The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-03
A osorgia Scene.
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The mountain men are very friendly ,o strangers. They are ineessan, taikerS, and funny, very funny. in their quiet. sober way. When was on my route to nshlonga t~o moun,aiaeers. gaunt, full. bearded, lcag-hs.svd. whe we've dressed m but,esna,-S&loredc clo,Aes- home made cloth. l judged go, in the car and took seats behind nc They settled them. selves nseels, took chew ef tobacco ap,esc. and then. comfortably fixed tal a talk. the taller ci the two sa,a
 Lets see, lohn, ant seed yau S.ns the surrender"
 sNo more ssa have. Hank vas the reply.
 There was not another word uttered aeea, the WAT sit,,ng looking out ot ,he window N the prosperous country. 1 overheard most of their talk It drltfed seda,ety rom moanshne ~hisk, ta im. prosed firearms and back ssatn io moon sinners Hank, m reply ,o Johns ,nqe,r, as 10 "old man Johnson. who gathered. was engaged n the moeeshining, seesil, told et his tate "Nou sec. he and man Ba>oomc bought so~ together a yeat ago Last October. They were partners like. The beast ran wild in the woods. rhis fall they drove hes up ,o the s,lll house. and she and her seven .ho.,s hsed an the >lop> of the still Along m early Des enbct Johnson sen, word to Rasceme Ia come over and divide the young stock. as he wanted Ia kill hls meat Now, you know that 1t would have been but taif, seeing tha, Johnson had the plgs, tof him 10 have kept tour oi the shoa,s, but hAscome, he talked htm ou, ot four. and the old man was satished with three The understanding was that he ~as ,o have the odd pix next year. II there should be one RaScome allowed there ~oald tx one sure. We'll old woman Johnson. when she heard ot the trade. she allowed there would be no odd pug next year. and she put Johnson up io so elaim the shoat ot ai least Ia get one half of il. The old chap he ven, actnss the t,dgc to Has. omc's house. II, '> Abau, tso miies through the ~nadA tt course they tell out. and Johnson beat Has ome wuh club, and he yelled iol help Anu know h,> gal Bet Aoy She n A his as a eo~ and as strong as mule. She ran out oi the house. aua s.,.hr.'ns ,. stone. she smashed lshnsan i'll the iths and lhns ked the wInd aai ui ham. He fell up against the com house and liet stabbed hiin h> the Eaosles,nns
 SiaflPlpel that settled ham When a ,s15Ponnd W"mau Ect~ he, hand un a n,an Eoatlos,tng tha, man has got Ia da something mighty sudden 1T it's all day atth hun. He was silent tot an n stsnt. and gascd maudll, out ai the cat window. l judged from the eNptession on ht> face that he had had experience ~lih 50 pound women. He ,htcied hltle shortly. and ieauming the. to me thulling story, sad; "Iahnson sauumed away from hrf and made for tho t,,ubrt Bets blood was up, and she took after hun She sci big yellow hound on hun, and he bit old Johnson. lic, chased h,m over tho ridge and at every lump she threw stones at him. She ht hum too. and the dog tore most of hrs clothes of. That iIri never stopped chasing hlm uBt,i the hrtl of her clothes was snaggrd o'i ot her Mus,ngiy. he remarked . "Nlranf,n ls tough eus,omers - and aic, , short pau.e. added 'l,ct sa,s she tan whip the stuiiing ou, oi hun m A fs,r hs, hgh,, bu, Lord John. hc can't hght no more. He IS all mashed up Sobefly iohn cSpressed his sympaih, tnI old man Johnson. Neither of them smiled 4 vision of halt naked man. chased through the iores, hy yellow hound. an angry woman who unlovlngly threw stones atyhim. and who encouraged the dog To diSfobe him, and who kept up the chase unnl her own clothes we're gone arose promptly before me and yelled with laughter. The two Geotg,sns smiled m sympathy ~nh mc. but they did not zee anything funny ,n the story