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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

two gentlemen recently sat down
to a friendly game of poker in Auburn,
Cal. A sporting man. who happened
to be present, soon took a hand, and
after a few turns he dealt each of the
others what they had reason to believe
were top hands, while he himself passed
out and left them to bet. They bet all
they had in sight; they dug up all they
could lind. but were not satisfied. f.
nally they placed their hands in sealed
envelopes and Went out to borrow. AT.
ter hypothecating their homesteads
they returned and each put up his pile.
When it zane to the '.show down
each had four aces and a king. In the
meantime the sporting man had mus.
tered the entire community to witness
the fall of the curtain. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

CARRIER pigeons in France are hence
forth, like horses and mules, to be regis
tered, SO as to be subject to military
acquisitions when necessary. A decree
issued recently orders owners or breed
ers TO make an annual return to the
Mayor of the number of their pigeons
and the journeys to which they have
been trained.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
ALL RIGHT.

he wears his left arm in a sling,
He's not inclined to laugh or sing,
Or ever cut u p~igeon.wing;
But slowly ak
Aud sadly talks,
AS II he were afflicted.
At passcrs-by he looks Mskance,
For fear his pain they might enhance,
And on his gloomy cOuntennnce
Deep agony's depicted.
What makes him seem to suffer so,
As if oercnme by mortal woe?
Why does he walk with stop SO slow?
He qunkes with fear,
He acts most queer,
Appearing agitated.
Is he o sntf' ring from a fight,
That he's in such Il sorry plight?
well, no. he saws; why, I'm all right
I've just been v%nccinatcd.'
N. y. Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
The Differenc &c,

Pllllt had a fire in the Office stove, one of
the cold mornings last week, When Charley
came in.
"Got a fire, have your inquired Charley.
eyes, and it's great, too," replied Phlit,
cuddling up to it.
"Ah. indeed? 1t looks more like stove"
Phlit turned the hose Oh it, and Charley
was frozen out.-Merchant Truueler.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
N man was lately tried in Fnglan,

Tor giving a tiv~e-wecks-old child four
crops of .audanum, thereby causing
its death. The examination OF wit.
ncsscs showed that the ideas of WON
anSind concerning the admin stat on
of narcotics to infants are dangerously
hay. One oma thought a dose of
laulanum for a child was one drop for
each year of its age; another thought
it was a drop for Zach week. A phys I.
can testified that most soothing syrups
were composed Of opium and fatal re.
suits often attended their use. He
thought they were unsafe at any age
under one year. and that even hommo-
pathic preparations were unsafe for IN.
sanN
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

THE owners OF Empress, tie vicious
elephant. whohas just found her third
human victim in an unotfcnding circus
attsche at Philadelphia, hesitate about
saking the animals life.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

I'm the East the play Of 1.-The Bread
winners is being performed. During
the performance a loaf is given to each
lady in the audience. When that play
strikes the broad, untrammeled West,
the actors who displease the audience
will be buried out of sight in bread
crumbs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

The oak tree planted by Lord Byron
AT Newstead Abbey is still fiourishing.
although the alder on which he cut the
names "Byron and Augusta" long since
died. The portion of the tree on which.
the names were carved is preserved
among the mementoes of the poet in the
Abbey.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

THE President is evidently an admirer
sf the immortal s'bard of Ayon." One
Shakespeare gets a ~postof1ice in Michi.
gan and another from Philadelphia has
been commissioned to visit Spain for
the purpose of making an exhaustive
Investigation into the causes, progress
and treatment of Asiatic cholera.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
III.
The horse thinks SO, tao.
not i'll battle that you found the highest en-
ioymont of Iifos3

not i'll battle that you found the highest en-
joyment of life"
"Oh, no! Not at ALL"
''rhen you really do not find a sort of
bliss i'll danger?!"
"Not Il bit of it."
"But some men claim to-"
"Well, they're welcome to all the Joy
they find in it; but I'll take mine in some
other shape whenever l have anything to
say about it. My own conception of bliss
is something altogether different and not at
all risky"
"And what is it, pray?!'
Sleeping late in the morning. "-Ch,co 90
LedL,er.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

Dw. CHAs. SXETcHLEY, of Anaheim,
Gal. who is engaged in the ostrich farm
ing industry, is so we'll satisfied with his
preliminary experiment that he is about
ia leave for South Africa for the pur-
pose of bringing back a large number
sof birds to add to his collection.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

FROM present appearances the potato
crop of the country is in a prccarious
condition. The rot is attacking it Sc
Hcrcly in New York and New England,
:asd is reported from some portions of
Michigan.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
Smith.

