Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-27

/ SNAKES every tlme saw pretty Siri
approaching me, and I'D cross the
street any time rather than face one
'twasn't because I didn't like the crit
ters, for if / was behind fence
looking through knot hole,
couldn't look at one long enough
Well, my sister Lib gave party one
night, and / started away from home
because / was too bashful to face the
Imusic. hung around the house,
whistliug "Old Dan Tucker" dancing
to keep my feet warm, watching the
heads bobbing up and down behind
the window curtains, and wishing the
laundering party would break up, so l
could get to my room. | smoked up
a whole bunch of cigars, and it was
getting late and mighty uncomforta-
bic, and 1 concluded to shin it up the
door post No sooner said than done,
and | soon found myself in bed
"Now," says l, "let her rip. Dance
till your wind gives out" And cud-
ding down under the quilts, Morpheus
! grabbed me.
] was dreaming Of soft-shell crabs
and stewed tripc, and having a good
time, when somebody knocked at the
door and woke me up. Crap" again.
| laid low. crap, rap, rap" Then
I heard whispering, and I knew
there was whole raft of girls outside.
Then Lib sings out:
Jack, are you there ~
ayes" says L.
Then came roar of laughter.
"Lct us in" said she.
"I WON'T" said l. Cant you let a
fellow alone"
care you abed? ?'' said she.
n 81 am" said 1.
I SECT up said she.
l 'I won't" said 1.
\ Then came another laugh.
\ By thunder | began to get riled.
! "Get out, you petticoated scare
icrows," cried |. Cant you get a
!bea9 without hauling a fellow out of
bedY I won't go home with you-I
won't, so you may clear out"
And throwing boot at the door, |
felt better But presently, oh, mortal
buttons | heard still, small voice
at the door, very much like sister
Lbs, and it said r...r
Jack, you'll have to get up, for all
the girls things are in there m
Oh, mercy what pickle Think
of me-. in bed, all covered with muffs,
shawls, cloaks, bonnets, and twenty
girls outside the door, waiting te get
in. If / had stopped to think | should
have wilted ON the. spot. As it was |
rolled out among tho bonnetware and
ribbons in hurry. Smash went the
! millinery in every direction. | had
to dress in the dark-for there was a
crack in the door, and the girls will
peep-and the way l fumbled about
was death tolstraw hats. The critical
moment came. I opened the door and
found myself right among the women.
ooh, my leghorn p cried one. "My
dear, darling winter velvet" cried an
other, and they pitched in-thcy pull
ed me this way and that, boxed my
ears, and one bright-eyed little piece
Sal, was her name-put her arm
round my neck, and kissed me right in
the mouth. Human nature could not
stand that, and I gave her as good as
she sent. 1t was the first time ever
had a taste, and it was powerful good
/ believe could have kissed that gal
from Julius Caesar to the Fourth of
July. ~ t,a
"Jack," said she, eve are sorry to
disturb you, but won't you see me
home ?"
Eyes, I WILL" said l.
did it too, and had another smack
at the gate.
After that we took kinder turtle
doving after each other, both sighing
like barrel of new cider when we
were away from each other.
Twas at the close of glorious sum
mer day, the sun was just setting be-
hind distant hog-pen, the bullfrogs
we're commencing their evening songs,
the pollywogs, in their native mud
puddlcs, were preparing themselves
for the shades Of night, and Sal and
myself sat on an antiquated backlog
I;stanino IN tho music of nature sucl