The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-06-12

SkaggS, but tile members OF tile Oung
Mems Christian Sosashun makes INV
room their Headquarters.
Il up> al >:tys wuz mighty glad to
meet the b...S used to be a PriInitiv
Baptis myself afore | got to cussin' the
Yankees, an | hev allus had IL sorter
hankerin' arter pious folks. They laffed
an shuck hands over agin, an we sot
thar a smokin' an chawin' Jest ez mn.
chuel as you please. diSremember how
it cum up, but presently Mairr Briggs
gifts up ah' says:
".KurneI. what about that new parler
game yov got out the other day"
=. oh says the Kurnel, lOOkin' sOrtpr
sheepish, that was Il humbug. | can't
make no head nor tail Outen it,
d" I'll bet kin manage it, says Jedge
Hightower, quite animated like.
..IIl show. you how, Jedge, with
pleasure says the kurnel, AN then he
went to table, unlocked a box, an
tuck out a whole deck of keerds an a
whole lot of little whatyOWnaycallems
similar to horn buttons, some white an
some red.
A broad smile illumined the classical
features of the newspaper man, aud
Squire Skaggs stopped and supplied his
tireless jaws with fresh quid of tobac-
co.
''It amt no use to fell you any more.
When them fellers got done larnin' lie
that game 1 didn't have money enough
to take me down stairs. l lay and looked
a little wild, for when the Jedge closed
the box he smiled an said:
We have had a pleasant evenin',
Squire. You'll find the Kurnel waitin'
for you on the steps, an he'll give you
your money back" g.
II amt never laid eyes on the Kurnel
sence, an when do thar's goin' to be a
case for the kurriner-you mind my
words. l seed Rufe Lester next day
YOU know Rufe; he's in the Legislator
now, but | used to give him pop corn
when he wuzen't so hight seed Rufe
an he sed | wuz tuck in by the pharoah
men, Tuck in amt no name for it,
Darned eff didn't go to the bottom an
git skinned alive l couldn't go home
'thout givin' some account of my cotton
money, an so thought I'd come down
here an sorter cool off, an Jest drapped
in on you this mornin' for TO see if you
wouldn't put leetle piece in the paper
remarkin' as how l wuz in Savannah
lookin' arter my farm supplies"
WhereupOn, we framed the following
and read it to the squire:
I'VE were pleased to meet i'll our sane
tum yesterday Squire Skaggs, of Gwin-
nett, one of the most prominent and
prosperous planters of Northern Geor-
gia. Squire Skaggs is of the opinion
that he can purchase produce III this
city cheaper than III amy other market
in the South, and consequently he is
here for the purpose of laying i'll his farm
supplies This is very hopeful sign,
and We trust that other agriculturiIlists
of that section may be- induced to follow
the Squire's example.
The Squire's face beamed with pleas
nre and satisfaction as We read the
glowing periods of the foregoing para
graph.
well, ding my skin! that's just as
material as life. Now, young man when
YOU get that printed i'll style, you'd oblige
me nightly ef you'd send it TO Amanda
Skaggs. Buford Postofiice, GwiImett
county, Georgy, an if thars anything to
pay, I'll pay Il. Dern the expenses"
Here the Squire put on his hat and
made other preparations looking to an
early departure.
Il amt gwine back to Atlanty. I'm
gwine frum here to 'Gusty, am from
-.s,Isty to Athens, an then I'm gwine
cross the country ontwill | strike Ar
Line. ah twon't be healthy for any fellrr
to holler Pharaoh AT me-"
The Squire rose, felt of his pockets,
looked carefully around ~ see if he had
dropped any thing and started toward
the door. We made n last cndeavor TO
bring up the s;lssafrls controversy.
ding ef | don't disremember which
is the best for tea" said the Squire,
but I'll ax my ole oman. What she
don't know about s;ssafrac amt wuth
wastin your breath on. Farwell, young
man. You won't forget 10 print that
piece"
We said we wouldn't and we didn't,
and we sincerely trust the Squire will be
satisfied when he sees it with its present
surroundings.