The sun., 1888-04-22
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brought to tho Old Settler BY an item In the
last issue OF the Clarion Blast Of Freedom, and
he slapped his hand on his knee, and, turning
to tho Squire exclaimed:
"Gosht'lmightyl That 'splains sumpin' th't
alluz puzzled me. That 'splains It, pgoshi
One o. my 'arliest rcmembernccs, an one
thtl stick to mo like burdock ball to cows
tail ez long es hev the privilege O. wanderin'
on this mundane sp'ere, is Roxianny Shot
punk. one O. oP Shadrack Shotpunk's gals O.
Pebbly Hill. way over on the borders o. the
Sugar Swamp deestric'. Dye member her.
'Suulre2"
"Tol'abls gingery ez to dispsition. want
she 2" said tho Squire.
Rutheri" replied the Old Settler.
didn't take much to raise her dander.
nuther. did it7" said the Squire.
"A skyrooket with match fetched to it's
tail eend couldn't git up no easier nor no sud-
denter," said the Old Settler.
"The predomlneorin' outcroppin' o. her top
knot were rod, want I'll" asked the Squire.
Redeem q quart o. cranberry sassw re-
piled the Old Settler "Th' want never nuth-
in seed or heerd on In the Sugar Swamp dees-
tric' tht were quite ez blazin' ez Roxianny
Shotpunk's head up to the time tht Duset
Peter went on q visit to Wild Gander Ridge, an
kim back sayin' th't eddication in Sugar
Swamp were way tohind the age 1ongside o.
wat 1t wero on Oh Wild Gander.
"'why,' says Duset, over thar thuv had
Their school house painted fer better'n two year.
says he, on painted red. at thatl It made mo
'shamed fer Sugar swamp says he, wen thud
come to me. over thar. an say they s'posed tht
We had preaohin' in tho rod school house at
the Swamp, o. course. an me havin' to say
says Duset. 'th't yes, We had preachin.' but not
In no red school house; an them says he. to
hev 'em say. IVY. how's that" an me havin'
to own up an tell em th't our school house
want painted. They couldn't un'erstan' that
says Duset, AN said th't We want doin' the
squar' thing b. the risin' gin'ration O. Sugar
Swamp. an th't eddication want bein' guv the
proper hist in no doestric whar tn want no
rcd school house. wy. they telled me over
thar. says Duset, 'th't thuz scholars In their
school house a cipherin' in long division t'day.
tht two year ago. fore the school house were
painted red. couldn't figure up tootums two to
save Their pesky glzzardsv
Them news O. Duset's sot folks in Sugar
Swamp t thinkin'. an tn he'll mestin' to do
sumpin' fer eddication. Duset Pelter were IN
the cheer. an Adiniier stifI he riz up an' said
It Kim right down to gittin' OF it sugar swamp
didn't ca'clate to take no back scat fer Wild
aardsT Ridge nor a.9s no OthsT
school house at Wild Gander Ridge Mr.. Cheer
mani ma Fast ast Adiniier: nu,.. .,.. a., su.
&htoL NY WV o"So Ouoes' o"' is' "uAA
L Then ! move ye ssggs r., Adinijfer. M I'll TIT We
ns FsadsG tRe VIA aanasr sehOo
hesfs "a ayes ss1s S.d an tn. school house
dis.yry were made IT. the shine in were s ell to9k
uncommon proud o, tina, red head o hern; an
psq psqts nHaffsS III eands @ R, she got essh9
artsr that evry time the red sehoS 90, house 1 were
sey the ssa%p 1ns esn n
fashion shakin' mp on account o Roxy's rcd
an bs
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ne SbSnS al
To Se apps bntte9 sl eSr
ss ssSsst; SI%ssy A5ssnssS 9sk tkhIoSd in wat she
howl sSs sa sS e play d ssbac
so,z the iTeckies on i a'nost dropped asin 6eT
sse Ia It Sty Saep
Do in
family, an th't Artemesy were completed
ns 10 Rosss sa ss bag % TfEs W %ea
iateF 5 THAI red klssd HEAD 2 y ROWS. an q fore hey was
dees s'. eSeG SeGAs d e1 Ss
~ n"seun's like . + s6sy was sl%'iaf r. replied
sPsr %sp sse si
ter that blue caliker with the yal!er dots in it
f f dde H sDH1G hs5 SSs
to make b'ar fersit his appetite Ter sheep
5Fp' sesT sshss
me down to nth the funny part 9, wat started in
Sugar swamp deestric,' an nnt6in' higher to It,
nuther., thin Cubby Jurdans cream ;colorsd red
Rss casa dn a bis nSs snsS f fss
aaSsysf shs hssssn WIN ;s.aSs
sh't.s s. s'sosh, Si RosWy WA q drop u down ep Top y
SSt Sa msis ss5S S
boun. to go iIst tho op'sits d'rsetlon im the
mule to drive to. an he'd eit thai most ez soon
sz she DID; It were an amazin wonder how o.
1. sas .e.ns Reg, e,
Roxys d be a comfortin' piece O. property to
line onter the Tester ceaiin', an tuck to cot
sort O. starter. Ben Want bad iooFin' chap.
an, wen long to'ards mornin' the shindfG
hum. Roxy said he mowt. The Shotpunk
clearin' were tyo-mied I'm Teeter's by the
tsn'Ey bark road Ben @ top Roxy th't he'd h bitch 1
hum In style that bein' the unly establishment
ea the Teeter clearin' KID turn out in them
an q leetle ruther, ez to that. ez the brindle
steer couldn't be handled unly by Ben a ridin'
hum sittin' all alone on a stun drag an her
feler straddle @ the steer TIT were dreggin
afoot 1t were darker'n the smoke often q
burnin tar barl. an the footin' Were leetle
onsartin OWN to the rIts an, the st. stun
beauty O. that road. Young Ben had dreened
considerable clippers O. hard cider durin' the
able cute. Roxy want In ez pleasin' humor
ez she mowt ha' ben, count o. the news th't