The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30
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lcok u!oa his face--I knew By the emo
tional flush upon the strawberry on lht
rnd Of the old free-lirer's nose. that Sim
On Wheelrr's memory was busy with the
oldsn times. And SO prepared to leave
because all of these were symptoms Of i
renIin ssence-eisns that he was going tc
b. delivered of another of bis tiresoms
experieRces-but was too slow; be col
the start of mo. As nearly as can rec
ollect, the iniic,iou Sas eouched in The
following language:
We were ail boys then, and didn'tcare
for no1hius, and didu't worry about moth
ing only to shirk school, and keep up !
revivin' state of devillmrnt all the time
This yah Jim Wolf | was talking about
was the prentice aud he Was the best
hearted frllcr. he was, and the most for
given and rnsclfsh ever seen-well
there couldn't have been bullier boy
than be was. take him how you would, and
sorry enough l wus when saw him for
the last time.
Me and Henry was always pestcring
him aal p,astering boss bills on bis back,
aud putting humble bees in his bed aud
so on, aud sometimes we'd crowd in and
bunk With him. notwithstanding his
growing. and we'd lei on to get mad and
fgh. across him, SO as to keep him stirred
up like. He was 10; he was long aud lapk,
and bashful and we was Is and l6, tol-
erably worthless and lazy.
So .hs. night. you know. that my sister
Mary gave candy pulliu.' ,hey's,nr'cd US
of to bed early, 20 as the company could
have full swing. and We run into Jim t"
have some fun
Our window looked out into the roof Of
the ell, and about 10 o'clock a couple Of
cid tom cats got to rariu' and charging
shout it. and carrying on like sin. There
was four inches Of snow on the roof, and
i. was frozen SO that there was a right
smar. crust OF ice on it. and the moon was
shining bright. and we could see them
cat. like daylight First they'd stand of
aud e.yow.p.w.wow, just the same Is if
they we're cussin' one another you know.
and bow up their backs and push up their
tails, aad swell around aud spit. and then
all Of sudden the gay cat he'd snatch e
handful Of fur sut Of the yellow cats ham
and spin him around like the button on q
barn door. But the yellow ca, was game,
and he'd come and clinch, and the way
they'd gouge and bite and bowl, and the
way they'd MAKE the fur fly, was power.
iul.
Well Jim. he got disgusted with the
row, and lowed he'd climb ou; there and
shake 'cm uT'n the roof He hadn't
really no notion Of loin' it, likely. but We
rytrla.tin'ly losg"i him aud bullyraggtd
him, and lowed he'd always Dragged how
he wouldn't take dare and so on. iii!
bimeby he hi.ted up tho windcr, aud ]"
and behold you. be wens-went exactly
us he was, nothing on but shirt, and it
was short. Bat you ough. to d seen him.
You ough, to see him cre.e-pln' over that
ice, and diggin' his toe,nails in to keep
from slippin; and above all, you ought to
seen that shirr-tail flappin' in tb' wind and
them long, ridiculous shanks of his gilt
tering in the moonlight.
Them company folks was down there
under the caves, the whole squad Of EN-,
under that ornery shed Of old Washin'ton
Bower yines-all set;in' round abou, two
dozen sassers Of hot candy. which they'd
so. in the snow to cool. And they was
laughin' aud talkin' lively; bat bless you.
they didn't know no.hiu' about the pauo-
rama tha. was goin' on over their heads.
Well, Jim be went a snca-kin' up unbs-
known to them tom-cats-lheS was a
! swishin' their tails. and yow-yowin', and
threstenin' to clinch. you know. and not
psyin' any att.u,iOn--he went -k=akiu'
right to the comb OF the roof, till bc Wss
within foot'n half Of EN-. and then all
o. sudden he made grab for the yellor
ca,! But by gosh, be missed FIRE and
,lipped his heels flew up, and he fopped
on his back. and be went ntf'n that root
like dart wen, sla,hin' and i smash.
in. and craShin' down though them old
rusty vines. upd landed in the centre Of
them company people sat down like q
yearthqunkc in them two dozen sassers Of
red-hot candy, and let off howl which
Was bark from the tombsl Them gals
we'll they looked. you know They sect, lie
WASH, dressed for company. and 50 the;
left. All done in 4 second 1t was just
one little war.whoop and whish Of their