The Arkansas banner., 1850-04-09

o~ ~ ~ SAfPih ain fog~theF, Rase asaAssn' about f VI A.s Aie.ss. Af e rssisR ap isS msca n Aaoa, = a @ssi, tssaFa sae Ais eeeaest to h ewH 'snesvs, ne sinastn that svsI eum a,easlsa vxh.n kin { ger est rny eye over that was. spy asg Sal CT Fsfeln an CT ritrhin q r.pp1n t,s CT taF@tn' as, v sAoa'ih hkr h'essFsi . Leu sosh@F James see L1a'' he taoast, shs'3 aohe xes eass. sa' Ae cum e~b eE sae log as' sez s pTry q slater l. an' ths uies ~ ges Foaad Der, ss' 3iA hst3 ss her. ] %'1 "le9 fts esake ser hasd sfsI Bst 'twsrp't ne he Esose taey t0la her b saes, 2 tAr more sae ao'sefes'- EsserAy asseNar sA-'e aehe got "<h1sr sa was % Gtss, E ketcr lt.f me od the gfea"1 --sn s~x s0sis sAr-iisas', tAe laeks s Ssesses am shem wha' ssvks. g.r Ihrms's usa VI hat %'sn % nfo' Then ihe wiusna Hey sit eeseh bolt of aef sy The q, ar eefamehes sesissss.s Aer ,A,a, = 'ae sFssv. aa' seE l. thsss ~ssesa--bess Ike peSi' oefa Der. And they ass as.,. seM xeu yrhat --she wsy fs'ey dIs kas'ie h~r .toat .ashe,s sAe sIaw sHd saaekssa sssxastsa~si, stY Trss het saet as.. bs' she woahde'7. ts, kep Rshssse1a woyyeF. sA' kinder k~ss~d ap Iske passaGa when he makes 'ssa' he's dead. Terecly sse sor,er ca,a 10 herself so she eoaiJisk. An s-x l. S4i. what ais yoa gall 1he fast ~oFd she sAs.i ssz she. snake.
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 |" Sazkri" s~z sbe; soske.t'' an then she rat Der h4R ea fbe egisIae of her coat, aa eosca hold CE soA~ihin.' Aa' s44eezed it iigat vice.
 When sssd that, kno~'a II was CT snage sure raa, W cat asi crawged Hp under her coat; aa' see sh~'a pat her hand ca It ca the naIslae av her eiolhss, aa' cotsh q by she head Soob aS seed that. kuow'd he ccasd'l biie her, tr she seR onto hin hks grim 1path te ef dead 4sger, an 'eladsd twsrnf 10 sse bsin' iR ico big CT harry: so told John Potter not 10 b. skeefed an To 20 an grab the s.rpant by ros tat. an sling hfm h--.lxAfdS! Well Potter he an softer iet " him the oaisids ot Der coals. an pledge you my wotd. he the wbsppeBesi, bggest rrtie nat ever seocsed across CT load, l tsli you. ei he wsFnt big naI my arm, Mike Hoo'er Is as bug er Iiss sle Dave LsM4y -Aa' you kSow he's CT fey in that hasi Wed, ~hen Potter o,skver aai she hea ibe snake fast he begin fseila' up ieF the reptiles la-sorer ike he dlHt ks te do b q fgs', an then sorier lske he ad When lt 10 thaf, Sal she knasF turned red ls the face an'sg'sirmed bit. but tWssnt time foS puiin oa quality sis then, R'shs sfoo t like ef hess, WeA. Ppti@r De kep Rtlin ur. an CT feel.
 n' up an q feen' up sorieF .s>y ike, an ,oreely he fsii some itio' in his han I'vs got hm, sex Poti-r-~sa have. by Ingo. Hole 10 him Sal. sea |, sa' eou, you do noihia' Mr. Potter 't give ihe word, an S hen say 9" then Sal, you ie, 20 The vsrsnin''s head. an Po'ter,yoa give the AIjhfedest kind uS CT Jerk, an sling hm oh-i aa' gone.
 tel you what. them was sqaslE times! an.'I 'vse yos, the next time yoa go 4pto azoo jis, sx eRay body, an # they d0ntsAy the snakes up in fhe'n parts beats creation, then Mike Hoo,et'n knock under.
 Al ,hls poiSt cf the narra'ian we veatared to ask Mike what became of he snake
 Well. as 1 was ssyia.t tontiussd he. thar sas my Sat holeif' the sasss.n by the head an' Ishn Potter he had htin bs The tsH. an Sal she was CT hoefia an CT scFeam3s,i an The wimmin they was all stazin' 'Toaad, skeefsd into CT it. an tae t,atndest row you h~Fh. Hoie oe to ham, Sal, l; an yoa. John Potter, con', yoa peg,
 lei give tie ~oid; sa.' Whsn .sy " je'k"' then s6a s Rsa i i... is,.sss q ,. sss' n Ssek tell yoa Lets liqusf,
 That's 'he best red I've swo,iered in 2, coon. ! age. sad Mike, after oafisg eauksr But, Uncle Mike, bo~ dId yea masge a, tast9 asked hsfeaer "Wsil, you see." saiehe, sthar was Iay Szl. an, thar was al he to3ks.- ssd thar was the snake an John Potter hoein' h,ai by ihe taii, skeera oath hts s-Bses, sn' h--U 10 layi l was ziftIB' sor,er weak n th- knees. isl yea, an bfo4her Jarn.s' eyes looked hke they TO oath his head, an sp1 10 John Potter, seE l taaisn. sez i. Joan Potter coa't you eEdgs tell 1 Sy ssor an when 1 gtys, tie ~ofd, ihen yea gire in es jefk. and send hita kersay up ,g,n that iIee and prehAps you'a gin hiro ef headache. Nos tr. Potter, sez l, .is you teady r' sez !. ai is.'' sss he.
 "New, took al me" sez ..sn' when drsp this asake'ehrr," sez ], ''taeLsea je,k like aajass," seq l.
 "Yes," sez hs. Then turned round 10 ,isses Lester. an sez | Siss@s Lesier. beta as hs hsini got DO banker. cher. s'pess you ie, hsv ths, koo0-skn csee uy yodin SeL she. "Uo oel~ llke, you ean asye eany thing is go'." h%eh oosiged 10 yoa, 'ezg and sow Mr Potter, 1 ssL |, when dioPs th's etnskin cape, then yoa pgl f-s. ssz he
 We'll. nox sez 1, keep por eye skinpea. ana look me righ; plum in the fir. an4 hea yoa see 1 me drap teis. then yon woo the sarpaat out l. ! you ready. sez Yes. s-Ae!
 Good, sez 1, '.Jerk!' sf.' AsnI sait "Jsrki" be ! gin the wboppness pull, T sent him kefwho,t sDng' CT E,.le an CT feet, fle6ge yoa rls .o.e thought he'd pulled the ta GY The y.ltant clean cir
 Here Ike tOck qaiA ofsbscea and proceeded -IEe oi's iA CT heap CT sess, an seen some uv fhe alrs test kAasankerous skAss that ever cum CT ioag. but that tne beats ali
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