Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-09

Sam would die laughing, rs he said
had smashed the custard all to thun-
der, and the plate right in two. told
Sam 10 hush; we bad TO be awful quiet
for fear the old folks would hear us.
AT last | was ready for bed, so |
put out the light and picked up my
boots, thiuking 10 put them in more
convenient place, when down went one
of my feet through pipe hole, which
had been covered over with paper, clear
up TO the hip. AS my leg was very
long, il reached shelf in the kitchen,
which was just below us, and turned it
over, spllling dishes, pans, plates and
other things, and producing an awful
racket. The girls had not yet retired,
and could hear them a laughing fiji to
split their sides.
Il felt much ashamed, aud was so
scared that | felt my heart away up in
my throat, fer | expected the old man
every minute. | pulled my leg out OF
the coafounded hole jnst in time, for
the old woman looked into the Kitchen
and asked, Whats all this about,
cillsl' The girls made some sort of ex-
cnsc, and said, The cat was pTowling
after mice and had Knocked down some
tinwarc, and all was quiet.
1--WE were soon asleep and in tho
land OF dreams. Ohce | dreamed |
was sitting Ly the side of Sue, with my
arms around her neck and slipping nee.
tar from her honied lips; and the next
would he making tracks for home at
a race horse gait, with the old man IT.
ter me with his big cane. When |
awoke found the sun shining high
and bright in the window. The next
thing head the old folks having
morning prayers down in the kitchen
right below us.
1--WE were now in n pnrty pickcl, and
what 10 DO We didn't know. Sam got
Up, looked out the window, and said
We could get down over the roof Sam
said to me, "Get up, John Dobson,
don't YOU see where !he sun isl In
my hurry OF getting out Of bed, / got
my feet tangled up among the bed
clothes and pitched pell nell down the
stairs. and landed on the floor right be-.
fore the old folks and the two girls.
The old man bawled at the top of
his voice, The Lord save uSl foi he
thought the devil had come. The old
woman screamed so loud she could have
been heard halt a mile, whilst The
girls stood in one corner of the room
wnh THEN aprons up 10 their faces; as
it'was very warm weather, hadn't any
thing on but a shirt.
Il opened the door in hurry, and
made a bee line for the barn. My
speed was considerably FASTENED 10y q
couple of the old mans dogs that go,
a glimpse OF me. ran right through
a flock If sheep standing in the barn
yard, aud an old ram, not liking tho
way things were going on, made Tor mo
as approached, and gave me such a
butt that sent me spraNliug into pond
Of dirty water.
"W hen cot 10 the barn, climbe
up the hay now and squattcd right
down on hens nest iull OF eggs, and
didn't leave y whole egg in the lot.
The ole hen, out OF revenge, picked ut
my bare legs till the blood streamcd
down my feet BY aud by Sam came
along with my trowsers, vest and one
boot, aud vowed he hadn't time TO 6ud
the rest. | fixed myself tho best |
could and made for home, some four
miles or so distant, lsmenting my i'll.
luck all the way. From that day TO
this never saw Sue Gibson, nor did I
ever 90 10 singing school. | felt so
much abashed that | vowed Id never
90 to see another girl, and | dd't.
That is why am bachelor STILL"