Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-04-20
THE ARKANsAW TRAVELLER.

~ lost and bewidercd Arkansas traveller
approaching tho cabin of squatter, about
forty years ago, discovered the proprietor scat
ed on an old l.iskey- barrel near the door,
partly sheltered BY the caves, playing fl,'lc,
when the following dialogue ensued--thc
squatter still continuing to play the same part
over aud over:
Travclcr.-Ilallo, stranger?
Squatter yourself
Cam | get to stay all night with you ?
S.-lou kin git to 20 to -
T.-llavc you any spirits here 2
S.-l.ots of en-. Sal saw one last night
ny that thar ole hollcr gum and it nearly
skrcred her to death.
T-Iou mistake my mcaning-haye YOU
any liquor?
S Had some yesterday, but Ole Bose he
got in Tapped al! NV it out'n the pot
T.-lou don't understand. don't mean
rot liquor. Pm wet and cold, and want some
whskcy. Have you got any?
S.--Ol, yes,-.l drank the last this morn
ing.
TIN hungry, havn't had thing this
morning., can't you give me something to eat /?
S.-ilan'ta - thing in the house. Not
a mou,htul OF meat, or dust of meal here
T-Wcil cant you give my horse some
thingY
S.--Got nothin to feed him on
T. low Ear is it to the next house?
S-Stmnscr, don't know. I've never
been thar.
II Wen, do you know who lives hercy
ST do.
T,-As I'm so bold then what might your
name be?
Sit might be Dck, aud it might be-
Tom; but it lacks - sight of it.
T.-Sir! will You tell me where this road
goes TOP
S.-Its never hecn anywhar since I've
lived here; its always thar when git up in
the mornin.
T.-Wcll, how far is it to where it fnrks !.
Sit don't fork at all, but it splits up
T.-As I'm moi likely to get to any other
house to night, can't you let nc sleep IN yours.
and | II tic my horse to tree, aud do with
| out anything to eat or drink
S-My house leaks; thar's only one dry
spot in it, and Sal sleeps on it, And that
thar tree 's the ole woman's pcrs,non; you
rrn't tie to it. 'rosc she don't want um skuk
Oft. She lows tn make beer out u um
T.--Why don't you finish covering your
house aud stop the leaks
Sits been rainiy.g all day
T.-Wrli, why don't you do it in dry
weather?
Sit don't leak then
j. AS there seems to bc nothing alive
about your place but children how do you do
here any how?
S--Putty well, thank you, how d., you
Ito yourself?
Tt mean what do you dofor living here
S.-kc"p tavern and sell whisky
T.--WcII, told you wanted some whis.
Ky.
| S.-Stran-or, bought bari morn u
week ago. You see NE and Sail went shars
Artpr We got it hero we only had il drink be.
twcrnst us, and Sail. she didn't want to us.
hcrn fuSt, nor me mine. You sec, had a
%pgoin in one ccnl. and she in tother So
she takes a drink ont'n my ccnd, and pays me
the bit turit then / | take I'm out'n hcrn.
and give l,rr the bit. Well, wc's Citing
along fus rate, till Dick, skulking
skunk, he bourn hole on the bottom to suck
at, and the next time went to buy drink,
they wurnt none thar.
I'll m sorry yonr whisky's all gone but,
my friend, why don't you play the balance of
that tnne?
''.-i' Eh' no Daihhcc 70 1t.
~ mean you don't play the whole Of it.
S.--Sf~n@"r, r'n ynn play the f1ui?
T.-fcs, little sometimes
S.-You don't look like Fl ildlur, but cf
yon thlnk you can play any more onto that
thar chunc. you kin inst git down and try
(Thc traveller gifts down and plays the whole
Of it.)
S-Strangcr, take half dozen cheers and
sot down. Sail, stir yourself round like six
horse team in mud hole Go round in the
holler, where | killed that buck this mornn,
cat off some Of the best pieces, and fotch it
and cook it for me and this gentleman, di.
rectly. Raise up the board under the head
of the bed, and git the ole blacl, Jug hid
from Dick, and give us some whisky; | know
| thars sum left sit. TIL drive nln Bose out !,
the brend tray then cline up in the loft and
CIT the rag that's got the sugar tied in it
| Dick. cnrry thc gcntlcmans boss round under
the Shed. give him some fodder and corn
much as he kin cat
Til.--Dad, they amt knives cnouG to so,
| the table
s. Whar's big butch, little butch, ole case
cob. handle, granny's knife and the one I han