The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-22

what course he must he must run.
The barn for time was q shield
to conceal him from the girls. lie
knew that they were in the yard,
having caught glimpse of them
as they rushed out Of the house.
\ few more bounds and he would
be in their midst in his awful pre-.
dicament. For moment modcsty
overcame fear, and he once more
halted. But the snake, evidently
being too well pleased with his
new and rapid transportation,
manifested his gratitude by again
attempting to enfold the naked
le rour bold hero within his
icy embrace.
With an explosive "ouch!" he
was urged forward by "circum-
stances over which he had no con-
troll" poor John bounded onward.
The next moment he was in full
view of the girls, and as he turned
the corner OF the barn, the snake
came around with 4 whiz some
thing after the fashion Of q coach
whip.
Having reached the barn.yard,
to his dismay be found the bars
up; but time was too precious to
be wasted in letting down bars
Gathering all his strength by the
time he reached the bars, he bound
CO over them high into the air
the snake ditto-and as ne alight-
cd on the other side, his snake
ships tail cracked across the up
per bar, swapping like an India
fire cracker.
Well, this just made John get
up and git, and nc set forward.
now utterly regardless of thepres'
encc Of the girls, for the extra
crack of the snakes tail as he
leapcd over the bars, seemed to
have bauished al the bashfu.ness
and modcsty which surrounded
him, but he still had the pleasure
of finding the ugly varmint hang
ing in q straight line, drawing
stcadily at the hem Of his shirt
tail.
The house now BECAME the cen
trc of attraction. and around II
he revolved with the speed OF
thought. Every time in each rev
olution rs he turned the corner
his sAakcs!iiD came around with g
whiz which was quite refreshing
and amusing to thc girls.
While describing the third cir,
Gle, as he came near the group Of
wonder-struck girls, without re-
moving his gaze from the snake
he managed to cry out
"CALL 4 MAS!'
The next moment he whiskcd
out Of sight, and, as quick as
thought, rcappcarcd on the other
side cf the house crying out
"cALL 4 MAN !"
And away he whirlcd again.
turning the corner so rapidly that
the whiz of the snake sounded
halfway between q whistle and
the repeated pronunciation Of Il
double-e.
Before either cf tie girls had
stirred from their tracks, he had
performed another revolution and
bawlcd out
"cALL A MAN" "
Away he flew, but his strength
was rapidly failing. Nancy Clark
was the first to recover her pres
encc Of mind, and seizing a hoop
pole, she took her station near
the corner Of the house, and as
John reappearcd, she brought it
down upon the snake with such 4
force that it broke his back and
his hold upon Johns shirt-tall at
the same time.
John rushed into the house
and tc his room, and at tea.time
appeared in his best Sunday suit,
but little the worse for the race,
and to all appearance cared OF
bashfulness. That night he walk
cd home with Nancy Clark. The
New Year they were married, and
now when John feels inclined to
laugh at his wife's hoop, Or any
peculiarly, she has only to say
Call q man. when he instantly
sobrrs down.
Kind words arc the brightest
flowers of carth's existence they