The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-12-18
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IL seems that Jtphtha Virgins was
the greatest pelt gatherer In the Old
Passadanky country. and he had a
daughter named Prudence raley
Since, n likely young woodsman. was
in love with Prudence, and the feeling
was reciprocal
Now" as the Passadanky narrator
Will tell you. ''mebbe you mowt won
der what under the canopy Old Belize
bub had to do with that Nothln', meh.
be. 'Taln't likely that lie cared snap
whether Paley Since loved Prudence
Virgins But Jepthy Virgins cared.
He had other ideas for his daughter.
and well that ama2in' bear knowed 1t.
Jepthy wanted the Squire Bimbler pos
sessions IN his family, and he could git
'em by marryin' Prudence TO the
squlre's son Jorum. Jorum didn't
want TO git married, and Prudence
didn't want TO marry Jorum, but Jo.
rum and Prudence didn't have any
say in it. The squire and Jepthy fixed
1t 10 suit themselves. The weddin
night come. but no Jorum. Along In
the forenoon OF the next day In come
forum to Virgins.
Old Beelzebub kidnapped me as |
was ON my way over here through the
woods Yesterday" said forum He run
me straight and fast to Gormley's bar
pen, way back at the head OF the big
swamp and KEEP me there all night
Jephtha Virgins swore that he would
hunt down that Vengcful and vindlc-
tive bear and strip of his pelt If 1t took
him all the rest of his days.
1T was gittln' along lords Christ
mas time when paley plucked up cour-
age to ask Jepthy agln for Prudence.
Jepthy turned on him. GRIMM the ag-
gravatlnest kind. and blurted out:
Yes, you kin have her-that Is, IL
you fetch me two black sheepsklns for
Christmas present! II you don't. YOU
can't never have herr
Now, of course. that was lust IA
good as tellin' Paley that there wasn't
any use. He never knowed to his
dyln' day what It could "a been that
sent him roamu' and roamn' that day,
but lie weat a-roamln', and the first
thing lie knowed he found himself on
the edge OF serubby loekin elearin'
in the Sour Medder district. and he
seen man clubbln' what he s'posed
was tame bar, That riled him
moren ever and he shouted TO the
man
What are you poundin' that poor
bar forY
ITS my bar the man shouted
back, and IL YOU don't like what I'm
dom come here and Ill pound you
awhile and give the bar n rest"
And what did paley do but go over
there, and s'pose that when he got
through with that citizen of the Sour
Medder district the citizen was IL leetle
the worst whipped man ever seen In
them parts
There said Paley When you
run ag'ln me. you haven't got no bar
10 fool with
"And then Pulley see that 1t was Bart
Sproat he had been lickln and that the
, ar was AS gid lBHeelzeR0h>. 8alex .Rpint
Lis way when, lookn' over into Barts
field he see two of the biggest aud
blacklist sheep that eyer cropped sor
rel!
The only two black sheep in the
hull blame country" Paley groaned
and here I've gone and most hammer
ed the life out OF the man that owns
'em Tossed Prudence away jest to
take the part Of II rambunctious old
sheep stealth bar"
"Paley actually batted himself ag'ln
his head with his fist and lifted up his
voice and wept. After awhile he cooled
down leetle and got an idce,
"1'll go back and apologize 10 Bart
said he and offer him twenty dollars
for them sheep! That's as much as his
hull clearin' would fetch"
so Paley went back. Tie bar laid
on the ground liekn' himself and Bart