Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-10
/ an, come back VIII an open iaved lick at

eel, an come back VIII an open jawed lick at
his ham
Sell, "Oh, BY gravy, he'll fight, hess but
snakes don't know anything about left hands;
try hit"
He changed hans, and made a lolq wipe,
sorter like you would at a Fly On yer boss.
The snake struck this time afore he lodged,
an the wipe turned into dodge. GRIPEs
fell back on double-handed tail holt an
bouncin agin. / could think Of nothin else
to tell the poor devil, an hit grieved me.
When / comes TO be hung, / don't think I'll
hev any hard feelins at the lawyer what
pleads agin me- unless forget GRIPEs.
The mos owe the boys an gals wer in
the yard, or on the fence an the sight owe
GRIPEs, ridiu' an Onbroke, cayortin', four
year old snake, made them forgit all about
thar own skeer, so when his terrible boss
druv him crazy, an he thot he wer in open
SarkitC Court, an holler'd, Begin like, givin'
a backward bounce atwix every word, May
hit please yer honor, he's a sawin' me in
two, feels the hot links owe my intrals
down bof laigs owe my britches-a injunc-
ton, Jedge, "a injunction quick, lord,
ledge, p tho't in my heart, they'd all die,
SIGH yellin', screamin, an latin, was never
hearn before. One stutterin', Onthinkin',
dun'd fool, blind owe one eye, arter two or
three hurtin' lookin' trials, to git his mont
on a full cock, said "W-w-wo, ALBoRAx p
The words warn't cold, afore Passun Bus
sum spraWPd him on the wood pile, wifi an
old ak helve. Passuns, you know, are always
a-Watchin' for some chance to repruve pepil,
an think old BUssUM took the slimest
chance, that time, ever seed what yeathly
harm was there in, "WO, ALBoRAX?' l
had been tryin' my durndest, to think mp
some more advice for GRIPEs, an at las, the
ginuine idear come, an / belched hit out
SEE ], ''Tail holt be durn'd, hit 4 break some
time anyhow, let hit go, an run, by golly,
run plum outen yer close that's yer ticket,
hit never fails" The infernel fool had wasted
bouncin' enuff aready, to hev put him three
miles beyant the last snake in the world.
He tuck me at my word, an bulged he
run ist adzackly like you'd take steps wif an
open par owe compuses, a side at a time, bu
faster nor a futter-mill, the snakes head
swayin flst apart one hip an then apart
tother so quick thot thar must be two owe
EN-. Thinks /, solemnly: GLOSS, the "bud
eve promice' wudent have you now to save
yer durn'd life" He tuck through a con-
field. Whar hit was higher than his head
maxim hit roar. watch d his cource by the
huttern owe the con tassils. Torreckly
seed his coat an jackit fly way up in the air;
still furder away seed shut sail up an
fall, lodgin on the tassils; still furder, an up
went his breeches, galluses ana snake.
FOllered my council to dot, dident he,
haint met up wifi that snake, as ] knows on,
an durn'd eff | don't fear l never will. He
knows few sumfns. As TO GRIPEs, haint
seed him; hes you? 1 has hearn that he's in
Texas, tendin sheep for GEORGE KENDALL,
an day an night totes a snake-pole.
When "ONE-EYE" cum too, he sot up on
aind on the wood-pile, and SEE he, sorter
weak like, 'L-l-lets go-d-d-dinners 90
over"
You haint axed me how got out owe the
graveyard aprun; you forgot hit GEORGE,
dident you?