The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-13
lie Never Told n IAe.

There were three Of them, ana thoy
were seated around marbletop table in a
comfortable cafe quatllng nectar Of the
gods. 81 suppose" said one of the party,
''that this honest fellow who has lust cut
the wires around the cork is the blcsscdest
liar that ever wagged tongue Now" con-
tinued the speaker, "follow, me-" and he
prepared to address the bottle-bearer.
"Rainey, this is moighty fine tiling on the
floor?'
''Say no more" he answered. at is
moighty fine tiling. We have it where
cum from. The sthreets are paved wild 1t,
bud it's in colors, an, it's made beautiful
an hard The horses are shoed wild cork
an they can't chip the marble. o, it's
foine here, to be sure;t bud we bate 1t
where cum FROM"
"That will do--another quart" was all
that was said.
The cork was hard to start, but, finally,
when Rainey had started It, the report, us
it shot toward the ceiling, was loud.
'rhat cork travelled q long distance,
Rainey," said another of the party, follow
ing with his eye the rolling stopper.
''It did," he answered complacently,
''bud you should see 'em an home. Say no
more. We have 'em where cum from;
four quart bottles; impartial goold sale.
Whin the cork flies out, IL goes half mile,
an you can hear the report across the river
It's pleasant glass"
1t was suggested that oysters and cham
agnc went well together, and that the
:i...o and place fcs cJJ ssttoEs were favorable.
och! Rainey2"
go, yes; oysthers are good an large
now," he answered, 't'bud we have um at
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three to barrel. Say no more"
This was "worse and more Of it." but
lie never smiled-neithcr did he move
amuscle Of his face nor wink an eve as he
told the story. At this point he took the
check to the counter and paid the bill. On
his return, and while the party was still
shaking with laughter at the fellows exag-
gerations, he was asked: 2"I
'sCouldn't you manage to got four of
those oysters into BARREL Raincy2" o.
"Wcll, 1t would be very hard to get four
O. the Bandon oysthcrs into barrel wild
out stretchin' the hoops. "he said; "for that
raison we seldom barrel 'en, bud we lays
them in the wagons. They're very good"
This seemed to be the extreme limit of
exaggeration but the man was equal to
every emergency. l"f 'H
GLOW are the Holsters, Rainey2" .
''Whcre cum from2" he asked. '"Say
no more. We don't get Holsters here. Whin
came hele first an heard them cry "Lob-
sters!" an saw the little red things in the
wheelbaTrers an handcarts, though they
wor shrmps. Lobsters! at homo they
grow big as seals, an all one has to do is to
go out in boat, drive them ashore as you
would flock of sheep, an up to the hot
water springs. O, bud they're beauties.
They go in OH one side of the spring as
green AS grass, an cum out On the other
side wild coat as red-ea as san English SOL
dier's. They arc just no trouble at ALL"
'Rainey," said one of the gentlemen,
''brlng us anothcrbottle, and take the cal1o
You are the biggest of all liars ever met. y
Looking over the company with sad,
sorrowful face, and turning half around
preparatory to filling the order, he answer
cd: ''That's purity hard, sir Say 10 more.
l never told lie in my life." 81