Tramp Ito Brown and Smith)-Gents,
will you help a poor hungry cripple?:
Brown (impatiently)-Naw. Get out
Smith-Don't bs hard OH the fellow,
Brown. Have you got a quarter in your
pocket?
Brownies.
Smith-Let me have it (giving the money
to the tramp. | may be soft-hearted, but
l can't help it. It's my nature l suppose.
1 hate to see a man go hungry just for
want of a quarterly. Y. Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

dictnent for murder, has attempted to com
NIT suicide has no foundation in fact. 1
saw him this morning, and he has retained
me to defend his life"
THAT seems to confirm the rnmor,n said
the Judge. LET the case proceed."-N.
" N,,p
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

THE explosion of the honey-combcd
Flood Rock in He'll Gate Channel, New
York, a few,days ago, was one of the
saost gigantic artificial blasts in the
worlds history.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
Natural Gas.

"Have you heard about Blicker:w
mo; what's up now?"
"They say he's struck natural gas"
Natural gas! Well, 1 should think SOL
He's married a widow who talked three
men to death before she was forty."-Chi
cago Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
He Took the Hint.

Lieutenant Schenk (making all evening
cal)-The navy is a comfortable calling in
one way; when a man gets to be sixty or
so, he cuts hard work and retires, as we
call it.
Miss Parton (glancing at the c!ock)-Do
none OF the naval men retire carlier?-Isd-
Bits,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
Not a Desirable Place.

Young Lady Speaking OF a famous sing.
er)-At present, you know, she is singing
at the Antipodes.
ioung Man (trom out of town)-lndeed!
At the Antipodes? l should think that a
singer of her great reputation would only
be willing to sing at one of the large opera
hOuSeS.-N. Y. Sim,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

No FEWER than 157 professors at
German universities are between the,
Age of seventy and ninety, of whom the
greater part still lecture. Rankc, at
Ninety, 10 the oldest. :
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

Any. person who takes the paper regularly from tho
postotice, whether directed to his name or whether ht
Is a subscriber or not, is responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided that refusing to take news
papers and periodicals from the pOstOtice. or rrlnOv
Ing and leaving them uncalled fo., IL prinat Jacie evl.
dcncc of INTENTIONAL. FRAUD.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
A lkumor Connrmed.

~ wish TO state" said Il fresh young
lawyer, rising in court, that the ruMor to
the effect that john Smith, now under in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

PROF. Nichols, editor of the boslo1
journal of Chemistry, has deciareu .n'1
alcohol is no longer a necessity IN ~
Of the arts or sciences.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06
ToPlcs OF II DAY.

MoRMoNIsM has begun making Inc
roads among Methodists and Presby-
acrians about Bridgeport, III.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-06

An old beggar at Stirling 800
land, knew the entire Bible ~ hea's
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
No Beer for Eight Years.

Eight long years ago the saloons at
Marseilles, Ill, were closed, and for
the first time in their lives the people
were obliged to drink water. Oh! how
they suffered during the following
eight years. The crowd could no
longer congregate in the grog-shop in
the evening, and from a good, natural,
happy-dispositioned people, they be-
came dried up, ugly, and %quarrelsome.
One day recently a beer wagon drove
into town and the transformation
scene that came over the faces of the
citizens was something wonderful to
behold. Men who for eight years had
not been able to see anything in life
worth living threw their hats in the
air and shouted for JOY, while old to-
pers of days gone by, who had been
forced to swear off, fell upon each 9TH
er's necks and wept like children. The
horses were unhitched, a rope was
fastened to the wagon, and as many as
could catch hold dragged the wagon
through the streets mid song and re-
joicing. The balance of the crowd
took the driver in charge, and after
putting a wreath of flowers upon his
head, placed him upon their shoulders
and followed the wagon.-Peck's Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
1t Wouldn't DO.

