The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-01-16
GOING TO STAY OVER NIGHT.
A Genuine Picture Of Missouri Hospital
ity in the Wilds Of Nevada.

of eastern Nevada a prospecting mine,
is surprised TO fluid a %ranchmxn's cabin.
He gladly turned toward it. Whom ht
finally araived at the bars, tied up his
donkey, let down q bar. entered the on.
closure. and approached tho house, the
ranchman~wiih extended hand aud a
face that showed u smile in every,
square inch of it~-advanced to NEE,
him. Then his CHEEKY voice rang ont ::
".Stranger, howdy! Glad to see YET
Cum fur!
so fur as that, hey Wall wall
blast ne, stranger, howdy! Wall, wall
glad ter see yer, by jingo!
kin yer git to stay all night Wall
I reckon yercan'tg git ter do nothin' -lst ,
Thar hahn another house within thirty
miles O. here. Vas, stranger, yer kin
git to stay all night blast me ! yer ji,t
kin!
"Hyar! John Thomas-John Thorn
as! John Thomas, my boy. lot down
the front bars and lead in the gentle
mans mule. Take him round to tn,
cast side o the pig pen. whar the morn
in sun1l strike him, AID throw an arm
fsl o'fodder over the fence.
*,Y"s. stranger, y,rkin git to stay all
Night.
John T~homas-ho. John Thomas!
John Thomas, my son, give the strun
gers mule a bucket o. water.
"LOoks to me stranger, like you're
q O. them prospsctin' pilgrims Vas
Wall, l thought 50 blast me. l thought
60! As fur AS eber.l seed you up the
hill thought so. Blast me, yas.
Sod to myself that you was one O. ,heu,
prospecti"' pilgrims.
"Sairy Jane, wife! I say, Sairy Jass
in the house thar. You kin cut tn, |
erook-necked squash-the stranger u |
stay.
John ThOmas-John Thomas, boy ; |
don't yer hear yer daddy call! Yes
Wall. then, attend to business. Civ. |
the strangers mule q bite o. barley.
julia Ann, my girl, don't stand sta,
in run aud pull u mess O. turnips.
"Blast me, stranger, ef | hain't glad
to see this section a-gittin' SO populnus.
Come. we'll walk inter the house. But |
fast-John Thomas, bring IN all til.
strangers things ofrn his mule.
"WaIk in-walk in. Take a seat in
that, big split bottom cheer what stands
oy the corner Of the hath. It., the
easiest cheer in the house. 'ceptin' thai
one with rockers onto it, that you see
my ole nanny a-ssttin' in.
Il say sai'y Jane, wife, are out
tina in the kitchen : Yer are9 Wall.
I'm soin' out to cut the head off-u
acknowledged hen, so pat on the pot
snd have some scaldin' water ready.
"G't to stay all night Wall, strsu
ger, yer couldn't git tor do notLin, else
if yer tried
"susie, child, git yer daddy his coat:
then jist take the strangers carpet sac
an put it under the bed out in the best
room.
"Yas, yas! l know, Susie, child
know that! But your gran'mammy
kin sleep in the trundle bed, long with
you and Julia Ann aud Amandy Ellen:
Yer nanny an me kin take little Jim
my and Mary Louisa inter bed long
With US, aud George Alexander Is big
enough to go up inter the loft long o.
no other boys. But, afore yer 90.
child. jist git a coal o'fre Off the h'a til
fur yer gran'mammy,s pipe don't yer
40 ehe's a-waitin'!
"Wh"t. stranger! Yer kin spread
yer blankets an sleep on the floor 7
No. stranger. yer jist cant spread yer
blankets an sleep on the door. Wall.
e's't me Spread his blankets an
Sleep on the floor. Wall, by jiugoi
"Strangrr, thar hain't another house
IN thirty mile an what does the Bible
say bout eutertainin' Z stranger una
wares Git to stay all night. Wants
to spread his blankets Bles. NY soul,
by jingo.
"Sairy Jane, wife. be partick'ier an
peel a few p~ertaters to mt in 'lonr