Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-02

Well, es told you, we went tn bed arter that
onekalIy divided horn, an sot in tn sleepn in yur-
nest, when Ihearn kerdif kerdif-an thar stood
the old par Windin' Blades, js as be cum inter
the world, his shut hung top owe the bed poster,
an he he'd his red fannin drawers in his hand by
the laigs thrashin owe EN- agin the wash stan;
then he peeped down wun laig and then down 10th
er then he turned EN- inside out, and zamined on
der the seams from aind to aind. Sec /, whats
rong2 AR yu huDtn fur seseshunist in az narrer
place as them ar drawer laigss He shook his
he'd, an still zamlned the seams. At last SEE he,
aSurrT. my sun, are you troubled much with fees
down South: ~ Not es nos owe; our dogs are
suntimes, seq I, ian we alters kicks EN- out when
they scratches" "Well,' SEE he, "Pve alters had
more ur less vexashun owe spirit with EN- an the
nier gets tn Washintun city, the wus they ar
eff thar number an enterprise encreases, es they
hev dun, afore I am thar a week. I'll be 8
dead man, an then he reached down both
hands and scratched both laigs, frum his
ankles up tn his short ribs, an hit sounded
ike rakin' owe dry hide with curry comb, an
then he cum tn bed agin, but KEEP on rakin' owe
hissef an sorter cussin onder his bref SEE l. hol
Ter up nlgger an git sum more tangle-laig What's
dilBic-Adl&t GUN tTuCA 1lk6 WudI you ueO
in that ar lonesome lookn Teller standin GA the
tabil By hissgf. Doy you want sum mores SEE he.
dus that, onless you'll go to sleep. He got up an
drug ole har trunk from onder the bed When
he turned back the led thar the botts stood s like
sogers owe a muster day Docturs medicin chst.
We divided wun toersble far atwixt as an wur a
fxin fur sleep an talkn owe feas an how would
git him safe tn Washintun, when thunderin knock
in cum ontu the door. Ole Wndin Blades jumped
outen bed agin the lock at one pop an keerfully
opened the door, holdin tn the handI with boff
hans. Alter he seed and knowd EN- he opened, when
in popped two feilers in store close sorre irish
nun with fax name an tail, an he he'd letter. Ole
ABE sot up laged cheer in his shirtail an
read hit long time fust side up then luther,
an alter talkn an whisperin spell they left See
he, SUTTY, my sun, this a dispatch from Gineral
ScorT, an hit proves what you sed about Bad-umore
tn be true, an a tarnal site wus. He seq that
ALEX STEVENS an thar with a twelve FOUNDER
strapped ontr HIS back an a lit rich pine
torch in his hand awaitin fur me, an that hit is
loaded with quart owe escopet (old ScoTr calls
everything eseopet that's round) balls three smoothin
irons four par owe butt hinges an gross owe shoe
tacks, an the old Gineral thinks frun his nolidge
owe perjectis that eff il wer turned loose ontu me
that my hide would be es well opened out es fish
net, my close made redy tn stop cracks in rain
barril jumped plumb outen bed an lit afore him
an looked him stedy in the eye fur a mint.
an felt that wer standin for the fust time afore
q man that warnt feard owe, an hu knowd wer
scaser owe sence than wer, an l wer glad l he'd
found him. fur you know George that l thot wer
the king fool the world an alters felt shained an
onder cow about hit. Al-e-c-k Stephens t-otin
twelve p>o-u-n-de-r, stood stonished, fust ct
him an tibet ct ole Scott, two bigger fools in the
world than me, an bof on EN- able tn read.
Ell rite an q holdin high places in the ma
scum. SUr's got . chance yet, thinks l
SEE l, Mister L1NK-HoRy ian ! wer skeered at the
boldness owe my own voice. du you understand
southern law no, SEE he, only es hit tetches mig
gers. Well, seq l, I'll tell ye sum, nolidge owe
hit hes saved my life for the last twenty years,
twiest year an hit may save yourn once month
eff ever ye cum out thar not tn speak owe hits i'm
edjut use in this imargncy. When we lects our
Governors we lects foolkller fur every county,
and furnishes him with 8 gun, sum asnic strick
nine big steel trap, hit is his July tn travel,
say about wun day Anime the Suckit Rider. You
see the Suckit Rider gethers the people tugether
hit makes hit more convenient and he kills off the
stock owe fools tn considerable extent every round
he takes Our foolkillers hev dun thar july, and
consekently the South hev seeded. Use been
dodgen EN- sence wer able tn run, an 1 now tell
you Mister LNK-HoRS-Stop, stop SurTr, my son, SEE
he, wants tn ak you questun, why don't you stop
the breed in a more humane way by emaxulation an
stilllet EN- live? the declaration owe independence you
1 7 n
an III tell yu why emaxulushen wont kiver the
Gaze, no more nor freen stealth niger il
mike him a white Fools break out like
measils. They Gums from the best familys. An
agin, neighborhood owe fools will sumtimes breed
q smart fellow. Just look at SEA-wARD a sampil,
or syerself. Yu cum from Kaintuck. An
| hut perjusedHAKT, q Teller hu makes people
| outen stone, till they kin du every thing
but drink talk an propagate thar speeches; an
Gaze they can't du that he's an onmitigated burned
fool for maxim EN- stead rale Twin folks. Spose
the fool killer wer tn kill las in july bound he
orter) every bolitioHist Twin, woudent the same
| sile an climt an feedin what perjused the id
ole oussess what burnt ole, palsied wimmen as
witches; an perJused 10 SMITH, ole MILLER, Miss
Fox. an WENDlL PHILLIPS, an Mssess BLooNER, with
such another crop, say? Owe course
hit would an yet the rich strokes in that country
owe cod fish an mullen stalks, periuced HANCOCK
and the Day Book, so emaxulusun wont du Ju must
kill EN- jist es yu ketch EN-, es yu du your feas, an
rely les dus my lags) on hard work in fcllerin
AFTER EN- frum generashun tn generashun. They
understand this ere thing in Texas adzactly; give
EN- black jack an pece owe bed cord, and that
all they ak He studied long time scrached, an
says he, SUTTY, atween the fees your talkr, Ise
| sorty got tn wool getherin; l swar 1 hes; when
stopt you tn that questin, what wer you
gwine tn say about the fool killer in cOnnecshun
with my case? Oh, nothin, seq 1. Do you ever
speck tn cum down souf mister Linkhorn2 No
SIR SEE he. Well, then hit don't signify, T.
sot in tu pannin how tn get thru Baltimore, an
save his hide hole an hit done, done well, tu
efnot wisely. Me- an ErHhEDGE, an ole John, am the
only feers from the souf, what in the rattle at
all. Mex time see you George, II tell you how we
eucherd all Baltimore.