Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-12-02

went home with her | put my arm
around her, and honest, it scared me.
1t wasjust like when you take hold of
the handles of a 'lectric battery, and
you can't let go till the man turns the
knob. Honest, was just as weak as
cat. | thought she had needles in
her belt, and was going to take my arm
away but it was just like it was glued
on. | asked her if she felt that way,
too, and she said she used to, but it
was nothing when you got used to it.
That made me mad. But she is older
than me, and knows more about it.
When was going to leave her at the
gate, she kissed me, and that was
worse than putting my arm around
her. By jingo, trembled all over
just like had chills, but l was as
warm as toast. She wouldn't let 90
for much as a minute, and was tired
as though had been carrying coal up
stairs. didn't want to 90 home at
all, but she said it wonld be the best
way for me to go home, and come
again the next day, and the next morn
ing went to her house before any of
them were up, and her pa came out to
let the cat in, and | asked him what
time his girl got up, and he LATED and
said | had got it bad, and that | bad
better 60 home and not be picked till
| got ripe. Say, how much does it
cost to get married ?"
"Well, should say you had got it
bad" said the grocery man, as he set
out a basket of beets. "Your getting
in love will be great thing for your
pa. You won't have any time to play
any more jokes on him."
80, | guess we can find time to keep
pa from being lonesome. Have you
seen him this morning? You ought to
have seen him last night. You see,
my chum's pa has got setter dog
stuffed. 1t is one that died two years
ago, and he thought great deal of it,
and he had it stuffed for a ornament.
Well, my chum and me took the dog
and put it on our front steps, and took
sorna- -eaitan- and -fastansd--.it. 20 ths
dogs mouth so it looked just like froth
and we got behind the door and waited
for pa to come home from the theater
When pa started to come up the stepi
/ growled, and pa looked at the dos
and said, Mad dog, by crimus,' anC
he started down the sidewalk, and my
chum barked just like dog, and Xxi
yid and growled like dog that get
licked, and you ought to see pa run
He went around in the alley and wa
going to get in the basement window
and my chum had a revolver witt
some blank cartridges, and we wen
down in the basement and when pi
was trying to open the window ny
chum began to fire towards pa. p
! hollered that it was only him, and no
burglar, but after my chum fire.
four shots pa run and climbed over tn
fence, and then we went and took tn
dog home and | stayed with my chun
all night, and this morning ma said p
didn't get home till four o'clock, an,
then policeman came with HIM, ant
pa talked about mad dogs and being
taken for burglar and nearly killed
and she said she was afraid pa had too
to drinking again, and she asked me
| l heard any firing of guns, and SAT-
: no, and then she put wet towel o
t pas head"
"You ought to be ashamed" sal
the grocery man. GLOW does you
, pa like your being in love with tn
: girl? Does he seem to encourage 70
r in it?"
"Oh yes. She was up to our hou'
S to borry some tea, and pa patted he
| on the cheek and hugged her, and sal
] she was a dear little daisy, and wante
t her to sit in his lap, but when | wan
s ed him to let me have fifty cents
V buy her some ice cream he said thu
q was all nonsense. He said: Look 6
your ma. Eating ice cream when 81
d was a girl was what injured her healt
t for life l asked ma about it, and 81
S said pa never laid out ten cents for i,
S cream or any luxury for her in all tt
,, five years he was sparkling her. 81
e says he took her to circus once, bl
n he got free tickets for carrying wat
J. for the elephant. She says pa W