The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-09

eo inter the yard, sadil an all, TO pick
grass. | wur slurgin roun too, out side
the house, fur they hedent axed ne in
when they sot down tn eat. Sock nose1
round till he fouu big baskit what hilt
little shattered corn, an he put in his
he'd tu git it. slipped up and jerked
the hsndil over his horns.
Now, George, du yu no the natur owe
COW hrutei Theys the. durndes, fools
owe all the beasts, callers septn owe the
Lovngoods.) for when they gifts inter
trlbulashun they nos no:hin but to shut
thur eyes, beller, an back ar. keep back
IN. We'll, when ole Sock found his self
IN darkness when lie raised his he'd, he
made wun lung agin the house tha. shook
the daubin out, then he foch beller as
iDout been hearn a mile. and then sot
inter an onedin sistim owe backin. a big
craw fish wur no whar. Fust agin wun
thing, then over a anuther, among. which
wus the bee bench, an dozen stands owe
bees. This knokin down thar bench fo,ch
out all the bees, ftin mad; the whole ar
wu' full owe EN-, redytu pich inter eny
thing what moved. The hous sot onter
slupln groun, and the ward dore wur even
with hit; so Sock jiSt backed in onder
duOble he'd owe steme, a BLOWN aud
baw lin, an the leder owe the biggest army
owe bees ever seed cut at wun time; they
hlld the bas.it, they lodged onto bis tale
TILL hit wur es thick es a waggiu tung, an
strate up IN the ar at that, lookin sortcr
like ded pine k;vered with ivy. They
wur in fvc all over i'm, an nj work with
all thar mites, a maxim inI feel good an
hot an improvin his temper mitely. Owe
all the durnd times ye ever hearn tell
owe, wur thar an tharabouts. He cam
tale fust agin the ole two story Dutch
clock an fotch hit, Dustin the innards on
ten it the leetle wheels wvr all over the
iiore. Next pas he Ip,ch up agiu a big
dubbii engine bedsted, an rared hit onto
and and punchin wun owe the posts thru
the glass winder. The next tail fust ex.
perdition wur agin katahornerei cup.
bord, what soon ko,ch darnarion. He
smasked the glass dores in. upsetin bit.
and then stompep everything inter the
shelves all tn gibets. n trym tu back fur.
tber in that derecshun. Pickl krocks
presarve jars, vinegarjugs. seed bags,
yarb punches, paravorick bot,ls, aig bas.
kits, an dey, were all mixd d-d permits
kusly. an not wutt sortin by SCOUT a
du.ler and an alf Next he got fair
back across the rune agin the board per
tishun he went thru like hit he'd been
paper, an tuck about six feet square owe
hit IN spIinters an skraps with i'm inter
the rune whar they wur eatin, an now
the titin owe bees, Al dancin, and dodgin
begun.
Clapshaw's marin wur deaf as a dogi.
ron an sot ut the aind owe tho tabil next
III whar Sock busted thru tue wall, tail
aind on he cum agn her cheer. his,n her
IN hit oEto the tabi. Now the squaw.
kin, an cnssin, an the smashin Of things,
an mixin OF vittils begun. They had sot
several tabils tugethcr til make it long
enuf, so he jist rolled EN- up top owe
one another an thar sot ole Missis Clap.
shaw a s,raddIe owe the pile, f.in bees
like onto mad wind mill, with her cali
ker cap in wun hand fur wepun, an a
cruet frame in luther, an kickin like
she wuf riden lazy hoss arter doctor.
Iaiurs, cabidge, meat, supe, sop, dump.
Inns an the truck ye waller em in; milk,
plates, pies an every durn tixin yu cud
think owe in week, wer thar mixed all
smashed like hit he'd been thru thrashin
masheen. Old Sock still KEEP backin,
an backed the hole pile, ole oman an all,
witE five ar six uther bee filters an few
cheers, outen the big dore an down seven
steps inter the ;ane; an then lie turned
fifteen hundred pound summerset his
sef arter 'em, an lit atop owe all the mix.
ed up mess flat onto his back. About the
time he got tn his feet, ole man Burns
ye know how fat stumpy an crossgra'ned
he Is eny how-made mad snatch at
the baskit and kotch hit. but cudn't let 90
quick enui fur ole Sock gisI blowed, bel
ered and hisled the ole stud heels fust
up inter the air, an he liz on Socks back
an he'd the baskit in his hand. Jist es
soon es ole b.ackey cud see he tore off
down the lane (tIyin tn ou;run the bees)
so fast that ole Burns was feared tn try to
get of 40 he jist socked his fut inter the
rope strups an prepared hissef fur the
darndest fast bull ride mortal man ur
oman ever he'd. Sock tuck down atween
the hitched hnsses AN the rail- fence, an ole
burns titin bim over the he'd with The
baskit tn stop i'm, All then fitin the bees.
! tell ye he KEEP that ar baskit a movin.
Ill jist be durnd ef | didn' think he he'd
four Ut five baskils. cud see that men.
ny sumtimes at ons,; well. Burns, baskit
an bull, .cared every durnd hoss an mule
loose from the fence, sum obsarvin bees a
s,opin on each wun Ia help i'm start fast
rum that ouquiet an trublesum place.-
Most on EN-, too. tuck fence rail with
EN-, fast QUITO the bridil rein. Now i'll
jist give you leve tn kiss sister Sail ef ev.
er sich n site wur seen ur sich n'ses hearn
as wur in that long lane. A mons,rous
cloud owe dus,, like haryksne he'd cum
along, hid all the HOSES an away abuy
hit you cud see hosses tails an ends owe
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