The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-11-10
A Love Story.

A Love Story. ...
"'Jin," said a young sailor to hi
cousin, who lived a lcng way inland
and had never seem the 7"big water,
"Jim, did you ever think Of going II
sea?"
"You mean going to see the gals,
suppose, I've been to see the gals lot:
Of times 20 ri af,:
"That aint what I mean," said the
sailor-"but what about going to SEE
gals? Can you give me an account Of
any Of your adventurcs?'
"Well, replied Jim, 81 never make
plans. But l had little larkin scrapc
last spring, and rs you live away off t.
Ba>ton, and don't get such chances, il
you'll agree to keep mum, Tlltell you
all about it,"
81 Will keep perfectly dark" said
the tar. who was beginning to get in.
terested, go on with your story -
1T dues, make me feel kinder ugly
when I think ont. I'll be hanged if it
don't, but it's over now. You see,
Suke Baker and l used to tdkc great
shine to one another. Suke was one OF
your right down smart, we'll looking and
good behaved girls
She appreciated me, and l apprecia.
ted her, aud we never would have had
no trouble if it hadn't been for the old
man. lie was burned old snake in
the grass, and made US more trouble
than all the. rest Of the family Suke
and never jnyed ourselves. for he was
always shaking round and throwing
out hints and making himself as hate.
ful as be was honnely. l got sick ont,
and 60 did Suke. 1 SUPPOSE the old
fellow didn't like me, and diGn't rant
me there; l don't know what else to
make Of it, for he told me more than
twenty times to leave, and not come
again.
SsfSuke's room was in the end of the
house, and / told her one time to leave
her window up, and I'd come in, and
we'd have bit of visit. / knew she
wouldn't hesitate to do it, for rm very
honest and very 'spcetful in my beha.
vior. Well, after the folks were in bed
aud the house was still, | goes and gets
II ladder aud puts it up to the window.
| then pulled of my boots and crawled
ur. Suhe met me at,ihe window, and
a tickelder couple you rncrcr saw than
we was, But just as | was trying to
in, the coniouDded ladder
slipped and it went, thunder ter lick,
making noise enough to wake up the
whole town.-lt hit one of the lower
and knocked it all to smash,
| just made out to stay, hut | thought
',weuld pccn as we'll II hadn't been
there, fur I could neither get in or ont.
old Baker heard the racket, and out
he camc in his shirt. He sees me hang
there, and | suppose the old whelp nut
tered something; for he went and got
fish pole and began to welt my limbs in
real earnest. l tell you, Bill, I was in
a very barrasin situation There ! was
spendcd by the hair, and old Baker, as
mad as hog, just wallopiu me with q
hickory dsh.pole. ~. T..
What was TO be did ? If Suke and |
should let go, I should fall and perhaps
break my neck. If VIC hung on, old
Baker would lex me to jublcts. l was
never so unplc: sanity situated in my
life. I would gin two shillings for
llghtinin' enuff to strike the old whelp
dead. tell ye,. Bill, there was some
there, or something else, for | could sce
stars of all kinds and colers, just as
thick as rlasters. But thinks I, | cant
stand this by a jug full, so | took AID
let 20. Suke hung on like beaver,
and saved most half my hair, but down
I went. Old Baker wasn't .pec'ing me
quite so soon, and l hit him on the head
and knocked him stiff. I got up and
went LONE, Tut I felt gouty, l tell
you" :-