The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-11

Ldpnau'S, Jnree miles Dack. we know bnat
It has not passed Harrisons, two miles ahead.
It's likely you saw the men,"
About two hours ago"
"Yes.n
IND it packed on two mules,
That's it ~
Pour men and two inulesr
YES"
'They must have left the main trail, or
you Woul ID have seen them"
"Tes.n
Back hero about twenty rods there's a
ravine To the right"
That's SOL remember"
IF had been one Of the men shonld
have dodged i'll there with the party"
Certain. A thousand thanks to YOU"
They We're of i'll gallop, and the sound
of their horses feet had not vet died away
when Two men dropped out of the rocks and
bushes TO my left They were mountaineers
and moonshiners. Both held out their hands
as jumped up in alarm, and one of them
said:
stranger, that's the whitest thing ever
kno y n man t, do, and we ar crowd which
womb torgit il"
lie uttered shrill whistle, and two other
naca, each loading a mule, broke cover from
tn cAet. That outfit was picked UP aud
backed and strapped in five minutes, and
vas inTlted to so along with the parry. We
kep5 :he main trail ABOUT half u mile and
then turncd into ravine road to the right.
Oac lnan Was sent on ahead as scout, and as
~s slowly progressed the others asked where
was from and what my errand was, and be-
fore had fully explained the leader, whose
na:nc was Dawson, said:
Say, he's the very Teller we got word
about. Put it thar, young Teller; an right
glad we AR TO see your
We had progressed about mile when the
scout came back with word that the rev.
enUe gang had taken a half circle and were
coming Lack to the main road by this very
path. just here a small ravine ran to our
right, deep and dark. The men were badly
ratified for the moment, and seemed abou to
abandon the mules and take fight down the
gully wheE / SAID:
Cant you all push down in there and
leave it to me againN
Would you 10 it, stranger"
"Of course ] will"
saw them hidden and then sauntered on
for about 200 feet and sat down on Il rock.
In five minutes the revenue men came up. |
asked what luck and they replied that they
had missed toe party altogether.
CATER you went away" | said after bit,
81 saw two men AID two mules in the brush
on the left of the DAD. "
"You didF
eyes. You were gone then, and of course
[ did not care to investigate alone"
"Those are the men we want" shouted
the four in chorus and away they went with
a great chatter.
Five minutes later the moo shine party
were out OF the raviue, and Dawson came
up to me, graspei me by the hand and said:
MEN, take good look at him! You'll
all fetch (agree) with me that if airy man N
these we're hills ever considers to chitter him
stops to question his right that ere man has
got to dief'
After proceeding about mile and a half
we reached the spot where the mill was to be
located and half mile away was Dawson's
cabin.
His family consisted of wife and three
children, the oldest being a bare-foote /,
bare-legged girl Of Is. After being intro
duced was left to pass a couple OF hours
while Dawson returned to the men. He had
explained to his wife who l was and what
had happened, but the children were full of
curiosity.
AS sat by the door smoking, the girl,
who was called Ded, sat down beside me aud
asked:
stranger. did ye lope ita' come on
foot.
Eyes"
"a mile or sot-down!"
"More'n that. About dozen f1op-upsn
A "sot-down" means half a days travel.
A 'fop-up" means days tramp. At bod
time the head OF the house would say to the
children:
"Come now, you'uns. it's fiop-up time"
The girl looked at me in great surprise,
and presently asked:
"You didn't come to shoot pop, cause
if yer had you would hev chucked lam
bushed) him.
mo; l came to see you"
"Mam oh, mann" she called, come out
yere! Jist hear he'un talkin!"
"What does he'un say" asked the mother
as she came out with her pipe and sat down.
Hes honey! dun tole we when that
wishbone fell down that he'un was comm.
Hip! Hain't he'un nice, mar
"He's honey, fur shore, " said the mother,
after CHANGING at me. But he'un must ak
pop fur yer. Say, stranger, did ye come
TO take Deb away9 Did somebody tell ye
we wanted her to git mar'dp
mo. | fell in with your husband and his
friends on tho road and he asked me to stop
over night"
"Hipl And you'un don't want to marry
met" shouted Deb.
IL can't, my child"
"Mebbe you'un is forwardly (already)
jinedp querled the mother.
Eyes"
Hip! And sot SIGH store by he'unr'
Walled Deb as she sat down and began to
''Now, Deb, you shet" scolded the
mother. "If he'un is forwardly jined how
kin he be jined agin' 'Tain't in natur', you
know"
"He'un had no cali (busness) to be jinedr
sobbed Deb.
pore chile!" sighed the mother. "Deb's
increased very SMART for her aige,
stranger. She's lookin' highern'n most gals
fur husband She doan' keer two twinkles
fur nobody round yerel'
'.Oh, well, she's smart and good looking,
and shell find nice husband"
"Hip Ar ye truthin'm exclaimed the
girl as she sprang up.
YES"
"And I'll git mar'd"
"Yes."
And have a real house"
"And real dress and bonnetr
Yes"
"And a gold ringF
Eyes"
"Oh. man! hear HIM hear himl Hipi
| can't sot still Jist think Of it, mamm
"pm thinkin', Deb, and | know he's
truthin'. Lor' bless him for his goodness to
us shuckleSs folkes."
Whoa went away Dawson took me to
the main trail by a short cut, and as we
sat down on rock to have last smoke to-
gether he SAID:
1--WE been hetchln" (wondering).
What about"
"Wall, we saw you comm up the trail
that day behind us an took you fur spy"
you dIdN