The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-03-04
ELKTON, MD, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1893

man didn't get up very early, we
could 90 home before the old folks
were astir. So after kissing the girls
a sweet good night, and wishing
them pleasant dreams, and promis-
ing to sig them The next SATURDAY
night we todd!ed UP to led.
Sam dropped his wardrobe in q
pile on the floor and bounced into
bed without any trouble. | was
always slow and full OF curiosity, so
| took a look around the room. AT
last l thought would set down on
chest which was covered with nice
white cloth, while I drew off my
boots; so down | sat, when Jerusa-
lem crickets, | went down into a big
custard pie thought Sam would
die laughing, as he said | had
smashed the custard all to thunder,
and the plate right in two, / told Sam
TO hush; we had to be awful quiet
for fear the cid folks would hear US.
AT last l was ready for bed, So |
put out the light and picked up
my boots, thinking to put them in a
more convenient place, when down
went one of my feet through pipe
hole, which had been covered over
with paper, clear up to the hip. AS
my leg was very long, it reached a
shelf in the kitchen, which led just
below us and turned it over on
dishes, and plates and things, and
producing an awful racket. The
girls had not yet retired, and | could
hear them laughing fit to split their
sides.
felt much ashamed, and was SO
scared that ! telt my heart away up
in my throat, for l expected the old
man every minute. I pulled my leg
out Of the contounded hole just in
time, fo, the old woman looked into
the kitchen and asked, "What's all
this about, girls! They made some
sort OF excuse, and said. the cat was
prowl;ng after mice and had knocked
down some tinware, and all was
quiet.
We were sound asleep and in the
land of dreams. Once I dreamed |
was sitting by the side Of Sue, with
nv arms around her neck and sip
ping nectar from her honied lips;
and the next would be making
tracks for home at race horse gait
with the old man after me with his
big cane. When awoke | found
the sun shining high and bright in
the window. The next thing l heard
the folks having morning prayers
down in the kitchen right below us.
We were now in pretty pickle,
and what to do we didn't know.
Sam got up, looked out the window,
and said we could get down over
the root. Sam said to me. Get up
John Dobson, don't you see where
the sun is7 In my hurry of getting
out of bed, | got my feet tangled
among the bedclothes and fell pell
nell down the stairs, and landing on
the floor right before the old folks
and the two girls.
The old man bawled at the top of
his voice. The Lord save us! for he
thought the devil had come. The
old woman screamed so loud she
could have been heard a halt mile.
While the girls stood IN one corner
OF the room with their aprons up to
their faces; as it was very warm
weather, l hadn't anything on but
shirt.
l opened the door in hurry, and
made bee line for the barn. My
speed was considerably fastened by
a couple OF the old mans dogs that
got glimpse of me. ran right
through a flock of sheep standing in
the barnyard, and an old ram not
liking the way things were going on
made for me as | approached, and
gave me such butt that sent me
sprawling into a pond of dirty
water.
When | got to the barn,
climbed up to the hay NOW and
squatted right down on a hens nest
full of eggs, and l didn't leave
whole egg in the lot. The old hen,
out of revenge, picked at my bare
legs till the blood streamed down
my feet. BY and by Sam came
along with my trowsers, vest and
one boot, and vowed he hadn't time
to find the rest. l fixed myself the
best 1 could and made for home,
some four miles or so distant, i'll
luck all the way. From that day to
this l never saw Sue Gibson nor did
ever 60 to singing school. l felt
so much abashed that l vowed I'd
never go to see another girl, and |
! didn't. This is why | am bachelor
still.
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