M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-01-14

DUHull ONG ollCAS.
so while he was rarin onto his
tiptoes, Cnbenowenst tn anybody, |
ontied my poke all put the mouth up
under his britches leg. and gin their
legs a squeeze an shake; when they.
all tuck up his bar leg, making owe
Mise sorter like squirrels climbing
at shell-bark hickory. He stopped
preachin, and looked for moment.
Ike he wer listin for 'snnthing. sor-
t er like an ole SOW dus when she hears
you whistle for the dogs. give a big
groan, and hilt my he'd atween my
knees. Then he commenced a slapin
owe his self whar ye cut the steak ou-
ten the beef, then he tetch'd rub
whar a hosses tail sprouts, then he'd
stomp, then run his han atween his
wisbun and his shut, and reach down
an rom mitily with it-then he spread
his big legs and give MS back good
shekin, sort Of a rub agin the pulpit
sorter like a hoy scratches agin
stump; leaning to his work powerful
ard squirming generally zif he'd jist
cum outen a dog bed, or had slep on
Il pisant trail. About this time wun
owe my lizards Scared and hurt, |
spose, by alI the rubin and scrachin
and slappin) poked his he'd out atween
the passon's shut collar an his ole
brown neck, tuck q peep at the
circumstances, and lodged back a.
gin.
Old Bullin's speech now cum tn
| him; his eyes were stickin out like
two buckeyes flung agin II mud wall
and his voice tremblid. Saz he, 'Bro-
therin, take keer owe yersels, the Hell
Sarpints hev got me-" Sum eve the
wimmin foch a painter yell, an a ram
rod legged doctor what sot near me al
lowed it wur clar case owe delicious
Tremenjus, and | thot he wur rite, fur
it ac,W tremenjus afore it was done
with. Off went the claw. hammer
coat, an Ne flung it ahind him like he
wur gwine inter fte, (he had no
iackit on.) Mex he fotch his shut
over his he'd faster nor | got outen my
pasted wun,a hU dung hit up in the ar
like he edid'nt care durn ifhit kept up
forever, but hit lodged onto a black
lack. seed wun owe my Lizards q
racin about over the big old dirty
looking shut, skared like the devil
Then he gin sorter shake an atwist,
an he cum outen his britches, and he
TUX EN- by the bottom OF the legs an
swung EN- round lis he'd few times
and then loch EN- down cherallop over
the irunt owe the pulpit. You cud've
hearn the smash quarter owe mile!
Nigh unto about fifteen shortened bis
kit, briled chicken with his legs
crossed, big dubil bladed nife, a
slab Of tobacker, pipe, some copper
ore specimens, "a heep o'brokin glass, a
cork, a sprinkle owe whisky, squt,
an three owe my Lizards, flew permis
J kusly all over that ar meetin ground
outen the upper ind owe them big flax
britches. Wun owe the smartest owe
my blue Lizards lit he'd fust inter the
bussum owe a fat oman, as big as a
skinn'd hoss, an nigh onto as ugly,
who sot thirty yard off fannin herself
with a. tucky tail, an smart tn the
last, hit commenced runniE down.
So she wur bound to faint, an did
it fust rate; jist flung her tucky tail
up in the ar, rolled down the hill,
tangled her legs an CATERS in the top
Nv huckiIbery bush, an war
thar all safe, fair an quiet when
left.
Now old Bullin had nuthin left on
him but par Of hevy low-quartered
shoes, short woolen socks, an eel skin
E garters tu keep off the cramp, and
his skare wur GROWN on him fast
He wur plump crazy, fur he jist spit
in his hands leaped over the trunt Nv
the pulpit rite inter the middle Nv
the plus part Nv the kongregation
kerdE, an sot in tn gittin away. Ht
run, or rether went ia a lumberin gal
lop, ,hevy like an old wagon hoSs Skarec
at locomotive. When he jumped {
bench he shook the yearth an his Sc
to. Bonnets an fans clared the way
an he had a purlectly far track tn the
woods. He weighed nigh unto three
hundred, he'd a black stripe down his
back like onto an old bride rein, al
his belly looked about the size an cul
lur Nv beefpaunch, and hit shaker
from side to side. He leaned bacl
from it like little feller totin Nv ;
big drum at muster, an hearn it slosl
plum to wher Iwur. Thar wur craml
knots on his legs as big as walnuts
an all over he minded me Nv crazy
, ole elephant what wur possessed BY
; the devil, with hits years, snout, al
= tushes sawed off an rared up an {
! gwine on hits hind legs away frun
emediate trubble an tribulation. HI
did the loudest an scariest and fus
siest runnin | ever seed since dad rae
ed with the hornets, to be no faster thai
he wur.