The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-04
pump-handle, which did more work that
afternoon than in half dozen days

pump-handle, which did more work that
afternoon than in half q dozen days
waehing.
Creak-cresk-creak But the tar
only became harder and harder, until I
was encased in sheet -armor, like the G-s
nous Black knight. Presently, my,
cousin Jenny, an especial friend of mine,
hearing such continual pumping, and be-
coming anxious for the family supply Of
water, came out to see what was the mat.
ter. Seeing a small figure curled up un-
der the spout OF the pump, drenched to
the skin and black as Othello, she stopped
down to investigate the phenomenop.
Oh, what was my despair when she dis
covered who it was, and III what plighti
To say she laughed would be TO give
feeble idea of the peals Of laughter that
succeeded each other as sheetoud and
looked at me.
She would try to control her mersiment
for moment, only TO break fo2tiI afreeh,
until she was Obliged to sit down from
sheer exhaustion. Every timeshe glanc>
ed at my woe-begone eornteuance, and
drenched condition, che would 20 into
fresh convulsions of fun. AZ last she
recovered breath enough to inquire into
my case, and TO assure me would,fo what
she could for me; but she soon found, to
my despair, that what she could do was
not much to my relief. The clothes
could not be got off, and certainly they
could never be got clean. She did man.
age, with strong pair of shears, to cut
off the pockets in my breecheaa and then,
fearing my mother would be alarmed,
she bade mo 60 home, end she would
promise TO secure me against whip
| ping.
fancy she thought this last promise
would be easily kept.
Somewhat comforted, l took up my
line of march toward the paternal
roof but as went along, my heart be-
which my not too sanity character had
made me somewhat familiar, looned up
before me /; but worse than all, the
Thought Of my Brothers :idichIe made
my sensitive spirit quail. l thought
would evade all for that night, however,
by going quietly up the back stairs,
going to bed, and playing sick" For
tune favored HE. Ireached the bedroom
without being seen ;, and just, as.L was,
with my he's on, for it could Sonl y have
o@ ;,iMi %.a ny ssIc.P5E sIciPE 50t into bed
and covered myself entirely up with tho
bed clothes. 1t was now dusk, and
felt for the moment quite SAFE. Present.
ly my aunt came into the room to Set
something for which abe was looking,
and could hear her give several inquir.
ing snifis, and as she went out heard
her cay: II certainly do smell tar I;
where can it como from 2" An interval
Of peace followed, and them in came my
mother. "Tar7 Smell tarP OF course
you do; it's strong enough in this room.
Bring a light"
1t was the sound of doomi
My mother soon came close up to the
bed, and held the light so that it fell fun
upon me as she tried to turn down the
bed-clothing. Probably, if it had not
been for several previous scrapes in
which l bad been involved, she would
have been much frightened but as Il
4 was, the. eight of hergyoupg blapkamoor
/ had muchS tbe same etfact upon bersa sab
upon my cousin. Her EXPLANATIONS aud
shrieks 9flaughter brought every member
tof the hoHsehold suCGessively TO the
room, and as one after another came1n,
fresh zest seemed to be given to the mer-
riment of which was the unfortunate
victim. f +
But every renewal Of the fun was IN
added agony to me, for clearly foresaV
that 1t would be rehearsed by Jack and
Tom to all the boys in the neighborhood.
Besides this, was not in q condition 70
be hilarious. Plastered with tar from
head to foot; streaming with peyspiration
at every Pore my clothes drenched !;
my hair matted together, and my straw
Eae, soaked With; ,stsT, fastened upon il,
aud falling limp and vet about my eyes !;
l was not rendered more comfortable bY
the fact that I could not move without
taking pillow and bed.ciothes with me,
"a, In my desperate desire TO conceal
myself from view, had become enwrap!
ped in the bedsclothing Ike E caterpil!a.
L III It's chFysaIis |; end z wasI conscious of
d dim fear that If tat up,, with. the
pillow stuck fast ON the top of my hat,
the sight of me might produce fatal re.
suits upon the already exhausted family.
At lust the point was reached where /
thought patience ceased to be o virtue,
ahd, ] rebelled against. being any ao1ger
made spectacle.
I declared if they would all go away
but mother, would tell her all about it.
The crowd ret..ea, commissioned to send
up q crock Of butter, tub of hot water,
and a pairof ehears, Maternal loyesis
str0ng, butdoubt IL it-was ofteh but 30 d
severor test of its long suffering than was
that of my mother that night.
Suffice 1t to say that, after my clothes
had been cut to ribbons, the sheets torn
up, my head we'll nigh shaved, aud my
whole person subjected first TO an Afri.
Can bath of nieltsd butter, and after.
ward to ono of hot soap-auds, had had
my All Of bathing for one day, and, was,
shortly before midnight, pronounced TO
be tolerably clean.
p. ST. never made any marbles of
coal-.ar.-&. Nichosds FOR July.
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