The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-15

Serving n Warrant on Lost MOun-
tain.

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From Joel Chandler Harris's hu.
morous and dramatic story,
"Trouble on Lost Mountain, in the
January Century we take this char.
acteristic incident of mountain life
M northern Georgia: "On one
occasion shortly alter the war, Abe
had gone 10 the little county town
OH business and had been vexed in.
TO laying rough hands on one OF
the prominent citizen who was a
trife under influence of liquor. a
warrant was issued, aud Dave Nc
Tendon, the sheriff of the county,
whose bOldness aud prudence made
him the terror of criminals, was
sent to serve it. Abe, who was on
the lookout for some such vista
ton, saw him coming, and prepared
himself. He stood in the doorway,
with his rife flung carelessly across
his left arm.
"Hold on thar, Dave !" he cried,
as the latter came up. The sheriff
knowing his man, halted.
81 hate 10 fling away my man
ners, Dave he went on, shut folks
rs gittin to be mighty funny these
days. A mans obleeged to s'arch
bis best fren's fore he find out Their
which.aways. Dave, what sort of
q dOckyment is you got agin me 2"
81 got a warrant, ABe,n said the
Sheriff pleasantly.
"Well, Dave hit won't fetch me-"
said Abe.
"Oh, yes" said the Sheriff. eyes
it will, Abe. l been a.usin' these
kind er warrants a mighty long
time, an they fetches u fellow ev. ,
cry whack.'
"NOw, I'll tell you what, Dave,'
said Abe, patting his rifle, il got u
dOckyment here that1l fetch you a
blame sight quicker'n your dOoky.
menNl fetch me ; an | tell you
right now, plain aud fiat, l haint
a-gwine to be drug aIoun' an slap
ped in jail.' 4
The sheriff leaned carelessly Z
against the rail fence in the atti.
tude Of a man who is willing to Y
argue an interesting question. \
swell, L tell you how l feel about q
it Abe said the sheriff, speaking &
very slowly. "YOu kin shoot me, h
but you can't shoot the law, bang (
away at me, an thar's another war. :
after you. This yer one what !
I'm already got don't amount to ,
shucks, SO you had better fling on :
your coat, saddle your horse, an
go right along VII me thes as neigh q
borly ez you please"
%tDave," said Abe, Hif you come !
in that gate You or u goner.o
swell, Abe" the sheriff replied,
Il knOwed you'd kick l know
what human natur' on these hills is,
an so Ties axed some err the boys
to cOme along. They er right down
thar in the hOller. They hain't got
no mo idea what | come fern the N
man in the moon ; yit they'd make L
n mighty peart posse. TOOby
a great big nan like YOU
amt afoard fer ter face a little Bit wi
er law" lar
Abe HlghtOwer hesitated a mo-
nent and then went into the house. pu
Gu a few minutes he issued forth Ba
l4d went out to the gate where the Pa
was. The faces of the two TO-
men were in a study. Neither be.
any emotion nor alluded TO he
be warrant. The sheriff asked af- fire
.er the scrap" and Abe told him FL
t was 'middlin' peart,' and asked fac
to go into the house and make
himself at home until the horse =
be saddled. After n while 4
he two rode away. Once during
he ride Abe said In,
"I'm mighty glad it want that ne
'eller what run agi'n you last fall, st'
"Why 7" asked the sheriff. of
"Bekase I'd plugged him, Ger. in
ain an Shore" said Abe. ella
swell" said the sheriff, laugh. IL
ngly, 81 wus a-wishin' mighty hard Go
hes about chat time that the Sic
Teller had got lected." "a
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