The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-31


am said Jack, NOR nuthin' else like
t'other folks
But you shall be, aud there's the end
of it, and forthwith Miss Sliittle became
unusually vigorous in. her devotional
instructions, and made tho luckices ras.
cal pray for his soul az though under
sentence of immediate death.
One day it was so pleasantly warm,
and the bright sunshine looked SO in
vitins to the eye of the little martyr,
that he could scarcely keep them from
off the window The snow was gone of
the ground, and the spring feeling was
asserting itself strongly in the bosom of
the child.
Suitle didn't think Of all this aud
while Jack was mentally wishing he had
been born bird, or even chicken,
and could not resist pushing up the
window nearest him, she arranged his
clerical garb, and ordered him to pro-
ceed with the lessons of the day.
She did not see the urchins drawing
near the open gate, or know that as
many us could get there were stopping
under the window, hearing all that was
going on. Jack did, and hated himself
for the plight he was in. lie could not
tell her of his audience. for she would
then believe he had phlhned the meet,
ing nor could he avoid the duty she
forced him to periorm{ With hitter
feeling in his heart he was compelled to
mount tho stool, rest dne hand on the
pauo.pulpt, point thd other heaven
ward, give ut the hy mn and then hear.
her sing, in Il monoto hous drawl. the
lines he had been tanghHto read.
The youngsters outside could stand it
40 l,nscr. They gave a@ild whoop and
yell, and ran in every direction one or
two of the mos, hardened ones going so
lar us to stick their heads in the door,
aud :sk if pufson Gum Mas to hun,.
Jack sprang out of the window as she
rushed to the door ;fuHd, with surplice,
gown and cap, weat t1ying down til,
main street of ne, &age, followed by
all OF the boys, shouting at the top of
their lungs. AS fast as his legs could
take him he hurried along, surprising
everybody, but soaring nobody half as
much rs himself
Its Snittlc's boy : was the cry.
No, faint; its her Il mcn' shouted
Il butcher boy, who was passing just
then; and tue news Aew from mouth to
mouth, until half the town WIS out on
the sidewalk, lau hing over the occur.
renee. Even Parson Gum himself saw
the curious spectacle, aud rush: ID from
the street to hide the laughter he could
not suppress
Its Snittlc's Dominic = shouted the
mischievous children az he passed
Dominic it, Pony, ani don't muddy
your night gown" screamed little
news sirls, who Joined in the race.
Hold on to your mansard, Squinty,
when you SO under tner awning yelled
boot black, whose brushes had been
kicked Into the gutter in the scramble
So away they all went, pcl l-mcll, and
poor Jack, utterly exhausted, ran along,
obliged, to hear it all, AMI nj Dst heartily
wishing himself back at the asylum
again. But he was followed by such an
army of gamins, that he was glad to
escape into n store aud divest himself of
his uncomfortable adornments.
Its my preachin' clothes, sir, he,
said to the merchant, who stood laugh
ing immodcratcly beside him, 'but
can t take 'em back to Miss Snttlc's. |
guess ii 80 to work at something else
Aud 80 he did, there aud then, and
with Miss Suittle's consent, i, is bcicv.
ed, for she was never afterwards heard
to alludc in any manner to her unhappy
experience with her protegc. or to in.
qurc after his subsequent fate
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