Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-26
HOW He GOT EVEN.

Old Mars Major Meaux was powerful
good friend of old Gineral Jackson, and
had fit under him at the battle of New
Orleans, agin them red-coat fellows. That's
whar he got his Major title. They liked
each other mighty well, and had a habit if
one had anything the other liked it went
over right thar and then. Our old Mars
Major had hunted the country over, and
found hisself fine pair of match clay
bank horses, with white names and tails.
He was awful proud of EN-, and no money
could touch 'em. One time be and old
down and visit old Gineral Jackson at his
home in Tennessee. Well, they drove the
matches, and took my father along to pull
the feathers and site 'em. When they got
down thar the old Gineral was glad to see
'em, and powerfully taken with the
matches-he liked bosses better than any
body. He was always looking at the
matches, and always talkin about 'em and
having hisself and the company drive out
behind 'em. He wanted EN- awful bad.
but he knowed no amount of stuff could
take EN- away from old Mars Major. So
he took a fox turn on old Mars Major and
come at him on the blind side. As | said
afore, they had habit if one wanted
anything the other had no sooner said
an it was hisn. So one mornin' at
the breakfast table, while the old
lady was pourin' out the coffee the
old Gineral rared back in his cheer at the
head of the table, and went on this way :
GO Major Meaux, [ had wonderful dream
last night "Ah, indeed, said old Mars
Major, not dreamin of the thunder that
was comm "what is it, Gineral ?"
"Well," said the old Gineral, major
Meaux, dreamed last night that you and
Gineral Adair was down here from old
Kentuck visitin' me and drivin' spank
in span of match bosses, and this mornin'
yer took me out to the stables and said !:
Here, Gineral. they are yours. Take 'em
along brought 'em down for you and
Mrs. Jackson.
Old Mars Major kinder fell back in his
chair and turned white as sheet, cause
he loved the matches better than hisself :;
but he came back quick again, and said /:
Certainly, Gineral, they are yours.
Take 'em and drive em for your own USE"
1t was like drawing all his teeth at once.
The old Gineral come back and said 80,
no, Major, that won't do. wouldn't take
'em away from you for the world. You
think too much of EN-" Never mind,
said old Mars Major, they is yours, and
you must take EN-, and drive EN- all over
Tennessee" ''All right" said the Gin
eral; "they is honeys, and nothing could
please the old lady better"
Old Mars Major was awful sore, and
studied all that day how to get even with
the Gineral. He couldn't eat much, and
he rolled and tumbled all night, thinkin'
about the matches and how he would get
even with the Gineral. Just fore day it
struck him, and he thought about that
fine gold watch the old Gineral was so fond
of pullin' out and lookin' at. This made
him as easy as paregoric would make
baby, and he laid low until breakfast
Then he went in as smilin' as the sun, and
after they had all spoke and settled down,
old Mars Major kinder squar'd hisself, ana
just as the old lady was pourin' out the
bot coffee, he let loose at the old Gineral
kinder O this way General, had a
mighty curious dream last night. - Sc What
was it, Major 2" said the old Gineral,
skirmishing around in his cane bottom.
''Wel, Gineral, said Mars Major, 81
dreamed l was down here a visitin you,
and to make me go back to { old Kentuck
happy, you Just pulled out that big gold
watch this mornin and said, Here, Major
Meaux. take it; it is yourn; wear it
always" "By G., take it, said the
old Gineral, pullin off the watch and pass
in it down the table. "Oh, no, said cid
Mars Major; 81 did rot mean that.
g Yes, by the Eternal, you shall have it,
said the old Gineral, and old Mars Major
just put the guard over his head and the
ticker in his pocket. They was even,
cause the old Ginersl loved that watch
next to his wife.-[Louisville Courier
Journal.