The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-30

 talk much at the table fer he kep' hi. mouth putty well stopped up with viddles I'd hate ter have as straupg apertite as that mans got am not have nothin' tel dam her up with. He's CT rip shorter a: the teller says. Old man, give us another dose uv yer pizen."
 The old man, still cautious and neIvou, whenever he heard a sound, filled the glasses again.
 Drink hearty" said Malone as he raised his glass. "I tell yer whut's tr fack," he added, wiping his mouth on hi. coa, sleeve, "ihey may say what the, please about ticker but it's devilish good thing in its place. As the felIer says we need little somethia' to brace us up
 "Yes," replied Dockery. "man needs a stimulant, not so strong as this stuff, tapping the rim of his glass, "but h,tle livelier than ordinary water"
 Gentle nse1," said the old man, :" wush yer wouldn't talk quite so loud"
 Dam it, what's the matter with you More exclaimed. "Yer put me in min. uv CT skeery hoss that's allus lookin' ou, fur somethin' ter git skeered at"
 "Wall, yer know they mout snatch me up an"
 "Oh, let 'em snatch"
 " don't say let um snatch" the old man replied: "They snalch~d me ~uns, an liked ter never got ou,en it."
 That's all right" said Dockery, with an air of impa,ience. "Wen not dis. cuss it. know, we all know, that you run risk but-say, my old friend, give us a little more of this stuff and tomorrow l'l-"
 "Not another drap, Mir. Dockery, with. out ,her money"
 "Oh, well, it's just as you say"
 "Dock," said Malone, "Asa an me come mighty nigh comin' tergether ter day."
 "That so2"
 It's CT fack," More replied, "but we made it up."
 Malone" As the feller says, Asa an me couldn't afford ter be at outs."
 More" No. bet your bottom dollar we can't. We've been known each other er laung time, an our folks befo' us knowed each other"
 Dockery-"The strong ties which hold you together could not be easily broken. What did you quarrel about o.dayr
 Nothing but piece uv foolishness. We got ter talkin' about when our peo- ole come ter this state and Asa called ne CT lie an then we gowered little. :"
 More" Vas, called him lie but we made it all right afterwards. Fetch IS some more kicker, ole skirfiint."
 The glasses were filled again. The nen were loud in declamation.
 Malone" Any man that says I've go. anything agin Asa is dam lie "
 Dockery-"l never heard any one make such an assertion"
 Malone-(s'riking the table). "An' by tod. no iDooiy d better sayitl" i
 More" Nobody will say it, Rufe sver'body knows that we love each 'ther like brothers. Wy, dang it, Pa ight fur yer quicker'n lightnin' !"
 Malone" Gimme yer han, ole pod Ter.
 More (grasping Malone's hand) "Pu, Ter thar. Y4s Burning to Decker, we ike ter fl, ter day but yer see how we eel about it now"
 Malone" Like ter fit CT about CT dam piece uv foolishness, too. Asa called ne lie an'-"
 More-"Yas, but dang it we made 1t Ill right"
 Malone-"I know that as we'll any 'Ouy ouCS.
 More-Wall, then, let it drap."
 Malone-'Aint it dun trapped ?"
 More-"Don't peer like it has,"
 Malone-"T Ther hell it don't"
 More-"Yas, ther hell it don't"
 Dockery-" Gentlemen, your quarrel ,as been adjusted, therefore let us talk 'f something else"
 More-"l ginerally talk about what l lam please, an don't need no advice, ,uther."
 Malone-(addressing More) "An' ef Ter think that don't talk like dam please yer're on the wraung road"
 More" It don't make CT dam bit uv iiffunce ter me how yer talk"
 Malone" Wall, keep on a thinkin' lhases way an yerll get slipped up on alter awhile"