Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-20

nim marceyS game on ole Fuss, a Dustin
hot FIRE in the rar. He iist cum 10 al ween
his hine laigs and berled he'd an hons
thar under full run, and histin Socks
starn two feet clsr owe the yearth, and
rite then his tail cum dawn with a swish.
and he were tuck along wheeIbarrer FASH
un onto his fore laigs monstrous fast aud
powerful agin his convenience. With
the smellin owe his he'd drawd hier nur
ever toward his curl, the brush masheen
still in blast and gitten faster and harder.
and ole Burns snatchin owe more: the
bellerin aud cussin were now mixed nj
ontu as ekul as keerful man mixes whis
Ky water. an the mixry made dole.
full soun. Ef you had hearn hit at half
mile. yu'd knew'd ther were a heap of
hurtin an rath a gwine on whar it cum
frum. Ole Sock wur hastened in this
onnateral. aWkered way over fell pine
tree, an there old Mills stopped. 1 spose
;u see the efec owe his ne " plan Of iten,
and i: wur durnd fool thing. fur ef he'd
KEEP that ar he'd owe hisn in clost commu.
MON with Seeks starn. he'd been boun
to spoke the word afore long. But it
gin him time tn turn round an cum he'd
ON again, the material bull 6Ltin way
Ole Mills he'd a holesum fear owe the
steam brushin mershesn what Sock kerri-
ed. so he cum it blind agin, and the ext
| they met they missed. and the hon run
under Ole Burns laigs and atween the
rope girth and Socks side. He gin
twist and busted the girth. swung Ole
Burns and the sad:l roun and roun a few
time in the air. and then lent him a big
sling, the sadIl the hiest. and hit hung
nnIer the snagIim owe a ded pine. iist hi
enuf tu let Ole Burns hands sorter tech
grOun. Thar he hung. He Gu sed now
IN yearnsst. an he MKT a little praying
with hit, for he he'd Il streak Of skeer in
his mad. Now, when he found hisselt
hung up by the heels like onler a ted hog,
An Two bulls n ftin round him, his vuiSe
wur changed mitely. for his innards Ian
he had few owe EN- bOre down toard
his he'd. and hit sounded like he wur down
in we'll. ur had locust in his throat
He bemoaned his condition powerful. Gus
sed ScisiIy awhile as The fust caus, an
then cussed me the imrlit caus. an Clap
shaw as auxillery, and talked ortul about
shot-guns, clubs. grave. yards an them Ar
birthstone works onder the kere owe the
ole Scratch. tell ye it were tremenius,
cummin from man owe family hung up
oy the heels to tree. whar two dread
tul ole bulls wer at war. Wun got a
ruunin go on luther and backed him agin
Ole Burns at the rate Of pidgin hvin. an
toted the ole feller way out tn one side
as fur as the ropes let him. and III make
it wus, he'd grabbed deth holt onto tale,
and hllt as long AS he cud fur his ankils
Then let go an swung. lick-tick-hk
ontu burned ole clock what were be-
hind time an trying 10 ketch up. an a
snatchin at the roots an weeds fechin
his hans full every grab, lryin to stop
hisselt! the cussin an praYin a gwine 90
all the time, worse nur ever.
tell you he's got lots owe sand in his
gizzard. he's the best pluck | ever seed.
Well. thar they fl. ruun and roun, t4rin
up the yearth and roots. and har and bull
meht. Torecrly they come agln frum be
hind, sl"nther agin the ole stud and ker-
rIed i'm fOrard this time an not clock iash<
un. sldewiae. Es soon AS the sIarn of
Ole Mills hit i'm. he tuck tail holt and
held ill his shoes cum off and be Tell
smack atop owe the Squire. heds an
tails. He go' hisseIt good holt inter
each owe the h+nks. and locked his legs
roun his neck. h. he's jist as ready
as cat. AN he made his Hrraugemenls
to stay thar all nite, tor be- tuck good
bill holt with his teeth unto the tale
Ole Mills didu't understand what wur
atop owe HIM. Painter! flashed unto
his mind en- all his pluck wiIted, then he
llst TUNED tail and started for Norh
Calina. Ole Sock troItn arter softer keer~
less like. The ticklin intor his danks,
the chokin roun his neck, an the vice on.
to his tail. discontinued him POWERFUL
He Jlst mlzzled; an every few jumps
he'd gin a short beller. and kick both
heels as high as he cud, but Ole Burns
were crowd thar. When he cum TO the
ruvor below him. he commenced a climin
the tail. overhsnded, but this warnt eny
use; they both went plum outen size, an
spread waves for morn a mile, and the
water flew like you'd flung three tun
rock in. Arter spell they cum up sep
arat, ann tuck look at each other. an
never saw two critters so glad 10 part
company. Ole Burns swum fur wuu
bank. and the bull tor luther; they stag
gered out and durn the morsai owe DIRT
either owe em Iuked up with thar huffs,
they jest lay down 10 rest, an eyed wuu
another across the Tuver. His boys found
Ole Burns an haulsd him home onto a
sled. Mllls' bull sought another suckit.
an ole Suck run wild 10 the mvunuaIns.-
Ole Burns ia Ks crazy like. ses the hons
Is upside down and he hears q bees hum
owe mites, and sees lois vi olIui bulls iii en-
all day. He's swelted nus nor a toad
full owe litnlu bugs. anI bruised till he's
as black as pot. All the ole quilts ove
Wimmen an ole soggy men Gums TO visit
i'm. the Wimmen I1ns an fixes the bed
close. and The men talks III hlm, an the