The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-06-05

stream, toold Dave Lody spuneheon bridge,
through one oi tie uarndest bamboo swainps
you ever see. reckon the bridge is
slaudin' yet; twas yesterday mornin' ;
though one end had started down streanl
about fifteen feet. or sich matter" a'i4
Traveller" Friend...yoa seem commu-
nicative and if its no ofense, Id like to
know what you do for living here Z" I
Arkansas Artist. No oIfense on earth,
stranger. We keep grocery" .s s
Trayellef--"A A grocery. Where, in the
name Of all that is mercantile. do your Gus
toners come fromi Your nearest neigh
bor Is ten miles distant !" Z
ARKANSAS drust---. The fact Is. me and
the old wodan is the bes. customers yet ;
but we '.peet these disgins will improve.
and in Course business will improve too.
How sever. we do sulhin dow, even. Me
aud the old woman took the cart t'olher
day, went to town; we bort bar'l of whis-
ke, and srler we come home and gin to
count the balance on hand, we found thar
ws'nt but jist one solitary pickayune lelt.
au as the old woman allus Carries the puss,
in course she had il. Well. sot the bar
agin Que side of the room, and shortly
arlur. the old woman sez: "Spczen you
tap your ehd Of the barI.v aud did and
she bought drink. aud paid me the pica-
yune. Pretty soon. began to get dry,
and ser |; Ole woman, spozen you tap
your end Of the bari :-she did AID then
she sells me drink and The way that plea
June travelled bzek'ald and iur'ards over
The bung Of that bar'l is caution 70 them
as loves red eye.' But. stranger, losses
is apt To come IN every business aud me
and the old woman has lost some in the gro-
Gerry line and III tell you how twas. That
boy Bill, our oldest son, he see huw the
lieker was goin', and he didn't hsye nary
red TO iine 10 the ietail b,sness 80 one lie
he crawIs under the house. aud taps the
barI at~iIt the cracks in the puneheun
noor and rally believe he's got more
than me or the old woman either the good
Tor nulhin' ,sgabond. 10 come the grail
over his natural born parents; IT'S enuf 10
make man sour agIn all creation that
boy'll be the ruinouon u Us yet. Tie takes
TO triekery jist as material as hunsry pos
sum takes 10 henroost. Now. stranger.
what on yesrlh am | 10 do. lie beats me
and the ole woman entirely"
Tra,eller-. IL would be difficult 10 ad.
wise in regard 10 your son. as have no Ia.
,niy vf my own. You say IT'S ten niles 10
the next house the biz creek Is up; the
bridge is carried away; no possibility oi
iordlng II. and seven miles through =
swamp to the only bridge IN the vicinity
This is rather gIosmy prospect, parileu
larly as the sun j. Just dosa; still, my Gu.
riosity is excited, and as you nave Been
playing only one part Of the " Arkausas
Traveller" ever since my arrival. would
like to Rnos, before l,ase, ahy you Gon'l
play the tune lhfough."
Arkansas Artist" for one VI the best
reasons on ysar,h. old hoss--l cant do T..
| haint larnt the turn oil that tchuie, and
drat me 10 believe ever shall"
Traveller" Give me your instrument.
and l'll see if can't play the turn Tor
YOU"
Arkansas Artist" Look o. here, ny
friend, do you play the idfn Of that tchunrf'
TrayeIer-"I believe | can"
Arkansas Artist" Lite. lite. old hoss !!
we'll ind place Tor you IN the cabin, sure.
uld woman old woman "a" halo J" with.
IN the shanty was the first indication the
traveller had Of any other human being on
the p,emises,) the stranger plays the turns
VI the |" liackensack Traveller" My friend,
hitch your hoss TO the " Simmin Tree, or
any where else you please. Bill be here
soon, and he'll take keer uf him. Old wo-
man. you call Sal aud Nance up from the
Spring tell Nance to 90 into the spring
house, aud cut oil good large piece oI
barsleak. TO brilc Tor the strangers supper !;
tell Sal 10 knock oyet chicken or two. aud
get out some -four. and have some Hour do.
lns and chickens for the stranger. Bill
just heayes in sight, twep,y -four hours ear
lisr than was expected half an hour be-