The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-01-10

sam rs EeSdIueo as al eHeLuy
|. even ople, and any one who can
liberal Sin misleading him and
tt, ,.Sihg him off the track, is ever
eorlnemorated in the annals of
1eighborhood tradition as man of
great intelligence and worthy of
inhalation.
lie YiSTeralSiays ago party Of reye-
lue men stopped at the rude house
of "squatter.''' Railroads and
other ciyilizing influences had from
time to time driven the "squatter."
be '~re them until he had at last
buhys )is home in the mountains
where. lived in defiance of pro.
gress. !, IN the men stopped, he
saw at a gssEhe who they were, and
when they called to him he limped
out to the fence-limped, for the
"squatter," like the old negro, al
ways has an active en5eym with
rheumatism or a momory Of it that
seriously interferes with his loco
motion.
"How do you do sir?s said the
commander of the squad. "We
were told that if we came here you
could give US some information con-
cerning the lands of this neighbor-
hood as we wish to purchase tract
assuming the guise of immigrants
with a view to misleading the old
fellow.
Putty we'll, thank yer. Won't
yer light an hitch?"
"No, we are in something of a
hurry. What is good land worth?"
81 Dunno
"Don't you live here?"
"Yes, sorter."
aAnd don't you know the price
Of good lsnd?"
"No."
"That's singular"
'.It mout be ter some foxes, but
it amt ter me. Say thar, Jim,"
turning to his son, "driye the SOW
outen the house fur she mout turn
over the sugar trof an spill the
young 'un.'
"How is it you don't know the
price Of land?" =
81 do"
"Why, you said you didYCEI
81 never. Said I didr ~
price of good LAM ar - III
thar amt no good ..TSe Yxno
community" scteo " Lsdon't,
ss:I ! s3sssI NJ: First @:n1 'Ris :
aBFi = I<now. Well,
- /aand bring?"
j. l<einge about an average pri
b ben n ~ would you cali an
"a ~ "Wail, I hardly know
MM "Do you know q man in
tier. nelghborhood named Bob Bl
rino more?"
"Is he the SON o ole man Bl,
ssie more?' t'
Sis "Yes, l think so.'
nnd 'ls he got sort O. moon eve
and one side an sort O. rainy day
2 in on tuther?'
ayy That's the man, 1 believe"
"Sorter walks like he didn't k
ork whar he was gwine, do he?p
cry "Yes, from what know of !
red he does"
ay- @Sorter whines when he tail
ore like he was longin' fur suthin'
sut amt got?"
bit, "He's the man, l have no doub
MT "Wars a par O. shoes what v
he made By Josh Simmons, which o
heel dhiser way an luther way
he making signs with his hands.
of That's the individual. Where c,
as / find him ?'' =
"Well, eff yer know him as W.
as l 90 yer oughter know whar
- find him. J"
when did you see him last po
Don't riccollock the last time
;. well as I do the fust. The fu,
= time I ever seed him we fit. 4
flung me an flung him. q
drawd blood an I drewed bloc,
r Then we fit an we fit till his wii
!. she come, then We fit till my vii
she come, then we all fit. Airte
g awhile we got mixed up, an m,
!. wife she fit me an his wife she &
him, an -
t "Well we don't care anythins
abont that. I'd like to know wherI
We can find him, as we can doubt
less strike trade"
eyes, but lemme tell yer. say
Jim, did yer drive out the sowsp
"Yes, pap"
did he spill the young uns'
"No, pap"
- Wall agsin turning to the men,