The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-11-25
The Arkansaw Traveller

whisky barrel aear the door, partly shell
tered ny the caves, PLAYING fiddle, when
the following dialogue ensued-,be
Squatter still continuing 10 play the
same part over and over. -. /.
| Traveler-Hallpo, stranger!
! Squat'er-Hello yourself.
T--Cln l get to stay all night with
your
! S.-Y"u kin git TO go 10 h-ll.
| T.-Have you any spirits hearf
Slots OF EN- Sal saw one last
uight by that thar ole holler gum and i,
nearly skerred her to death
T.-You mistake the meaning, have
lyou any liquor2
/ S.-Had some yesterday, but Ole
Bose he got in and Tapped all Nv 1t oul'n
the pot.
T-Yon don't understand. don I
mean pot liquor. I'm wet and cold.and
want some whisky. Hare you got
anyI -.
Sob, yes-I drank the last, this
morning
Tim hungry, haven't had 8 thing
since morning, can you give me some
thing to eatP
S.-Hain't id thing in the house.
Not mouthful OF meat, or dust tf
meal here.
T.-well. cant you give my horse
som.thing2
Scot nothin' to feed him on.
T,-As Tn 80 bold, then what might
your name he2 49,
SILT might be Dick, and it might be
Tom; but it lacks d-dsight OF it.
! T.-Sir, will you tell me where this
road goes to? 1gg's ~ ~ l{llf7o
SITS never been any whar since
I've lived here; lis always thar, when l
git up in the mnrnin.' -
4 T-Well, how far is il 80 where 1t
forks2 ~.
/ SIT don't fork at all, but it splits
lup like the d--l.
T.--As I'm not likely to get to anv
other house Tonight, cant You let me
sleep in yours, and I'll tie nv horse to a
tree, and do without anything. to eat or
drink. s
S-My house leaks, Thar's only one
dry spot in it. and me and Sail sleeps on
lit And thar is the old woman's per.
simm N, you cant tie to it case she
don't want um shuk off. She lows to
make beer out'n um.
T.-Why don't you finish covering
! yonr house and stop the leaksf
Sits been raining all day.
T.-Well, why don't you do 1t in dry
weather.
S--I don't leak then.
T-As there seems to be nothing
alive about your place but children, h0~
do you do, anyhow
S.-Putty we'll, thank you, how do
, you do Yourself
TT mean what do you do for liv-
ing here7
S.-Kaep tavern aud sell whisky.
E T.-Well, l told you I wanted some
whisky.
t S.--Straneer, bought bar'l morn
q week ago. You see me and Sail went
) shars. After we got here, We only
) bad bit between US, and Sail che didn't
: want TO use bern fust, nor me mine.
,i You see / had spiggit in one eend, and
she 10 totter. SO she takes drink out'n
+ my eend, and pays me the bit for it;and
then Id take un out'n bern and give her
+ the bit Well, we's gilti, & long fust rate,
: till Dick, Id skulking skunk, be bourn
! hole on the bottom to suck at, and
E the next time went TO huy drink they
8 wurnt none thar.
Tim sorry your whiskY's all gone
: but nv friend, why don't you play the
! balance of that tune r i
Sits got no balance to it. s
8 TIL mean you don't play the, whole
: of it,
f S-stranger, can you play the fud-
' dul2 @
}, T-Yes, q little sometimes
S-You don't look like fuddlur,
3 but if you think you can play any more
: onto that thar tune, you kin just gil
!, down and try.
II (The traveller gets down and plays the
: whole Of it.
& S.-Stranger, take half dozen
!, cheers and sot down. Sail, stir your.
8 self round like a six.horse team In o
. mud hole Gu round in the holler, ,whal
: II killed that buck this morpin, cut of
: some of the best pieces, and fotch it and
cook It for me and this gentleman, d.
reclly. Rise up the board under the
/, head of the bed, and git the ole jug
I bid from Dick. and give US some whis.
y Ky; know thar's some left yit. Til
2 drive old Bose ou,'n the bread-trsy ,ther
e climb up in the loft, and git the rag that's
: got the sugar tied in it Dick, carry
the gentleman's boss round under the
: shed. give him some fodder and corn
g much as he can eat
o Til.-Dad, they amt knives enough
t for to sot the table.
Il S-Whar's big hutch, ole case. cob
l. hanile granny's knife. and the one
g handled YESTERDAY That's enough t,
n sot any gentleman's table. without you'v,
Il lost um D-n me, st anger ef 20,
j, can't stay as long as you pleasss APT
IN give you plenty 10 eat and drink
o Will you have coffee for snppers
\, T,-Yes. sir. .aff
t, S-Ill he hanged ef you do, tho, VI
is dou't have notbin' that way here bu
\. Grub Hyson. and I reckon its might,
le good With sweetnin' Play away, stran
e ger, you kin sleep on the dry spot TO
night
h. T-(After about two hours fddling
" Ny friend, cart you tell me about th
BE road I'm to travel to morrow
le S&-ro morrow. Stranger, you won
get out of these diggings for six weeks
Bat when it gifts SO youkln stsrt,you sc
Is that big slew over lbar3 Well, yo
10 have to git crost that, then you take th
ls road up the bank, and in about q mil
o. You'll come to two acre and ha
pi corn patch. the corn's mitely IN tn
v. weeds, hut you needn't mind that, jis
n ride on. About a mile and half, @
to two miles. from thar you will come I
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