The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-01
A LOVE SICK PANTHER.

oJts mo "A s1yin' Of 1t ez shouldn't
Squire" remarked the Old Settler, but
hist'ry's got TO be KEEP straight, and con
sesently III lief TO own up int wen
were Young were tearcr 'mongst tho
gals II got 10 be so 'round the sugar
Swamp dcestric int If th was any gas
with their hearts cracked wussn an Ole
chany teapot the croc,,in' OF EN-. ogosh
were laid right squaT' to me, cv'ry time
Thar were Suse Livingooso. Suses left
eve had a way O. shyin' round to wind
ard. an she were Il lectle sot in her ways
out one year took to shinnin with hei
to all the doins tn was Bimeby tho
other gals fell to pinin. an | felt sorry
for en- an made up my mind TIT
| wouldn't he so mean as u
let Suso hev me all the time
an c'ncluded TO give tho rest OF EN-
n show. Tho day aiorc Bijah Loon
corn huslsin' were glidin by Susc's house
an she hailed me an wanted TO know
wat time were comm fer her TO so to
tho buskin'. | said wa mt comm fer her
at all. but were goin' to galavant Mag Nc
Jagrers. Susc 90; little red, an up an
saws tht she didn't think, b'gosh, tht for
Il man cz were going TO marry her 't"ere
dzactly the caper fer him 20 be runnin
round the kentry with eyry other Tom,
Dick IN Harry OF a gal tn were in the
deestric. The wind often yeller bird 5
wing could he knocked me over, squire, !
was so sot back says to Suse wasn't
that q leetlo suddonty IN Suse says il
inowt DO or it mowt Mt. | says wen is it
a comm Off an she says tht week fm
Toosd'y were handy time, an tht shed
sol IL ia that day.
"Suse were 50 durn cool an pos tive
bout it tht my tongue cluv to the ruff
y nv mouth. got it down pooty soon
an says:
'suse. says /. wen drop this right
here. III alluz be a brother toye an -
Brother be burned" says Suse. I've
got seven brothers already. jist seven
more TIM | want, she says VT III
pinin fer is "A feller to cuddle up agln en-
TO pay fer my callker I've sot my hear
onto YOU. she says an tn Laint no
more to say. Ye kin galavsnt Mag Ne
Jaggcrs t'mor' night. she says, but that 5
the last. week I'm Toosd'y you an me
is onel
"Suse's squeezed eye shifted to the
wind ard leetle more'I ever, but her
tother un went through me, b'gosh, Ike
Il red hot poker through single. !
didn't 90 to tho huskin', but pilin' straight
fer hum shouldered my gun an struck
fer the woods never stopped till cot
way beyent Wild Gander ridge, an thar I,
pitched my tent, so to speak, an 'mongst
the bars an the wolves an the panthcrs
| found peace. till one day | tumbled
twenty feet down ledge losin' my gun
al wrenching my leg 50 couldn /
stan up. drug IN self long the loot o
the ledge till kim to an open spot, an
thar foun' a couple o good sized caves
in the rocks 1t were comm on night, So
pulled inter one of the caves to stay till
mornin', wen ! thought could drag back
to my cabin don't know how long I!
slep'. but wen woke the cave were al
of tremble. Ii didn't take me long TO
figure out wat made It, I'll were Il
paint CT sleepin' long o me in that cave,
an jist more TIM puuin'l
"Fust along wished | were back TO
Sugar Swamp. but then 'membered tn t
that very day weyo the Toosday week th't
Suse had sot. III | shot my eyes an
smiled
"rm safer here hgoshl' says l.
But how did wish fer little Dominic
Ripper O Lost Crow Bauonl The little
dominic never weighed moron ninety
pound In his life. and WASH much taller n
a bar cub, al he alluz wore buckskiu
brooches But leetle as he were, WASH I
he q bowler at distracted meetin'sy lie
could pound the power inter u six.foot
four sinner quicker'n could ram down q
rifle ball, an ez lay thar listnin' TO the
rattlin purr o that painte | wished ieI
the little dominic, not ~ thought ht
could rescoo me but cause | kinder
wanted to git some pints ez to my chances
after had Slid out I'm this vale o tears
"Mornin' kun a sneakin inter the cave
an woke tho painter up. The paint 'ei
riz. stretched itself halt way crost the
cave. an then gapcd an showed me the
openin inter wich though I'd proberly be
passin ez soon ez the painter were ready
for brcakfas Then the paint Ell tip toed
over 10 me It put It's fore paws on me
an looked plumb in my face. Tn want
nothin ugly lookin in It's eyes. but std
o that they was ez soft al laughin' % =
gals Is wen ye asst her if she'll 30 to the
candy pull Tho painter were a big she
one. an srter lool1in' at me for a minute
she walked out kinder felt easier.
couldn't git on my feet yit, 80 drug my
self outside The painter sot on the
ground a few feet away. She acted shy,
an ez she'd ketch my eye her'n d drop ca
bashful ez you over SEQ.
"Wull CO begun TO feel safe. got
hungry TIL want nothin In the
paint er S Harder an thort 10 m'self th't
the painter mowt jist as we'll ha' chawed
me up ez 10 Let me BOT thar an starve to
death Vile | wero ras'lin' with my
stomick the painter riz up an went
boundin' away TO ard Lost Crow Barren
She were gone fer couple hours, an then