Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-05-05
"A Love Story

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"Jim," said g young sailor TO bus
cousin, who lived a long way In.
land, and who had never seen the
s'big Water," sJim," did you ever
think of going to seaf'
"YOu mean going tosee the gals,
II suppose. I've been to see them
lots Of times"
''That amt what | mean" said
Ithe sailor. "But what about go
ling to see the galss Can you give
me an account Of some of your sd-
fventurss2"
"Well," replied Jim, 81 never
make a plan. But I had a little
larkin' scrape last spring, as we i've
away of IN Boston, and don't get
such chances, It you'll agree to
keep mum I'll tell you all about It
"I'll keep perfectly dark" said
the tar, who was beginning TO feel
interested, "goOn With yourstory.
It does make me feel kinder
ugly when ! think ont, III be
Langed if it don't, but it's all over
now. You see, Suke Raker and |
used to take a shine to one anoth-
.er. Suke was one Of your right
down smart, we'll looking and good
behaving girls.
"She appreciated me and l ap~
precieted her, and we never should
had any trouble If it hadn's been
for the old man. He was a darned
old snake in the grass, and made
US more trouble than oil the rest
of the family. Snke and / never
joksd ourselves, for be was always
sncakin' round and thro'n n out hints
and making himself as hateful as
he was homely. / got sick ont
and SO did Suke. suppose the
old scamp didn't ike ne and didn't
want me there, Idon't know what
else to make Of it, for he told me
more than twenty times to leave
and not to come again.
''Sukes room was in the end OF
the house and I told her one tilne
to leave her window up, aud I'd
come in and we'd have a biEof =
visit. | knew she wouldn't hesi-
tate to do It, for am honest and
very 'spectful in my behavior
Well, alter the old folks were iu
bed and the house was still, / goes
and gets ladder and puts il up
to the window, and q tickeldeE
couple you never saw than we was
but just as | was trying 10 Chamber
in, the confounded ladder slid, and
down it went, thunder to lick.
making nose enough to wake
up the whole town. 1t bit one
of the lower windows and knocked
it all to smash. | just made out
to stay, bat thought 'twould
been as well if | hadn't beenthere
for | could neither get in nor out
''0ld Baker heard the racket,
and out he came in his shirt. He
sees me hangiog there, and | sup
pose the old whelpmistrusted some
thing, for he went and got 6sh-
pole and began to welt my limbs
in real earnest. tell you, Bill.
| was in a very harrisin' situation
There / was, 'spended in the air.
and old Baker, as mad as hog,
just walloping me with hickory
|fish-pole. What was to be did ?
If Suke and l should let go, l
would fall and perhaps break my
neck. If we hung on, old Baker
would lick me to giblets. | never
was so unpleasantly situated in
my life. I would gin two shillins'
for Iightnin' enuf to strike the old
whelp dead. / tell ye, BIZ, there ,
was some there or something else,
fOr I could see stars of all kinds
and colors, just as thick IS plas-
terc. But, thinks ], I cant stand
this by a jug full, 50 ] took and
let go. Suke hung on like q bea-
yer, and saved most half my hair,
but down I went. Old Baker
wasn't 'specting me quite SO soon.
and hit him on the head and
knocked him stiff. Igot up and
went home, but / felt geu.y, l