The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-06
c,rt that was "Sot" In he'
L.ys--How Bear-fght
Changed a Wedding--A
Thanksgiving Story.

. I.r. IdNS, auu he were atOuSu uH. IndO
Il would rather miss three meals a day
week than ~ miss a hight. lie
st ueItIc leriy mussy, an dldnt FAC
dire around 10 pick up a hight, but II
.noW d they was Ii on the carpet
u.Vhar. an 1t want likely to come In
ranaway, he'd kinder work hisseli
N whar the fun wa cookin', an
II ..rly got thar IN time 10 walk IN an
q an things. lie wan very poplar III
~. but when folks got acq Sainted
4 \ INN they wa MT no apple cut, nor
.,rg hu-kIn, bor no dance ever give
that part y the country, that he
.-r get an invite To. That was nat
....I.n. iur the Joneses made d husk
..,. i4I. and Jep didn't get no invite.
il. he WaiIZcs over an thrashed
..u his twu STUB an twist BOYS,
l',sc, which was considered
rxe g the hardest nuts to crack
VII long the SnOhUly. Then Jep
~ .tUt tfau the mex eZ sighted him
.ev blowout IN them parts he q bltt
II, ..t ouju hIm an NOW ten acres o
.... s4as with his carcass. liz they
H.. i nobody u wanted hi, farm cleared
3....E gay, Jcp Ledyard want short o.
|In..a- a.ter that.
.IHer was Il family named Dishbe!.er
l..I lcHg the turnpike, bout five miles
,.m where ! had my camp IN the fail o
Oc maj Dishbeiter had a little
r.4frg. Al they wa toIaDle decent sort
/. 4..A-. they had a darter that rather
81. au ,ne boys a danciu' round the clear
I. Marie, Dl>hUelter was "a likely giri.
she vs. Fiery, an 50 auTn st IN her
v..- that 5iIcy va Mt many IN the dees-
t.. h e. u c iated 10 goagIu anything she
l.sy III her mind 10 do. Jep LrdyarG
.l.l ID NIB gone III NarIer the lust une
lr yer Iuet Ter, an was dead crazy u
merry her. But She didn t TAX a bit o
s.gvA ia him, and uscty bluff HIM au nit
Iau aim I'll. they SAID II were durn funny
La dliu take it out on the old man.
IA the la. y sc Sam Giles s..apeG
q -= her enough apples To glt up a peel
Ia All took 1t "a. That was the lust
tms | ever see harIer Di>hDeiter. |
va ID taklu 10 lack seat in them days
v4,4l t come u ssIakIn' The loot, au mt
al. NJri,r Ia,her walked ott with Tn,
s4-fck that night. The conscience
ware taat she took a big shine to me. |
e nome with her that night, All
y...a | ,eit her at the dcor she says t.
Ia. y - cuJuIu 10 see me mex >dluE-
u. night, Sac reckoued D'go>h, that
v...t al | see right away that / was
l#u t. come III ON Saturday jest eZ sure
e. } Wa awe. An then Marler said /
Nl~ gun IL come thar three night a
v..s. to say nothin o Sundays an /
t..gu | were z III TO d. Il, though
us.t want 10 uo mCTU'u | wanted to
cats deer Euuun an 20 down IN the hoi
.,l an Jay iur coons.
Wen, boys, jest u regla q them
three u1nts a week an Sun Jay rolled
r.ard. 1T 80 reg lar we d hrd ne a mug
2. over to rds hishbelter,s. jcp Led
yarI was ali cut Ur. It's adaru woudeI
U- GIiu lam the lie oUtR ulc, cause
be could i doue IL less u Il whisper. Ii,
dlilJ though. but he offered me his riff
d uuun ii. the skins he could capture IL
a scar, al 4 hal rIit . traps II Id s.Id,
ava a. Civ N a chance with Mar,el.
I.od him that I'd give hun morn that
il ne Sculd axe her of Ii my hands, but
a. 10 gIyIa her the mItten, he mout Jes'
q We'll ash u. TO hold a live deer by the
tau while | shInued /. with I renknife
so things went along Til the fall @
-. One UghJ me an Mar,cr was ST.
la up, PUTIN away u lectie o the o!l
man >icldeT al chaWI a cyulier . anJ
Jaeu, whei al! o a student Narier says
~ ell jim, says she, we N goin u
De- mletie4."
That So? SAYS J.. | was S0t hack e.
>luGe oae s,ee me t blit la the eye, but
l N4lgfd -. We sofa. to b. married i
t.ar.er sitt 20. That SOP says |
~ nat, that fur. | say-.
-"at.' SAYS arIer, 'ih,y amt NJ
ui~u lesser ez run, these yer W. IDS, says
sine. q Aiu set mp with me ih!ec mght
ear cy ~ week >ar says, an come Il
a..4r III >upp-I ~SUniavs, says she
-- lie mga4~ ter h;ca oater me 80 e
le c.I b. round 4ur breakfast toy,' say
she. = sc sin .et ready fun 10 he hitchet
Lex h 4sNSsi-in night say she.
-~THas.-4lvIa' were Just four day.
away. a,.s, an it ruther seemed to III,
t.ar Nagleg Wa II glvIu ne much of
sl.9q. All 81 ! says:
"I~ha1ks-iviu', says |. Gosht'mighty
Narier, amt chat a little sudden say
I
Meh5e Is Su llent,' SAYS she, : an
meiae : yaia'.. SAYS she. But sudden
or no ,s!aaent. On T~hauksgiyia' night W
line. saws size, fer c~v'pthing's ready
an ne lnvi T. is out
tom back to camp that night | trie,
10 make ~ mind to cut nv sticks out
tie cOu:.,ry, bu L couldn't. Then
wondered II ~'tNogldn'U DE a good iIee t
e. lest sing L bullet inter my conk, q
slide ny hUutin' knife 'crySs my wizzel
au give Jen Il" iyard a chance after al
with Msrler, but the deer huntin' wet
duru iae mat ia aud it seemed TO ba
To- quit TIE caup 50 suddint an not ge
ny WIN 10 "a ~otue o the big ducks tina
was bJuaei 70 come iHy way fore the sea
sou va over, al 80 | passed on tina
liec. Iuln / 90. q little consolation an
hope ou1 "a he yaought uiebbe, bg 'sh
my gun HIIght bust ez l were >lu4Eln
aaar au cad me whar Marler ryniln
get hcr looks on NE. But this dldn
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