Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-19

puchcon foor; and / rally believe he's got
more than me and ole woman either, the
good for-nothin' ya9abon, to come to the
| 'gaiff' over his material born partents; it's
'enuff to make man sour agin all creation:
that boy'll be the ruination of us yet. He
takes to trickery jist as material as a hun
gray 'possum takes to n hen roost Now,
stranger, what on yearth am | TO do? He
beats me and the ole woman entirely
Traveller: cit would be difficult for me
to advise in regard to your son, as have
no family of my own. You say its ten
miles to the next house; the big creek is
up; the bridge carried away; 10 possibility
OF fordng il, and seven miles through a
swamp to the only bridge in the vicinity!
This is rather gloomy prospect, pcrticu-
| larly as the sun is just ab3ut down; still
my curiosity is excited; and YOU haye been
playing one part Of the Arkansas Tray
eler" ever since nv arrival, l would Ike
to know, before leave, why you don't play
the tune MrOmghy'
Ark. "Artist;'' For one of the best
reasons on yearth old hoss-I can't do it,,
| haint larnt the turn of that tchune, and
drat me if believe | ever shall"
| Traveller: "Give me your instrument.
aud III SEQ if can't play the tT@ for
! you"
Ark. "Artist:' Look o'here, my friend
do you play the turn Of tkat tchune."
Traveller: Il believe L can"
Ark "Artist:'' Lite, lite, old hoss.
weW find a place for you in the cabin, sure.
! Ole woman! Ga halo! within the shanty
was the first indication the traveller had OF
any other human being on the prem
masses. the stranger plays the turn oi the
"Rachtnsocb IroOeler." My friend,
hitch your horse TO the 'simmon tree, OF
anywhere else you please. Bill'll be here
soon, and he'll take keer of him. Ole
woman, you call Sail and Nance up from
the spring; tell Nance to go into the spring
house, and cut off a good large piece ov
bear steak to brile for the strangers sup
per; tell Sail TO knock over a chicken OF
two, and get flour, and have some -four
doln's and chicken -fixens for the stranger
| (Bil Just heavcs in sight, twenty tours
hours earlier than he was expected a hall
hour before) Bill, o Bill! there's stranger
here, and he plays the tst1r OF the 'Racien-
SAX Traveier:' go to the corn-crb and get
bic punkin, and bring 1t to the house, SC
he stranger can have suthin' to sit on and
skin tarter long with me and the ole wo-
man, while the gals is gettin' supper: and
Bill, take the hoss and give him plenty ol
corn, 10 uubbins, Bill; then rub him well
down; and then, when you come to the
house, bring up a dried hide and bal
skin, for the stranger to sleep on; and then,
Bill, reckon he'll play the turn of The
Rackensack Traveller for us"
The 'purkin" was brought; the caters y
were ''skinned" and eaten; the "turn" oI
'uhe Rackensack Traveller" was repeatedly
played, to abundant edification; and the
gals" finally announced that supper was
ready; and although instead of ''atore tea,
they only had ''sasitaN tea doin's without
milk" yet the repast was one to be long
and gratefully remembered. The traveller
remained all night, and was piloted safely
over the "big creek" early next morning
Ola truth, emusic has charms to sootl
the savage breast. .'-Anicher6ocher Nag