The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-01-15
COASTING.

Sanscript Recalls RecOIIectiOns.
The boys were coasting down Syc
amore Street Hill last evening, when
John Sanscript and his wife came
along. They had been up on Balti-
more street visiting, and were on
their way home.
"Just see them boys, now" said
John, as he hraced up ct the inter-
section of Mulberry street. cit
really reminds me of the days when
was a lad. Do you know, Jane.
that 1 used to coast down hill on .
sled shat wayT'
did you, Johns'
why, yes; but that's fifty year
ago. .EsI.1a Y
Sanscript scratched his head con.
templativsly and then muttered, '0t'
to voce: "Durn my granddaddy's
buttons, If / don't try it,
TRY what. dear?' anxiously ask.
ed Mrs, S.
Il am going to coast just once. to
revive rscollections of fifty year
ago."
Now, john. if I were you -"
But you are not me, so don't
interfere. Here sonny ito a lad
who had just pulled up the hill with
his sled) Here, sonny. I'll give
you = quarter to let me slide down
on your sled once"
The bargain was eagerly nailed
and cIinched.
"Be keerfal, old man." urged the
boy, as Sanscript squatted rather
awkwardly on the sled ''be keerful,
/ say, and don't let her funk one
way or 'tother till she brings up or
you'll git mashed" zae
Never, mind, younker," assured
John: 1--we been here afOre-some
years afore, but
But what will never be known,
for just then the sled. Of it's own &C
cord, started down lhill. and even
John himself has not been able to
recall What he Was about 70 observe.
The surpriae at the sled's unexpec.
ted movement was general.
$50 "Look outl'' yelled TO boy.
COB, Johnr' screamed Mrs. San
script.
"Whoa, there y yelled John.
ss, But the aled wouldn't whoa. II
seemed to have set off down that hill
to beat its best time. John had
chance only to clutch hold Of both
sides and hold bis breath for fear
the wind would blow off the top OF
his head. They only thought he bad
time 70 foster was that the boy must
have creased the sled's runners as q
practical joke. And if this was
scoasting, he had never coaesed, II
his recollection served him right,
TVo.thirds way down the hill the
sled struck an ice hummock, and
Immediately bis course was changed
to a parabolic curve. ra-p -
Whack? bangi crash clink!
The bridging up was aWfully sud-
den and uncertain. Sanscript and
the sled disappeared as abruptly as
& shooting altar. The latter lay
shivered to atoms against lamp-
post, and Sanscript lay shivering in
The grocery cellar just opposite.
When the of runner Of the sled col.
lided with the lsmp-post and stopped
the vehicle Sanscript rose like q cir
cus-Ieaper and went right on turning
twenty somersaults TO the second.
He went through the grocery win.
dow as the cIrcus-leaper goes through
q paper hoop. The grocer appeared
aeon after and compromised upon
John paying the following bill /:
window sash. .41Q. 90
Crushed cheese. ................. 1S.00
Hogshead molassea. ............ z5.20
rf.hristulas goods -. ............ Ito
Total.,. ......s eos. 49,. $3.50
Then the boy came in with bill
of So for his sled, to say nothing Of
the loss or a suit Of clothes. sur.
Reon's bill for plastering, sundry
skinned surfaces, and the bill Of .
hsckman Who conveyed the fainting
wieeahams, In the cooler ~mOmants
= n..-4h.,.o,ht Ganacri,,t reck0nad