Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

Very soon heard wouan's voce much softer than tha
of the female dragon encountered at the
almost as much excited.
Goedness gracious! szr-, take him in here q. thi
what earth can be the atef with him. lay Anything
ne ain no better than he ought 30 be-
then ensued some words from the husband which cou'
"WeA, sr.-,," replied his wne. "you can do wha
yen think right, bu for my part, aint going to come
And heard her get out OF bed and into the o he
room light was struck the assisted me In the door
ad placed me in chair. Almost Immediately counter
pane was thrown oven me by some Que from behind who
afterwards learned the daughter of my kind host
in the act OF rising in order draw
more snugy around me, when ne said
Wait Bit" ait till she gs back in the other room
In less than ten minutes from the tine entered. bright
little IRE was blazing in The fire place. and my counter
pane was exchanged tor suit of friends clothes, which
albeit they thrice too large for made me feel
SON thing like human being aga During all this time
however, had to many questions to myself, my
horse, dc task by mesrs easy inasmuch as the
warmth OF the ire made me exc eedngly seery As soon
which l owe heard.
T." He looks like circus rider whispered the old
lady.
Yes" whispered the yourg one, 1.-The front part of
- 'aint nothing but mud ~ said her father.
"Do you think he ID right in his mindT' inquired
"Well, dunno-Le talks 1uher thick like" was the
Poor pitiful miserable creaure," sad the girl ~
don't reckon he means HARM 1t woud bs sia 70 send
''Tm teered he's s robt e7, something said Mrs -.
Il ne is, he can't hurt nothing, replied Mr.-.
He is broke Gown clean to the ground child could
handle I'm"
Did you watch his beard-that White s:'
Yes said her father his voice sunk still lower.
Yes and I've heerd OF kind of ghost called doesu kers,
death This mighty like one Of en- and
ike Lion how he didtuckng tail and raining under
before since he was puppy two months cid :"
Then followed brisk whispering in too low tone for
doesuckirg business and alarming feature in
the Presently Mrs. = said
- DEico HNn hyf f:u1
ing ape in ey
Yes said the Y ing lady land grandma tot me that
never trouble people,"
face, and Job buckhorn in my ear, to whether
was dossueker or not it enough to horry
sucker"
Kind heaven must have nterposed my behalf at this
man came forward, and to my joyful surprlaefOr ex
pected every to hear apple whizznz past
the aceinroduced his wife and daugbter-the lat
ter very nice girl, eighteen nineteen years old Not
could but fancy that the two adiesuch they proved be
further acquantanceocka nervousy and hitcAed
their chairs further c6 if in doubt whether
posed of flesh and bones, impa pabe substance
1t not long before of hot coffee produced such
go after my horse and clothes. While he gone, l
managed to get far uto the of Mrs and Miss
-, that when he returned bringing everything, (my
money and watch included) safely he found the in
saqo & G1 he ceen
cevng from every one of them the utmost tenderness ana
Wher got well enough to mount ny ho,se once more
the frs attempt painful in the extreme. Mr. -
positively accept the smallest for his hos
pitaty Indeed it ithont difficulty that
strained lin from executing summary Justice upon the
heathens at the erryhouse who had trea me so shame
fully. can forget that log house the mountains,
and the warmth hearted folks that dwelt 'f~cHin.
The reco lection OF their great Rindns te me, perfect
stranger half eaces anger and the modification feel
whenever think of chat hord night of suffering and bIu
treatment had the satisfaction before leaving the
immediate neigh borhood, OF sending Miss ---, (by the
way, had many good laugh the "rotten apple
business dress, with shawl for her mother and
S. worth of powder and shot for her father.
So ended the most disagreeabe if most perous
adventure ever had 1t may crafty the reader to know
that the narrative h in essential strictly true And
he assured that this experiment satisfied that
of mud and spectaCles not exactly the thing to
walk about in night in the mountains OF Virginia
If know myself it will be time before swim river
again, and the risk of passing for lunac, horse
thief, and dOe.sucker.