The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-30

nnr ever towards his curl, the brush mer
sheen still in blast an gittin faster and
harder, nm Ole Burns snatchin OF more.
Inc bsllerin and cussin wer now mixed
III onto es ekul es keerful man mixes
"hiskey and water, an the mixtry made
doieful soun. Ef yu'd hearn hit at
half a mile, yu'd know thar wer heap
owe hurtin an ra,h gwine on whar il
cum frum. Ole Sock war FASTENED in
th's unnatural way over fell pine tree,
an thar Ole Mills stopped, sposc u see
The efiec owe his new plan owe fitn, an it
wur = fool thing, fur ef he'd keen
that ar he'd owe his'n in close communion
witE Socks rear, he'd been boun ,u spoke
the wurd afore lung. But hit vi. i'm time
tu turn roun an cum he'd on agin, the
material bull titin way. Ole Mills he'd a
hoIesum fear owe the steam brush mill
what Sock kerried, so he cum hit bline
agln, nnd the mex time thew met thew
missed, an the hon run onder Ole Burns
'aig an atweeem ;he rope girth an Socks
side. lie gin twist and busted the
gltth, swung Ole Burns end the saJil
roun An Toun few times in the ar and
'hen lent biz sling, the sadll tho hest,
an hit hung on,er the snag linn owe ded
pine, J'St In enuf to let Ole Burns hans
sor'er fetch groun. Thar he hung. He
c"SSed now IN yearnest, and he mixed in
little prayin with hi,, for he he'd streak
owe skeer in his mad Now when he
'onn his sef huug up by the heels like
onter ded hog, M two bulls a fi,;n rorr
I'm. hlS Soise were changed mi,elv, fur his
CUTS Tan lie he'd n few owe em) bore down
towards his he'd, and hit sounded like he
war down in a well, ur he'd a locust in
his throat. He bemoaued his condition
powerful, cussed Scisily awhile es the first
caus, then cussed me es the imeit saus,
An CIaPNh"w es auXillerv. an talked orful
about shot guns, clubs, grave wards and
the birthstone works onder the kere of the
devll. tell We hit wer tremeaius. cum
MN irom man owe family hung up bv
The heels III tree, whar two dredful ole
bulls were at war. Wun got runnin
go onto tuthcr and backed him arin Ole
burns at the rate owe pidgin tyin, an to.
ted the ole feller way out tn ole side, es
tnr eS the ropes let EN- and tu make hit
wuS, he'd grabbed deth holt onto a
ta'l, an hit es long es he cud stan hi, fur
his ank'is. Then lie let 90 and swung
what wur behind time An atrvin tn ketch
up, an snachin ut the roots an weeds,
fltchin his hans full every grab, tryin to
stop hisseif The cussn an prayin gwin
Oh all the time wus nur ever.
| tell ye he's got lots owe sand in his
gizzard, he's the best pluck ever seed.
Well, thar they fit, rouu an roun, tarin
up the yeath and roofs, an har, and bull
meat. Torectly they cum agin frum be.
hlne slather agn the ole stud, an kerried
him forard this time. and not clock fash
mn, sidewise. Es soon es the rear Of ole
Mills hit him, he tuck tail holt and hilt
hit ill his shoes cum off, and he fell
smack atop owe the Squire's he'd an tails
lie got hlsself good holt inter each owe
the TANKS, and locked his laigs' roun his
neck, (oh, he's jist as redy as a cat. and
lie made his arrangements tn stay thar
all mite, he'd tuck good bill holt with
his teeth unto the tail. Ole Mills didn't
understand what were atop Owe him
Painter flashed unto his mind, Ell all his
pluck wited. en- he jist turned tail an fur
Mort karolina {; Ole Sock irottin arter
sorter keerIess like. The ticklin inter his
fanks, the chokiu roun bis neck, and the
vice onto his tail, discumferted him pow
erful. he jist mizzed an every few
jumps, he'd gin a short beller, and kick
both heels es he es he cud, but Ole Burns
wur growed thar. When he cum tn the
ruver, over the bluff he Ioped. he'd fust, so
Ole Burns went rear fust. Is soon es he
seed the ruver below him, he commenced
climbin the tail, over handed, but hit
warLt eny use ; they both went plum on
ten site, and spread waves fur mile, an
tue water flew like yud flung three tuu
rock in. After spell they cum up sepe
rat, an tuck look at each other. an
never saw t~o critters appearingly ss
glad IN part company. Ole Burns swum
fur wun bank, an the bull fur luther -
they staggered CT. an --- the morse
owe dirt either owe EN- raked up with thar
hutts. they just lay down tn rest, an eyed
wuu anuther across the ruv"r. His boy,
found Ole Burns an hauled him home on
to sled. Mills bull sought anuthel
sukit, an ole Sock run wild in the noun
taiIs. Ole Burns talks crazy like, Sc.
the house is upside down and he hear:
bees hummm owe mites, and sees lot
owe oriul bulls n fitin all day. He's swell
ed wus nur toad full Of litnin bugs, aI
brased till he's black as pot. All th,
ole quilts owe wimmen and ole soggy
men Gums tn visit i'm, the wimmen Ian
an likes The bed close, and the men talk
tu him, and the konkIusion is, that Su
that csssed infurael fool pest of Su
--ls the cause owe the hole kalamity a,
all OF the bee filters, men an wimmiu. ei
in the same vardick. Hit wur orful ia
jes,is tn me, kase all did in the Who'll
rumpus wur just barely tu lift bask
handIi over Socks hons an when di
even that, the fuss warnt begun. Ate,
wards did nuthin, but stan clar, an
| watch suckumstanceg AS they ris