Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-04-30

see be tore off down the lane yn tn out run the bees
so fast that ole Burns was afeared tn try tn get off
so he t socked his fut inter the rope strups and pre-
pared hissef for the durndest fast bull ride mortal
or oman ever had Sock tuck down atween the htched
hosses an the rail fence, ole Burns tn him over
the he'd with the baskit tn stop m an then itn the
bees. l tell ye he KEEP that or baskit movin I'll iist
be burned ef didn't think he he'd four five baskts.
cud see that menny Sumtimes at onst WE'LL Burns,
baskt and bu scared every durnd hoss mule loose
rum the fence, obsarvn bees stoppin on each wun
tu help i'm start fast frum that unquet and trubesum
place Most on EN-, too took fence rale with en- fast
onto the bridil rein. Now I'll st gin you leve tu kiss
sister Sail ef ever sch site seed sch nses hearn
as in that long lane mcnstrous cloud owe dust,
like harykane he'd cum along, hid all the bosses an
away abuv hit yu cud hosses tails an ends fence
rales hyin about now then par owe brite hind
shoes wud fash in the like two sparks, an away
head wur the baskt circkhn about at randum.
heap prayin, sum snickern, the beerin owe the
bull, clattern runnn hoofs an monstrus rushin
SCUM made up the MISE swar ole Burns kin beat eny
man on yeath ftin bees with baskit. Jst set him
astraddle owe mad bull an let thar be plenty owe
bees so es tn excite the ole Stray hosses mules
wer tuck up all the county, and We cudent go a
mile eny not find bucks stirups, straps, ur
sumthin belongin tn boss.
Now about that hous ther good time ginerly.
Felers and gals oped outen wnders they rolled outen
the dores in bunches they clom the chimeys they hid
onder the hous they tuck tn the thcket they rolled in
hit out in good ole runnin toards home. Sicily, she
squatted in the spring up tu her years. while she
drowndn the mess owe bees onder her coats went tu
her, sez l. you've got another sensashun haint
Iye? "Oh, Sut, these bominable insexs, they're js
burnin upr' Gin EN- sum sody, sez [, 4" in bro
ken dostes-that'n cool EN- off,. She shot fire at me
outen her eyes and thot I'd best CO. Clapshaw crawled
onder chaf pile in the barn tuck hit out in sghin
groanin Sicily him didn't sleep tugether fur nj
onto week. all becase of them hotfooted, bomin-
able insex Thar warn't an oman ur gall at that ur
weddn but what thar sockns and frocks wer too tte
fur two ur three days. Bees am wus on wimmen than
folks, eny how, they hev rer chanse at EN-. Owe
all the durnd msortnit weddings that has hapned since
Adam married that ole heifer what wer so fond owe
takin tu snax eatin appis, doun till now that
owe Sicily Burns and Passon Clapshaw the durnd
est wust wun fur nise Disappointment breakn things,
skare, trubbi hurtin and vexashun owe spirit They
wunt gee tugether, mine that got too bad a start.
his bull ride an how l tn du that lofty speciment
owe runnin I'll tell that agin. Eff eny body arter
me, tell EN- I'm over in Fannn, on my way tn Dahone
ga, fur will kill me eff they ketch me- Hits
orful thing, George tn be natra born burned fool
You've sperinced hit hev ye? Hit hes made pow
erful agn our family all OWN tn dad. [ orter jst
bust my he'd open agin bluff owe rocks and wud du
hit ef | warnt cussed coward. All my pendence is in
these yere laigs-du you EN-? Eff they don't fae
may turn human yet sum day that is, sorter human
enuf tu be squire, skool cumishiner Eff | wur st
es smart es I'm mean ornary, I'd be President
Wild Cat in week. Hes liquor ris whar yuve been
Much on han?