The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

Wind on stomit,. Grandma comes often,
Felt pooty bad; xs,.l a Aunt Sarah ail too.
Worse fit Of sitness Baby loves zem,
Ever had. Baby loves 90.
VII, XIV.
Evefhad belly atehe Baby sends apooty kiss
oldTucie Bnly?issf 81 70 his Unties All.
Tain't no fun, now, Aunties and Cousius
Say what 700 will. Big folks and small
JOSH. .sbsssfAbAan fHE weLvEs.
Josh Slower loved Jemima Pineap-
plesg,LoKed her did ! say? Love was
no name forit. Wheneve: he saw her
his heart bounded up into his throat
so violently that he was thrown to the
ground. Cold chills would run all over
him, as he expressed it, "from the sole
of his head te the esown uef his feet"
Jemima was pretty, to Josh; her hair,
redes-the sea- large eyes which had
the faculty of looking ways opposite
each other at the same time, and nose
which looked. as if It had been length
ened by the addition ofseveral others.
Now Joshua had meyer escorted Je-
min& home, for she lived near two
milesfrom Flsaburghs She came to
"meetin" every Sabbath night, and
wouid walk across the fields all alone,
not in the least afraid the wild beasts
which at thattime infested thecountry
But one night our hero resolved to
bear the damesl company and accor-
dinghy prepared for his nocturnal jour-
ney. He got his grand dfatherss horse
pistol, and loaded tito the muzzle, and
thrust a butcher-knife in his bosom,
which thrust didn't hurt him much,
forIitewas the bosom of his coat. "a q "A
lantern completed his,ess kings, zssl
The meeting closed, and Josh, with
Jemima leaning on his arm like large
gourd hanging from /, tall vine set out
for the Pineapple mansion.
"We are III the woods now, Jemima,'
said Josh, as he gassisted his partner
over the fence of the last field, +. e and
now comes the tugsof fwar.d Tibet "a
dimesfhatEsthese woods are full OF.
wolves" nv" =
think they will not attack us but
if they Dc, oh ! !. yoshna, sllll on thy. arm I
will recline and dE't breathe ePrlm!JY5 mJY5 life out
sweetly there"
And she gave such a sigh that Josh
started thinking il the half smothered
urnvl aesf sATsna,. ttfEIFfEaa
What's the matter, Josh 2"
@Oh, nothings'A And gaining new
courage at the sound of Jemima's s
voice, he squeezed her arm till she
nedlaH scHeaheh leud9lsg9I0n !
Suddenly a strange cry echoed
through the woods.
".Wolves u shouted Josh. = !
Bears |" re-echoed his partner.
"Come, Jemima, let us git. And
thev rot. e gel & 5ss,s e.. i5 etizlli hla'Es q
Through the woods they went, Josh
literally dragging Jemima along.
The fee was preaching; !; the couple
could hear their6 6oetsteps inthe leaves
for they had wandered from the path.
Josh, 7 can't go any further; we
must treeAitp said Jemima as she
paused for breath.
"By gosh, we must. Here is a tree
with its limbs nigh hanging on the
ground. CliEo it, Jemima? Here /
go. Cad if the animal climbs the
tree, what then 2" And with a bound
the terrified Joshua climbed up the
tree, leaving JeihiilnA ID follow him OF
be devonred by the terrible pursuer q
few, feet in their wake. ~ 4..o4ogy .,5
But Jetnimia was an old climber, and
was soon beside Josh, who was perch.
ed in one of the highest branches Of
the tree.
Listen, Jemima, hear the horrible
thing giiaWing at the tree, Itis wolves
surs'R shoetip'fF They yiilll5 5gnaw the
tree down in half an hours'i WOYHl
sIifear. 50, Joshua. .n1 T0H@
But behold, Jemima. I've got 8
pistol" said our hero, thinking of hi.
weap0n forthe first time that might
"Now. just keep still while shoot
He deliberately y cooked the weapon
pointed it down through the branehe
whereT their pursuer was paving
among the leaves, and fred It wal
a destfustive shot, and Josh wen
spinning, through the tree, like greaset
lightning. He.had loaded 50 heavily
that it had kicked him from his percl
intoythe jaws Of the animal below
But fortunately he alighted on his fee
and in an instant he was again up tn
tree, hatfess, his red locks catched il
the limbs, which cruelty tore then
from his head. 9'fgWbTah 2I9blE
81 was darned fool, Jemima, +
have loaded that pistol so heavily, an,
kicked me right into the kwolFe
mouths but, thank Moses, escaped
just feel my head!"
Jeniilha placed herIhand upon Josh,
Uranium, and Withdrew it wet wit
gore. A.5
"That is my blood, shed for yol
Jemima, and 4 am willing to she
more, dogoned if I amt"
"Can the wolves climb 2"
's1Glimb like rabbits, Jemimal an
every minute am looking to see the1
come up here. ! do believe my she
killed half aSdozeh ofthemg Listen .
them gnawing. If we could onl
keep them gnawing at something els
beside the tree, Till daylight, "
would be safe" -
"May be they are like bears, Joshu
they will eat M ANYTHING Z nbsly you threw threw /
them"
"Well, I'll try them; SO first hel
goesmyib0ots, Josh greped his wa
out on the limb.