Year: 1874

he said, l had mashed the custard pie all to
thunder, and the plate right in two


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


81 was not ready to go into bed so
put out the light and picked up my boots,
thinking to put them in a convenient place,
when down one leg went through pipe
hole, which had been covered up with pa
per, TO my hip"


"Now one part of me was up stairs,
while the longest part of me was in the
Kitchen"


CAS- my leg was very long it reached a
shelf which was occupied by dishes, pans,
coffee pots, etc., turning it over witl a
tremendous crash"


&C The girls had not yet retired, and we
could hear them laughing fit to kill them
selves.


felt awfully ashamed, and was scared
until my heart was in my throat, for l ex-
pected the old man in every moment


81 extracted my leg from that confound-
ed hole just in time, for the old woman
looked into the kitchen tlom her room door.
and asked what all that noise was about p


''The girls put her off as best they could
and | went to bed, while John was stran-
Cling himself under the bed clothes to keep
from laughing aloud"


"We soon went into the land of dreams,
with the hopes Of waking early l wish
could tell you my dreams, but it would take
me too long. One moment would fancy
myself ly the side of Sadie, slipping nectar
from her heaven bedewed lips, and the mex
| would see the old man brandlshing his
cane above my head"


"Thls all came to an end by John giving
me kick"


'On waking up and looking around,
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 wor-
ship in the kitchen"


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


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


$50 in my hurry my foot got fastened in
the bed clothes, and | tumbled headfore-
most, turned over, and down the stairs |
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 usP for he thought it was the
devil"


''The old lady screamed until she could
have been heard mile !"


81 was so scared and bewidered that |
could not get up at once. 1t was warm
weather, and didn't have on anything but
shirt"


"When I heard the girls snickeriug it
mad me mad, and jumped up and rushed
out of the door, leaving the greater part of
my shirt on the old iron latch"


"Of | started for the barn, and when
half way through the yard, the dog set up
howl and went for me"


"When | got into the barnyard, had to
run through flock of sheep, and among
them was an old ram, who backed off lit
lie and went for me-


"With one bound l escaped his blow
sprang into the barn, and began to climb up
the logs into the NOW, when an old mother
hen pounced upon me, and picked my
naked legs until they bed."


81 threw myself upon The hay and after
John had slid down the porch into hogs
head 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 Frustrated
Part of my shirt, hat, one leg of my pants,
my vest, stockings, neektie, and one boot
was left behind"


81 vowed tten and there that I would
never see another girl, and III die before
WILL"