The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-26

no other place for ten miles wharf they are
liked to take you in."
l demurred and he insisted, and | finally
sat down beside him. We had scarcely be-
gun conversation when the woman looked
up and drawled:
Say, Hi"
"WhatW
Bette" Bette git yer gun"
Cause Robinson's coming"
Inc man rose up. passed the woman, and
next moment came out with rifle in his
hands, He stood on the log and looked
down the road, and as cast my eyes in that
direction | saw a man leave the road and
take to tree
YES, that's Robinson" muttered my
host. Stranger, you'd better squat!
Children. lay lowl Jen look out for your
selfm
sat down on the ground beside the log,
while the children took cover on the other
side: The woman never moved.
Who is this Robinson, and what does he
want| finally asked
Lives down on the creek and wants to
shoot me-" was the calm reply.
Hes gittin' yer range, Hill" remarked,
rather than exclaimed the woman.
Next moment a bullet whistled over my
head and the report of Robinson's rifle
came to our ears.
He couldn't hit barn at the end of his
gunW muttered Hi, who stood with rife
ready to raise to his face,
There was a long silence, and then he
stepped down and said
Guess we'd better go in, stranger. Rob
inson's an onery skunk, and is probably
creepin' up on us for clusser shot. Jist
don't mind us, but make yerself to hum"
The door had not been shut to after us
as we entered tho cabin when bullet
struck 1t. This aroused the spirit of the
woman and she exclaimed
There, Hi Skivens, didn't I alIus say
Robinson was a cowardf'
Yes, you allus did"
'And you have got to wipe him outl"
Yes, / hev. 'Tain't no use putin up
with him no NOAH"
Have you and Robinson been at this
thing very longT asked as Shutdown.
Bout three years."
Its what they call feud is it9"
That's the name, guess. I'd have had
him twice if my gun hadn't missed fire,
and he's hit me once"
"Only a tride though" added the woman,
as if | would regard the wound as stain
upon his honor,
I'D like to see the man as could kill
popp exclaimed the Oldest child, girl of
ten.
go long, Nancy, and take that with
your said the mother, as she bestowed a
sound cuff on the ear.
Robinson now fired bullet through the
only front window and uttered a war
whoop.
Coin to stand itF queried the woman
as she looked over to her husband.
in course not. Stranger, I'm sorry for
this muss. That ornery Robinson has took
advantage of you bein' here to raise
furse. Don't blame it onto me-"
| excused him and asked him for the orr
gin of the feud. He could not give clear
reason, and after ten minutes argument he
consented to let me go out and talk with
Robinson. / opened the door, waved the
only white cloth the woman could find in
the house, and soon after went out. Rob
inson was bedind tree across the road.
"Howdy, strangers" he queried as l came
up. HAS Hi surrenderedW
When | told him had come to act as
peacemaker he laughed the idea to scorn.
Didn't he tell a hull barroom full of fell
lers at Athens that he could put me on my
backr he howled.
"And what elseg'
Didn't he call me a sassafrax chewer
and make fun of my shootin'w
went back to Hi, and he roared out:
Didn't he brag Of how he could out
jump meF
"What elsem
Didn't he say we run off durin' the
warp
| went back to Robinson, and just as dark
ness settled down patched up truce. He
was to come into the cabin and talk mat
ters over, being guaranteed protection.
When we entered Hi sat on the edge of the
bed, rifle in hand. The two men glared at
each other a minute, and neither the wife
nor children seemed to have a quicker
heartbeat. Robinson finally placed his gun
in a corner, went over to Hi with extended
hand, and said:
''We've bin ornery long huff know
you kin out wrassle me-"
Eyes we've bin powerful ornery," re-
piled Hi. II allus knowed you could out
jump me-"
"And l chewed sassafrax."
''And we run off durin' the war;"
That settled it the wife set about getting
supper, and it wasn't ten minutes before
Robinson was trottipg one of the children
on his knee.