Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-04-03

:, stood near the stairs. John was 500
i'll bed, but / was q little slow, and fiji
OF curiosity, | set about to look aroun
/ the room.
!, AT last l thought would sit dow
on a chest which was spread over wit
. nice white cloth, while drew of m
boots. So down l sat, when stars {
the east, went plump into custar
pie!
\, I thought John would die laughing
for he said | had smashed that custar
pie all to thunder, and The plate rigll
in two.
You see we had to be awful quiet s
that the old gent should not hear us.
l was now ready to get in bed, so
put out the light and picked up m,
boots, thinking to put them in NOR
convenient place, when down my On,
leg went through a pipc-hole, which
had been covered with paper, up t,
my hip.
Now one part Of me was up stair.
while the longestpart Of me was in tn.
kitchen. :
As my leg was very long it reached
a shelf which was occupied by dishes
pans, coffee pots, ETC., turning it over
with a tremendous crash.
The girls had not yet retired. an d
VIC could hear them laugh fit to xii!
themselves.
felt awful ashamed, and was scared
until my heart was in my throat, for
expected the old man every moment.
l extracted my leg from the con-
founded hole just in time, for the old
woman looked into the kitchen from
her room door, and asked, ''wllat a.!
that noise was about!n.
The girls put her off the best they
could, and l went to bed, while John
was strangling himself under the bed
clothes to keep from laughing aloud.
We soon went off into the land of
dreams, with the hope Of waking early.
| wish | could tell you my dreams, but
it would take me too long. One mo-
ment | would fancy myself by the side
of Sadie, slipping nectar from her
heayen-bcdewed lips, and the next /
would be flying from the cid man, and
he would be brandishing his cane
above my head.
All this cau,e 70 an c,il b., Jvl.n CIV
my he q kick.
On waking up and looking round /
saw Johns eyes as large as soup plates,
and tho sun was shining in at the
window.
What to do we couldn't tell, for we
heard the head of the house having
family worship in the kitchen.
John looked out Of the window and
said we could get down over tkc porch
roof.
"Get up" said he, "and dress as
soon as possible.
So in my hurry my foot got fastened
IN the bed clothes, and l tambled head
foremost, turned over, and down the |
steps went until struck the door,
which was fastened by wooden button,
md it giving way, rolled in front Of
he old man.
He threw up his hands and cried
'ut, "Lord save u.s." for he thought 1
vas the devil.
The old lady screamed until she
'0uld have been heard mile.
was so scared and bewildered that
could not get up at once. It was
warm weather, and l didn't have moth
ng on but a shirt.
When | heard the girls snickering
made me mad, and jumped up and
ushed out of the door, leaving the
,reater part of my shirt on the old
ron latch.
OFF started for the barn, and when
alf way through the yard dog set up
howl and went for me.
When l got to the barn yard l had
B run through flock Of sheep and
mOng them was an old ram, who
acked off a little and started for me.
With one bound ! escaped his blow,
prang into the barn, and began to
limb up the logs into the NOW, when
q old mother hen p0unced upon my [
'gs and picked them until they bled. II
/ threw myself upon the hay, and {
fter John had slid down the porch |
ito . hOgshead of rain wa er, he came ]
me with one of my boots, my hat, q
nd one of the legs of my pants. r
He found me completely prostrated. Y
art Of my shirt, my hat, one leg OF t
y pants, my vest, stockings, neck tie q
Id one boot was left behind. I
l vowed then and there that / would. y
,ver 60 to see another girl, and I'll o
. before will Il
MEMPHIS, March 2J.-The total T
- by the explosion Of the Crescent D
ty is @3OO,OOO. The survivors Of t
e Crescent City arrived here this D
Ornihg. Six other persons were lost q
addition to the ten first reported, Il
RkilR sixteen in all. The first Ii