The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-27
THE SOW ALI RIGHT.



There are some sections of Arkansas,
which like some sections OF K entucky, are far
removed from the active enforcement of the
revenue laws. The laws of the state are re-
spected, and even that part OF the national
statute which does not prescribe restraint on
the eccentricities of personal liberty, nor
make suggestions concerning the occupation
a man shall follow, is regarded by the natives
rs. not ''all right" but as something 'tthat'll
sorter do" The natives of these sections
regard distilling as the common right of al
men and the law which forbids It is simply
AN enactment intended to oppress the people,
consequently, Illicit distillers are sheltered by
people. who take no active part nor receive
no revenue from this Unlawful kind Of manu-
~facture. A revenue officer Is regarded as an
enemy of the people,. and any one who can
succeed in misleading him and throwing him
OFF the track, Is ever commemorated In the
annals of neighborhood tradition asa man OF
great intelligence and worthy of emulation
Several days ago a party Of revenue men
stopped at the rude house of a 'squatter.r
Railroads and other civilizing influences had
from time TO time driven the ''squatter' be-
fore them until he had at last quilt his home
in the mountains where he lived in defiance
OF progress. When the men stopped, he saw
at a glance who they were, and when they
called to him he limped out to the fence
limped, for the "squatter,n like the old negro,
always has an active enjoyment with rheu-
matism or a memory OF 1t that seriously in
~terferes with his locomotion-
"How do you do slr7' said the commander
of the squad. I'VE were told that If we came
here you could give US some information con-
corning the lands of this neighborhood as we
wish to purchase a tract" assuming the guise
of immigrants with a view to misleading the
old fellow.
PUTTY well, thank yer. Won't yer light
an hitchr'
"No, we aro in something Of a hurry.
What is good land worthf'
al dunuo.
Don't you live hereT'
eyes, s ter"
"And ,isnit you know the price of good
landfi
mo-
''That. singular"
at mont be ter some foxes, but 1t amt ter
me. Say thar, Jim" turning to his son,
'fdrivo To, sow outen the house fur she mout
turn owes the sugar troff an spill the young
'un.n
"How IS it you don't know the price of
landfn
81 do"
'why, you said you didn'tr'
81 never. Said / didn't know the price o
good Ian, an l don't, case thar amt no good
lam in this here community"
81 understand now. Well, what does
average land bringf"
"Brings about an average price"
what would you call an average pricer'
What would you call an average lamp
"Well, l hardly know"
oval, 1 hardly know
"Do you know n man in this neighborhood
named Bob Blakemoref'
SIS he the son O. ole man B~lakemorer
eyes, 1 think So"
us he got a sort o. moon eye on one side
an a sort O. rainy day eye on tutherr'
That's the man, 1 believe.n
"Sorter walks like he didn't kere whar be
was gwine, do her. e
eyes, from what l know of him he does
''Sorter whine when he talks, like he was
a longin' fur suthin' he amt gotYn
"He's the man, l have no doubt"
"Wars a par O. shoes what was made by
Josh Simmons, with one heel thiser way an
luther thater wayf" making signs with his
hands.
That's the individual. Where can 1 find
himTn
" Well, OF yer know him as well as 1 do yer
oughter know whart to find him."
When did you sec him last n
Don't riccolleck the la { time as well as
lido the fust. The fust tine ever seed him
we fit. He flung mean l flung him. He
drawd blood an l drawd blood. Then we fit
an we fit till his wife she come, then we ft
till my wife she come. then we all fit Airter
awhile we got mixed up, an my wife she fit
me an his wife size fit him, am
"Wen, we don't care anything about that.
I'd like to know where we can find him, as
we can doubtless strike a trade
"Yas, but femme tell yer. Say, Jim, did
yer drive out the sowFr
"Yas, pap"
"Did he spill the young 'unr'
mo, pap
WALL" again turning to the men, 81
want ter tell yer bout Bob. My wife she's
gone ter one O. the neighbors an / amt
pushed fur time. Airter we'd fit an ct, my
vito she gave me a powerful lick over the
eye"
ave don't care for that
"Yas, wall, 1 was gwine ter tell yer what
give Bob that rainy day eye. Bob's wife she
matched up a wet cob an give him a lick in
the eye. Never was hit by a wet cob was
yeri Wust thing in the world. Seed a mig
ger hit with one by ole Darb SEWER once.
Didn't know Darb, l reckin. Wall, it makes
no difference, fur"
Look here, my friend"
Don't know AS I'm yer friend, but I'm err
lookin' thar"
eve want to find Bob Blakemore."
L tell you how ter find him eff that's
what yer want. See that hog pathr'
'Yes.n
oval, take that path TIN yer come ter the
deer-lick. Bob's a mighty hunter an yer air
mighty likely ter find him thar"
Suppose he isn't therel'
Then Iken tell yer 'zackly wharh he ia"
"Wherer'