The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-11-18
And More Left.

dozen years ago IA farmer came into
Detroit with n load OF potatoes and sold
them to grocer. A dispute arose as
to the quantity. Tho farmer felt him
aelf cheated out of two bushels and he
left the grocer with black eve. The
grocer was a man who meant to keep
even with all men. He therefore took
his affidavit to whip that agricultural
toiler within an inch Of his life, and
the longer he waited the madden he
prospect OF catching the farmer in
town, the grocer procured horse and
buggy and drove out to the farm to have
it ont. When within three miles of the
place he encountered man on the
highway and inquired
"Can you tell mo where old Silver
lives?"
"Yes; going to buy cattle OF him2"
NO, sir I'm going to pound him
out of his boots I"
Guess not I'm old Stivers son,
and youv's got to whip me 6rst7
The grocer jumped out and battle
resulted. He polished the son oil, but
II was tight tqueeze. He had not
gone half milo when man who was
husking corn near the fence hailed him
with.
did you have fight down thereS"
who whippod2"
"I did"
"Woll, that was my brother you were
lighting; and maybe you think you can
mash ne too?"
A second fight took place and proved
u draw. The grocer was somewhat dis.
couraged, having several loose teeth
and nose AS big us his wrist. but he
drove on to the next house A strap,
ping fellow about 81 years old was cut
ting wood at the gate, aud the grocer
drew up and asked
How far in it IN Stiyer's?'
(Which Stiyer2"
"Why, tho old liar Stivers."
stranger, the man who speaks that
way of my dad has got to be pounded. -
remarked tho chopper, aud third
eight was soon on the boards. This time
the grocer had his I'll, and, after brush
ing tho grass cut of his hair. no ash Oh ,
~How far is il to MIR. John Stiver'sf"
Two miles
"Ono more question. Two met aud
fought with three Of his sons. t. there
another living between hero nnl the
Old mansY'
-Another Why. there a;c three,
aud besides there are two single ones
at ho,ae who could turn you wrcn6- ide
out in twenty seconds"
The grocer drove slowly back TO the
city and went TO bed for week. His
mistake was in not waiting to ,.ch the
old man home some limo whom all the
boys were on fishing,
TaE rapid Industrial progress OF the
= South is exciting the wonderment OF
the civilized world. All kinds Of indus.
tiial enterprises are heing pushed t1
, The front, aud the vast natural 10
sOurces Of the country developed. In
2 Tennessee, Alabama aud Nliglnia iron
aud cml miuing aud iIou manuiuo
tnIing are the iudnatyiea which AZ,
most nunrlshiug; 10 Georgia, guls
4 miuiug aud cotton manufacturing; n
+, Florida, lumber manufacturing. prans,
i growing aud gardening "a North CAfO
/ lima, Misslsalppi aud Aonth Carolina
4 cotton mauga etnfing and diyefsino,
, agriculture aud sheep raisiug, in th,
, atatos "a Lluis ana and Mississippi
\ sils culture ls leociVlug considerable
i attention, Gotten gJouing u, 81 course
common W tbe vholp South, aud there
d lpIe 40 rologouce u here had y tina
|. luduslrY, The extraogdlntFy large
graiu efopa Of Abe presoul year VII
4 lnaura thp oontluuAlcl "a thp Notk q
( Improvement On OuuNlegahle llul
~ lesst Tho uallpok a., lhv auHl
vaa pvsog mere promising lhau Il
a to-day .luau Alsfi
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