The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-07

"NhH was sOolI III DeuI DuI us Wb'
always a little slow and full of curl
osity, l was looking around in thu
little room.
AT last l thought l would sit down
on a chest which setspread over with
a nice white cloth while l drew of
my boots. So down sat, when, star:
of the East, l went plump into big
egg custard pieI
81 thought John would die laugh.
ing, for he said l had smashed the
custard all to thunder, and the plate
right in two"
"Iou see we had to be awful quiet
SO that the old man would not hear.
81 was now ready to get in bed, SO
l put the light out and picked up
my boots, thinking to put them in a
more convenient place, when my one
leg went through pipe hole, which
had been covered with paper up to
my hip.
snow one part of me was upstairs,
while the largest part was in the
kitchen"
Gas my leg was very long, it reach
ed 4 shelf which was occupied by tea,
coffee, pots, (?J jars, etc, andturning
it over down it went with a tremen.
duous crash.
"Thc girls had not yet retired and
| could hear them laugh fit to split
their sides"
81 felt awful ashamed, and was
scared until my heart was in my
throat, for l expected the old man ev-
cry moment. l extracted my leg from
the confounded hole just in time, for
the old lady looking into the kitchen
from the room down stairs asked
what all the noise was about.
"ThO girls put her off as best they
could, and went to bed, while John
was strongling himself under the
covers to keep from laughing aloud
"We soon went off into the land of
lreams, with the hope of waking
'arly. wish could tell you my
lreams, but it would take me too
ong. One moment l would fancy
the side of Sadie, slipping
he nectar from. her Heaven-bedewed
i0mTncofu man -whren &QuId ge Z
iourishing his cane over My head. I"
This all came to an end by John
irving me kick"
con waking up and lookingaround
saw Johns eyes as big as my fist,
while the sun was beaming in the
Window"
"What to do now we couldn't tell,
'or we heard the old man having
'amily prayer in the kitchen"
John looked out Of the window
and said we could get down over the
porch roof.
sect out and dress as soon as posi-
BILE, he said.
80 in my hurry my foot got raston-
ed in the bed clothes, and out tum-
bled, head foremost, turned over, and
down the steps until l struck the
door, which was fastened by Il button,
when giving away, out l rolled, right
in front of the old man."
lie threw up both hands and crieG:
Lord have mercy ON us!' for he eyi.
IDENTIFY thought was the devil"
The old lady screamed until you
could have heard her Il mile
"I was so scared and bewildcrcd
that | couldn't gotup atonce. TWAS
warm weather and didn't have any
thing on but shirt.
"When heard the girls snicker.
ing it made me mad; and | jumped
mn md rushed out of doors leaving
the greater part Ct my shirt on the
old iron door latch"
"oGI started for the barn, and
when half way through the yard the
dog set up howl and went for me-"
"Whcn l got to the barnyord ! had
to run through flock of sheep and
among them was an old ram, who
backed on a little an started for me.
With one bound | escaped the blow,
sprang into the barn and began to
climb upthe NOV, when onold moth,
or hen pouncod upon my legs, ana
picked them until they bled"
I threw myself upon the hay, and
after John had slid down the porch
into u hogshcad of rain water he