Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

taking off nv hair aud pulling out my " rat,
whenI heerd a giggling jest outside, and on
looking at the door, i seed that it didn't snet
by as much as two inches, and that space was
full Of eyes peeping at me.
0Motheri mother |" called one of the
bovs: "this woman is peeling her head
Quick quick only see her
/ was mad, and afore j thought of anything
about the condition of the door, l grabbed
hold of it to open il, and down 1t went bang
into the floor, knocking over five children,
two cheers, a cat, table full OF crockery, a
pole of chickens that was roasting In the
kitchen, ana nigh about stunning sii crea-
ton.
| apollergised as well as l could, and *
planned to the folks that warn't used to on
dressing before so many spectators-and they
sent the children off TO bed.
Twas real mortified. For wilder woman
that NAV think of marrying agin some time,
10 be ketched taking off her false hair that
everybody thinks is her. own natral locks, is
TOO bad. ,.-...
HowsOmever, comfort myself up with the
idee there arint no unmarried men about the
house. When | finished undressing, i hung
INV clothes out OF the winder TO make room
tor aunt Peggy TO come in; and halt hour
afterwards we were in the arms OF Morphus.
We started early the next morning, aud by
driving the old mare hard, we managed to
oct co the Glen House about dark. That is a
nice tavern rite at the foot OF Mount Wash
ington. .-.. "a,
There was black bear chained in front OF
| il 10 prevent people from robbing the clothes
lines and lighthouses Bounce be flew rite at
| the bear: but arter he'd lost mOuthiul OF
hair and skin, he was glad to come back and
/ behave hisseE.
asked the landlord if he could put US up.
/ He sed he was sorry, but he was fuli. Iasked
| him if he couldn't give US bed on the floor.
He sed it ives out of the question. Then l
asked him if couldn't roOst sOmeRheres.
He scratched his head a minnit and said we
might have the dining room table.
He led off the old mare and we went into
the house. The floors everywhere was Xiv
| cred with people, wrapped up i'll shawls, blan-
| kets, and comiortables, and snoring Ike ali
| possessed.
We eat our supper, aud then got the COM
Portable and the braided rug out OF the wag.
on. and by the help of cheer we hoisted
ourselves on to the table and turned IN.
soon got to sleep, and dreamed that old Capt.
Chamberlain was trying to kiss me, and IN
the skrimmage, l thIashed over, aud oil roll
ed rite QUITO a fat man who was laying close
by the table, snoring loud enuff TO split the
univarse.
knocked the snore clean out Of him, and
smashed his watch crystal, and his patunt
double barrelled squizzing-glass all TO find
ers, and scraped all the skin of from my left
elbow. The fat man yelled dreadfuliy, and
skeered some of the people nigh about out OF
their wits. Most of 'em thought the house
was a fire, and the way they gathered up their
baggage was lively.
As soon as morning came, made my tot
light as we'll as l could, though had pretty
tough time to make my rat" look decent
with so many folks staring at me. As for a
fooking-glass, hadn't seen my face sense |
left home. 81
/ asked the landlord what about going up
onto the top of Washington, for | hadn't a
crate while to stay. v-ff ---~
He sed that most people went up in kerr
ridges that belonged TO the hotel-though
some folks purfurred to SO with their own
teams.
| told him should go with my own team
them; | was acquainted with the old mare,
and she was acquainted with me. He advised
me TO leave my baggage with him, but told
him nO,-Id rather have it under my own
eve. ~A aaH
We started real airly. The sun wasn't
more n up afore we was on the kerridge road.
Ever seen it? If you haint, you've just
missed seeing one of the slickest roads in
the country. IT about nine miles long, and
Jest as smooth and even as yer parlor floor.
But it's aWfully up hill ~
They made US pay some money for going
onto the road at a little house by bridge,
down at the bottom of the mountain. told
iem | thought that was mean when we'd come
so fur-but lawl you can't ixpect a mean
man TO be born over agin into a generous one.
The sun come out pretty hottish, and aiore
we'd gone more'n mile that boss was as wet
as if she'd been dipped in the river. Aunt
Peggy and I got out and travelled afoot a
niece. And after a spell | took out couple
of nv bandboxes and logged them to tighten
the load; aud aunt Peggy she did the same
ny her yalees, and the pail OF pickles
Bounce he trudged on behind, and sOrrier-
looking dog YOU never seed. Every mite OF
the wag had gone out of his tail, and his
ears hung down like two wllted cabbage
leaves. S es
It was e'enamost sunset when we got to the
top, and the old mare was clean tuckered out.
For the last haifmile had to haul her up by
the bride, and aunt Peggy she pushed be-
hind.
We couldn't see nothing but a couple OF
houses bilt out of rocks and lots and lots
more of rocks laying round, just as somebody
had carted 'em for stone wall.
slept tiptop that night in the Tip-TOp
House, or the Summit, I've forgot which
There was two of 'em there, and disrimem-
Der tOther from which. The morning was
clear We seed sight of things. 1t was
ekaI to being up in Squire Horrick's garrut
winders, only more so.
We picked up some rocks and some pieces
of moss to show when we got home, and
started to go back down the mountain agin.
] rid and aunt Peggy walked.
We was going down pretty steep place,
when the old mare pricked her ears at a
stick in the road, jumped, and, law me
that wagon parted, bounced Out,-the boss
kerried off the forrard wheels, and the rest
of the consarn, baggage and all, went tum-
bling to destruction down slantandiekular
precipice mOre'n hundred feet higher than
the steeple of our meeting honse.
/ screeched, and clambered down after
my vallerbles as fast as | could-but deary
me They was all ruined-everything ex-
cept three baRdboxes, two carpet sacks,
and an ambrill. The Wagon was all stove
10 kindlings | picked up the remnants
aud clambered back with them. Aunt Peg
gy and l strung 'em onto a pole and lug
ged 'em down to the Glen House.
There we found the old mare, with the
fragments of them forrard wheels tied to
her--but she looked as sober as judge, II