Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09

ee.4le saiuct3.ues ift lie one an then It Il h
,o}:lcy. ihe dine :. this picnic iii major Is
speakn OF, though, the Major ruJher held the
Winnin' hand agin t'other four, 'cordin TO
the way Hammer G.. were a lettin' of HIM
shine 'roun' her So, when she asst him to
run an urrand fur her over through the
woods about six miles, he claps his gun over
his shoulder an starts. The urrand We're TO
carry basket O provender fur the picnic,
which were to be left at Hubby McGaTy's ia
go with her things in their wagon, cause
Hammer G. IS folks didn't hav no wagon but a
stun drag, an she didn't c8lc'late to go to no
Fourth O. July picnic on stun drag. So the
Major starts fur McGarry's with the basket
on one arm an his gun over t'other shoulder.
But mebbe Pm a cuttin' in a little on your
tellin' o. the story, Major" said tie Squire,
with another wink aft the Sheriff.
ooh, iloO d durn plJ, bgosh!" exclaimed the
Old Settler; "only, if he'd the manners ez
some folks is got an didn't make no more
bones showin' Of EN-, I wouldn't take it no
ways singular, b'gosht'imightly, if got my
| consumed head broke some day! Eff want
my mem,ry logged I'll asst to hev it logged,
but I'll asst some un to jog it fur me ez know
kin do it straight; an consequently, Squire,
wont bother you to do it, Boys, started
TO tell We this story, an I'm gointer tell it ef
| it takes all night. The picnic were gointer
| TO be on the Fourth Of July, 1889, an on the
| Sd Of July I starts with basket O. victuals to
leave it at McGarry's, who were gointer cart
| it an Han to the groun's 'Twan't six mile, an
| 'twan't three, but 'twere fur 'nough. Fore
started up an asst Han right out if she'd tie
to me, an she says to me th't she'd gimme my
answer at the picnic, an she gimme to un'er-
! ~ L. G. al
through the woods feelin' durn good.
stopped at spring to get a drink when
Were half way to McGarry's, an in dom,
that sot my gun down quite distance from
the spring. Jis' ez [ were drinkin' what
should l see a comin' through the woods OF
dead run and plump at me but durn big
bar. I couldn't git my gun, but any Other
time I'd iis' buckled in and had bully ras
sci with the bar. Thinks, says I, I'll be q
durn nice lookin' thing going to a picnic al
clawed up by a bar, to meet the girl ez is
gointer say yes, and marry me! So I made
fur hole I see in a ledge ez laid in bach
thar, an dropped inter it in double quick, an
pulled good sized stick ez lay at the openin
right across the hole, an had myself barred
in. The basket were strapped to me. Tit
bar came a sniffin' about, but couldn't git hi;
nose in, even. 1 thought the bar would
kinder hang 'roun fur little while an thel
make OFF, an then I'd come out an mosey CT
to McGarry's."
Major" said the Squire, ''you furgo
sumpin. You furgot to speak about tina
leetle menagerie o your'n that ye had then
the coon, an the fox, an the two bars, tn
latter bein' SO tame that they'd foller ye al
over, if you'd let 'em."
Chat yarn about them two tame bars
all consarned lie, b'goSht'lmighty!" eX
} claimed the Old Settler, springing to his fee
: and swinging his cane. ut were all starte
by that consumed Pete Golp, an you knoy
it! You know durn well that he started tina
story TO bust me up with Han, an he did bus
me up, fur she went an married little Pele
Potter, b'gosh, an arter she'd planted hiT
give Pete the cut agin an married Sol Gable
Then when Sol were gathered in she throwe
: Pete over fur Lige Crimfint an now, arte
Lige has been called across the river TO
} twenty years, an she is nigh onter 6
} if she's a day, she's willin'
take up with Pete, an he's got no MOI
gizzard than to take up with her. She
3 toll We she wouldn't marry the bes man liz
in, did she! Wull, she amt a gointer, nc
by durn sight. She's gointer tie to til
t or'nariest no-account cuss that ever hunted
S coon, b'gosht'lmighty!'
And the old settler shook his cane at Il
/ Squire and took his leave with more tina
;, usual abruptness.
o ''The trouble is with the Major" said IL
9 Squire, as the boys adjourned for refresl
ments, 'he don't like to hear folks throw u
= TO him that he was holed up for three days /
t his tame bar, which was only follerin' hi
r and waitin' fur him to come out. The Maj
), had to eat the basket O vituals an missed ii
)! picnic, an O course the boys got hold on
II an wouldn't let up on him. Hammer G. new
q give him yes for an answer, an notice he
|. a mite tatchy about If VET u