Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-20

he'd wushed she'd give him a bus, an
now he WIS goln to take one fur
his wush he'd cum true. She run out
into the yard an him arter her an
thav 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 sturtcd back, think.
in to dodge i'm.
But instid o dodgin' him, she run
rite smack into him, an cs she is Il
purity toloble hefty gal, over they both
went, an William Hcnery he went rite
smack backards into the hoGshed tibet
thav use fur a slop bari, which Thea
dore he'd lief unkivered while he wer a
slopin the hogs. We didn't hey mulch
trubblc to git him out'n it es thay he'd
sot it down into hole in the groun'.
Law me what a site he WIS, es he
cum out with rertater pealin's hang
in onto his buttons, an the asatity bag
a hangin to one ear, an him splut-
tern an blobern wurs'n a caf.
The dckin al'ays Heaps sum asafty
into his slop bari to pervert hog colera.
My sakes. how that mass did drecp
an smell -phew! 1t wcr ies aufUl but
we cleened him off the hes we coed an
he BORED sue OF the Dckin's close,
tibet woolnt meet aiOun him by about
three finger lenths, an WIS to long by
les about tibet mulch, but then thay
WIS betteru nun. We dun his close
up in to bundle to take home. 1t
kindly quoted him down fur spell an
lie wer Wil.in TO talk TO the Dckin
about the crops an sech
| WIS seruslv alarm ell about him
when | seen him a goia into the bari.
1t didnt quite Kill him, but he looked
kindly funny, an did drcep jes aufll.
William Henery sed it WIS my drccm
cumin trew, an it mus bin slop
bari | drcmpt 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. | went to the wood
pile orfter wood an rech up orfIer a
stick of wood, when q hull lot cum a
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 neal
nockin me silly. 1t did seam es tho
tibet WIS day of aXidcnts. When the
school marin got home tibet mite, why
nuthin woodn't do but she mus so ovel
an see Mis- Roper, sumpthin obout {
picnic they WIS talkin of.
She wer boun to saddle the rome colt
and ride him, an she hednt no more'r
fetched the back tibet critter whcr
he kicks up with both heals, an thcr
Jumps all feet oAin the groun and cum
down stiff -laiged. Laws! the school
marin WIS slung clean rod, an nockct
plumb scnsle#s.
O! | WIS thet skeercd ! coOdn't NOV,
fur quite a spell, but jcS stood n sayin
80, Lordy. O, Lordy!" But Ben III
an paw they kccried her into the house
then Ben he went off poste hast,
orfter the young docter man. He sec
her sholder was relocated, an tibet sh,
mite possibly be bruised internally
But guess she want, fur she onl.
missed week of school.
When the Majors hCcrd about tn
aXident ebay all cum to see the school
marin, fur every boldly likes her, Sh
air so good-naturd. Well, mus clos
an 90 an let the Hollestcen heffcr il
to her caf, fur she air balm fit t,
raise the natives. Your effectinat
fren, HESTER ANN SCooPER.
p. S. Mandy Cronk has got to he
maws; | seen her few minits ycstidy
She is cumin here aforc long. Sh
sed Hiram was Il Informed man senc
he drunk the bittcrs.
Fl. A. SCOOTER.