Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-05

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for, is p" said he, looking first at nj
and then at the clock, and looking
precious angry beside. "Pretty tim'
to come home at-just a quarter t.
twelve"
"That clocks half an hour fast,
said mother, who began to sympathiz'
with me.
"I'll teach him how to keep courtin
in bounds said father, rising and 60
ing up stairs. When he got to The
top he stopped, and shouted down
"Just stop out tomorrow night, boy
that's all, and see how'll I'll serve
you!"
Well, that next night had to see
Patty home from quilting ; and when
we got back-which wasn't till latish-
why, we couldn't part all at once
that's all; and 80 we went on talking
till I forgot that I was promised the
key of the street I don't know how
time slipped by; but declare that
before I thought it could be twelve
l heard the meetin' clock strike one
"Good.by. God bless you, Patty
said I.
Saint you goin' to take me to the
door, Noah ?" said she.
1t was about fifty yards from her
house where we stood. 1 couldn't re-
fuse, and when we got to her door
there we talked for another half hour
half an hour with Patty was worth
whole nights of bed-and when at last
got home, there was locked out
and nobody sitting up to let me in.
knocked about dozen times, but
no answer came father, I afterward
learned, had locked the key up with
his revolvers. I felt rather unpleas.
antly fixed, I confess; however, 1 con.
sidered for a few minutes, and then
made up my mind.
1 made it up, too, that I wouldn't
be beaten. Away l went to the back
of the house, then I mounted the gar
den wall, and then I tried the window
of the back parlor- where, as l don't
mind teIlin' the truth, lads, used to
sleep upon a sofa bedstead.
Well, the sash slipped up. Wasn't
glad? In I got, as slick as you like
shut the window down softly, and then
to bed.
Next morning early I heard father
shouting at the front to mother, who
was up stairs.
"Missus, where's the key?"
didn't hear what she said, but he
went up stairs, I suppose to fetch it
and then they both came down togeth'
er, talking.
"He won't fancy being out all night
and winter coming on" said father.
"You must be very hard man to
lock the lad out" said mother. "Pray
what harm has he done ?"
"What does he stop out or?" said
father.
"Remember yourself at his time Of
life, husband" said mother.
$50 do, and that's why I pity the
boy, and should like to save him. u
said he.
"Save him from what? Eth! Pity,
indeed! IT'S a pity you should talk
So" said mother; and then they both
set to, and had a civil alteration for
the next half hour.
After this father went to the wharf
and then I got up. Mother heard me
in the room, so she came to the door.
"Noah," said she, "is that you ?"
Then told her how I had managed
and she promised to keep it secret.
She did so for sometime, but at last
father found me out, and then it was
no secret at all.
eyes," said father, "I'll cure him y
and so he ordered me up to the first
floor back, where my big brother Jem
slept.
Jem had been in love once himself
he was a widower then-he's mar
ried again now-and he promised to
assist me in any little device l might
contrive. 1t was not long before our
plans were arranged, and that very
night I stopped out again as late as
ever.
When I came home I walked straight
up to the door, and gave rat-tat-tat.
No reply. Then gave another, and
his night-capped head popped out.
"Who's there ?" said he.
"It's I, Noah," said I.
"Then stop there" said he.
And so saying be shut down the
window.
1 went round to the garden, mount
ed the wall, and with long hickory
stick tapped at Jem's window.
"Is that you, Noah ?" said he,
throwing it up.
eyes," said 1.
Gall right, my boy" said he; "now,
then, give me your hand-put your
foot on the pear tree-that's it," and
in two minutes I was safely housed
and in bed.