The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-25
. van WInkle, With a Variation.
A LIVELY INCIDENT OF TRAVEL IN
THE souTH-IIOw SAM CAvED AND
ABAEDUNED HIS HOME.

a gentleman residing in this city
had occasion few days since to take
journey down the river and several
; miles back from it, using a sad lie.
horse. Darkness overlook him in q
sparsol y-settled district, and as the
roads were in bad condition aud the
evening 10 ookcd threatening, he halted
before a forlorn"lookiug hut and ask
cd if he could find lodging.
"I rookon you mought," replied
tho long-haired, sorrowful.ey cd
squatter, after hesitating for mo.
mont.
The Vioksburger found little to
eat, and his horse found still loss.
The squatter and his wlfe wero all
alone, aud they had but few words
for the stranger, and scarcely spoke
to each other. " hen the evening
grow tho traveller oamped down on
the floor on blauket, aud heiug
very tired, he fell usleep, while host
and hostess wero smoking ,hei black
olay pipes at the other cud of the
room. lie had slept about two hours
VIXEN the squatter shook him 10y the
shoulder aud said
"S,rauger, Pm powerful sorry to
disturb ye, but l want to ax fa-
vor."
"Yes-yos-what is it 2" inquired
the Vioksburger, as he rubbed his
eyes and sat up.
'Yo like to 500 far play, don't ye,
stranger
eyes; Of COURSE"
"Wall, men the old woman can't
agree somehow she's GROSS and
teohy, and guess I'm trihc ugly.
Leastwise, we don't hug up worth old
boots. We've st and fit i; I'm old
and she's chuck full o. grit, and it's
about TN even thing"
"Well. Pm sorry,' put in tho
Vicksburger, as tho squatter hesitat-
ed. .au o..
"We'vo beon a-talkin' since We
oum, stranger, and we've made up t,
ask ye to hold the candle and to let
US 60 in for al old rouscr of n fight -
regular sockdologer-which shall
sottle our fuss. If L lick, she'll ~
if she lioks, I'll travel"
I'm sorry if there's any trouble,
and hope you won't fight"
We've got to do it, stranger" re.
piled the woman. IL won't 1.-Two with
man who kin liok mo, and hc',
just as highborn. Sam's a. good as
the run o mon, but he's lazy and
sassy, and he wants 10 wear his hat
On lis ear -
"She'a right, strangcr," said the
equator, "'aad this cabin cau't hold
both of US any longer. It's to bo a
squar ight-no kicking CT clubbiug,
and we won't 60 back on yer decis.
ion"
The Vicksburger protested, but
the woman placed lighted candle
in his hand and posted him in the
door, and tho man and wife stepped
out on the ground.
"Suke, Pm going to wallap ye
right smart in just four boots and a
boiler !" said the squalter, as he
pushed up his sleeves.
"Sam, ye dou't weigh nuE into
three ton P' she replied in grim
voice, md the batto commenced.
The Vicksburgcr bet twenty to one
on the ma2 at the start, but in two
minutes he had reduced the odds to
ten, and IN two more minutes he was
betting even. The wife was like
wildcat, springiug, lodging, striking
and olawipg, and pretty soon her
husband had to stand Oh tho defen-
sive.
"Look out for the Bengal tigor,
Suke !" he warned, as he olawed the
air.
81 can whip tho boots off ye,
Sam p she replied, aud the battle
grow fe,c Ger.
One of the woman's sharp nails
struck the husbands eye, and blind
cd him for an instant. AS he threw
up his arms she seized both her
hands in his hair, yanked him down,
and in another minute had the
"gougo" on him.
"Sam, do you cavo 2" sho asked,
as they lay quiet.
"That's tho dead wood, Sukc, and
I'm q licked man - ho mournfully
answered.
She let him up, and he turoed to
the Vicksburger and inquired
"Stranger, was it far fought :"
"I guess it was."
"Then I travel"
He entered the hut, put on his
coat nnd hat, took up his rife, and os
he Game out he reached his hand to
his wife, and said
"Good-bye, Suke /! We agreed
far and squar', and hero I co."
Then turning to tho Traveller, he
added
"Nlucb obleeged, stranger !; ye held
the candle plumb far and ye didn't
hollor for either ono of va %
And he walked down to the fence,
leaped over, and was soon lost to
sight.
"Good 'nuff on the shoot" mused
the wife, as ste gazcd after him,
"but his 6ghtin' weight is cIor down
to nothin' - Vichs6urg HsralN.
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