The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-09

even tenor OF his way WITHOUT any
diminution of speed for a hundred
yards or so. when his pace began to
slacken little. Another scream, how.
ever. put him on his mpttle again, Int
as that was the last, and as lie was
about exhausted, he soon settled down
to q walk, and presently stumbling
over log, lie picked himself up and
seated himself thereon.
After resting while, plunged in
the meantime in deep cogltation. he
finally concluded 10 try and seek n
shelter for the remainder of the night
So. starting forward. me wandered
about. first in one direction and then
in another, and it was not until day.
light be gan to streak the eastern horl-
zon that he stunlbled on n clearing in
the woods. II the midst Of which was
log cabin.
Cautiously approaching the cabin, he
had reached the foot of sapling some
dos came daSh.ng around the corner
of the house. barking furlously.
No sooner did the professor catch
sight Of ;h. 10: fuuncing along IL taa
direction of him and the saplng, than
he was seized with such n sudden
panic as to cause him to grasp the
sapling in his arms and start up it,
though, owing to want of practice.
with hardly the agility of a squirrel
After 4 tremendous effort, lie succeed
ed in reaching Il fork some ten feet
from the ground. where he seated him
self. and awaited the issue of events.
He Cidn't have long to wait. The
furious barking OF the dog cuvn
aroused the inmates of the cabin.
Scarcely Il minute had elapsed after
the professor had succeeded. by almost
superhuman eyertipns. in seating him
self comfortably in the fork of the
sapl.nE. ont of reach of the dog, when
the door OF the cabin opened and a
huge siX-footer Of blckwOodsman
somewhat airily attired. with long
rifle in his hand. emerged therefrom.
what you got thar. Bull?" said the
man. as he approached the saplng, At
the root of which the dog was barking
yociferOusly. What is it. old feller:'
he continued. Bar. painter, ur cata.
mount"
Eulfs response was an abortivc at
tempt TO climb the tree. accompanied
by Il furious outburst OF barking.
BE quiet. old feller," said the man;
well soon see what it is ut the same
time raising his rifle to his shoulder.
Hold on there shouted the profes.
sor, who was beginning to realize the
pcrilous position in which he was
placed. and the imminent danger he
was i'll OF being shot for bear OF a
catamount. II am no varmint. I'm
Nicodemus SQUAD, professor of orthog.
raphy in the Skunl; ;rille district
school,"
Hello" said the backwoodsman rs
he lowered his rifle, ''is that so? Well,
that gifts me. What in thunder ur you
don' up thar
wait till / get down and I'll tell
you" And crawling out of the crotch
in which he had been seated the pro.
fessor slid down the sapling when he
soon succeeded in explaining matters
to the satisfaction of that thinly- clad
backwoodsman and his savage bull.
dog.
1t was now broad daylight, and when
he reached Skunkville the sun was
some distance above the horizon,
climbing upward toward the zenith.
OF course. every man, woman and
child in the place beheld, with wonder.
depicted coun;enarces, the advent OF
the mud-begrimed, hatless professor,
ami thousand conJectures We're in.
dulged in as to the cause of his singu-
lar appearance.
The professor was disposed to he
retlcent on the subject. answering in
terrogatorles in relation to the matter
cvasively, but the joke was too good
to be kept, and In less than twenty
four hours his approach toward any
crowd was greeted by n broad grin
overspreading the countenances OF n
majority of the members Thereof. and
faw.
This conduct on the part of the citi.
zens annoyed the professor consider
ably at first; then 1t grew mouotonous
and he became disgusted.
Finally lie burst into n flame of in.
Glgnation. and after taking his revenge
out of the hides of the pupils, espe-
cially Nose Howard and his confeder-
ates. the irate professor shook the dust
Of Skunkyille from off his feet and be.
took himself to parts unknown.-New
Yo.k Weekly.