The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-01
A LOVE STORY.


c ,usin, who lived long way inland
and hsd nev4r seen the ''big water. :"
"did you ever think Of going to ssa?'
You mean going to sse the gals
I suppose. I've been to see the gals
lots of times"
"That AIT what I mean," said
the sailor. "But what about going
to see the girls? Can gOu give me
an account of any of your adven-
tures?"
"WelI." said Jim, 81 never make a
practice of telling such things. 1t
ain's good plan. But l had little
larkin' scrape last spring. and We live
away off to Boston, aud don't get
such chances, and if you will agree
to keep mum, I'll tell you all about
! it,"
al will keep perfectly dark" said
the tar. v ho MAS beginning to feel in
terested. go on with your story"
cit does make me feel kinder ugly
when 1 think ont, I'll be hanged if
it don't. but it's ali over now. You
sac, Sukr Baker aud 1 used to take
great shine to ore another-Suke was
one of your right down smart. we'll
looking and good behaving girls.
"She appreciated me. aud appre-
ciated her, and We never should have
had any trouble ifit hadn't been for
the old man. He was q dsrued old
snake-in the-grass, aud made US more
trouble than all the rest Of the family
'.Suke ard 1 never enjoyed ourselves
for he was sneakin' .oun' aCG throw
ihJ ou' hints, and making himsel as
hateful as he was homely. l got
sick ont and SO did Suke. I sup
pose the old scamp didn't like me
aud didn't want me there. l don't
know what elso to max of it, foI he
told me more than twenty times to
leave End not come again.
"Suke's room was in the end OF
~ Der, aid l told her one time
to l,aVs her window up aud Ia come
in, and we'd have bit Of a VISIT
knew she wouldn't hesitate to do SO,
for am honest and respectful in my
behavior. Well. after they were all
in bed and the house was still, l goes
and gifts ladder and puts it up TO
the 6indow. then pulled of my
boots and crawled up. Suke met me
a the window, q tickleder c., uple you
never saw than we was. but just as l
WAS trying to chamber in the con-
founded Ladder elrd, and down it
went, thunder TO lick, aud making
noise enough to wake up the whole
town. 1t hit on tie lower window
and knocked it all to smash. just
caught ty he tip end Of my fingers
and the win low sill Suke. seeing
me falling, made a grab fCr me. and
got me b. the hair OF the head, and
tween both 1 just made out to stay ,
but thought it would have been . 8
we'll if l hadn't been there, for l
could neither get in nor out.
"Old Baker heard the racket. and
out he came, in his shirt. to ses what
was TO pay. He sees me hanging
there. and 1 suppose .Ls old whrlp
mistrusted something, for he Nen'
and got 6sh-pole aud began to welt
my limbs in real earnest. tell you,
Bill, was in very harasin situa
ton. There l was 'speDded by the
~hair--fJr Suke did the most Of the
hanging on-and old Baker, mad at
a ice, jst wallopin' me down with a
hic'ry G6h-poIs. What was to be
did? II Suke and l should let go.
should fall. perhaps break my neck
II Suke and 1 huog on, old .Bsker'C
lick me to giblets with bis inferna
fsh-pole. was never so unpleasant
ly situated ia my life. 1 would gir
two shillings for lightning enough tC
strike ;he old cuss dead. But all the
lightning I seen was in my eye.
tell ys. Bill, there was some there, Oh
something else, for 1 could see stars
/ of all kinds and colors, just as thick
as pastors. But thinks 1, can
stand this, by a jug full, SO 1 took
and let go. Suke hung on like {
beaver, and saved most of my hair
but down I went. Old Baker wan
spectin me quite SO soon, and / hi
him on the head and knocked him
stiff. I got uP and went home, but
felt purity gOuty, l tell you"