The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-04-12
ALoye Story.

"Jim, said a young sailor to his cou
Sin who lived a long way inland, and,
had never seen the "big water s,Jim,
did you ever think of going to sea p
"Ysu mean going to see the gals |
suppose. I've been TO see the gals lots
of times"
"That amt what | mean," said the
sailor tBut what about going to see
the gals? Can you give me an account
Of any Of your adventures p
sWell, replied Jim," never make a
plan but had a little lalkin, scrape
last spring, and as we live away off to
Boston, and don't get such chances, if
yon'n agree to keep mum Ill tell you
all about it"
Il viii keep perfectly dark said the
tar,who was beginning to fell interested,
.go on with your story.
pIt does make me feel kinder ugly
when + think ont, I'll be hanged if it
DON'T but its all over now You see,
Suke Baker and l used to take a great
shine to one another. sSuke was one of
your right down, smart, welllooking
and good behaving girls.
"She appreciated me and ] apprccia-
ted her, and We never Should had no
trouble if it hadn't been for the old man.
He was darned old snake in the grass
anc made MS more trouble than all the
rest of the family. Suke and never
joyed ourselves, for he was always snea.
kin round and thro'n out hints, and ma
king himself as hateful as he was home
". / got sick ont so did Suke. / sup
pose the old scamp didn't ike me, and
didn't want 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.
ASuke's room was in the end of the
house and told her on time to leave her
window up, and id come in, and we'd
have bit of visit. knew she wouldn't
hesitate to do it, for l am honest and
very 'spectful in my behavior Well af-
ter the folks were IN bed and the house
was still, / goes and gets a ladder and
puts it up to the window. / then pulled
of my boots and crauled up. Suke met
me at the window, and atickeleder COUP
le you never saw than we was; but just
as / was trying to Chamber in, the con-
founded ladder slid, and down it went,
thunder te lick, making noise enough to
wake up the whole town. It hit one Of
the lower windows, and knocked it all
toismash ] just made out to stay, but
thought 'twould been as well if hadn't
been there, for could neither get in OF
out.
t0ld Baker heard the racket, and out
be came in his shirt He sees me hang
ing there, and ! suppose the old whelp
mistrusted something, for he went and
got . tish-pole and began to welt my
limbs in real earnest. tell you Bill
was In q very harrisin situation. There
was, 'spended BY the hair, and old Ba-
ker, as mad as hog, Just walle2in' me
with . hickory fish-pole. What was to
be did ? If Suke and should let go ]
should fall, perhaps break my neck. j
we hung on, old Baker would lick me to
gibIets. ] was never so unpleasantlJ
situated in my life. ! would gin two
shillins for lightuin' enuf to strike thu
old whelp dead. tell sc, Bill, ther,
was some there, or something else, fol
could see stars of all kinds and colors
just as thick as plasters. But, thinks I
cant stand this by jug full, so / tool
and let go Suke hung on like beaver
and saved most halt my hair, but. dowI
went Old Baker want spccting mi
quite as soon, and bit him on the heat
and knocked him stiff. ] got up ant
went home, but felt gouty, tell you