The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-03-12
ixuTHgRKRUMFE FER BOB sIidRT's
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TERRILL KoUNTY, Ga, !
Feb 20th,. 1856. (
rTrw THEn DAwsINa JERNIL:--


at that lnnytick, Bob-Short. He
sos he's huntid fer me all over
+ior kountry m that. he kant find
,:ch q. man an Tom Rollins, an
that am a inposter ov yanky
,7ritin under fawlse naim an in
Their iDtrust ov speckelaters in
gawanner, kottin, bakin, an Their
Dawsing merchunts gineraNy.
Eff he amt a krazy ass, then he
'ort tew be ass-ass-inated az a en-
cry assassinatur ov karacktur
Ef he's huntid fer me, az he sez
he haz, then all I've got tew say il
that he amt good at indin. Tn
well knoan in Dawsing an in my
naiborhood, an I'm sertin he amt
inquired arter me. Bersides, I've
huntid fer him sense he told whar
he lived, an | amt found hiz gait
string hangin out ner Their "Pos-
sum Trot rode" nuther. Mistur
Thorntin an Doctur Kendrick seq
that Bob Short, eff thar il SIGH a
man, IL liur, an that thar amt
nc Hollis Half Aiker" ennywhar
north, south, east er west ov Daw-
sing that. thay'ye ever bin tew, as
YET Thay say thay hain't got no
,notlTo fer goin from hoam tew
ind SIGH n ploice. Yes, Mistur
Gddytor, I've maid homes sarch
ior this Bob Short, accordin tew
Their geography ov hiz plaice, an
he is non est kun attibus, as Their
4awynra say. He's linr, skoun-
Ag!li, blow, IN lidin hisselt un-
Ter q fawlse najm, an abusin ne
fer no kahse. Jest let him show
liz he'd an TIL put anuther he'd
a him that's got sum sense IN it.
i've cut on Their HardmunnY
ode jest this side ov ole Squire
Naljjnee2, on theg rite han side.
1Ly gait Il wide open, an ekstend
her ohcry kuas hospitul invita-
si.1n tex kun tew sea me.
Vow 7 want tew put myself
..a abAIt Their weird "ironikul."
l,hinh ther farmers ov this koun-
RS il cot moar sense than this
Bob Short gives EN- krt-dit fer. 7
Rno thay IL on Their billy cote
sashn0, hnt billy cote kan git
n}ceed down sumtimes; you've
eot tew giva him buster, tho; an
when billy cote IL nocked down
b ginarally nocks under. He's
cot rncar sense than a sheap that
lats; fer "a buttin sheap will bot
a2 hre'As ont, and then kick arter
ha'f ded IF these farmers wus
.haap li'-n Fa have no hoaps ov
'VeF dom EN- emmy good on Their
Sothn an watermillion suhieck;
nut beiD moar on Their cote order,
I've great ekspektashuns ov mock
In sum ov EN- down an gittin EN-
on Their feat rite side up again.
III 1t hadn't bin fer this fool, Bob
Short. I'd q dun had sumthin dun
'iIed'v. He's tryin few maik
'hAF farmers herleave that I'm
p'Sln fun Mt EN-. It's not fun.
It's sense under Their strongest
iorm ov putin sense tew a Iaice
other billy cote tipe. Ironikul-
Ms IL mock down sense; but it IL
nov 'h"r mock down argument
FA'A''t tor ewse on Bob Short, eff /
%e''a h'm Il viii take Their iron
''oIn's Of ther hlacksmith's ham
.os- taw beat sense intew him. an
rev '.HpE Their slelge of old Vul-
@o IL on him when I hit him.
4nartest that I'm on Their rite
Ea's with thor farmers of Terrill
"'0ety an Their aurroundin koun.
= Wa went mom aikers plant
'" Their poppylashun. Thar.
'' much pine timber GROWN OF
les" hills. an thar amt enuff kot
Ny .' watermillions. Their So
,'a-' 5Ieers mp sum ov our Ian
w 1' We must pray fer noat sy
; 'c' Thay beat cher niger
te'a-ef they cud ONLY spill
= u, ,-.''. Syklones IL g CRATE i'm
y ."'m'pt in these parts; an 80 il
.. n,lls. Wharoyor thar IL
!. hliI long thar's moar feeld
d ''i-or. We need EN-, an moa
Is IA an we need moar Jers,
:, q 7n .s' an Kointucbky mules, al
t''FH hogs. Tn down nm w;ra