Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-05-14
Alicsellanu.
Thrilling story.

jim, sutN youhS saiioi W ass N"N''
in. who lived long way inland, and
had never seen the big water" "Jim,
did you ever think of goin' to sea Y
"You mean going to see the gals, l
suppose. I've been to see the gals lots
of times
THAT amt what | mean," said the
sailor. "But what about going to see
the girls ? Can you give me an account
Of any of your adventures r
WELL" replied Jim, 4" ! never make
practice of telling such things. faint
good plan but had a little laikin'
scrape last spring, and as you live away
of to Boston, and don't get sich chances,
if you'll agree to keep mum I'll tell you
all about it"
will keep perfectly dark, - said the
tar, who was beginning to feel interest,"
ed, go on with your story"
cit does make me feel kinder ugly
when I think ont I'll be hanged if it
didn't but it's all over now. You see,
Suke Baker and | used to take great
shines to one another. Suke was one of
your right down smart, we'll looking and
well behaving gals. She appreciated me
and | appreciated her, and we never
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 all the rest of the family.
Suke and | never ,joyed ourselves, for he
was always sneakin' round and throwing
out hints and maxim himself as hateful
as he 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 / told her one time o leave
her window up, and I'd come in and
we'd have bit of a visit. | knowed
she wouldn't hesitate to do it, for I'm
honest and very 'spectful in my behav-
Jour. Well, after the folks were all in
bed, and the house was still, | goes and
gets ladder, and puts up to the window,
still as a mouse. ! then pulled off my
boots and crawled up. Suke met me at
the winder sill, and tickelder couple
you never see than we, but just as l was
trying to Chamber in, the confounded lad
dea slid, and down it went thunder to
lick, making noise enough to wake up
the whole town. 1t hit one of the lower
windows and knocked it all to smash
lust caught by the tip Of my fingers on
the winder sill. Suke, seeing me falling,
made grab for me, and got me by the
hair of the head and tween us both, /
just made out to stay, but thought
'twould been as wellif hedn been there,
for could neither get in nor get away.
Old Baker heard the racket, and out
he came in his shirt to see what was to
pay. He sees something hangin there, and
Isuppose the old whelp mistrusted some
thing, for he went and got fish pole, and
begun to welt at my limbs really in earn
est. | tell you, Bill, was in very har-
risen situation. There l was 'spended
by the hair-for Suke did the most of the
hanging on-and old Baker as mad as a
hoe, jist walloping me down with hick-
cry fish pole. What was to be did T? If
Suke and should let go, should fall
and break my neck If Suke and / hung
on, old Baker would lick me to giblets
with his Internal fish pole. never was
so unpleasantly situated in all my life
| would gin two shillings for lightning
enough to strike the old whelp dead
but all the lightning see was in my eye
tell we, Bill, there was some there OF
something else for could see stars of
all kinds and colors just as thick as
splatters. But thinks l, can't stand
this by Aug full, so took and let co.
Suke hung OH like beaver, and saved
most half my hair, but down / vent
Old Baker want speeding me quite SC
soon and / hit him on the head and
knocked him sitter than a louise. | got
up and went home, but felt pooty grouty
tell you"