Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

sarved none. The sergeant NV Their party
he sOrter grinned at me, an says:
Z" 'ParsOn Sandy we know you an we
Wanter tell you that it's all up with you.
We'll you mOut, says he. Dave,
fetch that rope often my saddle
''The Teller fOtch ther rope and don't
think L ever seed a uglier-lOOkin' string
/ in my life. Gentlemen, says 1, thar
amt no us'n akin mussy frum you, L
re -kOn, but tell you whut 1 Wush you d
do. wush you'd take me over yOnder
Whar my wife an daughter liV6S-'bOut a
mile frum here,-an let me look at 'em
agin. You won hear no squeaIin, ken
tell you that, fur my folks is e merry eZ
this here gineratiOn hez turned out
'YOl kant lead US inter 10 sOrter O.
trap the sergeant lowed, an you neen-
ter try. Hold up yO' head an take this
here hemp medicine
- Gentlemen says / nearly ever fell
Ter in tn here community is ergin me,
an don't see how L ken lead you in er
trap. Eff had been in sich mman o.
traps would er slep' at my home las
night stead o. layin' out here. / ain t er
good man, ken til you that, an have
did things that Christun would sOrter
| hake his head at, but don't wanter lead
| you in no trap. L Jest Wanter see my
folks one mo time an then II go out an
! hol' up my head an er er tree. You
won't hear no belerin -, i ken tell Won
| that NJ wife won't beg an my daugh-
! ter WON'T They'll gin you some pi S am
/ sweet bread. L low, an te l me od-by
/ an that Will be ther eend o. it. Don
/ think, g mile en-, that IN begging fur
| my life, but jest fer q chance ter take ne
/ mo- S uiut at them folks
81 don see no harm in lettfn' Won
/ 10 at yO' folks ergin,' said tn sergeant.
/ i don't believe tina you could lead us in
a trap eff or wan ed ter fur we We beat
i al
! is pretty skace. Fetch him along boys.
''N all, they tuck ne h me- an when
we went into the house MOlI- that's my
Wife-she Wus er bak n some pies on the
| n ath. She looked p n says, says She
Sandy, see they got you. 1t do peere
| like bad luck com in er bunch. Last
night ther owls tuck off the DOminecker
/ hen an now the Yankees have cOtch you
/ 1t do peer like we never will git straight
no mo. Thar'S Zelda'-meanin' my
/ daug hter-'tOre her coat when she got over
/ the nee this mOrnin' an thar amt
| emo Oh hOme'ade stuff on Their place to.
| fix her up again. Sandy, they air gOin
/ ter hang you, L reckon
% Vas, 1 lowed.
/ Wall, that's what I lowed, too, am
/ wall, fur pity sake Of my pies amt most
/ bOdati usly burned up.
''Ihen the sergeant after sOrter sHiker-
\ In at my Wife-an' he neenter done that
/ fur thar ain a smarter women round
/ here nOwhars-turned to me an said
| - Have you finished all yO' arthly
/ engagements Pm sOrter pushed fur
t me an KANT n glecS my duty in talkin'
/ 'erbOut family erfairs, however pleasant
/ that mout be; so keep 20 promise now
an come on out here an take 20 medi-
/ cine.
- Vas, Sandy. said my wife, 'ef you We
got ter take it go an swaIler it d wn, but
! I'll declar' ter goodness I'm might "
/ pestered erb ut them pies BEN burned.
/ l m Altered I'm sOrter sim my mind.
/ Sandy, reckon I'd better crap that bot
/ tom field on sheers if L ken git anybody to
/ do Their uar' thing by me.
Just then m daughter Zelda come in
! Wife she made a sly motion at her an
/ e do she bowed o the men an so down,
| an then 1 hearn the sargent whisper to
] one o his men an say: She's the putty
/ est critter ever seed He sOt down an
/ gunter wind the rope up in q ball. The
/ cat went over an rumped her back an ,
/ gunter rub herself agin the sargent's leg.
! Come away, kittie, said Zelda. tYOu
mus mt be SO free with como ny, lur they
mOut think you ain t got good manners ,
/ She smiled an L seed q new light creep
into the sargent eyes. Amt you glad. ,
/ Zelda speaking ter the sargent that the
war is mighty nigh OverP
80 The LaWd in Heaven knows am, ,
he replied, fur 1 m sick o. seem blood.
- q never WOUlder had nuthin' to do
with it. said I, IF is hadnter been showed
! On ma