Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-05-19
THRILLING LOVE STORY.

tJin" said young sailor to his cousin,
who lived a long way inland, and had
never seen the 'sbig water "Jim did
you ever think Of goin' to sea"
'sIou mean going to sec the gals sup
pose I've been to see the gals lots of
times.
That amt what I mean" said the
sailor"
"Batwhat about going to see the girls?
Can you give me an account of any Of
your adventures 2"
"Well," replied Jim. 81 never make
a practice of telling such things. "Taint
a good plan; but | had little larkin'
scrape last spring, and as you live away
OFT to Boston, and don't get sich chances,
it you'll agree to keep mum III tell you
all about it? q = N5S5-&
Il will keep perfectly dark" said the
tar who was beginning to feel interested,
$50 on with your story -
at does make me feel kinder ugly
when l think ont, I'll be hanged if it
don't, but it's all over now. You see,
Suke Baker and I used to take great
shine to another. Suke was one of the
right down smart, well-looking and good
behaving gals. She appreciated me and
| apprec ated her, and we Fever should
had no trouble if it hadn't been for the
old man. He was darned old snake in
the grass and made us more trouble
than allthe rest Of the family. Suke and
[ never joyed ourselves, for he was al
ways sneakin' round and THROWN out
hints, and maxim himself as hateful as be
was homely. [ got sick ont and so did
Suke. suppose the old scamp didn't
like me, and didn't want me there.
don't know what else to make of it, for he
told me more than twenty times to leave
and not come again,
"Suke,s room was in the end of the
chamber, and I told her one time to leave
her window up, and I'd come in ane
we'd have bit of a visit. I knowed she
wouldn' hesitate to do it, for I'm homes
and very 'spectful in my behavure
Well after the folks were all in bed, ant
the house was still, [ goes and gets
ladder and puts it up to the window still
as mouse. | then pulled off my boot
and crawled up. Suke met me. at the
window sill, and a tickelder couple yor
never see than we was, but just as I wa
trying to Chamber in, the COMPOUNDED
ladder slid, and down it went, thunder tt
| lick, making noise enough to wake up The
whole town. It hit one of the lowe
windows and knocked it all to smash.
just caught by the tip ends of my finger
on the window sill. Suke, seeing me
falling, made grab for me, and get MI
by the hair of the head, and tween u
| both I Just made out to stay, but
thought 'twould been as we'll if hadn'
been there for could neither got in nor
get away. r-.-.......-....
Gid Baker heard the racket, and gu
he came in his shirt to see what was t.
pay. He sees me hangin' there, and ]
suppose the old whelp mistrusted some
thing, for he went and got a fish pole
and begun to welt at my limbs really il
earnest. tell you, Bill, I was IN yer.
harrisin situation There | was 'spen
ded by the hair-for Suke did tia
most of the hanging on and old Baker a
mad as hoe, jist wallopin' me down will
hickory fish pole. What was to be did
If Suke and I should let go, [ shout,
fall perhaps and break my neck. |
Suke and hung on, old Baker would
lick me to gigets with his Internal fish
pole I was ne er so unpleasantly situa'
ted, in all MY life. would. gin TIVE
shillings for lightning enough to strike
the old whelp dead; but all the lightning
[ see was in my eye. | tell ye, Bill
there was some there, or something else;
for could see stars of all kinds and col
ors just as thick as platters. But think
/ II can't stand this by a jug full, SO
took and let 60 Suke hung on like
beaver, and saved most half my hair blu
down [ went. Old Baker want speeding
me quite SO soon and [ bit him on tn,
head, and knocked him sitter than
louise. [ got up and went home, but |
felt poorly grouty | tell you" a7as