The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-12-20

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when they called to him he limped out
to the fence-limped, for the "squatter,"
like the old negro, always has an active
engagement with rheumatism, or
memory of it that seriously interferes
with his locomotion.
"How do you do, sir?" said the COM
mander Of the squad. I'VE were told
that if we came here you could give us
some information concerning the lands
of this neighborhood, a. we wish to
purchase tract" assuming tho guisc
of immigrants, with view 10 mislcad-
ing the old fellow.
"putty we'll, thank yer. Won't yer
light an hitch?'
No, we are in something Of hurry.
What Is good land worth?'
II dunno"
"Don't you live here?"
Yes, sorter."
And don't You know the price Of
good land?'
No"
"That's singular"
1T mout be ter some foxes, but il
amt ter me. Say, thar, Jim." turning
to his son, drive the SOW out the house,
fur she might turn over the sugar trat
und spill the young 'un.'
How is il you don't know the price
of land?"
Il do"
"Why, you said You didn't"
Il never. Said / didn't know the
price of good Ian, an' l don't, ease
thar ain't NO good lam in this here
community"
II unle, stand now. Well, what docs
average land hring2"
brings about IN average price"
What would you call an average
price2"
"What would you call an average
laa'?"
We'll, hardly know"
"Mall, hardly know"
DO you know II man in this neighhor-
hood named Bob Rlakemorep'
is he the son o ole man Blakemore?"
Yes, think So"
as lie got sort o moon eve on one
side an a sort o rainy day eye ON
tuther?'
THAT'S the man, l believe"
"Sorter walks like he didn't kere
Nha1 iiS Nus kNiH0s W. Acs
"ies. from what know Of him he
does"
"Sorter whines when he talks. like he
WAS longin' fur suthin' he amt got 2"
He's tho man, l have no doubt"
WARS par o shoes what was made
hy Josh Simmons, with one heel thiser
way an luther thater way?" making
signs with his hands.
That's the individual. Where can l
find hims"
We'll, cf yer know him as we'll as l
10 yer oughter know whar to find him."
when did you see him last 7"
Don't riecolleek the last time as
we'll as l do the fust The first time l
ever seed him we fit. He flung me an
flung him. He drawd blood and /
drawd blood. Then We fit an we lit till
his wife she come, then we fit till my
wife she come, then we all fit. Airter
awhile We got mixed up, an my wife
she fit me an his wife she fit him, an"
We'll. We don't care anything about
that. Id like 10 know where We can
find him, rs we can do.btless strike u
trade"
Vas, but lemme tell yer. Say, Jim,
did yer drive out the sow"
"las, pap"
Did he spill the young 'un?'
No, pap"
Wall" again turning to the men, II
want ter tell yer bout Bob. NV wife
she's gone ter one o the neighbors an
amt pushed for time. Airter we'd fit
an tit, my wife she gave me a powerful
| lick over the eve"
We don't care for that"
"ias, wall, l was gwine ter tell yer
! what give Bob that rainy day eye. Bob's
wife she snatched up wet cob an give
him a lick i'm the eye. Never was hit
| hy wet cob wa yer? Wnst thing i'm
| the world. Seed nigger Init with one
hy ole Darh Sewer once. Didn't know
Darh. l reckin. Wall, it makes no diff
| ference, fur"
look here. my friend"
Don't know ~ I'm yer friend, but
| I'm CT lookin' thar"
We want 10 find Bob Blakemore,"
I'll tell YOU how ter find him ef
that's what yer want See that hog
path?"
YES"
Wall, take tia. path till Yer come
ter the deer-lick. Bob's n mighty
hunter an Yer mir mighty likely ter iind
him thar"
Suppose he isn't there:"
Then | ken tell Yer 'zackly whar lie
| is"
"Where?"
! Summers else. Say, jim, is the
SOW ali right2'
Vas, pap"
Look here"
"Lookin' thar agin.
We want to go into the house."
"sartiniy, come in," and the party
| dlsmounted and entered. After look
Ing around, and seeing nothing but a
| bel, kettle, sagar-trough cradle and
u baby, they Went away. After they
had heen gone "A while, blanket ia
ane~eorner of tue room moved and Bob
Blakemore's head appeared. All the
time the old "sqnattsr" haa heen tn-
| gaglng tue revenue ln.n IA CONVERSE
| tlon, Rlakemore, who knew that flight