A poorly dressed, hungry looking
woman called at the City Hall the
other day to make some inquiries about
the funeral trimmings lately taken
down and voted to the poor.
"Do you want some of it?" asked the
official.
swell, l might. Is it much faded?''
'sSome of it is"
Sand full of holes?"
"No, not many"
SIS that some of the stuff on the
desk?"
"Yes'm."
She picked it up and gave it a crit
ical examination, and finally said:
II don't think it will do"
Cant you cut it up for the children,
ma'am?"
"Cut it up! Why, I wanted to use
1t for a tent for them in the back yard.
My children haven't come down to
wearing black shirts yet."-Detroit
Free Press,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
The Kings Kiss and Make I'm,

1t seems that the King of Sweden
has succeeded in arranging a reconcil-
iation between the Duke of Nassau
and the German Emperor, and the
Hereditary Prince Of Nassau and the
Princess Hilda (who is to be married
in a few weeks to the Crown Prince of
Baden) are to pay a visit to the En-
peror and Empress of Potsdam. The
King of Denmark is exerting himself
in order to induce the Duke of Cum
berland to make peace with Berlin,
and as the Emperor and Crown Prince
are exceedingly anxious to meet him
half way quite contrary to the advice
of Prince Bismarck, who hates the
Guelwh family, it is probable that we
shall soon hear that a modus vivendi
has been brought about. There is
some talk of the Duke of Cumberland
having a meeting with the Emperor at
Baden-B Baden at the end of this month.
London Truth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30

Separate articles to be disposed OF in the
eamo manner.
when the question was put on the schedule
adoption, Judle Edgerton took the moor and
argued against II on the ground that too much
power was vested In the executive commit
los, = that II provided for carrying execu-
live and judicial powers too far. He believed
Dakota was admitted ~ . state.
The vote on the adoption Of the report was
"a to ~.
Just before tho adjournment Of the after
noon - sion Haines, Of Turner, introduced .
resolution providing that nothing In the con-
straed TO authorize the legislature to exer-
else any rOwers except such a. are necessary
TO its organization: 10 EJECT United States sem
stors; "a provide and pass means and meas-
ures necessary. preliminary, and incident TO
sdmiseson to tie union, M assemble and re-
assemble and adiourn from time to time;
neither to authorize any ofncer Of the execu-
tive on administrative department to exercise
any power Gf his once except such % may be
preliminary or incident to Admission to the
union: moi to authorize auy cfIces OF the ju.
dietary department I exercise any OF the
dnsies III the state Of Dakota sha:l have been
regularly admitted into the union"
IL er . wranyle u was made the special
order for 100. when 1t came up at that time
III comm ttcc OF the whole, Campbell, Of
fauktou. Introduced . brief substitute. and
sroxe It length 10 NJ support. Haines ~
plisa: sd otber. sesassd e Ne discasssos.
was adoftsd With asnyie d~issqnttng vote.
TO motion whersoya sepAS1te esctinn on
W0UAuss bu1Foio b. ouhmitteA - the people
80 reconGtdeted A1d ~ hgiaiatnre gwen
power 70 enaet = law orAnttng sn1tago 20
wofnen subioct % . vote q Tie people.
Later IN The day m amendment NJ adopted
cfisn nrfitnW TIN nRnt 1eQlHlntx1ro n nuhmft 4
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30

