Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-01

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too rooty-wait III, ....
so as | can have fair chance ~ = ..sr--
Don't holler till you're out,n the wooas, -
praps when I'm done with YOU YOU won't say nv
preachin Amt nuthin but loud hollerin, spec!
When he'd done scrapin' off the groun', it locked
Jest like two bulls had bin thar, PAWN up the dirt
| give you my word it did.
Well as I sed before, he sided UP and sidled up
an now. seq |. look out for your bread-basket, ole
studd, for eff happen to give you jolt thar praps
it'll turn your stomach.
So thar we stood. head and tale up Jest like two
chicken cocks in layin time an SEE to him. Arch
I'm gwine to maui you tell you wont know verself!
Soon as We got close huff. an | see he erbout
10 make er lunge at seq l. hole dod drot you!
wait till l unbutton my gallowses, an may-be-so
then III show yCu them sites what was talkln
bout!
Well. all the feers was standin roun' ready to
take sides in the fight, an toreckty the chap what
KEEP the ferry he gin to get tired Of keepn the fer
ry-boat watin an seq he, your picturs I'm not
gwine to keep this here boat waitin' longer, an
people tother side waitin to get SO eff you
wants to fight. you over tother side an fight
thar
Good as ole wheat SEE emmy thing to keep peace
away-ef you say let's get into the boat and set
tie it thar Well. they all agreed TO that with
out sayin' er word, Arch he got into the ferry
boat. and all the feers they follered. When the
boat bout pushin' off jumped onto the eend Of
it. an was gwine to lead nv hoss on. too but the
L
TO the what kept the ferry. seq ], why in the
h-ll don't YOU wait tell gifts this burned fourleged
critJur into the boat He didn't wait say er word,
but KEEP shOvein' the boat out. and toreckv nv boss
begin pullin back with the bride an err holein on
to it. an the fust thing ! knowd down went. ker-
swash. into the drink So you see. in about er min
il thar was l. this side of the river an Arch on
tother side an chance for me 10 git at him. !
tell YOU what | was hot then an what was worse,
Arch, he hoerd out an sed he b'lieved I'd skeer'd
the boss an made him pull back. on purpose to git
Outn the scrape, When hearn him say that was
mad | fairly billed
HOws'ever. soon see 'tVyarnt rasin rack
ct bout what couldn't be helped. so cluded Id have
my satisfaction outn him emmy way an lbegin sha-
kin my fist at him. an er cussin him. SEE l. YOU
eternal. yaer faced pisen- mouthed. suck-cgg son
Of er -. what is it Won ART mean huff for to
call you ] tell you what. Gan hope to be forgive
for swarinO cussed him blue
Well was so outdone. I didn't wait for the boat
TO come back for it gittin' most night, an too
late for bar huntin' that Gay-'sides, my wife she
pertickler HI if didn't git thar in time so
jumped on my ole boss an put for home. But 7Lle
way | cussed an 'bused Arch when | got that
boss, sin an the further got away from
him. the louder hClered | pledge YOU my word
you might er hearn me er mile
To make long story short. the last word sed tC
Lin. SEE |, Arch. you've seaped me this time by e1
a1ident- but the next time You my path, Ill
larrup YOU worse the devil btatin tan bark u
will. by hockey
/ Whew whstled Mick. drawing long breath, i
tell YOU what | the nearest wolUpin that fell
ler, not to do it that ever YOU saw =
/ At this point Mick d0nned his coon-skn cap, and
giving it terrific siam, that brought ii over his eyes
vanished