The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-02-16
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onl stumbling w lhc ln'd'l ol a IrId
lhhl bore evidence ~ OaNlnR lFnuur.
h q lair crop "l corn the previous
r1san a. ! gre" near lot''r house
lh" dllrrl 'lolh' "l ihnl nmlanlc
tune commonly called l'aekcisack
burst 90 my cars, wr'lng from the
bowels ol . solitary hddlc' by ana
by ! hrard Volccs--n great many ol
them, and ! wos convinced that d
merry making was going on just
US ! was iollcliallng myself upon the
prospect oi nights enjoyment he.
meath a comfortable roof, with The 70.
mantle accompaniment Of old-hsh.
loncd pastlme, my eyes llt on u spec
NcIe that for omomenl staggered me
but ! soon recovered, aud refining "
my horse, ! stopped for a good view
OF IT. About q hundred yards iron
the house, seated On an old log, wa
. bmwny old man with a shaggy
beard and clad nthc ralment peculiar
10 Una, scriioh' y Wl'''e cloth wa
spread before num- on which wer
some scraps OF bread aud meat
wh''h he was 'ohcINor'ng to dGvou
III 'nc most seIllsh manner ! eve
saw, ! don't know why but | ha'
M instructive perception thai tha
man was thc proprietor OF the house
Friend, sald !, "why don yo'
90 IN doors To cal your supper!
lie did not dcIgn to look up, b''
he answered me- "a volce came IIl'
u la'llhg s'ar, as hongie"oW mas 1t
deep, 'epnlchrli nwlnl voice.
None o yer-OusIneSS' !.
Looking at the matter IN a leg'tl
mate Ilghh perhaps ne was correct
but | thongh' he might have bee
less prolane about IT, Inc clouds :
the west looked too threatening 10
me to he put oil so early "kacken
sack became moro and more lnuc
ing.
"Can you keep me all night?'
asked, timidly.
Cant keep nothln'" was the an
swcr
1t struck me he kept his cqU,librl
umy at least tried a new lead,
in hopes of coming to a better III
derstanding.
Have there been many Easter
folks IN these parts lately, Tor III
purpose oi entering land" II
qnlrcd.
"lcs, u good many on 'cm hi
been out this way, and they general
enter land as soon as they git her
We pop EN- over with a piece OF col
lead aud chuck EN- under the grave
Don't want no catcrlopers.'
] shuddcred. More than eve
was determined not to proceed an
further on dark road IN countr
where they popped people over.
My friend ! SAID, appealing
, his finer scnslbilltics, II suppose 20
have a family
lie dropped his victuals and lool
cd up. His eyes dilatcd and Il
veins began to swell IN his neck.
! thought something terrible was con
ing. Said he:
j. "Scc here, stranger I've took
/ good deal from you-more'n ! ey'
! did from any other man. But i
that pas a mint; ] want to aK %
a question. Amt you got = family
, Not II ! know myself;
/ What Vow, looky here, Cal
! tain, don't try to come It over IN
" Ole Jack liackbonny amt the m,
to be fooled wlth--dog my cats u
= is. You amt got no family
:. "Ncver was married in my life,
!, ] am a Christian"
! "Majnr, ! halnt got no right
" dispute yer That ere countcna1ln, 1l,
. o yourn looks tolerahlc honest IN
. Never had no wliey
y "Ncyer"
=" "Nor no children nuther"
This latter question | thought u
worth while To answer, as momcn
Il, reflection must convince him OF