The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-13

patch, cabbage patch, and patch of po-
tatoes. a man was milking COW in the
bar2-yard. On board by The front door
lay the ugliest-looking yaller dog I ever
saw. That's Tobe, I s'pose,' | SAID to
myself. When 1 stopped my horse the
dog got up. tied the horse to the fence
and walked toward the house. Tobe walked
toward me. He had only one eye He
showed his teeth and growled. snapped
my fingers, and said: Come here; that's a
nice feller.' He gave one spring, and had
me by the pants in less than no time. l
yelled. The door opened and Mag came
out.
"'Oh, It's you, is it 'squirc2 Git out,
fobe He's only playin', Squire. Amt
he the boss2 You orto sec him shake u
a groun'-hog. Come In, Squire, come in.
lie kctchcd one to-day, aud, by darn! wen
git the thing right over, like pullin TOOTH
Git out, Tobe, you ornary cuss i
''Tobe left and went in. had no.
ton to put ball in the dog first, though
Nlag's mother pceling 'taters in tin BASIN
Mag had been washing, and her blue hick-
ory dress was as wet as dish rag. Her
sleeves were rolled up to her shoulders,
| and her halr was sticking over rcr head IN
all directions.
Nlam, she said, myers the squire
I'll call John out'n the barn-yard, an wen
fix Tobe in his 'tatcr patch rs solid as o,
plne-knot, in less'r two minitsl Dad amt
here, but odds the difference
"'Hold on a jiffy,' said the woman. |
wanter settle suthin' fust. Ye know,
Squire, Jerry's got considerable property
"'Has he2' said l. 4 didn't know it. ,
La, blcss yoal yes hoop pole up long
the creek, an half Il cord O. bark in the
woods. Then he's got two bushcl O. tulnips
comm from old Grindy, an share in that
coon him an another feller ketched last
Sunday. Besides, he's got new pair o.
l4-shillin' cowskin boots and pair O pat
ent Kentucky jean overhauls Ye see
squire, Jerry's well fixed, an what want
to know is this: Jerry ain't very wholesome
think he's got indigestion Of the lungs
Anyway, in case he should drop of suddint
without will, l want to know kin his
burned ornary brother Lie claim them
boots an overhauls, Or will they 20 with
the rest O. the things TO his sorrowln' wild
der z"
'I set the old lady's fears at Jest. The
widow would fall heir to the boots and over
ais, said.
"Then call in Jerry, she SAID, sand we'll
hustle this thing through with bells on.
''Mgg went to the door.
" "Jer-r-e G! Jcr-r-e-c You Jerry =
she called at the top of her voice.
'Wnat-a yer want 2 came back from
the barn yard. Yer allus yellin' arter
sutnin'.'
"'The 'squlre's como, you big lummlx |
Come in an git hltchcd'
Jerry came into the house grumbling,
and as cross as abcar.
Might let felar git his barn cleaned
out first = he gruntcd
Gle had on hickory shirt, and a pair
of overalls. The latter were rolled up near
y to his knees, and his feet were bare.
"'Wall, guess yer barn'll keep till this
h'yer's OVER said the old woman.
''rhc couple stood up and took hold of
hands. was just about to begin the ccrc-
mony when the old woman threw both hands
over her head and yelled:
"'Dod rat yer ugly peter, Jerry Ewincl
Ell you amt gone and left the bars to that
turnip patch down, and there's that pcsky
ycarlin' heifer chawin' up half the win
ter's bilin'I Git out there and turn her out,
or I'll hist ye hlgher'n Gllroy's kite +
'Jcrry dropped Mag's hand and ran out
TO attend to the hcfer in the turnip patch.
He came back putting like porpoisc, and
the ceremony was resumed and got through
without further interruption.
"'Y on sell Tobc, now,' said Mag. You
dare TO think O. sellin' Tobe now, jerry,
an III make it warm around this planta-
tion.'
''Jcrry went out to the barn. Mag went
back to her washing. had no more busi-
ness there, but thought I'd hang around
for my fee, which imagined would be
tolcrably good one. BY and by the old man
came home from the woods
well, dad, said Mag, the Jig is up,
and Tobe is one of the family, sartain.'
''l'hc old man called me out into the
road.
II understand he said, that yer low
cd four shillin' by law for splicin' people.
Now, Squire, that hits me as being Lee
tie steep. Yc know voted fur you more'n
oncet, an think you ortcr call this Job
three an'-six. The recreation O. gittin'
here and back orter to be worth more'n the
extra sixpcnce, Squire.
81 was 50 mad that l could have cram
med my hat down the old mans throat.
But said I'd take the three c-and- six.
"Wall, SQUIRE said the bark. pculer, Il
amt sold no HOOP. p.polcs yt this season, but
I'll be down lection day Or Thanksgiven',
an hand you them figgcrs. Or say, squire,
if you kin use some groun'- hog
''Fhat was about all cared to hear Just
then. ratified my buck board away from
there as fast as could. met Tobc about
half mile down the road, slouching along
the edge of the woods. heard aftcrward
they never saw him again, and that Mag
charged Jerry with selling him on the sly,
and went to Milford to see if that wasn't
ground for divorce. But they never
charged me with shooting the dog and
throwing it into the woods, rs some folks
have said they did,"
"A curious CLOCK.