Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-27

he'd wushed she'd give him bus, an
now he wus goin to take one fur
his wush he'd cum true. She run out
into the yard an him arter her an
thay he'd only run aroun the house
onct or twict when she struck out
towrd the hog pen an then turned
aroun rite quick an sturted back, think.
in to dodge i'm.
But instid O. dodgin' him, she run
rite smack into him, an es she is a
purity toloble hefty gal, over they both
went, an William Henery he went rite
smack backards into the hogshed thet
thay use fur a slUp barl, which Thea
dore he'd lef unkivered while he wer
slopin' the hogs. We didn't hev mutch
trubble to git him out'n it es thay he'd
sot it down into hole in the groun'.
Law me what a site he wus, es he
cum out with pertater peain's hang
in onto his buttons, an the asatity bag
hangin' to one ear, an him splut-
tern an blobern wurs'n caf.
The dekin al'ays keaps sum asafity
into his slop barl to pervert hog colera.
NY sakes, how that mass did dreep
an smell-phew! 1t wer jes auful, but
we cleened him off the bes we Good, an
| he BORED a suite of the Dekin's close,
thet woodnt meet arounahim by about
three finger lenths, an wus to long by
ies about thet mutch, but then thay
| wus bettern nun. We dun his close
up in to bundle to take home. 1t
kindly quieted him down fur spell, an
he wer willin to talk to the Dekin
about the crops an sech.
I wus serusly alarmed about him
when I seen him a goin into the bari.
It didn't quite kill him, but he looked
kindly funny, an did dreep ies auful.
William Henery sed it wus my dreem
cumin trew, an it mus bin sloI
bari 1 drempt of, Std O. the dry run
How sum ever, when we got home
thot I'd bid fire an wash out. William
Henery's close. I went to the wood
pile orfter wood, an rech up orfter 9
stick of wood, when hull lot cum 9
tumblin down rite on to me, ono hit
me on to my bes corn. an another hit
me onto the nose an skun it an got sun
bark into my eye, besides purity neal
nockin me silly. 1t did seam es tho
thet wus day of axidents. When the
school marin got home thet mite, why
nuthin woodn't do but she mus go ovel
an see Mis- Roper, sumpthin obout {
picnic they wus talkin Of
She wer boun to saddle the rome col
and ride him, an she hedn't no more'l
fetched the back thet critter whel
he kicks up with both heals, an thel
Jumps all feet offin the groun and GIN
down stiff -laiged. Laws! the school
marin wus slung clean rod, an nocke'
plumb sensless.
o! Iwus thet skeered I coodn't NOV
fur quite spell, but jes stood sayin
80, Lordy! o, Lordy!" But Ben a
an paw they keeried her into the house
then Ben he went off poste hast
orfter the young docter man. He Sc,
her sholder was relocated, an thet sh
mite possibly be bruised internally
But I guess she want, fur she onl
missed week of school.
When the nabors heerd about tn
axident thay all cum to see the school
marin, fur every boldly likes her, sh
air SO goOu-natur u. wen, mus CLOS
an go an let the Hollesteen heffer i
to her caf, fur she air ballin fit t
raise the natives. Your effectinat
fren, HESTER ANN SCooPER.
P. S.-Mandy Cronk has got to he
maws; I seen her few minits yestid.
She is cumin here afore long. Sh
sed Hiram was informed man senc
he drunk the bitters.
II. A. ScoopER.