Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-09
KNEW WHAT TO SAY.
Information Obtained Under Trying ant
Unheard-Of Circumstances.

Unheard-of Circumstances.
The leader of a party of men engaged
in surveying railroad in the Indian
Territory, wandered SO far away from
the camp that he could not find his
way back. While roaming about he
saw an old fellow sitting ona log, and
approaching him, said:
although we are strangers, yet |
assure you that this meeting on my
part, at least, affords great satisfac-
tion."
"You must be stranger" the old
fellow replied, "but amt I've been
livin' round here fur ten year an have
got putty well knowd."
Eyes, | see, ha, ha. Glad to meet
with some person who has such a sly
idea of fun. l am glad, also, that you
are so thoroughly acquainted with the
locality, for, to tell you the truth, l am
lost"
Didn't ak you whut you wuz."
"No, ha, ha. My men are camped at
Bugley's spring. Do you know where
it lisp"
Yep"
"Where, pleaseP"
"Over yam"
"Ha, ha. Now, which would be the
best way to reach itP"
with tin cup, / reckon. lessen
you want to dip up a bucket full at a
time.
Eyes, to be sure, but how can ! get
there?"
"Ez you amt got nothin' to ride l
reckon you'll halter walk"
"But which wayP"
Like any other man-with yore legs
and feet
Come now
don't wanter come. Got no biz
ness over thar, an sides that, I'm do
in well ernuff here, "
81 say, come now
81 know whit you said.'
"Yes, but wait minute. "
II amt goin' nowhar."
"Oh, here, now, don't be q crank.
want to go over to Bugley's spring and
have lost my way
"Wall, amt got it,"
The surveyor, thoroughly out of pa
tience, sat down on a stump. The
native stuffed his mouth full of bark
which he had stripped from twig and
began to chew it.
"My dear sir" said the surveyor,
twill you direct me to Bugley's spring?
Answer my question without any fool
ishness. What do you say?''
odd you hear me say any thingP"
mo, but 1 want to.
"What do you want me to say?n
"Confound you, l want you to tell
me, or rather show me, the road to
Bugley's spring"
Thar amt no road to thar. Never
wuz none"
well, path, then.
"Ain't no path, u
"Well, but how do people go thereP'
"Some ride and some walk"
"Look here, you COMPOUNDED hairy
orang-outang, if you don't give mi
some sort of satisfaction, one way o
another, I'll pummel you until yol
can't move. Do you hear me?"
81 amt def. Wuz er little thick o
hearin' at one time. but wife she cooked
er rattlesnake, got his lie an put SOM
in my years an sense then have beer
all right"
IF you don't answer me you'll b
{ both deaf and dumb. Which way sinai
, l CO." added the surveyor, turnin;
iiercely upon the native.
go away. That's all the advic
t I've got to give YOU"
, 81 won't"
$ "Wall. stay here"
4 The surveyor sprang upon the oil
fellow and had forced him to tn
ground, when he heard a shout Q
laughter. Getting up and lookin
' about him, he saw his men standin
? near the spring, only few yard
E away. They had heard the converse
a tion-in fact, had engaged the old fe
o low to enter into conversation wit
II their chief in case he seemed to be los
D "Well, old fellow" said the surveyo
0 as he held up a bottle, "what do 20
n say now9"
: Il say pass her thiser way, Cap'n.
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