South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-29

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How MANY ckillren have yoss oov?'
lady sssoed "a old servazt Ia. other<ay.
'Eourteen.' &c replied
n large family, iadeed'
Yes, n,Tana.' said the phiiosepiie
retainer; but you see TIA 90. like ma :
ny OF my ueighSors, I've never had s.
ny C'iURc1I-Y&RD LUCK With ny chill.
dren-they all lived
A stranger dropped IN one morning
ut Washington drugstore and call
cd for bottle OF Congress water. The
Intelligent clerk dacked beneath tho
counter and promptly produced bot
tie OF old Monoogahels. The cus.o.
mer tasted it, and then, depositiug his
glass, remarked, DO you call that Con-
gress water?'
That's it., answered the pill-c om-
FOUNDER, smiling pleasantly. Every
Congressman who comes in here drinks
it,
Yes said the milkman, hes ct to
60 to the legislature. When he drove
a wagon for me he used to swiudle my
customers out of s. day and divide
with me, and if he docs as well by the
city, he'll be a mi shty valuable repro
sentative
Three or four old Confederate SOL
otSic "SaO oSatSo III ltOuI VI u NIalNeS-
ton livery stable, telling yarns. They
got to lighting their battles over again,
and finally, they talked about the hard
fare they had to put up with during the
fratricidal struggle. One man told low
he lived on an ear of corn day, and
gave his experience with quarter rations
OF lean mule meat at Vicksburg, and SO
on, until each had told his tale of woe.
Gilhooly waited patiently until they had
got through, and then he spoke up, and
said.-
Gentlemen, I'll just tell you about o
supper | had q few years ago on Yves.
tern Texas stock rancho, out on the
Rio FRO, and if you don't own I've suf,
fered more than any of you. I'll treat
the crowd
Let's have it, remarked one of the
veterans.
'Well,' said Gil!iooly, about 2 years
ago L was taking trip through Wes-
tern Texas Tor my health. l had run
ont Of provisions, but just before dark
came TO q mot Of timber in which there
was small house. In it there was an
old woman and young man,-her son.
l told her l wished to stay ali night,
and she Replied
Stranger, we haven't nothing fit for
you TO eat, but you can spread your
blanket on the gallery, and stay all
night
i told her l thought l could put up
for one night on the fare she lived on
every day. After a while was called
to supper. 1t consisted Of water in a
tin cup, some cold corn bread, and some
beef, which had been dried over n
clothes line, and fried in grease. | ate
what | could, which was not much, for
it didn't taste very nice. and rolling
myself up in my blankets, was about
to 90 to sleep. when was awakened
by the arrival Of the elder son, who had
come in from herding cattle, and was
'ciJ hub5'1'
Nanny, | want my supper, he said,
It's on tho table. my son.
liant You got nothing but corn
bread and wa'er?'
No, my son. You must kill beef
next week
He tackled the dry corn breaI
but it was hard work, for presently he
said,
Nanny, ant you got no lard in tho
house?'
No, my SON
After another struggle with the cold
corn bread, which needed labricatinp
so bad, he once more appealed TO his
maternal,-
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