National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-01-31
ickayune. Pretty soon, / begun to


get dry, and says |: 'O,e woman,
sposln you tap your end of the barlr
and she did; and then she sells me
a drink and the way that piclla-
yune Travelled backards and for
ards over the bung of that bari, is
Il caution to them as loves red eve
But stranger, losses is apt to come
in every business; and me and the
ole woman has lost some in the gro
Gerry line and I'll tell you how it
twas. That boy Bill. our old Oldest
son. he see how the licker was goin',
and he didn't have nary red f. jine
III the retail hisiness so one night
he crawls under the house. and taps
the barl atwiXt the cracks in the
, puncheon !ioOr, and ] rally believe
ne got more than ine UI uso u,~
man either; the good -for-nothin'
/ yagabond, to come the graf over
his natural born parents; its enutt
. to make aman sour agin all creation ;
| the boy'll be the ruinatiOn Of us yet.
He takes to trickcry iist as natural
as hungry 'possum takes to a hen
roost. Now, stranger, what on
yearth am to do! he beats me aud
the ole woman entirely
Traveler-'It would be difficult to
advise in regard to your son, as |
have no family of my own. You say
it's ten miles to the next house the
big creek is up; the bridge is car
ried away; no possibility of fording
it, and seven miles through a swamp
to the only bridge in the vicinity !.
This is rather a gloomy prospect,
particularly as the sun is just about
down; still, my curiosity is excited,
and as you have been playing only
one part Of the arkansas Traveller
ever since my arrival | would like
to know before | leave, why you
don't play the tune through p"
Ark. Artist--'l'or some Of the
best reasons ON yearth, old hoss--l
can't do it. | hain't larnt the turn
of that tchune, and dlat me If be
lieye | ever SHALL
Travelcr-'Give me your inStru-
ment, and III see if can't play the
tune for you.'
Ark. Artlst-Look o here my
friend, do you play the turn Of that
tchuneF
l'raycler-I believe ! can.'
Ark Artist-Lite, lite, old hoss
we'll find place for you in the cab
sure. Old woman old woman. Ga
'hallo! within the shanty was the
first indications the traveller had OF
any other human being on the premi
ses,) the stranger plays the turn o.
the 'Rackensack Traveller My
friend, hitch your hoss to the sim
mon tree, or anywhere yen please
Bill will be here soon. and he'll take
keer of him. Old woman, YOU call
Sail and Nance up from the spring
! tell Nance to go into the spring
/ house an cut off Il good largo piece
Of baTstcak to brile for the strangers
supper tell Sail to knock over a
chicken or two. and get out some
-four, and have some -four doin's and
chickens ior the stranger. (Bill Just
hcaves in sight, twcnty-four hours
earlier than was expected hall
hour before.) Bill! Q Bill there's
a stranger here, and he plays the
turn OF the Rackensack Traveller
Go to the corn crib and get a hi.
punkin and bring it to the house, 81
the stranger can have suthin to set
on, and skin II tater along with m(
and the old woman while the gals i:
gettin' supper; and Bill, take tn,
hoss and give him plenty Of corn
no nubbins, Bill ; then lub hin
down well; and when yor ONE tt
the house, bring up dried hide anc
a bar skin for he stranger TO slcel
on, and then, Bill reckon he'll play
the turn OF the Rackcnsack Traveller
for us.'-HHicEcrbOchG.