Year: 1874

bed stood near the head OF the stars.
John was soon in bed, but as was
a little slow, and full Of curiosity, l.
set about looking around the room
AT last I thought ! would sit down on
Il chest, which was spread over with a
nice white cloth, while ! drew my
boots of. SO down I sat, when stars
of the east, went plump into Gus
tard pie


though John would die laughing,
for he said | had smashed that custard
pie all to thunder and the plate right
in two.


You see we had to be awful quiet
50 that the old gent should not hear
us.


| was now ready to 90 to bed, so |
put out the light and picked up the
boots, thinking to put them in more
convenient place, when down my one
leg went through pipe-hole, which
hand been covered with paper, up to
my hip


Now one part OF me was up stairs
while the longest part Of me was in
the kitchen.


As my leg was very long, it reached
a shelf which was occupied by dishes,
pans, coffee pots, etc, and turned it
over with tremendous crash.


The girls had not yet retired and
we could hear them laugh fit to kill
themselves


| felt awful ashamed, and was
scared until my heart was in my
throat, for expected the old man
every moment.


I extracted my lee from that con-
founded hole just in time, for the old
woman looked into the kitchen door,
and asked what all that noise was
about.


The girls put sher off as best they
could and | went to bed, while John
wa, Struggling himself under the bed
clothes to keep from laughing aloud.
We soon went off into the land of
dreams with hopes of waking early.
I wish | could tell you my dreams.
but it would take me too long. One
moment would fancy myself by the
side of Sadie, slipping nectar from her
heaven-bedewed lips, and the next |
would be flying from the old man, and
he would be brandishing his cane
above my head.


This all came TO an end by John
giving me kick.


On waking up and looking around
I saw Johns eyes as large as soup
plates, and the sun was shining in
at the window


What to do we couldn't tell, for we
heard the head of the house having
family worship in the kitchen.


John looked out of the window and
said we could get down over the
porch roof


Get up, said he, and dress as soon
as possible.


So in my hurry my feet got fasten.
ed in the bed clothes, aud | tumbled,
head fore most, turned over, and down
the steps | went until | struck the
door, which was fastened by wooden
button, and it giving away rolled in
front OF the old man.


He threw up his hands and cried
out, Lord save us, for he thought |
was the devil.


The old lady screamed until she
could have been heard mile.


| was so scared and bewildered that
| could not get up at once. 1t was
warm weather, and | didn't have any
thing on but shirt


When | heard the girls snickering
it made me mad, and | jumped up
and rushed out of the door, leaving
the greater part Of my shirt on the old
iron latch.


Off started for the barn, and when
half way through the yard, the dog
set up howl and went for me.


When | got to the barn yard | had
to run through a flock of sheep, and
among them was an old ram, vino
backed off little and started for me.
With one bound l escaped his blow,
sprang into the barn, and began to
climb up the logs into the NOV, when
an old mother hen pouuced upon my
legs picking them until they bled.


threw myself upon the hay, and
after John had slid down the porch
into ga hogshead OF rain.water, he
came to me with one Of my boots, my
coat, and one Of the legs of my pants.


He found me completely prostrated
Part of nv shirt, NV hat, one LEG of