The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-10-25
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How II Was suddenly Broke" Zip.
Chicago Ledger.

girls. Now it happened that Nh Jones
had q bachelor brother living WIN nim'
a good-natured, kindly sort OF man,
but awfully bashful in the presence OF
women--partioularly young Wo1heh.
Uncle Dick, as our bachelor TREND was
called, had not been notified OF the
candy pulling arrangements, the inten-
ton of the girls being to monopollze
nil this sweetness to themselves On
the et ening in question Uncle Dick
was husily engaged, in the best room
of the house, changing his linen, pre-
paratory to business visit to the
village, little dreaming the calamity
that awaited him in the near future;
He had already dotted his clothes, and
was in the act of crawling into clean
shirt, when sound smote ON his ears
that caused him to start and shuader
like an aspen. 1t was the sound OF the
merry voices of bevy of young girls
approaching the house with steady
tramp. Nearer, nearer they came, this
invading host, more terrible TO Bach
elor Dick than IN 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 horrors! What was this
bachelor forlorn to do to be saved from
the fate that seemed awaiting INN.
HE who hesitates is lost, thought
Uncle Dick. There was but one way out
of the awful dilemmain which he 1ound
himself placed. Quick ms thought tho
unclad man wildly seized his clothes IN
his arms and jumped behind the ward
robe Here he perchod himself on top
of very high clothes basket thinking
the unwelcome visitors would be gone
in few minutes When the girls
made their entrance and commenced
making preparations for the candy
pulling, Uncle Dick groaned III despair
1t took his best balancing to keep from
being tumbled off in the very midst OF
the girls, and the thought that he would
be kept prisoner in this uncomEorta-
BILE position for two OF three hours was
anything but pleasant to his feelings.
''Oh, won't we have a jolly time OF
it?" exclaimed OF e of the girls. with
no men to bother MS, we can pull candy
any way we want it. Why, these awful
men want you to make the candy and
pull it for them to eat, and then they
would criticise your conduct and
actions as soon as their backs were
turned!'
"You'ro right. Jenny, True every
word Of it. Put on the candy while l
CRATE a little nutmeg to season 1t, ~
quoth another.
And at it they went busy as hive
of bees.
Meantime, Uncle Dick, behind the
wardrobe, was growing more uncomtot-
table every minute. The persplration
poured off of him in great drops as he
to himself:
"Great Scott Have | got to stay in
this awful position until them durned
girls make that candy and eat it? Con
found me, if | wouldn't rather be tied
ND hv the thumbs the same length OF
time than 10 hear them lick candy and
talk about sweethearts. I've q good
mind to jump right out O here and
scare them half to death in my shirttail.
Bless my soul! if | don't believe this
Internal basket will upset with me,
ANYHOW! But I'll try and hold out n
little longer"
The pot of sirup was placed on the
fire to boil; the girls drew up their
chairs and formed a semi-circle around
it. and were just ready to lannch ont
into n regular fashioned gossiping
match. when one of them checked
matters by saying;
katy, isn't there rats in that ward
robe? 1t appears to me that l heard
something rafting around in there. "
$50 do l." quoth another of the !
party.
"just you go and see, said Katy,
There might be rats in there
She stealthily approached the ward
ODE, opened it, and cautiously peered |
n. But she failed to find any rats.
Had she listened little more carefully, |
she would, in all probability, have |
leard the beatings of bachelor Dicks
leart, which at that moment was
humping against his chest at rate
hat threatened to alarm the whole .
,arty.
perhaps it was another noise we
leard, +" suggested one Of the girls.
Eyes, " answered another, sit seemed |
o be behind the wardrobe"
Acting on this hint, one Of the girls |
vas Just preparing to extend her re-
earches in that direction, when another
me yelled that the candy was burning. /
They all, as one girl, rushed TO the res
tie of the burning pot of sweets, and
or the moment forgot all about the
ats greatly to the relief Of Uncle Dick.
"Thank the Lord-thank the Lordr
the old bachelor to himself,
S he breathed a mighty sigh Of relief.
''If that gal hadn't said the candy
yas burnin', she WAS goin to stick
Ter head right behind here. just like
woman-alwuys a-peepin' about Ill
very place.
The candy was stirred little, turned
round couple of times, and some of
he fire taken from under it, when the
iris began to talk about pretty fcet--a
ubiect of no small interest to the fem
nine mind.
There is the handsomest foot in the
,arty," exclaimed one of the girls as
he held up her skirts just enough to
xpose her pedal eXtrcmitics 10 the
lew of her companions.
Now, If there is any one thing Uncle
DicA dotes on more than another, it is
| handsome foot, especially if it is join
I'd to handsome woman, rs was the
,ase III this instance. He no longer
cit the uncomfotubltness of his posi-
ion behind the wardrobe. so absorbed
vas no to get look il the ''prettiest
DOT in the party" in draining his
leck out to get view of the anatomy
N exhibition, lie leaned OVER little
90 far, lost his balance, and tuhJled
leels over head into the middle Of TIE
DOM, the basket over his head and his
hirt around his neck.
The scene that followed can be more
asily imagined than described. With
simultaneous yell and scrceclI that
early lifted the roof of the top Of the
Iousc. the terrified girls shot ont Of the
eam as if they had been propelled
rom cannon some making their exit
Trough tife doors aud others disappear
ng like shadows through the windows,
paving Uncle Dick master Of the fell
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