The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

sey settler \
Vince CLAM. said Uncle Giles. "wss !
she curio-it, est man that ever lived In ;
she.e marta. lie ws'nt only queer. but
~ WA ugly Uncle Bob Price o.
Uncle Bob had vs'ice that
ike hollerin' IL an empty hoys-
head an |, hss heen known 10 carrv u
self moran = miIesi an be hesrd plain
he usei Ia say that vinre Clam WAS the
only man he dreaded 10 see come IN his
bsvroom. an Uucle Bon wouldn't . stop
ped ligh,in' his pipe II the Did Boy h'--
self had = SsIked in an took seat IN al
his suiphuriosity Vince bought fsr'n
iwixs here nm Unionville part of be-
in Ia Jersey an psrt On IL bein' IN York.
state. lie slapped up . house on y
righs acr0st the State line NOW, SAYS
~. IL The Sheriff o. Sussex county, n.
y wants me III he residsnter OF DR.
ange county. N Y, an u the Sheriff of
Orange county 'sl a hev leeile banker
Iim' srier ny hsbus corporosi'y ~ % >
lresislenter vicv vsr@ey.' but the s'mpie
.n' oncompermi.in' fact never seened
Ito pop inter his head that II both Sher-
.l;ffs wanted him to once whar would be
oe : resldenter Of?
III seesned 10 be the very tin top O.
that mans ambitiosiiy to see how tarnsi
lancer an outi~ndish he could be, an he
never seemed to gis quite queer or out.
llandish enough unless he got rpp'0,
lstsvin'. b'iiin' drunk, which he could 10
with ez small lot o. coaxin' ~ ANY one
tht ever put away appl-jack IN under
,his wamus. He made IL pint 10 keep
1.-The fastest hosses th't Orange or sussex
could perjuice In them days an boss
Isht didn't think more o. runnin' away
Ith'n il did o'chompin' lie Data didn't hev
lno business in Vince CLANS stable. u
I'm was stun froiic or . vandoo or
town lin within len milsc, Vince'd
snre bt thar 20 keep bis rappytstion from
lsp'ilin'. He hsi = mare once that could
kick highern = ten-foot ceiIin, an jump
lthe highest fence III Was snywhar.
When he went out for real. honest
DIday's fun he sllue rode that mare when
Ihe wanied her 10 kick he had sign ths
Ishe know a ez well r. he did, an' when
he give iha. sign p'rsps she wouldn'!
rIkick! When he give her . short. loud
!. hi-tle she'd lsy her ears back ~ was
Icff like gale o. wind. whichever way
Vince had her p'inied. whether u wa
a.IIsg'in the eide Of house or inter . fresh
lei IN wonderful. Whenever the bow
see Vince and that msre comm TO tow.
sthe, know'd sumpin' had 70 be turned
clover tore he went hum. and they 'nsds
'tllheir calculations accordin'.
.Finy year, pooty nigh, this fall, th
~ lwns 4 ssun trolic OF onueual multitudi
j sIuo,it, down on she Pochuck. The boy
= wss all thar. an long bout 3 in the ari
ieruoon VINO should come = stsvim' Il
lint Vince Clam. ridin' the Devil
loan. eY hs called bic mare. They bo'l
! Ion '-m had fire in their eve. ~ suppe
lsiue the bows had II pontv we'll up shei
:'lno<e, fer ~ was more sppIe juice tha'
'water howin' 'bout the works. The!
|" wsa cain suppe-. an couple O. ~
: lhoys voi = disputin' over y hunk o. pn
!. .Ipje. A. The fuss thing we knowd the!
= lwas 4 fightin' 'rrosi the table. an u
! ;ees'n 40 time the focus was generl.
!. was right in the farmers kitchen, Al
I lshe oil man an woman was skeert nigl
Alto death. They couldn't stop the muss
q whirh rot wuss an wuss. TIE boys wa
III. roIlin' round on the floor. an the tabl
gas up-et. an things WAS gittin' ~ .
lsmsz,n' seriosisv q condition Vino
/. lGram took Z hand in. an kicked -
-ls,nmpei around 'rnongst 'tm fer spel
: = hen ali Of eu idemt snmpin' ssruc
n him ez helm the proper thing 10 perform
Y, an ne pitches out o the door an dow
'" 6ivht a. ten or = dozen ste,Js tht le
H .us y the house. an made Ter the bar
=. n har the Devil. Own vas tied 4
:" ri.d her luose. jumped on her bac'
~ lp'iuled her for the steps. and give ~
s'l,he whistle. In less n five seconds 81
cosue 4 tesvin' ser the house. with Vine
I" vellin' like IN lrjlu. She come
I" "'Ithesn steps in two jumps. bsnge
~ Through tht door. an the next secon
~ - ~ = scstssriu' her heels around IN th
:. crowd like ihrowin' bricks. That put
\" >top ia the fsht, fer the boys tumble
~ lnus ~ winders an doors. an lsfs q
~ field 70 Vince an the mare. Then Vine
=, walked the hoes inter the settin' root
" III har the farmer su' his wife had beat
~ retreat early in the game an iettin' b
Ishow her dexterority by kickin' down
few pictures th't hung on the wall, ro
lher out o. the front door, an away
~ went fer hum, tesrin' cross lots. ov
en .tuu walls aud bar fences lh't it'd puzz;
7s the liveiiesl sheep In the country 70 b
'rn mounted.
sail AIn them days raiIroana ntuOWH
w"lnigh 90 mauy IN their numerosity
I'm they be now. The produce O. the vail
In q al csrted to New burgh. mostly,
arelvince CLAM run heap O. stun 10 sns'
ing et. On one O. bis trips he drove tet
Hr-shi no other liviu' man in the count,
Dct : dared 70 pull rein over, even II n
1u- lhad been fitted with all the gag-bits th
cr- could carry. Tsverns was IN great pi'
lsitudinosi along the New burgh ro
lam Vince never was know'd 10 drive
Ii tavern without seein' the color IN
Iage o. what they KEEP shind the B
eIe Long Tor be got hum. this time LIN
'e5 speakin' OF, he had the worm o the 2
Y" " raped clean around BE vttaIs. ~
" 1--WE miles t'other side q UnionvliIe
oe stopped HE wagon to take In an 0ns
ens lpectin' an' confidin' neighber O. hIs'n
60 vas ioctin' Il hum from Middletowu.
~. s.Jump IN says Vince sYe snS