The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-07-13


on peg and never burnt powder again but
as she was game hadn'tlarnt the nature on.
l marvelled on, straight by old McLaughlin's
cabin, and went up to Bazaleel Moore's
shanty.
As was climbing over the fence, all at
once Bazaeel's old dog sot up the all firedist
hollerln, and the first knowed he had got
me by the hind leg as was backin off the
fence.
"Geet out geet out! you varmint! -
Wolf, whar is you :" The creature had sneak
ed home, after Rach. Mclaughlin had gin
me the mitten. couldn't blame the animal,
for felt little sneaky, too,--it was sneakY
business. Wal, the cabin door opened, anil
out came old Baz, his wife, Nance, and all
the young one, tu see what warup.
Geet out, I'ig-geet out. Who's on the
fence, thar Who are you, strsnger?"
I'm Am. Swamp. BazaIee Moore. Call
of Iig; he hold on to my new pants worse
nor hound TO a hairy coonm
:" What on airth sent you here, Am. a, this
time o. day 7" saws Baz. ..'.
I" / come," says |, tu-tu-ceet out Tir.
come tu, tu-geet out, you varmnt, will
you III swallow you without greasin, |
VIII I've come tu--tu stay with Nancy"
" Stu boy, stu boy bite 'em, Tig !" scream
ed Nance, like young lniun. The Internal
creeter took new hold and bit mouthiul
out OF the seat of my trowsers, as | sprung
on the tence agin, and old Baz, and the whole.
lamlly set up regular break down laugh,
like young airthquake.
" Nance Moore" says |, gittin wrathv,"I
hope you'll live an old maid all the days Of
your life you amt fit to bake hoccak for any
white mani" Jumped Off the fence and
made the chunks fly under my cowhides, till
outrun the dog. Jast week from that
night, Nance Moore was married to " Snulre
Thomas who owned two sections of land
" What luck, Ambrose my son ?" saws the
old woman, as come pliling into our cabin,
like blawed badger.
" Luck mother Look at NY pants and
see Tor yourself. I'd rather skrlnmage witt,
whole tribe of red skins than git on the
trail Of one GAL"
Nonsense - SAYS the old wcman, "pit
patch the trowsers as good as new, and to-
morrow night yon shall try again"
I L1rd have mercy on me, as the man sed
when he was goin to be hung"
I Wei, thar was plenty of gals in the settle
mcnt, and the old woman wouldn't let me
give up the chase, SO Inc next night left
won at home and went Up to see John Bar
Sers Molly. She wern't Up TO some Of the
gais 10 the settlement, but were knowing 10
her dfnpp'n' eight acres Of corn in one day.
ana raklng aud binding after the cradles IN
the rye held, 50 thought she mount do.
Snow1d old barker and his dog were gone
away ifom home, so there were no dan
ger to my pants, but thought perhaps Mol
I y mont have bow, and OF all things its
! little the neanest a Citing on another
mans tree when he's watching the Lick, so
thought Id look in the winder and see if
any human was staying with the gal, before
/ | went in; - fumbled around in the dark
and climbed upon a dug out to Look in. Jist
as was taxing peep, ny foot slipped aud
come keriloP head aud tail full length up TO
the neck into something soft. "Heayens
and alrth." what kind of qaagmire am | in
n"w : The noise brough; the old woman
aud Moll out with the candle as we're found.
ering in the trough.
( Am. swamp-my gracious-what are you
thar IN my soapi" screamed the old woman.
4 getting out jist as fast as can, Miss
Barker" says |, scraping oif the sllsh from
INV face and hands
z" Bat how on airth did you come to get
there -
Why, Miss Barker, II own the corn, [
cum Up to see If Moll thar would except nv
company, and 20, upon the dug out tu-lu
fo get soft sOapcd afnre you come iu,"
r0afsd Molly. "lOu can't soft soap me, you
Tarmlnt, and the sooner YOU make Yourself
scarce in the digsius the bettar, or I'll make
soap greese Of your body, and bile YOU down
10 smaller chunk than yuu be now"
4 saH sed, saysT. !" Nav be tctotalIy
cb'itcrated Il ! ever try TO gis on the track
ni a gal again. The old woman may lie Of
the rbeamaty and Ia give up the traps and
50 to raising corn mysrli--aYe! aud baking
ny own huecake aud pitching my own irpw-
sers before | u ever try to court another live
female woman. | doa't understand the ma
Sirc Of tie game
DijH't ieei strecked. Didn't feel as If
. ld pfe.gd and pat nv skin on t'oiher side
out q DON'T Why felt so iniarnal snail
/ that ! wouldn't foller the path home, but took
! it across lots ia the dark, to keep out uf tie
stars N shade Of the rail fences, to hide the
5lushes from myself.
/ Wa, III got along on old Squire Beash's
piants!tuI. when got a glimpse Of light from
,heir eabin window. | SHE'D OEi. aud war go-
~ around the Sleep pUin to get shat Of the
house, when the irst | kuaN'd snap wen,
something w.th sn almighty spring, and Tie
teeth 81 . double power wolf Trap Doe in my
! les tltat 70 the bone. . Murder. mUrier--
hep. heip-in the name Of al creatJn!'
slegted. WIS ias. as aav will yarmiut
/ 90 HE tail timber, aud oil didn't it pain.
T NUuifFf. fi0fe aWf an a frHaiftN sAfA
and lew al me Ike stfrak al li,binipv.
fhc Squire seized his ride, aud with tho
boys rushed oui Of the cabin. "a VOLTA
wol!--sct out Watch, III pepper the var.
mint"
FAKE care, Squire l'm dcad-take care,
Is men the trap. lis me, squire; cal Oh
tie ,lOg, aud don't shout
It, An. Swamp," SAID one ii tie bnys;