The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-12-25

uutulu lIuIU
aiis. a,l1t wI'enl go, back to Camp
hsshola .y,:. There was the .wath
less rooster stttin' By the .6Se
,,n'aiiH' his pipe, Il II hs hadn't
l .pms 4n0t TO- tfo anything else 1
cursed -l~etae, -rn,i axrd- him
WIT he lcIi fhe-fnnway for, and
whether ise gOt.a shot aN..'a said
=, ,attsa gos' pig 'an;odhs' l. anll. e,daods
nti do mailing .soa sls~. 4c.,,... IN.
Wet, !, ithe' next YEAR II T. xAi,l
J; fore !, '4 camfeN3 Il, StLsssS same az
woods.sE Evssy vi sht /; ns,st, ..soo,e
o. the bark peeierss,l come 70 NV
cab'n to here me tell 'bnntin' ato
Ties, play seven ul1, and 'casiun
ally chip in and have q little
game G. draw, with a pound o.
renzrn or a hunk, ~ pork ante,
which was stood far by Gun wade.
O"e night = BE- lw-lers cleaned me
""t o three hicks, a big bar,
and a lot o jerker, venzeu. . / had
Il par o d-"c,,~ Ms the 70 itl., jim
Slater took one card, aud all the
Test called IOE three. Yer kin
have my rifle and kit II the two
others druccs lidust fall in tn me.
ThinSsez /, Mr.. Slater, ii. bbe
you fillei y.mr little Hush and
'nlehhe .ou ,lidn't. but ut.ywiieatker
!yo,l did or wI'ea'her you, ,iidnst, [
think the = four. small deuces il
good enough to hold on to, aud
'typt s,a,' hy me. I'll rollTeyery
MSl y. pork !! on got in yer cau.i,
over 10 this cabin mOrrow. II
said m, hand was wurth II. kim
a po"nd . Nenzen on, aud Tsllmg
.,"w" . wnd. Jim trrkOned his
roqld stand seeint my ponnl ~
Nenzeu aud .oiu' me- two, pound
:" polk better, and l:p drupps.l
his three wads. The other teller
dh.nt Stay. ! H,vod the .raise
;,sr' went Jim five pounds o. ven
zth Dshttr. Jlm, said he' iliOaght
he had about ten pounds o, ,Cork
he ct tnld Srarp,. aud he put it up.
l Was tickled lnOre'n \ h.ulsal -pnp
wnh u skillet o. milk gravy. He
filled her, with q horned spo0nv
l Says tC myself. "The bare pee.
lin' camp Won't have NO ,pOyks-to
ra1 to MORROW, Isays. Well, We
ktp on hettin',il l had NY three
bucks up and had my ib.ar lett.
which would jest call Jim. !. / wan
led ~ raise .lllu,, though, and II
says. 81 se you wit3 ti,s L.xr .and
go You Two h.ar betler.' "l.li
git ,'em fIls you t0>n,orrow,' : - says
/ know You will ssys iie,i but
that ain: husiness.' So / l.nf up
line h';lr and called him. = He
up.l Ii te siitu.t hate
fOa. trays I'm IL cOonskiu! And
had 'c.n all the time. / had to
borry II mess y pork from Jim
for my break fast. st 1~s ~ --
"Weli, this Joel Pr1ce come 10
my cabin every night. He Wis
one u these alguin, cnsses that
kiows evr'y,hi''y aud dout kUOw
notnin' after all. lie wiz great
on grttin' relics, ana talkiM' Sbout
anrienti9 hirt.ry. HoiAtagkcd by
ilie yard bout old Ninii Od, 7Siuii
now he hunted, aud said be bs(ie
.eu the hunteiSO' that time Know
est a,unt guns aud p6w der. One
day lie wanted to o'staii<l On y Inn
Nay, iss,I / took hin. galE 1 d;uv
d buck right ~ him, s.Hal 4 hsesd
him ,e!,oot. i went over to whure
Ar Was, 40, Aees what he'd Alone.
fWhrn gN there. ! see hs was NJ
white az IL sheet, An.i wxs y hon
pNt lir. nd dow" Ly the vile vi
u ihunderln big b,.ck she lad
knoukrd dead in its cracks by
some accident Or o,her.os, Nhen
he see ule he niOre.as hollevvd.
tie had = raMrOd in bic haud. N
",Grear I'e.IsOck I" be- Lollered.
'l've killed The iather. q NIL deses.
Bill I! Heres IN animal that thet
ain', no doubt was nun,esl by the
hunters that lived am0lp'n three
tho,lsaul years ago. yTbis .t,n
rod was,in his side. See vhat IL
says
~ took the .ramrod. On one
side, ilear the big eend, was cat
the letters ,D. c. 1872 "
"B. Z. 1919. hollercd Joel.
Mort'A three thousand year $50 /
MtbOc ole Ninrdd hisasif sent
tha, inter this yer buck =
"'I lDOw ed now how Bill Ia,
peu.c, had lost his lamrusi ihe
Year y, fare. Fed lbrrp kauin
when he Lserd ,ne l..4. y - min,
;hh lo' 40 er,On~ that hs tO,gol
% lake, the nn,rod Out, a,,.i, Rrr(
it at the bnck. 1t plnnggesl iu
ter iAv buck undrs The ykim. .whic:
had h.aled up. Blu allus Gu, hi,
nitia on eve'lhi"g hr hail, sud
the yr''r ae .!Ou- il ~. This.l,,,cl,
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