Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-05-28
"Well," says /, 81 don't care if | do"

SWELL" says /, 81 don't care if | do"
Upon this, he took out junk bottle and stick
ing it up in my face. There" says he chats
the real genuine And then he shook it, aud
it bore bead | tell you.
"Well, says |, esquire, herds hopng;" and
the way swigg'd was caution, forl was dry
as marm, Dbeans when she lorgcts to put the
pork IN. "
Well, arter we'd given our shanks a pretty
good resting spell, and arter I'd taken another
swig by way of starter, we jogg'd on a piece
iurder Howsomever, we hadn't made long
hitch of it, it wasn't mile any how, before the
Squire who lagg'd little bawIed out, "Stop,
Simon, stop"
"Why, what the deuce is the matter now n
says |.
"Simon," says he, ''don't you feel a grain dry
ish?'
"ifI DON'T" says l, ",nay be billed into ap,
pie sarse."
SWELL" says he, stake another horn of the
genulne--it will serve to strengthen the inner
man"
"Alter you, is manners" says |. Upon tina
the Squire took sip or SO; he didn't liquorize
much, cause he said he'd signed the pledge,
and then he shuck it as he did beore,--
Well, there was no mistake when he tho't |
was dryish The moment that ere liquor struck
my tongue, you might have heard it guggIe,
like gallon jug at raising; it was ticker |
IteI you,
Now, had always had an idee that nobody
could tell me nothing about Snagvile. seeing
I'd been over 1t hundred times; and I'd have
bate dollar to sheet OF gingerbread that the
whole town was as fiat as pancake. Bui
some how, when we started arler this last swig
that I've gest been telling of, the ground seem
Jed to be peskey uneven and sometimes found
myself brought up all standing. But what
bothered me the beatermoSt was to see how I'd
mIscalcuated about the stumpage I'D always
said, and so had dad, that there wasn't in all
Snagvlie five hundred marchantable pine to
the acre. But, would you believe it, there was
now, Tor rough guess, higher five thousand
Now there couldn't be any sort OF mistake a
bout II, Tor when observed it 10 the Squire, he
said had moderated, and that it would been a
notch or two higher"
"iou'reail OF a fever,o says ne, walk
ing SO fast. and can't Judge any thing about
It--take another horn, Simon, and cool off "a
IittIe.'
Well, did feel little hottish that's a fact,
and so took purity considerable swig tell
you. Upon that we took another start, and
the iurder we went the thicker The trees
crowd, till at last says Squire, if Uncle Benz
can squeeze his belly through this cump with.
out touching, may be- but here the Squire
broke out in haw, haw, like all possessed and
observ'd that there was over ten thousand to
the acre.
"Over ten" says !, 'over twelve and not coun-
Ing the conchous ones"
And then he haw hawd again, louder than
ever, and asked if 81 was willing TO certify
to-
eyes," says |, "on the spot, If don't may
De bid into apple sarse."
II know'd you would" says he; and upon
hat he fumbed awhile in one ofhis long peck.
It's and took out an inkhorn and small bit
II paper. And arter he'd scralch'd lew lines
IS he rested on windlalI that was there-he
sked me TO squat down and sign it--likwise
did.
SWELL" says the Squire, 81 guess we've spo-
flied about enul-and it's getting towards
ayIlght down, suppose Simon we take up
ack track
Agreed says |; for found was getting
ryish again-and as to squenching thirst out
{ the Squire's bottle; that wouldn't be done
0 how-'twas as dry as was Well, as we
'e we're jogging along, says !, esquire, what
re you to do with that ere paper and checker S
oard?"
"Why,n says he, "I'm going down to Port
md to help some worthy young men there. Iii
lean to sell my land on such lay that THEY'LL
rake fortin by it," In
esquire" says |, "give us your hand $
rats christian like" fl
Well, as was saying, he cleared out the
ext morning bag and baggage; and the next
ews heard was that Squire mad been help Il
g on 'em down therein Portland in way to
i'll. And how do you think he did il! Why, Tx
Q sold out the While consarn for ten dollars an u
ere, one third right down on the nail, and no is
a
"Dad," says l., if that's the way they help 81
'ks down in Portland, we'd better give 'em
fl with our bog lot; twill bear sarllying, forIlo
5 seltlia' land any how" 81
How the Squire could sleep arter helping on al
m that way was puzzler. As for myself, Ii
r three nights afterwards might as well G,
led TO take a nap on harror. The moment y,
fell into doze, it seemed as if the Squire
ok up that big windial, where sarti6ed, and OF
it fall co.chunk right on the vitals; and if II 20
in't spring like all possessed, may be bileI tn
to apple sarse, HI
Well, il struck my mind some how that the re
uire would fork over putty considerable, see
cr L..,, III "a rtiluid In Lhn ,u., L n; II