The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-05-17

the first night while roaming
around in the kitchen in half
Idress, searching for some butter
milk, his feet flew from under
him, letting his body fall with a
dull, slckemng kerslush into the
| smeary depths of large kettle
of ounce butter, valued at not
less than ten dollars. Now add
to this the cost of his board and
new calico shirt, not counting
in the pleasure our paiates were
forced TO forgo, and you have
the loss sustained by him.
The next to work into my good
graces was a fellow calling him.
self See /. Bee. He was hand
some sort of a chap with as love-
ly pair of eyes as l most ever
gazed into. He had a coffee
sack plum full OF cats. heteroge
neous in point of age and color,
but decidedly homogeneous In
disposition. He coaxed me into
letting him leave them in the
kitchen, and 1, like a darn fool,
consented, knowing at the time
there were no less than twenty
crooks of cream ranged around
its walls, waiting for the morrow,
to be taken up by the creamery
wagon. Some time in the night
the mouth of that sack worked
loose. The next day the cream
cry wagon rolled away from my
door with empty tanks, leaving
me TO solve the problem. If a
cat and half can drink a pint
and a half of cream in an hour
and half, how long Will it take
hundred averaged sized cats to
get away with twenty gallons Of
cream m2'
The third and last to drop in
on me like a midsummer night
mare, was a sandy haired. sandy
complexloned individual, who in
troduced himself as the j. Wolff.
The next morning, the feathers
from fifteen ducks, one gander
and a turkey gobbler, marked
the trail of the auburn war. ior.
That was the last straw that sent
the camel to grass. l took a
solemn oath he'd be the last I'd
ever harbcr. You are two like
ly looking youngsters, and feel
for you after manner but my
advice is move on. and move
quickly, loo, before the memory
of past wrongs swoops down and
transforms Inc into a demon"
We stood not on the order of
our going, but digging the spurs
luto our horses fianks, flew down
the grassy slopes at neck break
speed, until reaching Blooming
vile. where, while waiting for
supper at the Ohio House, we
discussed the feasibility ofpush-
ing on TO Haynes Post Office that
night, or invest in a box of vase
line and lay up at that point un-
ill the arrival of an ambulance
from the city. We chose the
former course, and after appeas-
ing our hunger. again mount
ed our steeds and started up
Salt Creek, arriving at Uncle
Dan Davis between nine and
ten O'Clock at night. Fortunate
Iy FOR US, he had been routed up
ont of bed by some country boys,
who wished something out ofthe
store. thereby saving us the
trouble of expanding our lungs.
In his kind fatherly way he
made us welcome. and soon we
were ensconced in soft downy
bed, oblivious 10 all things num-
dane.
The next morning, Sunday
we were up by times and receiv-
ed a very cordial reception from
the rest of the family. During
the course OF the forenoon, the
Misses Eta and Ella Mettler,
two of Salt Creeks most charm
ing and accomplished young la
dies, entertained us with some
delightful music and songs. for
which we can hardly thank them
enough, coming as it did at a
time when our poor nerves need
ed just such a soothing sedative
as only sweet, delicious music
can bring.
The middle of the afternoon
we resumed our journey up the
S alt Creek Valley until reaching
Rufus Karshner's, where we dis
| mounted little while to rest cur
beasts and enjoy the cool shade
Of his lawn. MIR. Karsliner is one
of the live men of Salt Creek ,and
keeps abreast with the times IN
all things pertaining to politics:
From here. we went 10 Daniel
uost!er's, where we stayed all
night 70 Mr.. Hostler and his
aifable lady. we desire 10 return
our heartfelt thanks for the kind
ness shown us while guests in
their home.
The next point visited was
Laurelville, the principal town
in ihe Southwestern part Of the
county. Among the various in