Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-23
Whole No. 163.

vines turnin' into snakes twenty
feet long, and horrible sharks
skulkin' along the river to devour
up the city sports that went fishin',
but some goddess wretch went and
stuffed him with lot Of trash
about gypsies bein' cannibals and
skinnin' and roastin' people, till
the poor terror-stricken man VOW
ed he wouldn't stay in Thrasher-
vile another day. That very night
he went down to call on Hannah
for the last time, and bein' he
darent go dewn in the deason's
woods, and the old Hoppergrass
was roarin' round the kitchen-an
awful man is that Hoppergrass-
Hannah proposed they should take
turn round by Simon Scroggs'
cider-mill. Now, Simon's health
not bein' very good, he and his
wife has gone up to Yarmouth to
spend the summer, leavin' things
round the house kinder loose, with
only q big dog, named Lion, to
take kear on 'em. But Fitz Green
and Hannah they didn't know
about the dog.
Right out behind the house is q
big arbour with seats, and swings,
and hangin' baskets, and all them
things that lovers like, and seein'
they'd lost the grove, Hannah
thought for once they'd take pos
session of Simon Scroggs' arbour.
So, Fitz Green he pecked round
one corner and round tother cor
ner to make sure thar warn't any
gypsies lurkin' nigh, and then he
and Hannah went and sot down on
one of the seats. 1t was q beauti-
ful place, with no owls, nor cats
nor tree-toads TO bother 'em, anc
Fitz Green he thought it was jes'
the spot to pop the question, anC
Hannah, she thought so too, sc
she kinder led him along, and by
me-by down drops the green-grocei
onto his knees.
"Oh, don't, now!" scz Hannah
claspin' both hands onto he
eyes, and pretendin' to be teriibl.
taken aback.
81 will, will, my own loveliest
queenliest, peerless
"Bow-wow !"
Goodness gracious, what's that ?
"Oh, Fitz Green, my dear Fit
Green l had forgotten; that's 81
mon Scroggs big bull dog. He
an awful critter, that dog is-tooI
a peice right out of Bill Jones LEI
the other day."
"Bow-wow !" louder yit.
"Oh, he's a comin'" cried Han
nah.
"This is most horrible " groane'
the green-grocer, lookin' round i
, dismay.
"LoolS, Fitz, thar's q ladde
against that tree it goes up some
whar. BE quick !"
,, Fitz Green gave one glance tC
ward the house. The dog ws
> comm q livin' streak. With thre
I, bounds he gained the ladder, an
frantically commenced climbin
T. while Hannah as quickly stowe
herself away into the hen-hous
That ladder did go up somewhi
as Fitz Green found to his L
!, small terror. Thar was livin' cri
ters in that tree!
Goodness gwacious, what
here 7" he yelled, runnin' over
his mind snakes, aligators, and Fl
rious wildcats sich as he had bee
- t,0ae
: "Bow-wow !" growled the dog.
: "Goblety, goblety !" echoed Il
critters in the tree.
= "Oh, Hevings, it's one of the
consarned wild cats !" roared Il
green-grocer. oh dear; I'll
Q scratched to death if | stay up he
. and I'll be chawed up if l dr(
!, down J!
And so the dog barked and Il
wildcat screeched, and Hanna
, she screamed, and Fitz Green
), hollered, till arter while the
=, was tremendous uproar in t
!, village. Folks wanted to kn'
,s what the fuss was all about, n
N the hull community turned out
n, see what was up. CAPTAIN Sma
80 corn he cum rushin' along with !
!, gun, and Deacon BRADSHAW
"a grabbed q pick-axe, and old Mos
Wagner he'd bin and hunted
an old blunderbuss, and all t