The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-06-24

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was now ready to get into bed, sc
pat out the light and picked up my
boots thinking TO put them in more
convenient place, when one foot went
through pipe hole, which had been
covered with paper, TO my very hip.
Now one part Of mo was up stairs
while the longest part was in the kitch-
en-.
As my log wax very long it reached
shelf which was occupied Ivy dishes,
pans, and cofiee-pots, etc. and turning
il over down IL went with tremen-
,lons crash.
The girls bad not yet retired, aud
could hhar them laugh iit To split their
sides.
| felt awfully ashamed, AMI was
scared until my heart was in my
throat, for expected the old man
every moment. extracted my leg
from tho confounded hole just in time,
for |. he pld lady looked into the kitch-
en- from the room door and asked what
all that noise WAS about T.
The girls put her off the hest they
could and | went to bed, while John
was strangling himself under the cover
to keep from laughing aloud.
We soon went of into the land Of
dreams with the hope Of waking early.
wish ] could tell you my dreams, but
il would take me 100 long. One mo-
ment would fancy myself by the side
Of Sadie, slipping nectar from her heay-
en- bcdewed lips, aud the next would
be flying from the old man, while he
would be Aourishing his cane above
my head.
This all came 10 an end by Johns
giving me kick.
On waking up and l,oking around, /
saw Johns eyes as big as my fist, while
the sun WAS beaming in at the window.
What TO do now we couldn't tell, for
we heard tho old man having family
prayers in the kitchen.
John looked out of the window and
said we could get down over the porch
roof.
Get ont and dress as soon as possible,
hc said.
80 in my hurry my feet got fastened
in the bedclothes, and out tumbled
head foremost, turned over, and down
the steps until ! struck the door, which
was fastened by wooden button, and
it giving Way out ] rolled right in
font Of the old man.
lie threw mp his han IL and cried,
Lord save u.s. for he 'l.~ught was
the devil.
Tho old lady sa-a""-l until you
could have heard her nlil-.
was so tran 4 aud L,.~ iid.,rd that
| coulin't get ~, at . once. IL Mas
wMn weather, snd Gi.ln't have any
thing on l,ut a sliirt.
When | heard tli- giils shickeriug it
made me mad, and JUMPED ul and
rnshel sut of the DIOR, leaslng the
ereaier part of my shut on the old iron
door latch.
or started for the barn, aud hsn
half way through the yard the dog set
up howl aud went for nae.
When | got into the bArnyard | had
To run through flock of sheep, and
among them was an old ram, who
backed of little aud started Tor ne.
With one bound escaped bis blow,
sprapg into the barn, and began 70
climb up the logs into the NOW, when
nm old hen ponnced upon nay legs,
picking me until they bled.
threw myself upon the hay, and
after John had slid down the porch
into hogshead Of rain water he came
to me with one Of my boots, my coat
and one Of the legs Of my psnts.
lie found me completely FRUSTRATED.
Part Of my shirt, my bat, one leg Of my
pants, my vest, stockings, necktie and
one Of my boots were left behind.
vowed then aud there that | would
never go TO see another girl, and I'll die
before will.