Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-01-26

bein gone a spell lie come back, look'o
disappointed like; but his general looks
wtr powerfully improved by his bath III
melted brmslone. swow he looked
heap more like a human. Sez he: Gone.
20, an all | opened my eyes. SEE
lie "Haln'i Fcrney got 'em ~ SEE {:
i"Maybe so-he's been lunbiin' roun' the
slsrn a good while" Dam if he dlden'
ssrch every pockel Forney had, an 'he
ole cuss ncve culch him al bit, an he
got the spoons. ~ mle this were gwine
on, Oid Ehad were ,fyln 10 clam Elm
vii The devil, comparn his foot along
wil ole Nick's. think the pint were to
gs an Office, for hearn the devil keep
say no, 10, be dam if | do We
has order hsss nav" Au' sN the time
ole " ade wef pesterin his majesty tor
a itee t!ckei on his doggery. | seed that
the devil we1a gilin mOns!ous Uneasy.
Wendell Phillips KEEP waIchin tuSi The
side that ent down ondef ihe climbers,
an then the side wha, come up o0t owe
the lake. lie jist hopped overheard, an
swun ever thar, an Gyin his durndes'
10 tern hit toiher ec"y, he grab the slo-
ping sid. Of the ceats, ,an' hold on as long
as he could, an thea slosh back sgIn a.
monc the melted dogiron9 an birthstone.
| reckon he must a made fii:y trials alore
lie out, an svum back 10 the boat, en-
ihon he set in the most yearnesl manner,
20 persusdiug TIE devil 10 take oil the
clea,s, an nsll 'em on aein upside down.
so a 10 ran hell backwards. Gnd oUe
korce the outside lC0rM loith hit, without
giviug a single reason why hit help the
matter. This made the devil bile over
tie sed Not dam one Owe 'em should
stay thar another hour. Tha! they'd raise
rebellion sure an destroy the institution
an then uha, woGlG the world do, par
ficuiarIy Nee England Z"
tell you he jsI rared; sez he, III
clear my dominjons Of you durn'd quick,
an he ranged big bonn mortar, what wer
in The toar. poin, blank a! ;he hatch hole.
an he loaded in ole Wade, feet iust, and
made Forney letch hit of. By goily he
went u hzzen lhrou HE hole, and hi'
rained whisky OF The lake onul hit burnt
blue. Next he grabbed old Thai; seq
he, tenbln, please yer majesty, toad
her in vii me, piE'ln TO She nieGer
strung on The chain; sez the devil, IN"
si,, think we car manage her after you
lis gore, and besides she looks Ike she
need. a little rest" Bolang and jisl
cotch glimpse owe Thad's hooked foot
.crapin a splinter off The hatch comhin.
Next he yoked Sumner. an he begged to
be loaded head fus,, as he sed he'd al
ways travelled sturn fuet lhrou lfe, an
he wanted to finish his journey tie same
say, on accot7H ore his rtc0rd, So,
s,urn fust he come ouien the mCrtsr, an |
reck on sturn fusl he busted seln snmfin
away yonde, on the outside, Butler :
snrnamsd tie Beast, tvrn come mex.
While HE devil were a load!n him In, !
observed him busy butonn up bis pock-
lits. When the mortar fred were watch
in the batch closV; dident lIst the ldear
ovo his leasin; but dam fhs vert thar,
lie fol'0,Get The line oCe has cock eye, an
busted into million pieces agin 4 e wall.
Spoons and breasrpings fell a foot deep
al over tho lake, and hearn the wimmin
al! cheer. The devil then licked his lips,
and vent for Wendil bu, he jisi loTed
lovel board and dove, and ~ save his life
/ the devil couldn't fnd i'm. He'll raise
trouble thar yet, see el he Cont. Mex be
grabbed Forney, his sleersman, and sez
he, "you don, STEER ia eui, me, an he
commenced iOadin him in, an don't YOU
believe, lis, as the cusss head were 90
in out owe sight, he whispered in the dev.
lis ear that were Jamison, the actor
The devil remarked, "l've got muffin sgin
Jamison, you is the one;' mad al NE by
golly, jst bekaze he seed the Beast, ou'
snarted him, in the spoon business. |
hesrn sufiin like quack quaCk down
in the bowls owe the mortar, and then hit
wen, off, and so did the duck. Thsr'l he
peace in He'll fur while, II The devil
kin only ketch Uendii an reconstruct
the durn'd raskil. Old Smuuy reached
for me las one, an put me down his eon
| g, into begin hard. Sec he, "yon
mus 60, the prosperity OF ny SmgUom
demands tina, muffin hsvin the smell Owe
radical unto hits close kin stay here. !
seed you whispering wifi ihe Beast, and
I'd shoot ont ole Rohsspiere hissef, il !
wer to ketch him al slch an ornaTy trck,
an he's tin helpin roll hell roun' in or
derry way ever sencs the French KeyOlu
rion." By polIy | jist Iimbered al
over, tie gun roared an | wSkensd Now,
whs, Go you think was the mailer ~lf
me 4! Why, old Bob Hays were a tTyin
his durndesl 10 splinter four foot clap