The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-01-06
CONSTITUTING.
Experiences Of q DOwn-East Girl who
Climbed the Tree of Nuts ana Burs.
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| LNew York TtmeB.l
! To the youthful mind there is rare fascins-
| tiOn In gathering ch6Stn utS. This is due purity
to the meritorious qualities Of the chestnut Itself
and partly to the fact that there is u spice Of
raher he 1 5ap a5o i uq9 n %
there is no doubt that il the chesnufs were e to
grow on one tree and the burs on another It
would bs more generally satisfactory arrange
ment Still, the boy who has climbed to the top
most branch Of a chestnut tree, and SECS ap-
preaching in the distance the angry owner,
accompa9ied by large club and savage, dog.
will hastily Ell the front OF his jacket with un-
Opened, burs and 2, grind them against his body
passing that OF the historical spartan small boy
who stole an anlse,seed bag from the master Of
the entire surface Of his stomach in preferenee
to admitting his guilt and undergoing the inev.
| table trashing. 1t Is curious provision OF
The trees always belong to another man, and
there is no small boy Lying whose father ever
had chestnut tree on his own land: Why this
vince Of moralists to solve. and which, there
ofs IS nfSs' Se Peaon pS q Miss ss3 Anthony that the
RACES In monopolzing the sport OF chestnut
gathering. It cannot be denied that the female
sex is virtually shut out from that delightful
pursuit. To gather Ghestnuts successfully in
wolves climbing trees, and the mature woman
or the full grown girl rarely cares to incur the
risks which are inseparable from climbing In
DR.. Mary Walker could gather. chestnuts with
impunity. but among women who have not put
-thas is to say. who still wear skirts. there is
q general feeling that stockings should not pub
licly wave either from clothes-ines or branches.
unless they have been previously and carefully
emptied. Nevertheless. there are infreuuent
the hazardous amusement Of secret ohestnuting.
and the experience Of Massachusetts young
lady who recently climbed n chestnut tree in
Berkshire county is worth narrating.
The Young lady In 0u6StfDU-and IL Is per-
fectly useless for anybody to offer twelve gra-
tuitous teams Of Wild horses TO assist In drag
ging the secret Of her name to light-wag re-
markably beautiful and was the object Of the
devoted attachment OF two local young men.
Of Ee f. wss oae Toa 81 FL yens y
was known to be in tho habit OF smoking, and
who was currently beloved to have more than
Il Early In October this estimabls young lady
suborned her younger brother-aaed ten-to
accompany her on q clandestine chestnutina
the road By q narrow but dense belt OF srses and
bushes was soon found, and the pair zeaously
| searched the ground for fallen nuts. The
Miss T., for the purpose Of classification. as
patton. and determined to climb the. tree. With
| ing" 5f her brother. sho succeeded In reaching
the lowest branch. from vhich her progress was
easy. Pleased with her success. she soon grew
careless. and finally ventured out upon q limb
until 1t bent under her weight Becoming
| frightened. she lost her presence OF mind and
fer of her skirts csush In opf oi
| the limb and suspended her between beay1n
| and earth In tho attitude OF an umbrella which
has struggled with violent gust of wind and
Her voice, though somewhat smothsred By
the PECULIAR ties OF her situation. cosd be easi
| ~ heard by her astonished brother, and. in ac
| sordance with her calm directions. that devoted
| small boy instantly fed for help. Nov, 1t SO
happsasd that caeh OF the sounR lady's lovers
had hAr hA ufn Ptf1 hrSrr, f,,
company with her brother. and each had in
dspendenty determined TO meet her rs If BY ac-
cidont. Thus it foil out shas the fret person the
small boz met as he rushed along the road was
tho mild young man, who listened to his inco-
hsrent tale and hestened to the rescue. No
seoner. hovoyer. did he come wishis sight ot
BACK ssoa ls Object y liz and n
falssrina yoiee explained 70 the small boz that
hn % a.s her B but % would prefer Il tho ss Assistance a
OF . Vague servant girl. In search Of whom b.
profsssed himself rsedy, to start. The small
tho good rounx man names. and said he was
resolution. So tho iatt,r started on run to And
vito, refused to look bncE. though the indisaan' MAJ
small boy sent - shoMer o,s Of stones after him
,ss shs % Ssa msn
the top sf his speed. His iron nerves did moi
ialtor even saen be reached the tree shat tom
| ing tho youss lody 70 calm herself and trust
him to rescue her. he armed her brother with a
| knife, and instructed hit1 to climb the tree and
cut his sister loogs The small boy. hailing with
delight the opportunity to cut something. did as
he was bid. and In fe0 moments. amid the
noise Of rending Earments,. the young lady
| dropped safely into tho bold. bad lovers ex.
tended arms. Half an hour afterzard eleven
;yonon. bearing five step ladders. approached
Tasd BE-
| 1t Is needless to say he was disappointed. and
| his disappointment was still greater whom hs
ried at an early day to his bold and bad rival
| Thus We see that, as Solomon might have said
| there ID q time for step-ladders and o time fol
decided action, and that the bold young man
gathers his bride from q ohestn ut tree. .whil,
| the simple minded man fees afar off and howls
| for servant girls who are useless, and for the
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