The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-31

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We see, boys, was boss that couldn't
and wouldn't hev boss ahead of him
he jest acoatldnt! Eff he dropped down
dead in his tracks the next mint, he
aUould be ahead, and he alters got
ahead and so his name got up; and
fellers KEEP comm to try their bosses,
and Cuff d take Tam out to race with
fust one and then another till this 'ere
got to be a regular thing, and begun to
be talked about. .a.
Folks sort O. wondered il the doctor
knew, but Cuff was sly as weasel and
alters had story ready for every turn
Cuff was one Of them fellers that could
take bird off bush master hand he
was to slick things over!
"There was folks as said they be-
lieved the doctor was KNOWN to it, and
that he felt a sort O. carnal pride, sech
as a minister oughtnt fer to hev, and so
shet his eyes to what was a-goin' on.
Aunt Sally Nickersen said she was sure
ont; twas all talked over down to old
Miss Bummiger's funeral, and Aunt
Sally she said the church ought to look
into it. But everybody knew Aunt
Sally; she wos alters watchin' for folks
haltin', and settin' on herself up to jedge
her neighbors.
oval, I never believed nothin' agin
Parson Williams; it was all Cuffs con-
trivances; but the fact was the fellers
all got their blood up, and there was
hoss-racin' in all the parishes; and it
got SO they'd even race bosses Sunday
oval, of course they never got the
doctors boss out a Sunday. Cuff
wouldn't a burst to do that, Lordy-
massey, no! He was alters there In
church, settin up in the doctors clothes,
rollin' up his eyes and lookin' as pious
as eff he never thought O racin' bosses !;
he was an awful solemn-lookin' niger
in church, Cuff was.
But there was lot O them fellers
up to Pequot Holler--Bill Atkins, and
Ike Sanders, and Tom Peters and them
Hokum boys-used to go out arter
meetin' Sunday afternoon and race
bosses. Ye see, it was just close to the
State line, and, if the s'lectman was to
come down on 'em, they could jest whip
over the line and they couldn't take 'em.
Wal, it got to be great scandal; the
fellers talked about it up to the tavern,
and the deacons and the tithingman
they took it up and went to Parson
Williams about it and the parson he
told 'em jest to keep still, not let the
fellows know that they was bein'
watched, and next Sunday he and the
tithingman and the constable they'd
ride over and catch 'em in the very act.
$50, next Sunday afternoon Parson
Williams and Deacon Popkins and Ben
Bradley Che was constable that Year,
they got on their bosses and rode over
to Pequot sHoller. The doctors blood
was up, and he meant to come down
on 'em strong, for that was his way of
doin' in his parish; and they was in a
sort O acknowledgement frame O mind
and logged along solemn as hearse
till they come to rise the hill above the
holler they see three or four fellers with
their bosses gettin' ready to race; and
the parson says he, Let's come on quiet
and get behind these bushes, and we'll
see what they're up to and catch 'em in
the act
"But the mischief on it was that Ike
| Sanders see 'em comm, and he knowed
Tam in a min like knowed Tam of
old-and he jest tipped the wink to the
rest. Wait, boys, says he; let 'em git
close up, and then I'll give the word
and the doctors boss will be racin'
ahead like thunder
oval, so the doctor and his folks
they drew up behind the bushes, and
stood there innocent as could be, and
saw 'em gittin' ready to start. Tam he
begun to shuttle and paw, but the doc
tor never mistrusted what he was up to
until Ike sung out Go it, boysp and
the horses all started, when, sure as you
live, boys, Tam gave one fly and was
over the bushes and in among 'em, goin'
it like chain lghtnin', ahead of 'em all.
Deacon Popkins and Ben Bradley
jest stood and held their breath to see
'em all goin' it so Like thunder; and the
doctor he was took so sudden it was all
he could do to jest hold on any way, SO
away he went, and trees and bushes and
fences streaked by him like ribbins, his
hat flew off behind him, and his wig
arter, and got catched in barberry
bush; but, Lordy- he couldn't
stop to think O them. He just leaned
down and caught Tam round the neck
and held on for dear life, till they come
to the stopping place.
| oval, Tam was ahead of them all. sure
enough, and was snorting an snuf1ing
as if he'd got the very old boy in him,
and was up to racing some more on the
spot.
"That ERE Ike Sanders was the impu-
dentest Teller that ever you see, and he
roared and hawhawed at the doctor.
Good for you, parsonp 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 jest roared and
danced around like wild critters. Wal,
now, only think ont, boys; what stu
alton that ere was for minister-a man
that had come out with the best of mo-