The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-17

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get the benefit a the stream from
its mouth at tue same time. | set
to work to find piece of rope, and
then fastened together quite nice
piece of machinery, as 1 thought,
by which l managed to pump the
ice-cold water upon my devoted
head. The effect was not as i'm
mediate as had hoped; but had
faith that If little was good, more
must be better. Creak creak-
creak went the pump handle, and
1t die more work that day than for
half a dozen days washing.
Creak-creak-creak But the
tar only became harder and harder.
Presently, my cousin Jenny, an
especial friend of mine, hearing
snch continual pumping, and be-
coming anxious for the family sup
ply of water, came out to see what
was the matter. Seeing small
figure curled up under the spout
of the pump, drenched to the skin
and black as negro, she stopped
down to investig tie. Oh, what was
my despair when she discovered |
who it was, and In what a plight !
To say she laughed would be to
give feeble idea of the peals of /
laughter that succeeded each other
as she stood and looked at me.
She would try to control her mer-
riment for moment, only to break !
forth afresh, until she Mas obliged
to sit down from sheer exhaustion.
Every time she glanced at my woe
BECOME countenance and drenched
she would 60 into fresh
of fun. At last she
recovered breath enough to inquire
into my case, and to assure me
she would do what she could for
ne; but she soon found, to my de-
SPAR, that what she could do WAS
not much to my relief. My clothes
could not be got off, and certainly
hey could never be got clean.
She did manage TO cut off the c
pockets III my breeches, and then, i
my mother would become I
alarmed, she Dude me go home. 7
to secure me against o
fancy she thought r
his last promise would be easily $
,ept. Somewhat comforted, took ),
Up my line of march toward the
'aternal roof, bur rs I went along, t.
ny heart began to sink again; Wis Il
)ns OF rod, with which nv not u
% sanity character had made me u
omewhat familiar, doomed up be- \
're me. But, worse than ali, the al
bought OF my brothers ridlcuie a.
lade my sensitive spirit quail. :
thought l would evade MI for Sc
nat night, by going quietly up &c
5alrs, getting IN bed and playing o
ck.' Fortune favored Inc. |
cached the bedroom without any =
ne seeing me; aud, just as | was, {
18th my hat on, for it could only
ave come off with my scalp, l got
Ito bed and covered myself Gu
rely up with the bedclothes.
1t was now dusk, and | felt for
lie moment quite safe. Pre- sentlv r;
y aunt came into the room to ge5 -
and 1 could hear ncr
We several inquiring shifts, and us 81
10 went out L heard her say: Il
rtainly do smell tar; where can
cJme from?" An interval OF
ace followed, and then in came sil
mother. Tar? Smell tart Of an
urse you do; it's strong enough
this room. Bring light" OF
1t WAS the sound of doomi My VI
other soon came close up to the
d, and held the light so it fell tin
IL npon me. Probably, if it had
Il been for several scrapes had
en- involved in, she might have
Ell much frightened. But rs it
IS, the sight OF her young black -
oor had the same effect upon her q
at 1T had upon my cousin. Her G
rleks.of laughter brought every =
'mber OF the household success :,
ely to the room, and as one af- r"'
another came in, fresh zest L."
'med to be given to the merri- ca
mt, OF which I was the unforeu J
,e victim. But every renewal OF inc
fun was an added agony to me, ant
knew it would be told by anf
* and Tom to all the bows IN no..
neighborhoed. Besides this. / :
not III q condition to be Jolly. :
stored with tar from head to our
{, streaming with perspiration, cou
thes drenched, my hair matted
ether, and my straw hat, soaked