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as how we hcarn it, and it made the
ail-screamenest kind Of noise -
: Was you much skeered over
here?'' ~


"Well, warn't we? Nanny al.
most went into fits they say, when she
'lrst hearn il; and thought l should
too! ! was at least quarter from
the house, and two fences between i
Ibe stock was skeered some too
thar was no getting in the house for
EN-, but low thar amt such danger
now, for guess you've run bin of to
taller timber" 81


u rather guess it's off myself, 50
III 60 home myself Here Byiaper
here Turk-here |! here !! here!!! And
turned to ride up the bank, followed
by the motley crew, when Just then
sch.r-r.r-r-r! Hooked round wild!-
The scatter" was mizzling about the
fastest, with his shirt.tail stuck out the
straltest! The cry was right out Of
the swamp, not three hundred yards
OFT! In we bulged, but it war'nt no
use, we couldn't diskiver any painter
high nor low. When we got back to
the Ferry, hearn steam boat COM
ing, so determined 10 wait and stand
treat. We got down and hitched our
cn'turs; the boat came putting slowly
uP--stnck her nose in the bank, made
fast, and then that durn'd painter a.
gam! Snap went the bridles!-away
went our critiurs !-wo!-
no use! Human ears couldn't stan
1t, no more could brutes. stared
some. but | didn't star as much as |
swore, and didn't swear nigh as
much as war wrothy! Yes! by the
living thunder, the painter had been
honting all night, all the morning, the
painter ! had got my face, hands, and
legs barked and scratched for, spas no.
'"s''s '''y'~ ''o' seSo s'Sss" sonar nesU Jan,
gled frin Of the steam boat sGuide,'
which her durn'd ingineer had been


mu.ing himself with, TO the terrifica
ton of the folks, stock and varmints Of
the Pint. ~


"lseed how I'd been fooled, and in
course ! felt awfully riled, and when
the darn'd noise sorter slackened e.
nough for a feller hear himself think,
| just told that Captain that if he
didn't treat me and my crew, I'd take
his dug out and turn her wrong side
out. He did what was genteel, and
we footed it home for want of nags.


SNOW wasn't | monstrously bad
fooled But tha: waren't what
plagued me most, for just as certain
as met any one after that, was just
as certain to be axed ifIhad treed that
painter yet9 And they got in the way
OF taking me out, just as if they had a
secret TO tell, and then whisper, loud
enough though for all to hear, ahare
you freed that painter yet?"-- Durn 'em
say! / stood it as long as l could,
and then took to the house, aud this is
the first time l have been abroad for
the last three weeks" y 4 aaooe


In explanation, it is only necessary
to state, that the sGuiden was the
first steamer that ever navigated our
waters with the tog-phistle attached
to her engine.