The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-04-16
WHOLE NO. 1891 .

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At this pint the son Nv my host rode
up onto gray geldin from another
plantashen wich the old man owned
six miles away.
"Ha! john" sed my venerable friend
chow is things over the runi"
"AlPs well, dad, sed" he.
"Hez Joolius got suffishently over
being chawd by the dorgs to do bis reg.
Ter work7"
81 thot so. He played orf a little
while this mornin; but we GATED him
till be wuz willin to give up his Obsti-
macy and go at it. He's dOin' his aver.
age.
Hez Ceezer got we'll Nv that charge
NV buckshot"
"Ceezer, no! he died. He tux cold
in the leg and it mortified"
"Jest my luck! He wuz the best
hand / he'd on the place. o! my friend
observe the efeck NV a hasty temper!
He give me too much of bis lip, l put q
charge Nv buckshot into him, and now
he amt wuth the powder that druv the
shot. Oh, how hev / wrastled with
that ungovernable temper Nv mine!
Hez that stranger up the run bin looked
after7"
"Yes. Ne and Tim Duggins 'spect-
ed him NV bein omissary, ez be took
a noosepapsr and his wife he'd bin seen
combin her hair, and we inquisited
him. He took the New York TribOoH,
and party Nv US gave him ten minits
to git out. Ez he didn't git out, We
shot him. His family is still on the
place, but they will probably lseve soon,
ez we shell burn the cabin down tOmor.
rer.
"How is Kitty"
II coulden't do much with her.
Sence her baby wuz born she heE never
bin,wuth much and to git shut Nv her, /
traded her off to Simpson, on the East
Branch, for bay mare Nv hizzen and
bull pup. He stumped me to play
seven-up, best three in five, and lost
The baby hez strong, healthy look,
and l give it over to big Lie to bring
up by hand. Simpson sold Kitty TO
Ambrose, off on the West Branch, and
she wuz carried over tber yesterday"
'Well, come in. Its well nigh mite.
Come in to supper"
We had supper, and afterwards
prayers, and after that cut-throat loo
for dollar stakes.
The next day wuz Sundy, and . most
happy Sundy it wuz for me. The
preacher supported by the happy flock
wuz nv the reel stock, wich is ontortu-
nately going out. His sermon in the
morning was a most movin disquishen
on the cuss NV Ham, inkulkstin the
CRATE trooth that Diggers wuz created
from the beginnin for the sole purpose
Nv bein the servant NV the son NV Ja-
pheth, and, incidentally, he woVe in :
most conclusive defence Nv the evan
gelicity Nv ketchin niggers with dorgs.
To the master he recommended JUS
tbs, tempered with such Christian for
bearance ez each felt he could afford
to the servant entire submission, o. il
wuz the will NV the Lord. Ez the old
man wuz in his perorashen, ther wux
heerd up the swamp the sound Nv dogs.
The yells in the distance, ez faint ez the
whisper Nv mother, grew neerer, and
neerer, until the melojus voice NV the
whole pack wuz a chimin in our ears.
The preecher stopt and prickt up bis
eers, as did every one in the congrega-
shen. The report Nv rife WE heSrd,
and a shreek follered it.
"Be quiet!" sed the good old man.
"Its nothin. Perkinses man John,
run away last Thursday, and this morn
| ing Perkins started out after him with
Bustin's dorgs. It's all over now, and
700 kin render Perkins no assistance.
That shot fnisht the desprit man, and
the dorgs are by this time onto him.
o, why will they run off and make the
ketchin Nv em even on the Sabbath {
work of necessity and mercy"
Just then fresh yelp from the
hounds showed that the preacher wux
wrong. The nigger he'd not bin bit,
but he'd played possum and he'd started
for a fresh run. The congregation
started for the door and in q mint they
were out pell-mell surrOundin The
clump NV woods into wich he he'd takez
refuge. In a few minits the dorgI
chased him out, ard a revolver shot
laid him corpse. Peacefy they re-
turned to the church where the pastor,
his cheeks CLOWN with the exercise,
pronounced the bendickshen and the
congregashen separated.
Gladly wood hev stayed there, but
it wuz impossible. For me the conflict
Il am needed where there is fightin Il
do. The next day l borrowed seven
teen dollars of my kind entertainer
and rode away feelin that one day thu
spent would compensate me for all
endured among the Michigan scofers
Wood there were more sich oasises.
PETROLEUM V. Massey, Pm.