Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-09

pretty tight squeeze 1or MN 10
spare the money necessary for my edu-
cation.
When came up here found Parson
Cummings had more pupils than he
could accommodate with board; so wns
compelled to find board in the neighbor- I
mood. did so at the house of this wo
man'sfather over here. He was q stout, !
staid old gentleman; with aldermanic !
proportions; strict member OF the
church, and regular attendant at the
weekly service. His wife was little
weazen-faced woman, with a sharp nose,
always red at the point, and an eye as
black as a sloe and as sharp as a lancet.
She rarely said much, but what she did
say was sharp and to the point. Their
daughter Ann-that woman over there
WAS about my age, rosy, plump and
pretty, and amply imbued with the spir-
it of mischief.
One Sabbath day, Nancy, as the fam
lily called her, was away on visit to
neighbor, where she had spent day or
SO. l did not 60 to church with the old
people, but remained to prepare my
lesson. for the morrow. 1 knew my
t,.tor, who was the preacher, would rather
l shoald miss attendance at church o
dozen times than to be deficient in a
recitation.
The house was one Of those old-fash
ionel houses, yet common In Georgia,
with two rooms in front and two rooms
back-shed rooms, you know, with two
rooms in the attic. One of these attic
rooms was Nancys, one OF the shed rooms
was mine. There was passage way be-
tween these shed rooms, but none be-
tween the front ro0ms. The entrance
from the yarl in front was from the
larger of these two rooms.
was out in the yard under the shade
of an apple tree. in my shirt sleeves,
busily engaged in the mysteries of Nir-
gils Eneid, when a stroke from
g a switch across my shoulders made me
cry out and spring from my chair; up
setting my little table, Virgil, lexicon
and all, and running away to the house
was Nancy. was half mad, for the blow
was a scorcher, and after her went
determined on revenge. Through the
d. house we went. Nancy was fleet. o, the
S country girls of Georgia in that dvy
8 What strapping things they were. They
1 never saw a corset-never wore tight
o fitting shoe. and their toes were as free
v from corns as their fingers were from
r diamond rings.
o Nancy had the start, but thought l
had the wind and was determined on
8 cathing her. Around the house we went,
$ into the he'd room of her parents, and
!. out into the yard. How she laughed,
A and how shone her white teeth, and
;. sparkled her great black eyes. l was
8 gaining on her, when she ran through
i the house, and into my room. follow
# ed. Leave me alone," she said as she
a jumped upon my bed. followed and
It caught her. Quick as cat she slipped
II through my arms and leaped to the
n floor. There is fsther and mother,
$ she exclaimed. "What will they say
| to me if they find me here in your room
with you, Jump into the bed and say
I you are sick" / had at this warning
!. gotten off the bed. did as was bid,
y and lay down, bitterly complaining
n She, in the meantime, caught up hel
hair, which, in our scuffles had been
n badly tumbled, and running out met hei
!. parents coming into the house. "Fath
/. er," she exclaimed loud enough for me
4 to hear, ''cousin Gus is mighty sick.
h She had called me cousin from the first
\, week OF our acquaintance. The OLD
,. gentleman came slowly into the room
He co.ild not, or would not, compromise
J. his dignity by accelerating his motions
" for any consideration. He was Judge
: at the inferior court, and that was to bt
ii thought of in oil he said or did. Nancy
+ came in behind him, and whilst he fel
10 my pulse, she was peeping from behint
~ him, grinning ami winking in ecstac,
"a over my shamming. could have muir
X dered her. Slowly the old man con
le tinued to feel my pulse and to look wise
Z He shook his head gravely as he tool
n his fingers from my pulse.
~ "Why Gus, my son." he exclaimed
a. you must be very sick, for never fel
ii such O pulse in the worst of fevers.
n. There stood Nancy, peeping and wink
va ing from behind her father in mockery
a. When the old man, with great gravity
70 asked, "Gus, how are your bowels?
Nancy jerked her head behind her fathe
n as groaned and turned over. Turning
ot to his daughter the Judge said, "He
n pretty sick, and needs medicine; go yo
wv and get that yaller mug, the big one
ba put in as much senna as you can gras
n SO, with the point of his finger upon hi
d. thumb) and fill it up with boilin
water
[;s Nancy went, but upon reaching tn
20 door turned half round to look at us
ve and putting her thumb upon the tip c
lv her nose, waved her fingers and darte
he away. The Judge slowly left the room
a and had there been any chance for m
60 escape from the house unObserved,
would have fed like felon. But wa
IN in for it, and must go through with i
,t 1t was not long before the Judge rt
turned with the yellow mug, brimmin
- with SIENNA tea, and Nancy following
Ml He poured out tea cup full of the tea
W Here, my son. he said, ''drink thi
M you must take another cup full. 'Her'
M Nancy, hold this, must go and see tn
VA prescription DIR. Sankey left for you
M mother" and he handed her the mu
W and cup. This was her opportunity
N She sat down on the bed side and assun
M ing the gravity of her father, asked wit
wa much sympathy, how I felt, putting G
II as long a face as a hypocrite at cam
81 meeting, and insisted on feeling m
pulse, But the Judge returning salt
the prescription of the doctor said tu
"a cups full at first, and one every ha
IN hour after until the bowels were relieves
FL Nancy stood behind, with her tongr
Fl thrust into her cheek and her ey'
Il cleaning with mischief, MS she poure
i out q cup full to the very rim of Il
!. nauseating stuff. 1 swallowed it nj
S thew left the room, bat not until Nanc
a had given me another specimen OF IL