The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-03-17
A Love Story.

"Jln, Sald young sailor to his cOuS-
in, who lived a long way inland, and had
never seen tho big water y i'm did you
ever think of going to sea p
You mean going to see the gals l sup
pose. Iyo been to see the girls lots of
times"
"Ihat amt what | moan," said the sal
lor. 'But what about going to see girls
Can you give me an account of any of
your adventures 2"
"Well" replied Jim, "I never make a
practice of telling such things. 'Taint a
good plan. But [ had little larkin'
scrapo last spring, aud we live away off to
Boston, and doh't get such chances, so if
you will agree to keep mum I'll tell you
all about it."
81 will keep perfectly dark" said the
tar, who was beginning to feel interested {;
go on with your story"
sit does make me feel kindcrugly when
| think ONT I'll be hanged if it don't but
its AL over now. You see, Suko Baker
and used to take great shine to one an
othcr-Suk6 was one of your right down,
smart, well looking and good behaving
girls.
"Shc appreciated me, and | appreciated
her, and we never should had any trouble
if it hadn't been for the old man. lie was
a darncd old snako-in-thc-grass, and made
Ws more trouble than all the rest of the
family. Suko and I never joyed ourselves
for he was sacakin' round and thro'n' out
hints, and making himself as hateful as
he was homely. got sick ont it and SO
did Suke. | suppose the old scamp didn't
like, and didn't want me there. I don't
know what else to make of it, for he told
me more than twenty times to leave and
not como again.
Suke'S room was in the end of the cham.
ber, and told her one time to leave hcl
window up, and I'd come in, and we'd
lave a bit of VISIT knew she wouldn't
hesitate to do so, for am honest and very
spectful in my behavior. Well, after they
were all in bed, and the house was still,
goes and gifts ladder and puts it up tc
the window. Lthen pulled off my boot,
and crawled up. Suke met mo at the
window, and tickleder couple YOU never
saw than we was, but just as | was trying
to Chamber in, the coufoundcd ladder slid,
and down it went, thunder to lick, and
making noise enough to wake up the whole
town. 1t hit on the lower winder, and
knocked it all to smash, I Just caught
by the tip ends Of my fingers on the win,
der sill. Suke seeing me falling, made c
grab for me, and got me by the hair O
the head, and tween us both 1 just made
out to stay, but I thought it would have
been as we'll as if l hadn't been there, fol
| could neither get in or out.
Gold Baker heard the racket, and ou
he came, in his shirt, to see what was tt
pay. He sees me hanging there, and
suppose the old whelp mistrusted some
thing, for he went and got fish pole anC
began to welt my ribs in real earnest.
tell you, Bill | was in a very hardsin stu
alton. There was 'spended by the hai
for Suke did the most of the hanging
on-and old Baker, as mad as a hoe, jis
wallopin' me down with hick'ry fsh-pole
What was to be did. If Suke and
should let go, | should fall, perhaps breal
my neck. If Suke and [ hung on, ole
Baker would lick me to giblets with hi
internal fsh-pole. I was never SO unpleas
antly situated in all my life. Iwould gir
? shillings for lightning enough to strik,
the old whelp dead. But all the light
ming that I seen was in myoye. 1 tell ye
Bill, there was some there, or something
else, for could see stars of all kinds an(
colors, just as thick as pIasters. Blu
thinks l, | can't stand this, by jug full
so [ took and let go. Suke hung on lik
a beaver, and saved most of my hair, bu
down went. Old Baker want spectil
me quite so soon, and l hit him on tn
head and knocked him stiff. got up an,
went home, but 1 felt purity gouty, I tel
you.
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