The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-06

had been married sixty-fve years.
human ever had; tremendous and
serrated or saw-like teeth, all as red
as crimson, and to make matters
worse, there was three of these fear
full things glaring at them like de-
mons from the land of the furies.
Bud was the first to speak. Said he:
Paw, dere's ole satan and two Of
his sons"
mo, Bud" said Bill, "dem's de
'Goo-Goo Eyes what dat vehicle in
de store played ternight."
Paw, dere's no use standin' here,
let's light rag"
Oats up ter you, Bud, but mine
done lit."
Paw, you'd better burn your rag,
fer I'm goin' burn mine now"
go your route Bud, your ole
daddy's here wild you"
Just about this time Bill and Bud
ran against something like rope
tied across the road, and down went
both of them sprawling into the sand.
Looking back they saw those fear
full things right on them, and both
Bill and Bud lost no time in gaining
their feet, and the boy being more
active than the father was the first
to get up, and down the road he
dashed like an arrow. Bill was also
making good speed, but seeing the
boy gaining on him at such an alarm
ing rate, he thought it would be best
for he himself to dodge behind a
nearby pine, and let the 100000
Eyes" pursue Bud, who it seemed
was in no danger of being overtaken.
So Bill yelled out: Run, Bud run,'
and he dashed behind pine and lay
down, but in minute there was one
Of the fearful things right over
him.
ooh; dear Saviour" shouted Bill,
"de goo-goo eyes is got me shore.
Oh Lord!"
Bill, however didn't stay 'got" by
the goo-goo eyes, for up he got and
off he dashed, running over small
trees, over tangled vines, brush-piles,
knocked down a rail fence, and made
every possible near-cut for his home.
In the meantime Bud had reached
home, and in all haste and earnest
ness told the family, a large one,
that old satan and two of his sons
had got after he and his father, that
he had outrun them, that they had
caught his father, for he heard him
hollow when they caught him., and
that he knew they had burned him up
ere this for he saw the fire inside of
all three of them, and the best thing
to do was to shut up the house, put
out the lights, and keep quiet, for;
the three satans were coming down
the road toward their house.
In less time than it takes to tell
it the house was shut up as securely
as it could be, the fire put out, and
the inmates waited in breathless ST.
lence for developments. They did
not have long to wait, for up sprang
Bill into the piazza, and with all the
force he had butted down the door
and fell sprawling into the floor. The
family peeped out into the darkness
and down the road came three fear
full objects, making bee-line for
the house. There was wall raised
in that house. Women and children
screaming Bill following and Bud
praying with greater fervor than he
had ever prayed before. 1t was
bedlam pure and simple.
Now, these fearful objects were
made by the three boys above men-
toned, and these boys saw at once,
that they had carried their fun to the
limit, so they put down the awful
things, and proceeded to the house,
and told the family that they were
the makers OF this mischief, and that
"boogers" were nothing more than
large gourds with holes cut in the
sides, a piece of red flannel sewed
over these holes and lighted candle
put inside the gourd. This quieted
the family, but Bill could not be
quieted. So one of the boys went
back and brought one of the gourds
so Bill could see it for himself, but
when Bill saw it in the house, out he
dashed and down the road he went
like a tornado. Getting some dis
tance from the house he shouted
back:
Farewell world! I'm gwine ter
glory, jess becaze 1 seed dem goo-goo
eyes!"
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