Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-31
MISCELLANY.
THE NEIGHBoRs.
by TIIoRNBERRY.

Mrs. Butts had just dropped in few
minutes to sec how Mrs. 'rubbs did. 1t
was in the morning, and Tubbs was still
engaged about her work SO Mrs Butts
sat down just where she could End place,
and proceeded to make herself altogether
at home.
"Yousc dcsprtc busy, this mornn'," ;"
said she to her ncighbor.
80, no morc'n common, s | know Of"
answered Mrs. Tubbs. but we can cy
actly get livin' and be idle too, YOU know" 3"
81 don't calculate to be over and above
idle, myself" said Mrs Butts. 81 gcncr-
ally carry my knittin'- work, when | 20 a
visitm. guarantee to set as goudan exam
pleas most folks But wanted to tell YOU
about what my husband said"
Mrs. Tubbs looked up, looked down, and
went on with her work again
"Nhat did he say 2" said she.
Well, you remember that last quarter of
veal he had o Mr.. Tubbs, to pay for the
quarter MIR. Tubbs had . him z"
"Ies, ] guess | do seem to remember
something about that Why"
80, nothing. Only Mr. Butts said about
that veal, that he guessed twas pretty near
ready to die before it did That was all. )"
Mrs. Tubbs stood erect.
"Did he mean to say anything against
my husbands honesty, I'd like to know {?
Because, if he did"
81 don't know, I'm sure. | can't pre-
tend to tell what he meant | shouldn't
think he did, though. Yet | can t say
At any rate, that was what he said"
"And that's enough, should think =
What more could he say? And neigh
Dor so, too 10 accuse my husband of sell
lin meat that died It's a shame and an
insult !! I'll never put up with it in the
world -
Hot and out of breath in consequence of
the protractcd discussion that cnsucd, Mrs
Butts took herself off home, to put another
stick under the pot and set it to boiling
harder.
OF course, when her husband came in to
dinner, the conversation with Mrs Tubbs
was detailed with wonderful precision, and
more too. Mr.. Butts got good story out
OF it. lie got cXaspcrated over it, He
declared he never would stand it, being a
neighbor so; and thought it was burning
shame that people allowed themselves to
SANDER their ncighbors i'll this way"
at any rate, | know one thing" said
he, in a threatening voice
"Whnts that?" asked his wife.
"Tubbs ncvcr'll come off so well again,
if his cattle get into my mowin' ?! III drive
'cm straight to pound I"
"Do they ever get into your mowin 2"
inquired his wife.
"Wcll, shouldn't wonder if I'd turned
them critters out of my piece into his'n, as
many as a dozen or twenty times this sum
mcr! I'll not do it any more"
That's what wouldn't, I'm sure, Mr.
Butts. | wonder you never drove 'cm to
pound before" |"
"Bccause / never wanted to make any
difference With ncighbor," said lie. "But
you don't catch me hangin back any lon
ger, tell you!"
Pretty soon afterwards, therefore, the
pound-keeper stopped Mr. Tubbs ON his
way home.
I've got three head o your cattle shct
up in the pound," said ne.
"Three head O my cattle y exclaimed
the astonishcd Tubbs. "Who drove EN-
over?"
The pound-keeper laughed, and took adj
vantage of the laugh to hesitate. The an
swer was fairly corkscrewcd out ofhim.
oval, / s'posc Mr.. Butts drove ON"
And he laughed again.
Tubbs could hardly keep iii lis boots, he
was so moved with indignation.