The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-16

brawny hand sank into the basket and
came up full of the luscious purple
berries, which he deposited in what
he called his "tater-trap"
isn't he pig ?' said Fanny, toss
ing her head in supreme disgust
"The nearest to it Of anything that
walks on two legs, in heaven or earth" +"
answered Angy, stepping on her dress,
and falling headlong just in time to
receive tumble of hay on her head
and shoulders.
"IIe lacks the bistles, gals said
Jim. "IIi! weat ye down there for,
Angy?" he continued. "Come here
and III pick ye up
NV hen tho rack was filled, John
left his rake and mounting the load,
drove To the barn.
Here are some berries, aunt Sarah,
aud John wants some huckleberry
cakes for supper" said Angy, handing
the little basket in at the door. Then
the girls sauntcred round 10 the front
yard, where they held short whis.
pered consultation, and then started
Tor the field, taking cut through the
corner of the old orchard to shorten
the distance.
But how are we going 10 get them
off," asked Fanny.
I've got pen-knife in my pocket
said Angy.
There, here are some nice large
ones" said Fanny, pointing TO some
huge, briJtling bull-thistles, as they
reached the wall, separating the or.
chard from the field.
After considerable labor, accom-
led with many tineer-prickings from
the sharp tough needles, they succeed
cd in severing from the stalk three or
four full.grown heads of the ihistles,
which they halved, and then proceed.
cd to where John had left the rake
waiting his return.
Taking the cushion, which was an
old worn.out grain.bag filed with
hay, from the seat on the rake, they
carefully arranged the innocent in
struments OF torture on the straw be.
meath the thin covering, aud replacing
it as they found ii, hurried back, aud
seated themselves on the grassy slope
| front OF the house TO wait the hay
cart
Come on girls,-hurry mp your
cakes. for its getting late called ou,
John, stopping the horses to give
Fanny and Angy time TO enter the
cart, while he tlourished huge ban
dauna handkerchief, while he moppcd
the preparation from his great, good
na,ured looking face.
You cant get it all on to one load
so take half this time he said to jim,
as he left the cart to resume raking
The girls pinc:,ed each other aud
winked knowingly. while the boys, 10
whom they had gwen hint. kept m
| eye on John: aud the men, who had
seen the girls maneuvering round the
machine, watched in the distance.
Il tell yon what, boys, this horse'lI
turn the shortest aud the quickest oi
anything in this town. She's been in
circus, I'll bet" said John, evident.
ly intending 10 illustrate the truth ot
his words in regard to Topsy's agility
as he took the whip aud reins, and
stepped on 10 the rake, giving the
right rein jerk, at the Same time hit
ting Topsy a sharp cut with the whip
the result of which brought him, with
n double impetus, TO his seat. The
next instant, with noise between q
roar and yell, he gave frantic LEAP
into the air, landing on "all.fours
several feet from the rake.
"Bumblebees and blixonl godfrey
dam" he yelled, coming TO his feet
and, as Fanny expressed it, striking
an attitude"
Any unfortunate who has been vic.
timized in like manner, or has
tried the sensation produced by acci-
dentally sitting down on the wrong
side OF a pin-andnecdle cushion, Of
who, recalling juvenile days, remem
bers the experiment of the young mis-
chief, who, bending pin into varlou,
angles, the last of which turned the
point upward. slyly placed it on tho
very seat which he had vacated for :
few moments recitation, will no,
wonder that John did embroider The
next few moments with laughing
rather stronger than ordinary occa
sions would demand, most of which
however, was drowned in the storm
of laughter and applause that greeted
his impromptu antics.
"My dear cousin john" said Fanny
with tone and look of evident solici
tude, "what does make you and Tops,
SO frisky to-day? p
"Why, don't You know" answered
Angy, "that he's just showing us SOM
of his and Topsy's circus tricks ?"
"That's only lent" said John, seiz
ing the luckless cushion and hurlin.
it into the air.
| "Going to illustrate again, John !?
asked the irrepressible Angy as h
seated himself on the rake. But Johl
didn't "illustrate;" and to this day b,
suspiciously avoids cushioned seats
and he never attemps any equestrian
teats with the horse attached TO a car
riage in which are too daring, mis-
chievous girls.
| A dispatch from New Orlean
dated last Saturday, says: The citi
zens of Iberia Parish organized
Tax-resisting Association to-day. TIL
meeting was very enthusiastic an,
was addressed by several member