Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-28

instead oil JACK, vowed etefnal irlenuS DUP
to him. He replied promptly that be
would take the same, and introduced
me to his three friends. all of whom re-
marked that they would take milk-punch.
es. Before thought of the cost, or
any thing else, they were mixed, drank,
and paid for. Directly / fell as desper.
ately in love with my new found friends
as with Jack. They all swore they
would stand by me to the end, and
when one of them intimated desire to
smoke, / said, "Cer'nly-why not?' and
shrieked loudly "Pargasr'
l was introduced TO some ladies. They
were more gorgeously attired than any
I hnd ever seen in Millbank, and /
thought that they laughed more bolster
ously aud slapped my friends more Free
ly on the back than good breeding war
ranted. One of them called for refresh
ments, of which partook, and for
" was permitted to pay. ;
How did get home9 I remember
being in stage with Jack. remem.
Der that he remarked, as he left me at
the door of the house, that / had been
coming il rather strong for a new one,
and that l should send the seven dol
lars he had advanced for me around to
him as early in the week as possible. /
have an indstinct recollection of execu-
ting Highland fling on my hat at one
time during the day, and that the young
ladies. as well as my male friends,
laughed uproariously at the performance.
That my memory did not play me a
trick, my poor battered hat, for which
father paid six dollars, testi6es. l re.
member that one of the young ladies
took fancy to my silver watch, and
that gave it to her, and that the 9TH
err was kind enough to accept of my
pocket handkerchief, penkuife, gold pen
and such ether trifles as l happened to
have about me.
1 haven't sixpence to bless myself
with. Eight dollars, my weeks pay,
three dollars and a quarter that brought
with me, watch aud so forth, all gone
My board not paid, nor my washing,
and not ceut 10 pay with. And Jack
Armsby says | borrowed seven dollars
of him. Seven and Fights fifteen, and
three--eighteen dolafs gone in one day,
besides the personal property.
What would my mother say if she
knew how spent this day? Lord, how
my stomach feels, and how my head
swimsi
Milk punch is better while ones drink.
ing it than it is five hours after. If faith
er ever hears of this, he'll kill me-
Eighteen dolIarsl why, it would buy
an acre of land; it would pay for a suit
of clothes; it would get mother dress
it would--but what's the use of think
ing about what it would dos That par
tIcular eighteen dollars will never do any
of these things for rue. 1t has fulfilled
IFS mission-it's given me the worst
headache | ever bad, and O,such a stom
ach
There! That wet towel feels good
I'll never do such n thing again. /
wish I'd gone to church this morning,
and to Sunday.school afterward.
wish | had stayed 10 my room, and read
something good and improving. l shall
never get on in this way. How can ]
meet my landIady to morrow? What
kind of head will l have to 60 to work
with in the morning? I'm fool-au
| idiot-an-
Without concluding the sentence,
Jethro fell back upon the bed IN agony,
for his stomach, unused TO such treat.
mont, was avenging itself. He went to
sleep without dsrobing, as many like
him have done before, and slept uneasilv,
murmuring between his snores: /" Eight
and seven's fifteen and three's eighteen
-Pargssw