Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-03-11
THE KURyEL's ROOM.
How squire skages got Skinned by the
Pharaoh Men,

You see" said the Squire, pitcheng his
voice to an exegetical altitude, it wuz sorter
this way. Last Chuesdsy WIZ week ago, 1
sailed down from Gwinnett to Atlsnty with
seven bags of cotton. AFTER l sold 'em l kinder
loafed roun' lookin' at things in general an
fselin Just as happy as you pleas, when who
should l run again but kurnel BlRsengame.
lie an the kurnel used 20 be boys together, an
we wus as thick as i've kittens in rag basket.
We drunk outen the same goard, an we got the
lint snatched outen US by the same bandy-ieg-
ged school teacher. wuz gitten as lonesome as
a rGincrow atore struk up with the kurnel, an
| was glad to. see him-,durned glad, We
Knocked 'roun' town right srnartly, an the
Kurnel interjuced me TO 8 whole raft of felers-
mighty nice boys they wuZ, too. AFTER supper
the kurnel says:
"'Sksggs,' says. he, less go to my room whar
we kin talk over the ole times sor.ec comfortable
an ondisturbed like
" 'Greeable,' says /, an we walked square
or so an turned into alley an walked up q
nsrrer pair CT stars. The Kurnel gin little
fap at the green door, an slick lookin' merlst-
ter popped out an axed US in. He wus the durnd-
est perlitest niger you ever seen. He jest got
Up an spun aroun' like a tom cat with her tail
aGer. The room was as tine as fiddle an full
of picturs an sofys, an the cheers was saft a.
Kurnel wuz lugsuriant cGss. Thar was lot
of mighty nice fellers scattered 'roun q latin an
a talking. quite soshable like; Aperiept, the
Kurnel wusen,t much sot back, FOR he sorter
Boys says he, Il hev fetched up fren'
ledge Hightower, this is Squire Skaggs OF
Gwinnett. Msjer Briggs, Squire Sksggs,' an
50 on, all 'roun. Then the hurEel turns 70 me
a Freely, I wuzen't expeotin' company,
SkGggs, but the members of the Young Men
Chri:lun Sosashun make my room their head
quarters.
ups an says I WIS mighty glad to meet the
boys. | used 20 be a prematiy Bapas myself
af6re I got 20 cussin' the Yankees, an .hel
always had q sorter hankerin' arter piols folks
They all lated an shuck hans over again, an
re sot tha- smoNn an chewin Jest as muchuel
rs you pleas, I disremem Der how il come up,
bat presently Majer Briggs gifts up an says.
'Kurnel, what about that new pGrlor game
you got ogt the other day "
q Oh says the Kurnel, looking sOrLer sheep
ish, that was n humbug. ] can: make no head
nor tail outen it,
- IN bet kin manage it, says Judge High
tower, quite animated Ike.
"'pll show you how, Jedge with pleasure,
lays the kurnel, an then he wen: 70 table
unlocked boz an tuck out a deck OF keerds an
whole lot OF little whatyoumRycalleins,sl SINH
larlyto horn buttons, some white an, some red 7
Squire Skaggs paused and suppl.sd his tireles
Jaws with fresh quid q tobacco.
at ain't no use 20 tell you any more. WheT
them fellers 20. done larnin' me that game
lidnt hav money enough - take me down
atars. l say looked leetle wild, for wheI
the Jedge closed the box lie said -
I'VE hev had pleasant eyenin', Squire
You'll ind the Kurnel waiting for you on The
steps, an he'll Civ you your money back. ~
II sintt never laid eyes on the h urnel sence
"a, when l DO thars goin - DC case for IN
kurriner-you mind my words seed Ruff
Lester next day-you know Rufe, hes IN tn
legislature now, but used 70 give him popcorn
when be wuzsn't 50 high;.,I seed Eufe an b
sed wuz tuck in By the Pharaoh men. Tucl
In Amt no name for Il. Derned IL 7 Ci1n't 90 {
the bottom an git skinned alive"