The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-02-21

bed since before the train got in /; par
ticuiarly when j knew Ike blood was
running"
"Do! you mind one time when he
broke up the camp meetin' at Duck
Creek ?" asked the bullet-headed little
fellow sucking vigorously at the stump
of his cigar. That was afore he TUX to
runnin' the mgine.s 81 Z ET -
Il don't remember it, responded an
old fellow, raising his head from behind
a barrel with stare so stupid that ]
imagine he had been patronizing the bal
| too often that evening. I'D az'.-.- ..
.Pr~ps not, Z suggested the other.
Like enuff YOU was drunk then, or you
wouldn't have forgotten it. It was q
deJ-i-g-h5tf-u-l sight. How the vim
min screamed ! never heerd anything
| like it afore. 1t was thing to be re-
membered. Yon see, Ike cum thai
| with his gal, but he didu't know she
was goin'. to sit religion. She didn't
know. il, : either, I reckon. But Ike
spies one of the preachers with his head
under Nag's bonnet That was hel
name, Mig Brown, old Dave Brown
daughter, that has a farm bout a mile
up the creek. d ! II y =, "A 70
Ike went for the preacher; he didn't
respect preachers more an other men
when he was mad: -. -.
You're takin' liberties with my gal, u
he shouted.
"The preacher said sumthin' bout
turnin' him ont o camp, when Ike sent
him to grass. In one minmit all the
preachers was on the spot, and declare
to gracious if l didn't see him lick a
dozen quicker than I'm tellin' you. Then
the brethren rushed in, and they was
too many fur him. He made good
fight, but he got the cusseiest lickin' I
ever saw" .r -
"' 1 wish to heavens old Dave Brown
had been among the preachers when the
licking was going on, responded a
young fellow with A florid complexion
and twinkle of humor in his eyes.
owe him little debt that I may pay
some fine day, and it is all about that
Mag of his, too
"' How's that, Josh? How's that 2
responded number of voices in uni
son. % .rr.. .......E i
WELL" responded Jashu Kelsey,
its not often fellow tells story that
bears hand on himself, but will repeat
it, Just to let You know what an ornery
old skunk Dave Brown is. ".
You must understand at the begin
ming that 1 admit that told lie, but
it WAS an innocent one and didn't hurt
any one. Moreover, 1 told it out of a
little vanity. Perhaps if ] had spoken
the truth the consequences would have
been different. But old Brown was mad,
for Mag had set his blood on fire with
the tale she carried, and he came pre-
pared to wallop somebody. r,.. .,Fr
Perhaps you won't believe it, but l
never told willful falsehood until l
went te1live at Duck Greek. got cor
rupted there. ITS astonishing how
those Duck Creekers will lie. They
never tell the truth if a lie will answer
Just the same.
"Spring had set in warm and pleas
ant, when sardine q call all those city
fellows so, who wear their hair parted in
the middle and scented with oiD came
to Duck Creek and commenced sachay-
ing at terrible rate among the girls.
His name was Adolphtis Bayne. He
talked big and gave it ont that he was
rich and intsnded purchasing land 80
"Now, old Dave Brown was mighty
particular about Mag, and didn't allow
her to keep only a certain sort of com,
pany, and Mr.. Adolphus Bayne wasn't
the kind of man that would have pleased
Mag's father. She had sense enough to
know it, too; so she never told the old
rat that Adolphns was playing sweet or
her, but used used to meet him on thf
sly and take long walks with him, and
all that kind Of thing. made up my
| mind from the first that the fellow
wasn't much, and, like the Duck Greek
| ems, WIS good at lying. But 1 kept mJ
tongue quiet and thought / would watcf
| .ve,,ts saT7E sGl I. E1Ei h""1 : .inf
."Well summer came, and Mr.. Adol
phus Bayne still hung about the place
doing his best to get all the girls in low
with him, and to his credit l must sa.
he succeeded pretty well. al
~ "You know I'm fond Of fishing. y
one day / took my rod and went up tn
creek and sat down under willow to tr..
/ for trout. The sun got up pretty hgl
before l got nibble-in fact that's Al
/ got. -..,H 4.'.i.w. Er. h.
snow, 1t appears that Mr.. Adolphu
Bayne, unknown to me, came very nea
the spot where ! was sitting, dressed i
a velvet coat, with red necktie. and RI
that sort of rigging. and set himsel
down to fish, and, 1 suppose wait TO