The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-12
THE OLD SETTLERS YARN

II see by the county paper, Squire,
remarked the Old Settler, tint down in
the West Nirginny woods-or up in EN-,
or over in EN-, whichever way them woods
may be siftiwated plontyo q paint
'ers yit p'radm 'roun and seel,iu who
they may dcyOur somebody. W.T. O ye
think bout it, SQuirey'
Il haint thunk uYthin' bout il, re
piled tho Squire. IAN ] don't keer
nuthin' bout it. nuther, watts more.
Painters Tits way down IN the West
Eirginny woods haint no good 20 me.
Now, if they was prancim' 'roun' IN the
woods somer's nigh here. IN mowt he
some uset O spcakiu' bout en-. Then !
KID 60 ont an tampef with EN-, tn hey
some fun a ticl,iin on EN-. Did ye ever
see paint or, Major.
This unexpected query Of the 'Squire's
made the Old Settler gasp After the
many exploits i'm chasing and overcoming
panthers that lac lad in his time given the
details Of TO the Squire, this query con
veyed 10 him the idea that all those tales
had been received By the Squire with q
degree Of incrcdulifv that was not fattcr-
ing 90 the Ielator. But the Old Settler
replied 80 it more in sorrow than in
anger
Squire said he. "be ! to 'spect that
yer recomemb is playin yc tricks or
be 90 kctch il frum yer remark TIT yer
faith in the histry @ the Sugar swamp
deestric', ez / hey ben givin We p'ticlar
piuts on fer twenty year am better,
haint no biggern a mustard seed.
ntb,t,s o. 1eod,,,' ouoetian AMI biect a.
answeriu' Ilnont criminate myself. We
know ~ we saw in irwin cases But fin
san this much Major. am hope itll content
yc. AM tlat is INT nv rccomembruce
hsiut plavin' me no tricks not bv a two
GALLON inc mUw
Yer 'polorv is AN right 'Souira" SAID
the ola Settlor llandlv IL only wanted
to know how ve Stood that's ail Now.
Ell know MI pcre.ed et' sp.mor yer
Question Did ever see PAINTER.
N,-r+.ir. mn, mountains ,f cm ,ouirei
Au'n.d La. been n rippin GOOD tlag fer
them kin tell We. il they hadn't never Il
zee me. fer plunked cm. an p.unked
'cm. au ] ras.elcd om an ] hustled 'cm.
an it got 90 be- sotn't % were q techin
sight to see cm tryin 90 Git fer saftcr
lasturs ~ zen thov hccrj o. mc being i'm
She woods But painf err had 10 hcy his
laim clock sot so hc is d eit mp very nlly
in the moniu If hc lost me " on strnck
his trail. Nc u paint crs Was ol
quaintmces in tine good ol days % Sugar
Swamp Squire. an 10 were cause the
paint 'ers couldn't cut my quaintancc Oh
IN haiut no more on cm left iu this bail
iwick on any other baihwicii q this dcCin'
rift county Did We ever know Cody
HarJpate the Queer clap TIA 9 were allus
81 ebiverin and fine warmer it were tine
bar5er be- eIiveredgr
DYes knowd him" roplied the
,So,,iro "or le.et,yoys kpow'a Of him.
49,, -, t,,n,,.5 ~ boer1 any GOOD If
a., ,,,,l.ar fIis ,,or5 ,,o. M, much ber
- '', 80 a,l,ar chs In,,tv know
o,,, t,o,, ,it lie ,yere. ollns.o ketcbiu'
naint'ers foo-to hear him tell il"
nWuu know of his ketchiu' lCven.
am all Of EN- To- wunst. too. said the
Ola Settler. WAT he mowt La did
'cordn to hisself ] cant swar 20. but
about them twelve paint ers know i'm.
dividallv an pcrson'iv an wen know
thing individually an personly bgosh.
know II toI'ablv durn sure an / hahn
afeerd nor back ards i'm walkin mp TO The
dough troupl an afTvdavvin' toitl
Il heerd wunst. sumpin' bout them
twelve paint cr-. said the Squire