N
After organizing by the election Of c. N.
Reed, of Suliy county, secretary. the execu-
tive committee appointed the following
county boards, as authorized in the schedule:
Anrora-J. B. jenkins, Henry Davlon, @:
A. Graves.
Bcadle-A. Davis J. w. Dare. r. c. Issen-
huth. :
Brown-Geo. H. johnson, C. w. Sterling,
DIR. Pettingill.
Rrookinss-wm. Fisher, D. 9. Darrow. u,
d. Palmer.
BnEalo-s. X. King. A. H. Orves, 9. A. o.
man.
Brule-c. n. Gregory. I. b. wetheriil. 8.
". Duncan.
Bon Homme-T. o. Bosart, Joseph stowe,
J.. H, Turner.
Butler-H. J. Grant, Mr.. Bowman, Henry
Chamberlain.
Custcr-S. Q. stsrkland, A. D. Clark, A. T.
Teary.
Csmpbell-wnIiam Madison, e. II. McIn-
tosh, VIM. Owen.
Clark-John r. Bennett, 4. I. conkiin,
codington-J. NJ. westfan. p. d. splcer, e.
ID. WheelOCk.
Clay-N. C. Hanson, Judge Copeland, Hans
Myr0n.
Dsuel-B. A. Wade, H. H. Guernsey, r. A.
Brechter.
Faulk-F. r. Hughes, Jas. ". Johnston, F.
Grant-A. N. Hogan, r. A. Eldridge, w. s.
Crawford.
Hutchinson-M. Scnlengen, VIM. Baldwin,
J. 8. Sclouber.
HughesEMcNamara, Lather, scholler.
Hyde-W. G. Wooley, Ell johnson, T. H.
Mcclure.
Hand-John I. Cogan, John Pyle. c. q.
Cort.
Hamlln-J. p. Chuver, H. M. Gilbertson, J.
G. Springer.
Hsnson-John Foster, !. G. Gregory, r. +.
WfclAen.
Jerauld-H. N. Rice, MI. Hournis, A. Gum
dersOn.
Kingsbury-John A. Owen, H. H. Shut, J.
C. Southwick.
Lake-C. b. Kennedy, r. r. Wentworth. H.
r. Smith.
Lincoln-J. W. Taylor, Mr.. Treat, A. b.
Wheel0ck.
Marshall-Dyer, Britton. Clark.
Miner-John H. Potter. s. H. Bronsoa, Hugh
Smith.
McPherson-H. y. Moulton. Frank Warren.
Mr.. Hunt.
Roberts-Edmund Cook. David Eastman, e.
w. Lewis.
sully-J. A. Melon. +,
spink-F. J. Fisher. Jonas Bushnell, George
Jarvis.
sanborn-c. E. Hcndes, s. J.. Mitchell.
Turner-A. L. Peterson. r.. C. ToasIey, c.
Olson.
un,on-A. Q. Ringsrud, w. NJ. williams,
Frank Wade.
waiworth-Tom Orr, H. H. Potter, DR.. Ed
wards.
Other appointments will be made In time.
A caucus OF the republican delegates, A.C.
Mellette presididg, decided to call a conven-
ton to nominate state officers. Later u Cir
cular was issued calling q meeting of the
members of the territorial central committee
reading south Of the 46th parallel at Huron,
Sept, 20, to arrang the preliminaries for the
convention.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
The Orioles Song.

This birds song consists of four
notes, and it is curious that, although
there is a peculiar, rich, fiute-like quail
ity by which the oriole notes may be
recognized, no two sing alike. Robins,
song sparrows, and perhaps all other
birds sing differently from each other,
30 far as l have observed, but none diff
fer so greatly. in my opinion, as orioles.
The four that j have been able to study
carefully enough to reduce this song to
the musical scale, though all having
the same compass, arranged the notes
differently in every case. The oriole
is, of course, not limited in expression
to his song. have spoken of his cry
of distress or war, which was two tones
slurred together. The ordinary call,
as he goes about a tree, especially a
fruit tree in bloom, seeking insects
owe and under each leaf or blossom,
is a single note, loud and clear. If a
pair i on the tree together, it is the
same, but much .softer.-Atlantic
Monthly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
l.y,iias, Hotel and Surgical Iastitste.

This widely celebrated institution, locsted
N Buffalo, n. r.. 10 Organized with . fun
DtA6 ct eighteen experienced . skillful Ply
Gclane And Surgeons, constituting the most
oomplete organization OF medical and surgical
still in America, for tho treatment Of all
chrcnic dir eases, whether requiring medical
o. surgical means for their cure. Marvellous
success has been achieved In the cure OF
all nasal. throat and lung diseases. liver and
kidney diseases. diseases Of the digestive or.
ans, bladder diseases, diseases peculiar to
women. blood tathts and skin diseases, ihcu-
matism. neuralgia, nervous debility, raraly.
ia, epilepsy tnts1, spcrmatorrhea. impotency
and kindred affcttions. Thousands are cured
at their homes through correspondence. The
clre Of the worst ruptures, pi e tumors, vari-
GOOGLE, hydro ele snd structures 10 guaran-
teDd, with only q short res dence at the insti-
tuition. Send 10 cents In stamps for the In
valids' Guide-E Pooh Q8s pascsl, which gives
Ill particulars. Address, Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30

