The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-04-10

you wouldn't give me nothin that
WASH t worth kccpin'
They ali agreed they would hang
up a bag for me to put Miss Mary $
Crismus present in, on the back porch ,
and about 10 o'clock ! told en- good
cycnin and went home.
| sot up till midnight, and when
they was all gone Ia bod ! went softly
into the back gate, an. went up to the
porch, and thar, shore enough, was a
great big mcalbag hangin to the ice
1t was monstrous unhaudy to git to it,
but | was tcrnlincd not to back out.
SO | sOt some chairs on top Of bench
and got hold Of the rope and let my
self down into the bag; but jest as
was gittn in, it swung agin the chairs,
and down they went with a terrible
racket; but nobody didn't wake up
but Miss Stallinscs old cur dog, and
here he come rippin and tcarin through
the yard like rain, and round and
round he went trying to find what was
the matter. l scrooch' d down in the
bag and didn't breathe louder nor a
kitten, for fear he'd End me out, aud
after while he quit barkin.
The wind begun to blow bominablc
cold, and the old bag KEEP turnin round
and swingin SO it made me sea-sick as
the mischief. was afraid to move
for fear the rope would break and let
me fall, and thar I sot with my teeth
rattln like had ager. 1t seemed
like it would never come daylight,
and do believe if I didn't love Miss
Mary so powerful l would froze to
death; fer nay heart was the only spot
that felt warm, and it didn't beat
more n two licks mint, only when
thought how she would be surprised
in the morning, and then it went in q
canter. Bimeby the cussed old dog
como up on the porch and begun to
smell about the bag, and then he
barkcd like he thought he'd trced
something. Bow. wow wow!' ses
he. Then he'd smell agin, and try to
git up to the bag. "Git out" scs l,
very low. for fear the gals mought
hear me. Bow! wow!' ses he. "Bc
gone! you bominable fool" ses l, and
felt all over in spots, for | spcctcd
every mint he'd nip me, and what
made it worse, l didn't know whar
abouts he d take hold "Bow! WOW |!
wow! Then l tried coaxin "Come
here. good fcllcr," ses I, and whistlcd
u little to him, but it wasn't no use.
Thar hc stood and KEEP up his ever.
lastin whnin and barkin, ali night. 1
couldn't tell when daylight was
brcakin, only by the chicken CROWN,
and | was monstrous glad to hear EN-,
for if Id had to stay thar one hour
more. don't believe I'd ever got out
of that bag alive.
Old Miss Stallins come out fust,
and as soon as she seed tho bag, ses
she:
"What upon yeath has Joseph went
and putin that bag for Mary? I'll
lay its q yearlin or some live animal,
or B7uin wouldn't bark at it So"
She went in TO call the gals, and
sot thar, shiverin all over 80 I couldn't
hardly speak if tried to--but I didn't
say nothin. Bimeby they all come
running out on the porch.
My goodness! what is it?" ses
Miss Mary.
"Oh, it's alive!' scs Miss Kcsiab.
81 seed it movc.'
Call Cato, and make him cut the
rope ses Miss Carlinc, "aud let's see
what it is. Come here, Cato, and git
this bag down.
Don't hurt it for the world" ses
Miss Mary.
Cato united the ropo that'was round
the jicc, and let the bag down easy on
the floor, and | tumbled out all cover
cd with corn meal, from head to foot.
Goodness gracious!" ses Miss
Mary, "if it aint the Majcr himself:'
Yes ses I, "and you know you
promised to keep my Crismus present
as long as you lived"
The gals laughed themselves almost
to death, and went to brushin off the
meal as fast as they could, sayin they
was gwinc to hang that bag up every
Crismus till they got husbands too.
Miss Mary bless her bright eyes
she blushed as beautiful as morning
glory, and sed she'd stick to her word
She was right out Of bed, and her
hair wasn't komed, and her dress
wasn't fx'd at all, but the way she