The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-13
NO CHICAGO MEx FOR HIN.
He Had Had One Experience, which
Was Amply Sufficient


Was Amply Sufficient.
Prom the Arkansav Traveller
A party Of Chicago capitalists, pros
pecting in a mountainous region Of Ten.
nessee, stopped near log cabin and
inquired Of al old angular fellow who
came forward if they could get some
thing 70 eat.
ii reckon you mout," the old fellow
replied. "Sorter travelling, reckon ?"
''Yes, prospecting
GLOW prospectin :"
Looking after mining lands"
"Ah, bah julie" calling to his wife
"put on potful OF turnips an fling
rniddlin of meat on the FIRE. Jest get
ont, gentlemen, an tie yo' HOSES THAI
ter the feI CO. Wbar mont you be frum ="
Chicago one Of the men replied.
"What' Wall you neeuter tie yo' hos
ses here Say, thar, julie, take the tur-
nipe outen the pot an snatch the mid
din often the h,e.'
Why. what's the matter ~
oval, I'll tell you an then you can
20 erbout 20 b.zness Erbout two weeks
ergo was workin' down yander in the
6sr when long come Teller and sxed
me if could send him over ter the rail
road erbout ten miles from here. ! told
him that was so powerful busy that
could not spare my boss. Wall said
he. 'ef that's the case reckon III have
10 skuzs You Then be took out pint
bottle, shuck it, an sIid
"I reckon I've got some of the smooth
est icker here you ever seed. Jine
me-
81 turned loose my pillow haL'ies ar
lined him. Wy, 10 was treat. All this
country il prch btion, an You KANT git
adfan far the waTmest love nur the
brightest money. know that had ter
send forty miles for er pint bottle full
fer keep M the house IN case nv sick
ness. an know that many time J bad
wanted ter swig it, bat hit of on er-
count of IT'S preclouspete, go that when
that Teller handed me bis bottle ! Jest
opened my valve.
don't be erfeerd Nv techin' IT, said
be, fur am gain' whar thaIs plenty
mo 70 be got. Keen on helpin' ye'se'f .
said my friend An KEEP on. The birds
sang puttier, an all at once ] noticed
that a big saw legged grasshopper that
=
tnrned loose with the incest sort NV or
olatter; an ole hawk that bad KEEP or
bad eye on er domnicker hen an chick
ems all day, tapped his wings and sailed
away.
WThen | opened my valve ag'in, an
ameiitly the birds in the woods tuck mp
some new songs. The dancin' black
gnats that bad erwhle befO' 'peared ter
be so ngly. now had silver on ther wings,
an or pantin' lizard that set on the fence
seeUed like eT thing Nv beauty.
"sThat's what call silk velvet said
my friend. said Yes an then opened
my valve agin. ] thought NV my bottle
NV whiskey at home, an WIZ thankful
that had not t0ch II.
"Of wander whar the blue smok nv
the burnin' bresh heaps 'peared ter curl
up an meet the sky-nOw, hole, gontle-
men. don't git restless. fur | want you
ter hear me clean ter the eend.
90 She's mon hat gone, said my
friend. but ] want you ter uu'erstan'
that er Chicago man amt erfeered nv
the bottom NV uOthn. Smite her hip
an thigh, e. the Bible says. Wush you
could have some feller take me over tel
the railroad, said lie.
"'I don't know, but We kin make
some Engagements says /, fur you've
wound me up nightly, tell yOu.'
"sOh, don't want ter put you Ter no
trouble. saws he. 'ThaI'- Jest erbOut one
mo- drink i'm that bottle. Finish her up
Wall. I finished her, an' then / called to
my son Bll. / did. Bin says !, 'un-
hitch this here hoss frum the plow, hitch
him ter the carryoall, an take this here
gentleman ter The railroad
"Bil be done so, an that Chicago
man. after shakin' me waimly by the
han rode away. went out ter the
house ibout the time the slu set.
"'Wife. says !, 'diuged ef / didn't
meet the high priest an the elder an The
scribe, all in one jnst now
".Whut did he DO p she axed.
"I told her, an the tears come ter her
eyes, fur wife has got er mighty
heap NV sympathy in her natur. Vas,
sab, wife, she cried, and lowed she
would lack Rightly ter have seed the
fellow. Il wuz eTway after dinner sN
said, Ut ! mout er seed him
"'Wife, says !, 'beio's e. this here is
er mighty hoe elcasi0n, / think We
oughter open that pint bottle nv ticker
an take or couple nv small suorls.
oval, she was agreeable, an started
ter rummage fur the bottle, but she
couldn't find il. med IN after while
al cabs We soon found out that my
frien', the Chicago man, had stole my
bottle in the fust place, an had been
givin' me ms own hcker. So, gentle
men. Won neenter hitch yo' hosses. say,
thar, julie, empty them turnips outen
the pot and snatch the midlin' uv meat
Ofn the fire