The national leader., 1889-06-22
A Chapter of Accidents.

he'd wushed she'd give him bus, an
now he wus a 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
purity toloble hefty gal, over they both
went, an William Henery he went rite
smack backards into the hogshed thet
thay use fur a slop barl, which Thea
dore he'd lef unkivered while he wer a
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 pealin's hang
in onto his buttons, an the asafty bag
a hangin' to one ear, an him splut-
tern an blobern wurs'n a caf.
The dekin al'ays keaps sum asafty
into his slop barl to pervert hog colera.
My sakes, how that mass did dreep
an smell-phew! It wer jes auful. but
we cleened him off the bes we Good an
he bored suite of the Dekin's close,
thet woodnt meet aroun him 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 a bundle to take home. It
kindly quieted him down fur spell, an
he wer willin to talk to the Dekin
about the crops an sech.
I WIS serusly alarmed about him
when seen him goin into the bari.
It didn't quite kill him, but he looked
kindly funny, an did dreep jes auful.
William Henery sed it wus my dreem
q cumin trew, an it mus bin slop
barl I drempt of, 'stid O the dry run.
How sum ever, when we got home ]
thot I'd bid fire an wash out William
Henery's close. 1 went to the wood
pile orfter wood, an rech up orfter
stick of wood, when a hull lot cum
tumblin down rite on to me, one hit
me on to my bes corn. an another hit
me onto the nose an skun it an got sum
bark into my eye, besides purity near
nockin me silly. It 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 over
an see Mis- Roper, sumpthin obout a
picnic they wus talkin of.
She wer boun to saddle the rome colt
and ride him, an she hedn't no more'n
fetched the back thet critter when
he kicks up with Doth heals, an then
jumps all feet offin the groun and cum
down stiff f-laiged. Laws! the school
marin wus slung clean rod, an nocked
plumb sensless.
O! wus thet skeered 1 coodn't move
fur quite spell, but jes stood a sayin,
90, Lordy! o, Lordy!" But Ben an
an paw they keeried her into the house,
then Ben he went off poste haste
orfter the young docter man. He sed
her sholder was relocated, an thet she
mite possibly be bruised Internally.
But I guess she want, fur she only
missed week of school.
When the nabors heerd about the
axident thay all cum to see the school
marin, fur every boldly likes her, she
air so good-natur'd. Well, 1 mus close
an go an let the Hollesteen heffer in
to her caf, fur she air ballin fit to
raise the natives. Your effectinate
fren, HESTER ANN SCOoPER.
P. S.-Mandy Cronk has got to her
maws; I seen her few minits yestidy.
She is cumin here afore long. She
sed Hiram was informed man sence
he drunk the bitters.