Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-08-08
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the ole woman is The best customers vet
but We 'spect these diggins will improve
and in course business will improve too
Hows'ever, We do sa,hia now, even. Nc
and ths Ole woman took the curt t'o,hel
day and went to ,own1 he Tor. bar'l . /
whiskey; and arser We come home, ands
gin TO count the balcnce on hand, We
found thar warnt but jast one solitar,,
picayune left, and ~ the ole woman alIus1
carries the puss, in course she had it,
Well, l sot the bar'l agin one side Of The
room, and shortly ar.er the ole woman
aez-"Sapposin' you tap your end Of the
BARI and ! did,. and she bought drink,
and paid me the picayune." Pretty soon
began 70 get dry, and says l-"OlcI
woman, spozen you tap your eod Of the
bar, and she did; aud then she sells me
a drink and the way that pieayune has
travelled back'ard ard for ards over the
bung of that bar1, i, caution to theuf as
love "red eye But stranger, losses is
apt to come with every business, and me
and the ole woman has LOST some in the
grocery line, and II! tell you how twas.
The boy Bin, our oldest son, he see how
the Ticker was goin', and be didn't have
nary red to jine in the retail business so
one night be crawls under the house, and
taps the bar'l atwixt the cracks in the
puncheon floor, and rally believe he's
got more than me or the ole woman ither;
the good for-nothin' vagabond, to come
The t'giraff : over his natural born parents
--its enough 10 make man sour agiu'
all creation that boy'll be The ruina,ion
of US yet. He. takes to trickery jist as
natural as : hungry possuu takes to
hen roost, Now, stranger, what on yearih
am to do' He beats, me and the ole
woman entirely" -. .r.~..
Trareler-"lt would be difficult for me
to advise you in regard to your son, as l
have % famiiy 81 my own. Yaa s.si.s
ten miles to the next house the big creek
is up; the bridge carried away no posi-
bili,y Of fordiog II, and seven miles thro'
. swamp to the only bridge Ia the vicinity.
This is rather gloomy prospect, partir
cu'arly as the sun is just about down,
still my curiosity is excited, as you have
been playing only one part Of the "Ar,
kansas Traveller ever since my arrival l
would like to know before leave, why
you don't play the tune throughr' =
Arkansas Artist-"For one Of the best
reasons on year.h, old hoss-I cau't do it.
hant larnt the turn Of that or ,chune,
Ind drat me if I believe l ever SHALL
.Ttapeler-"Giye me your instrument,
and Ill see il | can't play the turn fur you.
Arkansas 4rtist--"Leok o'here friend.
10 you play the turn Of that ar tchuue?'
Tareler-"I believe can.''',; ~.
arkansas Arttst-'" Lite, lite old boss!
veil 6nd place for ye in the cabin n, sure
Ole woman: Ia ''hano!' within the shan
y WAS the first indication the traveller had
# another human being on the '.p,eris-
'es the stranger plays the turn Of the
'Rackensack Traveller" Ny friend hitch
gour !. hoss 10 the simmon tree, or any
There else yon please. Bill Ill be here
soon, and he'll take care os him. Ole
woman you call Sal and Nance up from
he spring. Tell" Nance to 20 INTO the
,pring house, and cut off large piece oy
TO brile for the strangers sup
Der. TEN Sal to knock over 1 chicken Or
.wo. and get 7odt some aflourr, and have
,omc -four d1in's and chicken fixlnfs faf
lhs stranger, (Bill JUS. heaves ID sight,
twenty -fonr hours earlier than he was ex-
pected = 6aif hour before.) BIZ, 9 Bill,
here's 4 stranger here, md he plays the
urn Of "Rackensack Traveller 60 10 the
,orn crib and git,at big pankin, aud bring
1 to the house, 50 tia, the stranger can
have, sushinl 70 set on and skin > ta.er
long with me and the ola woman. while
Ibe gals are get1is supper; and Bill TAX
he hoss,. and give him plenty of corn---
no nubbins, Bill; then rub him down
we'll; aud then, whc,r you come to the
house, bring up 4 dried hide and 1 bar
skin, for the stranger to sleep on and
tAen, Bill, | reckon he'll play the turn Of
Lhe 'Racteosack Ttaveler, fotfus." a''s
The pumtin vas brought tho ''taters''
we're "skinned" aud eaten the ''tdrn1 iof
he laekepsaak Traveller was repeatedly
pIaRed,g to 4abandant ediieati2ps aad tie
Z 6asl!ys apaounced .bat ssRper ~as
- Though i4ss4ad ~. 's.ore1sea'
4ifax, IA doin' I without
~ =. ": oes long to he .'
| ely oser ths pig
ors1 -. OF ! truth,
music Ikhe savage