The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-10-31
A GEORGIA CAADY-PULLING.
And Iuow !. wa. suddenly nroksn ".

fehtuenee Oh Nlf Jones, the thtDef VI
one of the girls. Now, it happened
that Mir. Jones had a bachelor brother
living with him, good-natured, kindly
sort Of u man, but awfully bashful in
the presence Of women--particular
young women. Uncle Dick, as our
bachelor friend was called, had not been
notified Of the candy pulling arrange
ments, the intention OF the girls being
to monopolizo all this sweetness TO
themselves. On the evening in ques-
ton Uncle Dick was busily engaged, in
the best room of the house, changing
his linen, preparatory to business
visit to tho village, little dreaming Of
the calamity that awaited him ia the
near future. He had already dofIed
his clothes, aud was In the act Of crawl
ing into clean shirt, when q sound
smote upen his ears that caused him 70
start and shudder like an aspen. II was
the sound Of the merry voices Of bevy
of young girls approaching the house
with steady tramp. Nearer, nearer
they came-thia invading host, more
terrible to bachelor Dick than any army
with banners. In another moment the
rustic Of their dresses fell upon his ears
like death knell. They were at the
very threshold Of the room and the
door was unlocked oh, horror Of hor.
rors What was this bachelor forlorn
to DO to be saved from the fate that
seemed awaiting him. 81 He who heal.
tates is lost" thought Uncle Dick.
There was but one way out of the aw-
ful dilemma in which he found himself
placed. Quick as thought the unclad
man wildly seized his clothes in his
arms and jumped behind the wardrobe.
Here he pcrched himself ON top Of Il
very high clothes-basket, thinking the
unwelcome visitors would be gone in n
few minutes. When the girls made
their entrance and commenced making
preparations for the candy pulling, I'm.
Gle Dick groaned in despair II took
his best balancing to keep from being
tumbled of in the very midst Of the
girls, and the thought that he would DO
kept prisoner in this uncomfortable
position for two or three hours was
anything but pleasant TO his feelinga
"Oh, won't We have jolly time Of
il! I" exclaimed one Of the girls with
no men to bother US, We can pull candy
any way VIC want it. Why, these aw-
ful men would want yon TO make the
candy and pull il for them to eat, and
then they would criticise your conduct
aud actions as soon as their backs were
turned =
You're right, Jenny. True, every
word Of it. Put on the candy while !
CRATE little nutmeg to season il, said
another.
And at it they went. busy as hive
Of bees.
Meantime, Uncle Dick, behind the
wardrobe, was growing more uncom-
Portable every minute. The perspira-
ton poured Off Sf him in great drops a.
he soliloquized to himself:
Great Scott Have ! got to stay in
this awful position until them burned
gals make that candy and eat it Con
found me, il / wouldn't rather be tied
up by the thumbs the same length Of
time than to hear them lick candy and
talk about sweethearts. I've a good
mind to jump right out O. here and
scare them half TO death in my shirt
tail. Bless my soul 2 if don't believe
this internal basket will upset with me.
any how But I'll try and hold out a
little longer"
The pot Of sirup was placed on the
fire TO boil the girls drew up their
chairs and formed semi-circle around
it, and were just ready to launch out
into a regular old-fashioned gossiping
match, when one Of them checked mat
ters by saying
katy, isn't there rats in that ward
robel 1t appears to me that hear
something rafting around in there"
80 do /, quoth another of the par
ty.
"Just you go and see" said Katy
"There might be rats in there"
She stealthily approached the ward
robe, opened it, and cautiously peered
in. But she failed to find any rats
Had she listened a little more carefully
she would, in all probability, have hearC
the beating of bachelor Dicks heart
which at that moment was humping
against his chest at rate that threat
ened to alarm the whole party.
"Perhaps it was another noise ",
heard" suggested one of the girls.
eyes" answered another, at SCENE,
to be behind the wardrobe"
Acting on this hint, one Of the girl
. was just preparing TO extend her RI
searches in that direction, when anott
er one yelled that the candy was burr
ing. They all, as one girl, rushed t
the rescue Of the burning pot of sweet
and for the moment forgot all about th
rats, greatly to the relief of Uncle Dicl
sThank the Lord-thank the Lord
n exclaimed the old bachelor to himsel
as he breathed a mighty sigh of relic
'If that gal hadn't said the candy ws
:. burnin', she was goin' to stick ht
head right behind here. just like
woman-always apeepin' about
: every place"
The candy was stirred a little, tnrns
around couple Of times, and some
the fire taken from under it, when Il
girls began TO talk about pretty feet
subject Of no small interest to the fen
II nine mind.
It "There is the handsomest foot in Il
n party" exclaimed ono of the girls,
. she held up her skirts just enough
:. expose her pedal extremities to the vie
of her companions.
r Now Il thara IL anv one thinn nm