Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-05
sut Iorenroea land. old Abo sac atlLa.t.

sut Lovengood Lands Old Abe Safe aILast.
AFTER the fees the tangle-laig an my talk about
the iuty owe the fool-killer hits efecks, we
couIdn't sleep any more, so We concluded tn start
on the fust train. l he'd told tayleur man
with white face q big foot turned out, long
measurin string, a piece owe chalk-yearly IN
the mite tu measure terbacker hogshead fur the
body an par owe telegraph poles fur the laigs, an
make a iackit an a par owe britches, outen cross
haired truck an 70 let them bars run caucornered
that ia. one what started the shoulder should
sind among the ribs on toher side; an bring along
. not ave red psint. an small bale owe hay. Well
ne did hit An run the ole Windin' Blades inter
the breeches an tied string roun the ankles then
stuffed in a mixtry hay an the contents owe the
har trunk; did likewise with the Jackit an per-
iuced the biggest cross barred man you ever seed
Gu Judge BY site he weighed seven hundred pounds,
his he'd didn't look bigger nur apple
Inainted the yaer of his face with the red truck an
hit tnek three coats to kver hit an swar, when
v,or dim with him he looked like he'd been on
hi; drunl, fur three weeks. When we got outer the
tain the tsvrin keeper didn't know him, an he got
of without payin owe his bill he winked ct me es
che ler, started an SEE he, thar am two dullars
saved sartin. he hes muney sence, ct he haint
or,, ,tbar kind We hadn't gone fur, when littll,
mild husband lookin teller in COLE specks an pen
oil cum nm tn me an SEE he, whars yer agent! See
7 what AGENT? The agent fur yer show tuck
tho hint an SEE /, Ise the agent. All, SEE he,
,bo,,bt Won were the long half owe the show sc
Tis.an Ise the smart half too, an EN- celebrated
Co. che use Of these we're laips, AMI onfoided one an
reached hit thru the winder luther side owe the
Liz ftrw
bs twist along hit frum aind to aind, an SEE he
Mister, you hes run powerfully to !AigS' uiuih
tellergraf pole fall across yer man ~l0r'
Won wus bornd No, SEE l; but we KEEP pc
s,nd hill crane, an, nam an HIM mao
d;derculty, an he chased her onder the pe'
~ at that down with his pencil, an then ne tuck
-, so,ter look ct ole abe, who tended tu b'
-. aav he shakin his he'd that am monsou
-. saw an orful man, what dus he weigh
-. b,,ndred an ninety, even. He sOt that down
He, he a family! Yes, he had thirty-iour oniiurel
80 d;s.as hes tuck off seven owe EN-, an he
.noctin more tn die every day Inc ole man inu
no in norful trubbil SEE he NOT mach' see - Il
don, onderstan his loss. Is ne smart III SPeNA w
N,n q, brrt SEE ]. he sot that down an s'Ar'eO
Ole ARE oneped his eyes an reched over al Wits
nerd in NV wear atwixt his sot teetn' liS' las
Servashun owe yourn, Mr.. LoyINGooD' am uur" i''
an no stra,tcned M an hunted amung the stra" Oh
der his close till he foun wun owe inc oo''iis' az
gin his sef sum comfort an never oiereu ine uui
saossel, but hilt the bott up tn the te, an SEE ~
on thinkin over hit you wer right tn tell MN 'ls'
warnt smart ur woudent be here IN sich lnieoJ'
danger, jls fur my party an PACK ~
burned niggers an he sot in tn tninkl
AN Invent ia sleepe, when ] walked he "er
azickin my shins. Sez he, SUTTI, my son, we am
Baltimore; an sure enouf, thar wer liies sior
boff aides the road far you cud see, Jis ike
string owe litnin bugs an fellers standln aDo'
with clubs onder thar arms and a rSYoltin pist II