San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-30

Ike sung out go IL, poy'' az" WIZ ''
all started, when, sure as you live, boys
Tam give one fly, and was over tn
bushes and in among EN-, goin' it lik'
chain lightning, ahead Of 'em all.
Deacon Popkins and Ben Bradle!
Jest stood and held their breath to SCI
'em goin' sit no like thunder; and tn
doctor he was took so sudden it was al
he could do t. Jest hold on any way, Sc
away he went, and trees and bushes ant
fences streaked by him like ribbons
his hat flew off behind him and his wiz
arter, and he got catched in n barberr!
bush. but Lordy massy, he couldn't stoI
to think o. them. He jest leaned dowr
and caught Tam around the neck ant
held on for dear life, till they come te
the stopping place.
"Wal, Tam was ahead o them all, sure
enough, and was snorting and snuffiine
as If he'd got the very old boy in him
and was up to racin' some more on the
spot.
"That ere Ike Sanders was the impu'
dentist teller that ever you see, and he
roared and haw-hawed at the doctor.
"'Good for You, DOCTOR says he; you
beat us all holler,' says he; takes par
son for that, don't it boys? he said.
And then he and Ike and Tom and the
two Hokum boys they just roared and
danced round like wild critturs.
"Wal, now only think o it, boys!
What situation that was for minister
"a man that had come out with the best
of motives to put stop to the Sabbath
breakin'! There he was, all rumpled up
and dusty and his wig hanging in the
bushes, and these ere ungodly fellers
yittin' the laugh on him, and all acause
O. that ere boss. There's times, boys,
when ministers must be tempted to
swear, if there amt preventing grace,
and this was one O. the times to Parson
Williams. They say he got red in the
ACE, and looked as if he should burst,
but he didn't say nuthin'; he scorned to
answer, the sons of Zerniah was too hard
for him, and he let 'em have their say:
but when they'd got through, and Ben
rad brought him his hat and wig, and
and settled him agin, the par
son he says:
"'Well, boys, we've had yer say and
yer laugh, but warn you now l won't
have this thing going on any more,' says
he, so mind yourselves
oval, the boys see that the doctors
blood was up, and they rode off pretty
luiet, and I believe they never rode no
more on that spot.
"But there amt no telling the talk
This ere thing made. Folks will talk
YOU know, and there warn't house in
Ill Billriky, nor in the south parish nor
center where it warn't had over and dis
,ussed. There was the deacon and Ben
Bradley to witness and show
est how the thing was, and that the
loctor was jest in the way OF his duty;
out folks said it made great scandal;
hat minister had no business to hev
that kind O. boss, and that he'd give the
enemy occasion to speak responsibility.
It RELY did seem as if Tan's sins was
imputed to the doctor; and folks said he
ought to sell Tam right away, and get
,ober minister's boss.
But others said it was Cuff that had
got Tam in bad ways, and they do say
hat Cuff had to catch it pretty lively
when the doctor come to settle with
nim. Cuff thought his time had come
sure enough. and was so scared that he
;urncd blacker'n ever; he got enough to
.ure him o boss racing for one while.
But Cuff got over it arter while, and
30 did the doctor: there was rumpus
md fuss, and folks talked and talked
md advised; everybody had their say,
out the doctor KEEP right straight ON.
mi KEEP his boss all the same.
THE ministers they took it up in the
but come to tell the story it
yet them all laughing, SO they couldn't
De very hard on the doctor.
The doctor felt sort o Strcaked ut
ust when they told the story on him;
le didn't Just like it, but he got used TO
t. and finally when he got twisted on it.