Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-01-04
Jimmy Brown.
HIS ADVENTURES WITH RATS AND NICE AND
SUCH SMALL DEER.


It's queer that girls are SO dreadiully
afraid Of rats and mice. Men are never
afraid Of them, and shouldn't mind if
there we're more hamilton mice in my bed
room every night.
Mr.. Travers told Sue and me terrible
story one day about woman that was walk
ing through a lonely field. when she sudden
Is field mouse right IN front of her.
She was a brave woman; so after she had
said, "Oh, my save me. somebody :" she
determined to save herself if she could, for
there was nobody within miles Of her
There was tree not very far off. and she
had Just time to climb up the tree and seat
herself in the branches, when the mouse
reached lis foot There that animal staid
for SIX days and nights, squeakIng in a way
that made the woman's blood run cold, and
waiting for her To come down. On the"
seventh ia, when she was nearly exhausted,
q man With gun came along and Shot the
mouse and saved her life. don't believe
this story. and told Mr.. Trayers so. for a
woman couldn't climb tree, and even If
she could, what would hinder the mouse
from climbing after her, if he liked her 50
much.
Sue has new young man, who cones
every Tuesday and Thursday night. One
day he said. Jimmy, il you'll get me
lock Of your sisters hair. I'll give YOU
nice dog" ] told him be was awtulll kind,
but didn't think ii would be honest for me
to take Sues best hair, but that Id try to
get him some of her everyday haIr And
he said Nv hat on earth do YOU mean, jim
my ?' And said that sue had got some
new back hair little while ago, for | vas
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