MY DEAR said a father to his
daughter, show long ago was it that
George Jackson went west to seek his
f%ortune?'
"Just a year. the girl replied with
a blush.
"Was there anything between you
and George? l sometimes thought
that he was fond of YOU
'He was, papa" and the girl hid her
face on the old mans shoulder, IL
promised George when he went away
that l would wait for him for years if
necessary"
~ have a letter from him."
ooh, papa!' she exclaimed. "Does
he-er-has he-oh, tell me, what does
he say?"
"He wants $40 to get home with"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30

Acr0sS th6 Deep, TO inc tut West,
On steamboats,, cars and etage-coaches, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters lie carried rs the most
important item In the materia medica of the
travelling pubic. 1t deprfves vitlated brack-
ish water of its hurtful properties and exc
cradle flavor, counteracts the pernicious Of
fects upon the stomach of bad or indigestible
food, remedies cramps, heartburn and wind
upon the stomach 1t is a fine defense against
malariai disorders. nuliGes the effects Of ex-
ctssive heat, cold and damp, relieves sick
hcadache, and is an incompara be cure for
costiveness and biliousuess. The fatigue OF
travel often tells most disastrously upon in
valid and conyalescen 8, occasionally to such
an extent as to jeoparlize life. Persons in
feeble health, a~pprchensive Of bad effects
from travel, will, il provided with the Bitters,
ne far less likely to have their fears realized.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
Working up Trade.

First Citizen Ito Brown, a grocery
dealer)--''I say, Brown, I'm after the
Postoflice, and 1 want you to sign this
petition"
Brown (signing it)-"When you want
groceries you know where to get them,
of course"
First Citizen-"You bet / do, old
man."
Second Citizen--'I say Brown, I'm
after the Postoffice, and l want you to
sign this petition"
Brown (signing it)-"When you want
groceries you know where to get them,
of course"
Second Citizen-s'You bet l do, old
man."-Nep York Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
Not Romantic.

They slowly approached the house,
he with a sad, detected air, and she
with a proud, scornful look upon her
face that BODIED no good to the we'd
ding bells and orange flowers.
II cannot imagine, my dear,'he said
mournfully, as they gained the front
door, sswhat has come over you so sud-
denly. ] should at least know my Of
fence. / simply asked you if you were
romantic, WHOM
A startled look came over the girls
face.
"You asked me what?" she de-
manded.
II asked you if you were romantic,
and"
Forgive me, George" she exclaimed
with a conyulsive sob, as she threw hei
arms about his neck. II thought you
asked me if / were rhematic.n-
Paul Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30
The Talking Alligator.

Capt. Paul Boynton has opened an
aquatic museum in New York. He
should secure an old fellow whom he
encountered during his float down the
Arkansaw river. just before reaching
Red Bluff, q native who had never
heard Of the captain. saw him floating
along.
"Ef that amt q alligator" said he,
"Im o fish,
Springing into a boat. he rowed cut
to investigate. When within speaking
distance. the captain, who > afraid
Of being shot. raised up md shouted,
"Helloa~
avail, I'll be dinged!" exclaimed the
old fellow, ceasing to row, and gazing
at the captain, who, in his rubber suit.
looked Ike some terrible monster.
II have heerd O o heap o things, an
have seed @ few, hut You air the fust
talkin' alligator that / ever seed"
The captain. to humor the fellow.
and not knowing that his words would
enforce conviction, replied:
"Yes. don't many of us talk, but / got
the hang of it somehow"
"Wall I'll be dinged," said the old
iCA1SW bAON1y A0"sA6 NOWA OtAGhuAs
"You must We learnt it from the
Yankees"
Yes"
How'd they do it,"
"Split my tongue"
'Itis q pity they didn't split your
blamed head open, fur you'll cause dew
ilment enough, turned loose in this
here river. Come out on the bank an
let me get q good look at you. I'd like
fur my wife to see you. fur she thinks
that I'm the ugliest thing, next to q
catfish, but blamed il you don't lay
over me. Whar you goin,' anyhow"
"Going back down to the Missis-
sippi"
"Whar you been?"
"Been up to Fort Smith; went up
after q school of bass"
"Wall. Ill be dinged il you amt q
emery cuss."
"Say. if I come out may / stay all
night witlyou?"
YES, 60 q leetle furder down thar
an yer ken git in the bayou an sleep
thar, but mind, if ! ketch you ON my
trot-line you're gone up. talk or no
talk. Good bye; never seed the like
o. you befo.' an / hope never to agin,"
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