John
moved and sweat - sweat and moved, until he
was obliged to sit down and cool off. TEen it oc-
Cured to John that if he took OF his pants he might
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propriety in it, for he was entirely concealed from
observation.
So John stripped of, and with no cover save his
linen u commonly called shirt-he resumed his
work. He was justcongratuating himself upon the
good time he had made from meeting the girls,
when he CHANGED to disturb huge black snake, a
genuine twster, with white ring around it neck.
John was no coward, but he was mortally sfrsd
of snake. Self-preseryation" " was the first
passage that flashed across his mind, and Slegs
take care Of the body" was the next. Dropping
his scythe and spinning around like top, he was
ready to strike two-forty gait, when at that mo-
ment the snafe near enough 70 hook his crook
ed teeth into JOHNS shirt just above the hem With
tremendous spring he started of With the speed
of locomotive His first jump, took the snake
clear from'the ground, IS he stole hasty glance
over his shoulder, he WAS Mortified to see the rep
tile securely fastened to the extremity of his gar
ment, while the rapdity with which he rushed for
ward kept the serpent extended at an angle Of ARe
ty degrees with his body, 4 ts. fiIa.-.a
Here was quandary. If he stopped, the snake
would coil about his body, and squeeze him to
death if he continued the race, he must fall from
sheer exhaustion. On he few, scarce daring to
think how this dreadful race was to end. lnstive-
ly he had taken the direction on home feeling Of
security came over him. Suddenly flashed across
his mind the true state Of affairs his father gone
- thequilting, and worse than all, the girls The
next moment he felt the body Of the cold clammy
monster in contact with his bare legs, his tail creep
ing Ground them in sort of cozening way, as by
the way Of tickling John upon the knees.
This was too much for human endurance. With
a yell such as man never uttered, Save in mortal
terror, poor John set fOrwa ard break-nack speed,
aud once more had the pleasure Of seeing thssnske
resume his horriZontAl poson. sonsw hat Afser the
tail of comet. e-- lst.-
On on they dew. John forgot the quilting, for
got the girls. forgot everything but the snake.
His active exercise, together with she excessive
heat had brought on the noasblesd, and ~ ne ran,