The Osceola times., 1883-12-08
TIE SOW ALI RIGHT.
Arkansaw Traveller.

There are some sections of Arkansas
which like some sections of Kentucky,
are far removed from the active enforce
nent of the revenue laws. The laws OF
the state are respected, and even that
part of the national statue which does
not prescribe restraint on the eccentii-
cities of personal liberty, nor make sug-
gestions concerning the occupation a
man shall follow, is regarded by the ma
tives as, not "all right" but as some
thing ''that'll sorter do"
The natives of these sections regard
distilling as the common right of all men
and the law which fcrbids it is simply
an enactment intended to oppress tie
people, consequently, illicit dlstillers are
sheltered by people who take no active
part and receive no revenue from this
unlawful kind of manufacture. A reve-
nue. 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 as a
man of great intelligence and worthy of
emulation.
Several days ago party of rev.
enue men stopped at the rude house of
a "squatter." Railroads and other civil
izing influences had from time to time
driven the "squatter" before them until
he had at last built his home in the
mountains where he lived in defiance of
progress When the men stepped, he
saw at glance who they were, and when
they called to him he limped out to the
fence--limped, for the "squatter,' like
the old negro, always has an active en-
joyment with rheumatism or a memory
of it that seriously interferes with his
locomotion.
''How do you do sir?" said the COM
mander of the squad. "Wc were told
that if we came here you could give us
some information concerning the lands
of this neighborhood as we wish to pur-
chase tract" assuming the Guise of i'm
migrants with view to misleading the
old fellow.
putty well, thank yer Won't yer
light an hitch"
"No, we are in something of hurry
What is good land WORTH"
II dunno"
"Dont you live here?"
eyes, sorter."
"And you don't know the price of good
land?"
mo" ..
"Thats singular"
at mout be ter some foxes, but it ain I
ter me. Say that JIM" turning to his
son, drive the SOW outen the house fur
she mout turn over the sugar troff and
spill the young 'un."
"How is it you don't know the price
of land?"
al do"
"why, you said you dIdn't2"
"Inever. Said didn't know the prics
of good Lam, an don't, case thar aim
no good Ian in this here community"
81 understand now. Well, what doe,
average land bring?"
Brings about an average price"
"What would YOU call an ayerag,
price?"
"what would you call an average lan'?'
"Well, hardly know"
wall, l hardly know
DO you know man IN thls nsish
borbood named Bob Bakemore''
fIs he the son o ole man BlakemoreD'
"Yes, think So"
as he got sort o moon eye on ont
side an sort o. rainy dav aye on tuth
erT
"That's the man, | believe"
"Sorter walks like he didn't kere wha
he was gwire, do hep
= ayes, from what | know of him h
does"
"Sorter whines when lac talks, like h
was longin' fur suthin' he amt gott'
"He's the man | have no doubt"
"Wars a par o. shoes what was mad
by Josh simmons, with one heel thlse
way an luther thater way maxim
signs with his hands.
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