The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-12

| w sho oioo oosru anu LOOK an egg out ot
a basket and said he would begin by see-
ing who could brake the egg by squeez
ing it lengthwise in the palms Of their
hands. ID never heard talk OF such a
trick before and suspicioned Bill az Try.
ing TO play \ joke off on some of U.s. He
gave it to one Of the girls to try first, she
hssi.sted and wanted Bill to open the
ball but we all voted that she was the
right one to test the matter.
She took it and give it squeeze, and
the whole crowd seemed surprised, excep.
Bill, that it did'n, brake; another and
another tried as it came round to II cir
turn with no better success. thought
it impossible, and believed it q trick ior
me until saw Miss Sallie give squeeze,
turn red in the face and grit her teeth as
If she WAS doing her best
. 1t finally reached me, aud Il. took
tho egg IN my hand give it = close in
spec,ion. thinking that may be il wasn't
no egg after all Bill said if | didn't like
that one be would git another. Ano. her
egg ~as go, and Mss Saliie who ssemed
TO bs taking on ia the right way come
close up by my side, which bad tue ef-
feet of increasing my strength sbou. forty
degrees, when added on to my former
strength, made me a small sampson.
first give it a small ,qu-eze 10 test the
thing, then | tip'oed and drawed myself
almost double s,raining al it, but it was
no 60, all my edorts proved sbortive.
lconcluded to rest and give it another
trial. Miss Salie admired my ambition,
said she knowsd / would succeed, and
poured such sweet words Of consolation
and encouragement into my ear, ,ha. it
made me. feel as good a. 'lasses running
rite down my shirt collar.
"Here goes for the second trial." said
|, and the gals jumped up and formed a
circle round me. Miss Sallie come rite
up in front Of me, and every time would
set to, shed grin and grunt like she wan
ted to help me. let on a grip to that
egg equal to ten year old vice, but
couldn't come it. 1t would never do, I
thought, to give it up that way (anG con
trary to the, proposition,) give i. a Sigh,
twist, and all at oncs. squash" something
went. had succeeded, nv ambition
wss grati6ed, but the whole house in an
uproar Of laughter, not so much a. nv
success, As at the predicament Miss Sslis
and myself were in. When the egg burs.
ted one half hew all over Miss Salie's
lovely eountenance, and the to,her half
tried TO hide itself rite into the roof Of my
mouth. And what is worse, the egg was
not of an exactly healthy nature. 1t was
one of those kind that the hen had for.
goitsn to hatch; it had grown sour and
the older it got the soursr it got
All the gals throwed their pocket han.
kerchsfs 10 their noses and went "zheu!
zheu ]! commenced getting sick ard |
was seized with n vomiting which threat.
ened in its violence TO dislocats all the |
essential organs necessary to carry on a
mans existence. Ssllie run down stairs
to git so me water, and after turning to
the ladies excus.ng myself for the acci
dent, followed suit.
Reaching the foot of the stairs turned
Oft through the duning room to get to
the back door, and in the darkness, | run
against the table already set for supper
and up set the calculations OF the Whole
family. it was eqbsl almost to a china
ware store turning bottom upwards
smash, rug, chug, cbangls,s went dishes,
cups, ssucers, knives, forks. preserves,
butter, fried ham, ketchups. DC, all 10
gether, and myself on top Of them.
Jumped up AS quick as possible, think
ing 1 could git out Of sight before the
light come no one would be the wiser.
but old squire Smith hearing The noise
from tho scjoiuiug room come rushing in
at full speed to see what had happened
he came in contact with my head just as
was making my exit into the open air
with full head Of steam on, knocking us
both 'prsvIing, feet to fset-ne among
the broken dishes, and him don't know
where, for l was blind az . bat in dsy
time for the next half hour.
Old "Biddy," the servant, bauIsd GU,
at the top Of her voice, "tbievea thieves!"
and The squire gaming his feet first, give
me lick on The SIDE Of my noggin, up
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