The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-11-29

"AU "AoAC SoIHpduy NV Inen. lie jest /
stop longer nuff fer ter change hosses
an snatch up a mout'ull Nv sump'n
t'eat. Ole Miss tole i'm dat wuz kim
der bossin' roun', an he call me up an |
say:
"'Daddy'-all ole Miss's chillun call |
me daddy-'Daddy, he say, s'pears like
dere's goin' ter be mighty rough times
roun' here. De Yankees is done down |
ter Madison, an 'twont be many DAYS
befo' dey'll be all thu here. Hit amt
likely dat dey'll bodder mother er sis
but, daddy, ef de wus comes ter de wus,
spec you ter take keer un 'em.'
"Den l say, you bin knowin' me a
long time, amt you, Mars Jeems?'
essence wuz baby, daddy sez
4 'ss Well, den, Mars Jeems,' sez I,
8 you know'd 'twant no use fer ter ak
me ter look arter ole Miss and Miss
Sally
"Den de tears came in Mars Jeems's
eyes an he squoze my ham an Jump on
de filly l bin savin' fer i'm, an gallop
off. know'd by de way he talk an by
de way he look dat der was gwinter be
sho'nuff trouble, an SO 1 begun fer ter
put de house in order as de scripter sez
l got all de cattle an de hosses togedder
an l driv v'em over to de fo' mile place
| made pen in de swamp an dar l put
de hogs, an haul nine waggin loads
nv con an w'eat an' fodder to de crib
on de fo' mile place, an denI groun' my
ak.
"Bimcby, one day here come de Yam
KEGS. Dey jes' swarmed all over kera-
ton. De woods wuz full un um an de
road was full un um, an de yard wuz
full un um. l done heered dey wuz
comm fore dey got in sight, an went
to de well an washed my face an hands,
an den l went an put on my Sunday
close, an by de time de Yankees he'd ar
rove, wuz sittin in ole Miss's room wild
my AK tween my knees.
J "Dem Yankees, dey jes' ransack de
whole place, but dey didn't come in de
house, an ole Miss, she sed she hoped
dey wouldn't, wen jes' den we hear
steps on de po'ch, an here come two
young fellers wild strops on dere shoul-
ders an s'ords dragging on de flo' an
dere spurs rattlin'. won't say wuz
SkccIcu, UOSSS CftuoC WuAOHo3 Uut Adu
a mighty funny feelin' in de naberhood
NV de gizzard.
"sHello, ole mani sez one, wat
you dom in hereP' Ole Miss didn't
turn her head, an Miss Sally look
straight at de fer.
"'Well, boss,' sez l, i bin cuttin'
some wood for ole Miss, an jes stop
fer ter WON my hans little
s'.Hit is cole, dat's fac sez he.
Den got up an went and stood behine
ole Miss and Miss Sally, leanin' on my
ak. De udder feller he was STAMINA
over by de side -bode lookin' at de dishes
an de silver mugs an'pitchers. De man
vat was talkin' ter me, he went up ter
de fer, an lean over an WON his hams.
FRS thing you know he raise up sudden
like an say
"sW'at dat on yo' axp'
"Dat's de fer shinin' on it, sez I. +
ss'I thought it wuz blood, sez he, an
den he laft. a
ssBut, boss, dat young feller wouldn t
q laft dat day ef he'd a knowed how
nigh unto eternity he wuz. Eff he'd jes
laid de weight of his ham on ole Miss or
Miss Sally in dar dat day, boss, he'd a
never knowcd w at hit'm er whaf he was
hit at, an my onliest grief would a bin
de 'cessity Of spilin ole Miss's kyarpit.
But dey didn't bodder nobody ner nuth-
in, an dey bowed derself out like dey
had real good breeain'-dey did dat.
"Well, de Yankees dey KEEP passin
all de mornin', an it 'peared ter me dat
dere wllz a string NV 'em ten mile long.
Den dey commence gittin' thinner an
thinner-scacer an scaccr-an' bimeby
hear skirmishin' goin' ON, an ole Miss
she say how it wuz Wheeler's caverly a
followin' NV em up. i knowed dat ei
j Wheeler's boys wuz dat close | wuzn't
doin' no good settin' roun' de house, sc
1 jes took Mars Jeems's rifle and start
ed out to look arter my stock. Hit was
a mighty raw day, dat day wuz, an DE-
leaves on de groun' wuz wet so dey
didn't make no fuss, an w'enever
heerd Yankee ridin' by | jes stop il
my tracks an let i'm pass. I wuz I
stannin' dat way in de aidge Nv d.
woods, wen all of a sudden see lit
, tie ring Nv blue smoke bust outen de toy
NV pine tree bout half mile off, anG
den mos fo' ] could gedder up my
. idees, here come de noise-bang! Da
lpine, boss, wuz de biggest and de high
est on de plantash'n, and dere want {
. linn ON it fer mighty nigh hundred
feet up, an den dey all branched on
i an made de top look sorter like a um
i; beril.
:" Sez l to myself, Honey, you e
right ON my@route, an I'll see wha
j kinder bird is a roostin. in you!' VIII,
wuz talkiA', de smoke bus out agin
: and den-bang! I jes drap back intel