Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16
THE CANDY PULL.
How the Boys Came out with Their
Part OF the Joke.

Lew Scott will come rushing up to the
office of the Blade on Friday OF this
week and lick few printers, and stop
his paper from the first Of January last.
We cannot hold the secret OF his sad
woe longer. He will hereafter be an
outcast in society and the boys will pelt
him with dccayed potatoes and old eggs
and shout, go up. old bald head"
1t was all SCOTS fault in the first place
for he had no business to look upon the
practical joke when it was ripe. A good
many years ago he vas employed IN a
store out in Kaneville, and the Oldest
inhabitant wore glasses at all hours, and
slept with his ear trumpet showed way
back in his head. for fear the despoller
of the corner store would happen along
and spring q trick on him which would
he chronic,ed on his tombstone.
| On one occasion, some OF the girls
planned and specified party at which
only girls were to be present. The pro-
era .nme vas to pull molasses candy and
carry on without the interference OF
the bows. The pull" vas located at
Mrs. Curley's. Scott and some OF the
disappointed young males congregated at
the store on the evening and sneered
copiously at the proceedings ofthe young
ladies who mad frozen them out of the
fun. Scott sat on the counter for some
time wrapped in profound meditations
The crowd did not modest Linn IN Ills
, cogitations, for they knew he was con-
turing ND something that would make
those girls sick. At length he raised q
hand, slapped his knee, anu exclaimed
Bows have it. You stay here and
will sneak over and steal the candy When
they sc; it out to cool. Then I'll bring
it over here ard we'll yank it,"
The boys were enchanted with the
plan, and Scott put on his hat and issued
out into the blackness.
TIE reader will now please step ovel
to the mansion of Mrs. Curley. Mis-:
Phebe Hastings was there. Ella Perry
Scott's tirl. was present, and all the
pther good looking maidens in tie vi
cinity were on hand and eager for the
raw With the warm taffy. The molasse,
, MAS boiled till drop in the bottom o.
r lie dipper was Ike wax, and then j
was pronounced done. One OF the Gir.t
L H..l nf m d.
: outside of the door to cool, when MIS-
hastings said:
Hold on, girls. Take that pan VI
.tars and set it Ill the open widow. Il
would be Just like that scamp Lew SCOT
20 be hanging about here waiting &c
teal our candy. Hes always up to some
rank like that"
. The pan was put in an upstairs win
low AMI Miss Hastings went down thu
cellar, fillei dripping Fan with If
. soap. and put it on the stove. When i
ooiled she took it out ard left 1T on tn,
doorstep.
Now, let all of Us run back to the store
: and linger there till We see now the thin.
: comes out. The boys were waiting aux
iously about the stove when they hearC
II some one knocking at the back door
One of the young mel went and opened
It. Scott entered with dripping pal
z carefully held to horizontal in hi
hands.
"Ive got it BOYS, you bet" cried Scott
us he deposited bis burden on the coun
e ter.
e Then a shout went up that made thu
e pickles in the barrel rise to the top an,
a basket Of eggs were added:
{ what do you think of me now, boys?
: asked Scott, who began yanking off hi
e coat and rolling up his shirt sleeves.
l. "HuYrah fJr Scott! Bully boy" the
Is cried in a chorus.
: The hero dipped his hands inio tn
IS contents of the pan and began try ing t
e lift some of it into ball. 1t sllppe
through his fingers. He tried to 5000
A it up, but it continued TO get away froI
Is him.
whats the matter with the confounC
ed stuff" asked Scott with perplexe
re look. "They haven't half baked it."
v He dipped finger into the pan an
t lifting it quickly, drew it across h
rs mouth. He looked with vacant star
C at the fellow who was standing at th
,e opposite side OF the counter from hin
ID He worked bis lips a Minute. He ra
is out of the door and coughed and sp
out into the night for five minutes, an
then said as he turned with tears In b
4, eyes:
n. "Boys, the girls have PLAYED SON
es darned trick on u.s." Aurora Blade.