Daily Republican., 1888-08-10

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Better git yer gun"
"WhyH6
cause Robinson's coming"
The man rose up, passed the wo-
man, and the 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 o man leave the road and take to
"a tree.
Eyes, that's Robinson" muttered
my host. "Stranger, you'd better
squat Children, lay lowi Jen. look
out fur YOURSELF"
/ sat down on the ground beside the
log, while the children took cover on
the other side. The woman never
moved,
"Who ia Robinson and what does
he wantp" finally asked.
olives down on the creek, and
wants TO shoot me-" was the calm re-
ply. w..
"He's gittin' yer range, Hi" re-
marked, rather than exclaimedi the
woman.
Next moment bullet whistled over
my head and the report OF r Jbinson' 8
rifle came TO our ears.
''He coul Int hit a barn at the end
of his gunl" muttered HI, who stood
with rifle ready to raise to his face.
There was long silence, and then
he stepped down and said;
''Guess we'd better go in, stranger.
Robinson's an emery skunk, and is
probably cTeepin' up on US for clusser
shot Jist don't mind us, hut make
yerself to hum"
The door had not beon shut to after
us as we entered the cabin when bull
let struck It. This aroused the spirit
of the woman, and she exclaimed:
"There, Hi Skivens; didn't | allus
say Robinson was cowardW
Eyes, you allus did.
''And you hev got 10 wipe him
outPT
"Yes, I hev. 'Tain't no use putin
up with him NO noah ="
"Have you and Robinson been at
this thing very long2n l asked, as l
sat down,
"'Bout three years"
''It's what they call feud, is iti"
"That the name l guess. I'd have
had HIM twice il my gun hadn't missed
fire, and he's hit me once"
"0nly lritle, though" added the
woman, as ii would regard the
wound as q stain upon his honor.
I'D like to see the man as could
kill popi' exclaimed the Oldest child,
a girl OF 10.
"Go long, Nancy, and take that with
you'll" said the mother, as she bestow
ed n sound cuff on the ear.
Robinson now fired bullet through
the only front window and uttered a
war whoop,
"Goin' to stand itP" queried the
woman, AZ she looked over to her hus-
band.
SIN course not. Stranger, Pm sorry
for this mnss. That emery Robinson
has took advantage OF your bein' here
to raise furze. Don't blame 1t on to
me-"
| excused him and asked him for
the origin of the feud. He could not
give clear reason, and after ten min
utes' argument he consented TO let me
go out and talk with Robinson.
opened the door, waved the only
white cloth the woman could fad In
the house, and soon after went out.
Robinson was behind tree across the
road.
e'Howdy, Stranger" he queried as
came up. "Has hi surrenderedH"
tolA thak 4 49,
act as pescemaker he laughed the
idea to seorn.
nDidn't he tell hull bar room full
Of iellers at Athens that he could put
me on my backH" he howled.
'And what else?"
didn't he ell me sassafrax
chewer and make fun of my shootin'f"
went back to Iii, and he roared
nut:
"Didn't lie brag of how he could
,ut jump MOP"
"What else?"
'Didnt he say we run of durin' the
war;"
went back to Robinson, and Just
ls darkness settled down / patched up
| truce. He was to come into the |
cabin and talk matters over, being |
protection. When we en-
cred Hi sat ON the edge of the bed,
life In hand. The two men glared at |
zach other q minute, and neither the |
wife nor children seemed to have
quicker heart beat Robinson finally |
placed his gun In corner, went over
10 Hi with extended hand and said:
"We've bin emery long 'nuff.
Know you kin out wrassle me. !"
ayes, we've bin powerful onery,"
.eplied Hi. al allus knowed you