The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-04-12

was at IL wust, old Daddy Sykes he con
along. and he said IL we'd git sone nigh
shed berries. and stew them with 4 littl
cream snd some hogs lard--now old Dad
dy Sykes is a mighty fine old man, and b.
g" the boys heap Of mighty good counse
bout that case boys, says he, III tell 20,
what you do, you go and"
"Old lady said we. do tell about YOU
cloth, and let the sick child ard Miss S,rin
ger, Daddy Sykes, the bows and the Law
suit go to grass I'm in hurry !"
"Gsscious bless your dear soul! don
git aggravated. WAS l;.t tellin' YOU how
il come didn't weave no cloth last wear.
"Oh, well, you did'nt weave any clotl
last yeat. Good we1l 20 on to the ne,
article.
Yes! you sec the child hit Begin I.
swell and turn yall-r. and hit KEEP wallin
its eyes and = monnin' and knowd-'
Never mind abo.t the child-just Tel
me the value Of the poultry you raised las
year"
"Oh. well--yes-the chickens you mean
Why. reckon you never IN your horn day,
see poor crcetur have the luck that did
and looks like We never shall have good
luck again for ever since old Simpson TUX
that case up to the Chancery court"
A" Never mind the case; let's hear about
the chickens. il you please"
Bless you. honey. the owls destroyed
in and about the hest half tia. J did raise
Every blessed night they'd come and set on
{. comb of the house, and hoo. hoo, hoo,
and one night in particular, ! remember. !
had just got up for the night shed salve to
int the little gal with
YOU did raise 3"
They 90, 40 bad-tl,e owls did--thxt
they TUX the old hens rs wells the young
chickens The night WAS telln bout.
| heard something squ.n.ll, Equ-all!
and says |. III bet that's old Spcck, that
nasty oudscious owls got; for ! seen her
90 to roost with her chickens, up in the
plum tree, fornenst the smoke h"use, So !
went to whar old Mise S.riuger WA
.Ieepn. aud says Miss stringer! Oh
Miss S.rin.er sure's you're born, that
stinkin' owls got old Speek out'n the plum
tree Well. old Miss Stringer she turned
over pom her side like and says she, what
did you say. Miss Stokesi and says -
We began to get very tired. and signiAsd
the same to the old lady. and begged she
would answer Us directly. and without cir.
cumlocu,ion.
Love your dear heart. honey. I'm
tellin' you A. fast | kin The owls they
got worse snd worse after they's swept old
Speck and sll her gang, they went to work
on to,hers; and bryant that's ono Of my
boys) he lowed he'd shoot tbs pestsrsome
crse,ers--and 80 one night AFTER that, we
hearn one boiler. and Bryant, he TUX the ole
muxket and went out. and sure enough,
there wss owley. las he thought = settin'
on the comb Of the house a. he blSzed
away aud down come, what on xrth
did come down do YOU reckon; when he
fired /"
Tho owl. suppose
"No sich thing, no sich thing tho owl
wsrnt thar Twas my old house cat come
a tumblin' down. spittn' spu''erin, aud
scra,chn'. and the fur h,i" every time she
Jumped. like you'd busted a feather he'd
open Bryan, he said. the WAY he come
10 shoot the cat instead Of the owl, he seed
son,ethin' white"
MA. Stokes give me the value Of your
poultry. or saw you riK not DO one
Thing or the other"
oh. well dear love your heart, ] reckon
I had las. year, nigh about the 'a"o I"
I've go, this"
~. en- tell mo how many dollars worth
YOU have now and the thing's settle a.
"lll let you A.e for yourself." said tho
widow Stokes. and taking near Of cor" out
Of a crack between the logs Of the cabin,
and sarlling off a handful, she commenced
scattering the grain, all the while scream
ing, or rather scrceching, "chick--chick-
CHICK chiek--.ch go. chick-ee' chick
ee-se."
Hero they come. ROSTERS. hens. aud pull
lets, and little chicks-crowing. cseki"g.
ehirping, flying. and anttr-ing over beds,
chairs, and tables; alight'ng on the old
woma.'s head aud shoulders hut'er'.y
sgains, her sides. pecking At her hands.
and creating a din and confusion slsogeth'
er Understandable. The old lady seemed dc.
lighted. thus 10 exhibit her feashersd
"stock," and would occasionally ercl"'m
"a nice pass-l. Amt they--a nice pas
s-l," Blu. she never would say what they
wcre worth no persuasion would bring
her To the point; and our papers n ""s".
ina,on contain no estimate OF the value 81
tic widow Stokes poultry. though, -
abe sa;d herself, sho had "a m'eMy n'se
,,assei"