Year: 1860

A LOVE SCRAPE.


Attending singing-school some wears ago
| became acquainted with very pretty Girl.
Il beg pardon they call them ladies nowS.--
From our first acquaintance thought lov'd
her. and we became in very short time.
very warm friends. and occasionally | visit
ed the house under the pretenoe of coming
to see her brother, wild mischievious chan.
who loved fun better than his dinner. And
from that got going on SO fast that be-
came an every evening visitor" to see my
fair charmer.


Now my fair ones father was a very pious.
sedate old gentleman. and was down on fun
or mischief of any kind. But with all that,
he had many fine points, if he was fat. I
think if there was chance of measuring the
smallest section through hin, he would meas
ure at least three feet in diameter. But new
er having an opportunity to colliper him,
can't say for certain how large he was. IL
matters not, however; all know, he was a
fine old man.


Now. the old gent, or the Governor" as
we used to call him, had taken great fancy
TO me. l used to sit and talk politics TO him,
AVID he often said was a "a fine, quiet. con.
siderate. perfect model young man. And he





out al his sight with any one but me-'the
nice young man. And he always wished
me to be intimate with his son, Charley, think
ing he would reform if he was in my compa-
ny part Of his time, and I'll assure you did
not undeeeive him as to my real chsrater, for
the fair Lelia's sake.


One night remember-how can l forget
i'll Charley, a jolly fellow named Frank
T., and myself returned from days fishing.
There was the fair Leila preparing our supper
for u.s. 'rley had slipped from the kitch-
en-, and Frank was apparently amusing him.
sell by poking his cane in a cage at a favor
ite canary. And felt that was was also
alone with the girl adored Presently We
sat down to supper.


While was wrestling with piece beef
bang came cold potatoe in the door, and
struck me in the eye; then we could hear foot
steps and heavy laugh retreat through the
entry.


We had by this time finished nearly all
there was on the table.


Leila said |, appolo5izing for our swim
sh propensities, you know that fsherman's
luck, and all that


Excuse the light. gentleman chimed in
my 'ladye fayre. cutting me short in my ap-
pology. Il will bring you something more to
eat


While we were waiting for the fodder
Frank sat thinking Of - don't know what,
and about Leila, the possessor of my heart.
Or, at least thought she possessed it.


And from hearts got to thinking of nice
lite cottages, and from cottages got to
thinking of cradles, and from cradles to the
lite -


Hist 7 said Frank, don't you hear Char
ley coming? He wants to give US another
shower of potatoesl'


Well, we listened and heard some one
coming stealthily up stairs, chu killing. Now
thinks l, this is amusing, to be interrupted,
while such pleasant thoughts are passing
through your brains, TO receive cold potatoes
in your eyes; romantic amt it?'
Lets give him a trouncing' said Frank,
with chuckle, that told plainly he wished to
turn the tables.


We crawled around the room in the dark.
and Frank had found broom, and | had
got hold OF the plunber of a churn. We
sneaked t. the door just as the object of our
revenge had arrived


Rush on said Frank and with that we
made an assault on the fellow creature


felt the plunger lash agans' his ribs, and
we beat him dreadfuly, not even giving him
chance to say word


Throw potatoes, will you? said I. Well
show you, you rogue.


Then up from the cellar emerged Leila,
and AS soon as she reached The top of the
stairs with the light, she gave a piercing
scream.


Well, she had cause to scream, for there
against The wall, with ribs all punched in.
broken for all we knew, and the wind entire
ly punched out of him, stood the venerable
parental relative of the girl loved; yes,
there he stood; and the model young man
had punished his body for him! And Char
ley stood at the head of the stair, with an
armiul of potatoes and corn-cobs, and laugh
ed ill The salt water appeared in his eyes.


What sight to gaze up, The breathless
body of my fat friend 1t may be imagined
how borrow stricken we were, and how soon
we made our exit through The basement win
dows' like Iheivts surprised in their midnight
dePredations, and after leaping over the eTea
railing, we made a straight coat tail of it, un-
til we could no longer see the house that con-
taned her, the girl first loved Hunks.