The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
JULIE STUBS CONVIC.


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4 declar' to gracious, Sal. eff You don't
teat the worr fndin' out things Tters
amt nothin' that goes on here in Crowsoo
that you don't git at it fuSt, whether It's a
fiddlin' or funrul," and Betsy Biliup; seat
a stream of snuff-dyad saliva straight
through her two long, white front teeth into
the heart OF tall sunfiower which adorned
Sally Givins' front yarl.
TIE two worthless were sitting knee to
knee on wooden bench in trent of the low,
unpaiptel cottage where Sally Givins lived
They were two tall, gaunt. slabsidei. viii
lage spinsters. Both had yellow complex
ions. Insignificant features AMI sandy talr,
and bore themselves with a general hari-
he's of appearance, differing from each other
in degree though not in kind. Crowfoot,
the place of their nativity, was little vii
lage lying snugly tucked away among the
mountain ranges of the northwestern por.
ton Of Georgia.
1t was sultry, drowsy inorning in
August when at 10 O'clock having quite
settled her affairs for the day, Sally GivinS
sat entertaining her crony. Each hai her
little tin snuff box, AMI each had well
used brush. which she alternately dipped
into the snuff and then rubbol on her
teeth, while every ROW apd then one of the
ladies would send strea m of saliva shoot
ing through the air at some preconceive1
mark among the flowers. Sally Givin, was
about 10 and Betsy Billups about s. years
old, perhep. They were both dres ed in
Gallo eS, faded from many washings in tur-
pentine soap. and the only material differ
ente between them was that, while Sally
often declared that she was an oil mail
and likely to continue on, "all her borne
days" Betsy had not quite given up all
hope OF matrimony. as u certain perKiuess
OF manner at thu approach OF everything
thst Wa, not fem lie invariably alta tel.
"Ies5um,' drawleI Sally, 'Pete Givin
war dow to Atlanty an he done the wi!oie
usnis. Las night he KEEP Il, up tell p UNI
Q clock tellin' bout it. Ma lowed a, h6H
tue neighbor would say thar war q bail at
t'e Givn.es SCI elm ths light urnin' in the
ftoht room 20 late at night, but | wouldn't
sir Vii Pete lad got through his yarn. II
course, Betsy, when cd Steve Stubs dial
an e = his Ian an st an all to Jule
Staoo au' made her oronis' to keep std
~ farm thu Ian Steve never thou snt how
hard 'twouli be for young thing like Ju!s-
N'ggtrs amt nlggers sencs tho waL-an
.ey amt to be dependei on: an how Jule
has managed these three wears sence Old
Sieve died is a miration in ,rowfoot.
Pete Givins lowed las night how one day
when he was at jules shs was Worried
with people buyin' things, and little
Steve war cryin' roun his ma, an sha
was wraslin' with him, an two of the
niygsr; war of sex an everythin. war out
ot kalter Says Peter, kinder lsitia' like
W h!,ier Stubbs, why on earth don't You
git conyic' laborP Pete lafft AMI lalft ia,'
night en- hs told us how ho.ry-struc,,t
.julo was when he 'splainel to lor how thsy
hired out tbs pannitsutierry convic's in At
l,nty to work for ioIk, an how goo be.
haeL the cpHyic's war an what good WORK
ers they war tao. julie wouldn't hesr Oh it
fust, but m 're.i month ago whsa little
Steve had the IN ,aslss she j. broi,e dowA
an at Pete the next tins h1 brought her
sto' thins'from Atlanty to bring her Colt
vic too, Pete aimed airter nis ser coa-
vic', hut the nissers they wantei him to
hire was all poo brokei down, sckly
thing, filter to make gyanner outer their
elv's than to help Juo farm, an SO Pate
La, got white ia, an Amos TIllsr that's
his name Is comin' t. tfo"foot in Sam
HfiisilH Wagon to-day.
"Wclii well!' calculated Pet y, her
round, pale blue eyes big with anticipation
ana W Aier, i never an go to bed with
cut iaekt unier 1t, an now when julie
o'uous 'ohV'c gitS her' l gueis won't go
% Ted AT all
LA! Betsy said Sally, tossing Eer heal
won needn't be o pizen 'fearel o Amos
Iiier comm round to bids under your cal
Ky beiNpreaL The man Will DO too tirei
oishts alr6er deivm an p!owin' all day to
go prowiih r1uad airter you or any body
else IN Crowfoot.'
Betsy bii!Ip' came as near blu;hing a
her yellow SKIN "oult permit
In course, Sally" she FASTENED to say.
apoiC-eticaly, you know | never meant
nothin' much, but bein as how you have
told ms that the man hal doas u murler,
who uld help be timmsr;oIn of a man
that hava broke the kimman'ments right
smack in tie indiie!'
@Thar-thar," sail sally, handing her
snuff tin to Betsy, "doA'C flop SO harl-yos
| might Lust sampthin' Take dip o nina
lis iresa; Pete bruag it las night AIM il
lively"
"Yessum" nodded tn. appeas,i dinner
eiging up closer to her friend "NSw, dosay.
Sal, what sortar man is } ule Stubs convic',
Did Pete see the critter.'
ia R.tsy he ain,t potbin, diP,-,,, e,o,,,
thar man fnIk. 7 rscl,in a., -. 80,
tall. an ia % Pete savs He have En- .
man. and lie have bsen santunct for g.,
wear. You see, itwar thi, way" sail Sally
APPLYING a fresh din OF snufF Ia .ba Iaft ii.
gu Did, THE J4dge down n Atlnntv told
PETE all sbout it Amo. Tllar yyor drr.
clerk down to Jone,vup down AtIontv yyav
Il had been hot an lrv an, noI foIts
war down WITH feysr,. Anos w,r npz.
sin his boss man an, k.eni,, IT., ali
day an settin' up all nighr riobt
youn- Biggs came TO the ST. nir,e-
quyuyne for his oil daddy wbo had
been on a pow'ful big drunk nm had n
chill Young Biggs KEEP hurrvin' of Amos
Tiller, tel!in' him to give him the quynyne
quick; he lowed he knowed how muca to
give the old man at homa Morn half n ,lesp
Amos TiIler Civ Young Big staff outer III /,
wrong bottle--for tho qnynyne an NOR
Prime bottiss sot side an s,ie OH tie shslf.
fete lays oil Bi;Zs war roarin' lion for