The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-03-18
thinks of lighting lamp more'n than
nothing at all.

! OOOC WAS tdSG i SIOOA Ill Ietl1Sli
and clattered, but l might have saved
my pains; tie door held as fast as ev-
er. Invent round in the back entruns;
that was locked too. shouted at
our bedroom window but nobody an
swered. I yelled Jonathan" at the
tiptop of my lungs. No reply. /
tried all the lower winders-they
were fastened down. Everything
about the premises was as still as a
tombstoner. I didn't know whether
to be mad or skairt. I considered a
minnit, and kinder thought I smelt
a rat.
I'm materially determined woman;
and if there's anything [ particularly
hate it's to have anybody get the bet
ter of me. I went round to the wood
shed and brought out the ladder~-sot
it up agin' the side of the house, and
climbed up to the garret winders.
As I expected 1 found this unfastened,
and run it up and stepped inside.
Once in I gave the ladder 81 kick that
sent it to terry frmy; then I showed
down the winder and buttoned it
down, and felt my way down to the
kitchen. Arrived there, I lit candle
and flew TO our bedroom, and there
was Jonathan giggling under the bed,
clothes. T knowed for sartin' that
he'd fastened me out on purpose, and
that he calkerlated on keeping me
out all night, for he'd often said that
he meant to cure me OF going visit,
ing. But I was bound to be even
with him.
s:Johathan!' sez I, with voice like
a -"Jon-a-than! wake up,
quick! There's an awful thing hap,
pened to the train on the Branch rail,
road. The kears has run off flom the
river bridge, with every soul on
board"
"What!" says Jonathan-springine
up in bed and digging away at his
nightcap strings.
s:The kears had run off from the
BRIDGE sez I"Oh, massy on US
I'm out of breath trying to git here
to tell you of it!!'
Jonathan jumped out Of bed, clap
ped on his shoes and trowsis, without
stopping for his hat he cleared from
the house and streaked 1t for the rail
road. As soon as he was gone [ SHOT
the door and barred it, undressed my,
self, bowed out the light and went t.
bed. About fifteen miuuits afterward
l heerd Jonathan tramping up tho
lane. I Iknowed by the sound OF hls
step that lie was as mad as hornet
And I didn't care pin. He throwed
hisself agin the door as il lie woulc
break it rite in, but he didn't git II
quite so 6 aick as he expected to. he
pounded and clattered and thrashed
but the door was good for it. And
had my turn at giggling now.
'Sally!" screamed Sally! Sal
ly Smart! where are you? Are yor
deaf? Let me in. Tarnation a'most
let me in.
kept still as mouse and, I an
sorry to say it, my husband did sweal
awfully. He used oaths big enough
for chief of troop of bandanney
He couldn't get in, though, and of al
the names that he called NE! yo'
never heerd the like Bymeby h
began to coax, and afore long he go
} to begging OF me to let him come in
Ye see it was the last of November
and the nights was rather chilly
Howsomever, I paid no attention t.
him.
Sally" sez he, at last, "let me in
do! That's dear, good woman! !!
I said nothing. Sally" says he
agin, ssif you will let me 10 I solemn,
promise never to say another wore
! agin' your going visiting jest whel
YOU re a mind to-" I laid still ant
LATED in my sleeve. s'Sally, my dea
wife, sez he, III a master pltlful tone
eff you will be so good as to let 10.
in I'll buy you that brownd sill
gownd-I swow I will"
That last argument turned th'
scales. I got up and ondid the doc
and remitte6 BIN; and humber
sorrier man you never seed
hadn't told him no lie about the kear
they had run off from the bridg'
and rite straight on toward the depot
but Jonathan had misunderstood N.
meaning.
He asked my pardon for fastening
me out of doors, and the next time b
went to Dover he brought home th'
brown silk.