The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-11-01
4 GEORGIA CAyDY.PULLIxG,
And How II Was Suddenly Breksa Up.

the residence II NJ. jones, tue father
VI vne Of .hs gtrIs. Nov, it hsppep-
~ that Mr. JUnes had Q bachelor
brother hvipg With hin, . good.
0a,urrd. kindly sort OF y man, but
awful bashful 10 the ~ essence OF NO
men -pnr,lcularly young women.
Uncle Dick, 10 our bachelor friend
was called, bad not been notified Ut
the csUdy quilting arrangements, the
lDieBtiOn OF the eiils beiDy to mono.
pOl ze sll this sweetness 70 them.
..lve.. On the veDing In question
U,cIe Dick Wue Ouslly engaged, 10
,Le te,s fUDm Ufthe house, changing
hss lihen, preparatory to x'husinese
Wilt to the village, little dreaming Of
near future. HI bad already dO6 d
his clothes. and wxs In the act Ut
crawling into q clexn shirt when =
sound smOts Un bic exrs that caused
him to start and snudter like sn %.
yen. II WAS the sOuud Of the merry
vOices Ofs 6evy Of young girls ~.
proachiDK the house with Q steady
tramp. Nsrer, nearer they game
this Invading host. more terrible to
Bachelor Dick than any army With
tanners. In another moment the
rustic IT their dresses fell upon bite
ears like U death knell. They were
at the very threshold Of the room.
and the dOur was unlocked. On, hor.
ror OF horors! WHAT wss this bach.
el0r iorlOrn to do to DO saved firm
the fate that seemed awaiting him.
He Who hesitstee IL lost" thought
UUcle Dick. There Was but one way
cut Of the awful dilemma In which
he found himself placed. Quick 40
thought the upclsd mao wildly sei1.
ed his clothes In biz srms and jump
III behind the wardrobe. Hsce be
perched himself on top OF = very
high clOthes-basket, thinking the
uDwelcome visitors would be gone IN
. few minutes. When the girle
made their entrance and commenced
wsking preparations for the candy.
pulling, Uocls Dick groaned In dee.
psir. 1t took his hest balancing TO
keep from being tumbled Of In the
very n,iLst OF the girls, and the
thought that be would bo kept .
prisoner 10 this uncomfortable poei.
II00 for tW0 or three hOulS Was sDt-
thing but pleasant to his feeli0gs.
90. wol't ~ have . jolly time Of
II !" exclaimed one Of the girls.
with no men TO bother u. Ve can
pull candy any way w want It. Why.
these awful men would want you to
make the candy and p6ll It Tor them
to rat, and then they would criticise
your conduct and actions - soon %
their bucks were turnedl"
"YOu'rs right, Jenny. True, every
word Ut IL. Put on the candy while
! crate . little nutmeg 70 season II. "
QuOth another. .........
Aod ct It the went, busy 80 hive Of
be~s. e- &
Meantime. Uncle Dick, behind the
wardrobe, Was growing more unoom.
Portable every misute. The per.
spirsti0n poured +. 4 u hlm 10 great
drops % be sOlilOQui1rd 70 himself !:
"Great Scott! HIVE ! got TO stay
10 tnis awful positlVn until them
burned gals make that candy and
est III Uoni"und me. II I wouldn't
rather b. tied W BY the thumbs, the
same length OF time thsu " hear
hem lick candy xod talk sbout
-weethesr,S. I've .. good mi1d to
Jump right out o here and scare
them hsli TO death 10 my shiettatl.
Bless my soul! II I don't believe this
internal basket will upset With me,
snyhowl bu, I'll try and hold out .
little longer. 49,,
The poi OF strip was placed Oh the
fire to boil: the Sirls drew up their
cosirs aud formed : semi.circls
around It, and were just ready to
launch out into . regular old.issb.
Toned g0oolping match, when one 81
them checked matters By ssying
Katy, isn's thero rate1n that ward
robe : II sppesrD TO me that ] heAl
something rafting around Ii there. =
80 d. J." Qu0sh another OF the
:jtust you 90 and ese," call Izty.
"These, might b rso u SAseNY
She aaeslthlly iotA5odh1 th(
wardrobe, opened Il. hnd oautl0uely
peered b. bus ~ 1ll1dtE0UQnl
rata, Had Sbe li1teaeo k,lil1e \ )Orl
carefully che would, In ell Il01lbili'
", have hesrd the bestipgs u Each
elor Dick's heerh which at sbatYpe
meut ,was thu0piD4, aaainst h5l
cheat nt n rate that thNeatAnod @