Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-16

TO be ready u an early outset. but
where was l to quarter him ? could
not put him i'll the stable our old
black groom, George was as absolute
i'll that domain as Barbara was with
i'll doors, and would have thought his
stable, his horses. and himself dis
graced ~ the introduction Of a jack
ass. | recollected the smoke-house ;
so | got the key, put master jack In,
locked the door, returned the key to
to release my prisoner, before any OF
the family were awake. | was so
tired that the morning broke without
my waking.
Not 50 with dame Barbara. a.
usual, to use her own phrase, she
WAS up before the crow put on his
shoes = and hustled about II get
things i'll order Tor breakfast. lier
first resort WAS TO the =moke-hOuSc.
Scarce had sire opened the door, when
master jack, rlrrl of his confinement, !
aud glad to br +. iirved frOm dark
ness, gave IL loud bray, aud rushed
luIth. Dawn dropped Barbara. Poor
Barbara;she had never seen a%donkey, !
and having read IN tie bible that the
devil went about like II roaring hon.
seeking whom he might d"v"ur, she
took il Tor granted that this WAS Be
,I-, ., ~, ,,. ,,r
rird 10 the : pot !; there lay Barbara in
q fit. As fast a, she got cut of one.
the thoughts of the devil came over
her, size fell into another, for the good
SOU was devoutly superstitious. AS
i'll luck would have 1t, among those
attracted 10y the noise WAS A%,llttle,
Leaving Barbara to wiest.e
Ill imagination with the devli.he came
to my chamber, where lay i'll rosy
s%lunbcrs, little dreaming of the mis-
chief | had done, and the Storm about
TO break over me. In III instant |
vas awakened by a Shove r of thwacks
aud started up i'll wild amazemeut.
demanded the meaning OF this, but re-
ceived no other reply than that | had
murdered the h~ouse-keeper. sliced
a poker, and put myself Oh the defeh-
sive. 1 was q stout boy for my years.
while my uncle was a little wlffet of a
mau-oue that, i'll Kentucky, we would
NOT 1850, 80 n, -, ~; ~ ~ =, n !,
more than remote circumstance |
soon, therefore, brought him TO IA par
ley, and learned the whole extent of
the charge brought against Inc. l
confessed TO the donkey and smoke-
house, but pleaded not guilty of the
murder of the hOusc-keeper. l soOn
learned that old Barbara was still Iiv-
ing. She continued under the doc
tors hands for several days.and when
ever she had an i'll turn my uncle
would give me another tlog gimg. |
appealed to my father. but got no re-
dress. | told him my determination
= 90 from home.
ANU "hCit ~ gu iiSat L' s'-
TO Kentucky"
TO kentucky: Why, you know
nobody there
NO matter | eau soou make &C.
qusintances."
And what will you do when YOU
get there"
Hunt
Ny father gave q long. low whistle
and looked in my tace with 3 seri"-
comic expression.
Accordingly, as sson as the spring
had fairly opened | snugh, him in his
study, aud informed linn l was about
to set Il for heniuckv,an had come
to take my cave. He male no OBJ
~JeCtion,; trusting thpt a little
rough experience would eoun bring
ne home again. | asked for money
for my Journey. He went to a chest,
took our Il Inug, green six pursr well
filled, an / laid It Oh The table. | then
ASKED for IA horse aud servant.
IA horse" SAID my TT or. why
you wuu iu't 20 u mile without rae
ing hiIn.and breaking your neck; and
as for a servant, you caunot take care
of yourself much less him"
How an | to %travel!'
"Wny | suppose you are enough OF
a man &c travel on foot"
He spoke jestingIv, little thinking
| would take him at his word but |
was thoroughly piqued in respect to
my ENTERPRISE so | pockcted the purse
went TO my room, tied up three or
four shirts III a pocket handkerchief,
put a dirk i'll my bosom, q couple #
pistols round my waist, and ielt Ike
a knight crrant, armed cap-a-pie.
and ready to travel the world over.
i'll quest of adventures.
My sister q had but onc) hung
round Inc. and wept, and entrcated
me to stay. felt my heart swell in
my throat. l at length disengaged
myself from her and got to the door"
"When will you come back 2" cried
she.
Never. by heavens" cried "until
| come back n member of congress
from Kentucky. am determined to
show that am not the tail-end o the
family, such vas nv first outset
from home"
He then details many amusing In
cideuts of his journey aud hunters
life. Among the latter, he mentions
how n peddler wandering through
thee woods, became lost and was at
last found by cod Schultz" who
welcomed him.wiih pioneer hospital
ity. In return, the peddler gave his
two daughters each a looking-slass,
set in tin, and worth possibly five
cents. But let the hero tell the story
i'm his own manner.
The pnddler opened his packs and
dispiavrl riches of which they had