The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-07-26

you. IL do peer like we never will git
straight no mo- Thar's Zelda'-meanin'
my daughter--'tore her coat when she
got over the fence this mornin' an thar
amt enough homeade stuff on ther place
ter fix her up agin. Sandy. they are
goin' ter hang you. l reckon
Vas, lowed.
Wall, that's whut l lowed, too, an
wall, fur pity sake, ef my pies amt
most bodatously burnt up
"Then the sergeant, after sortcr snic.
KERN at my wife-an' he neenter done
that fur thar amt a smarter woman round
here nowhars turned to me an' said
Have you finished all yo' arthly
rangementsl I'm sorter pushed fur time
an KANT ncgleck my duty in talkn'
crbout family erfars, however pleasant
that mout be; so keep yo' promise now
an come on out here an take yo' medi.
cine
"'Yas Sandy said my wife, cf you've
got to take it go an swallcr it down, but
I'll declar' ter goodness I'm nightly pes.
tered crbout them pies bcin' burned.
I'm Altered I'm sorter losin' my mind.
Sandy. | reckon I'd better crap that hot
tom field on shcers cf ken git anybody
to do the squar' thing by me-
'Just then my daughter Zelda come
in. Wife she made "A sly motion at her,
an Zelda she bowed ter the men an sot
down, an then | hearn the Sergeant
whisper TO one o. his men an say: She's
the puttycst critter ever Seed lie sot
down an gunter wind the rope in a ball.
/ The cat went over an' bumped her back
an guntcr rub herself agin the Sargent's
leg. Come away, kittie, said Zelda.
! You mustn't be so free with comp'ny,
fur they mout think you amt got good
manners She smiled, an | seed new
| light creep inter the Sargent's eyes.
Amt you glad, says Zelda, speakin' ter
thc.sargent, that the war is mighty nigh
ovcrH
"'Thc AVID in heaven knows am.
he replied, fur I'm sick u sccin blood.
"'I never wouder had nuthn' to do
with it, said |, if it hadntcr been
showed on me-.
"'Why didn't you go inter the rec.
o'nized army, stead o. bushwhackin'P
the sergeant asked.
"'Causc couldn't get whack at the
folks wanted You see, some o. the
folks in this curmunity go; inter the
habit o shootn' at me, an bcin mighty
han ter take up ideas that is suggested
by folks, drappcd sortcr nach'ly inter
thcr habit o. shOotin' at them. They
stayed right here, an so did !, an ever
once in a while Id drap one o en-; but |
ant never shot nj II nion soldier yit.
an never wanted ter. couldcr drappcd
you to;hcr day when you wuz ridIn'
under spencer's bluiT, fur | wu1 right
above YOU
"lle didn't say nothin' fur some time,
but he KEEP on lookin' at Zelda. 'Ole
man, says he, 4 amt got it in my heart
to hang you. You amt a enemy to our
side arter all. Boys, let's 90.
Gentlemen says my wife, I've got
some pies that amt burnt, an ef you'll
stay wc'l'-hcre she broke down, and
drappin' on her knees, gun ter praise
thcr Lawd. Zelda then drapped, an
re kon drapped, toe. After that we
all fell ter catin' pies. The next day the
sargeant he come back an brought us
the news that the war WIZ over.
could make this talk longer, but won't
fur you all know that the sergeant mar
ried Zelda. lie is a jcdge in Nashville
now, an'"-herc old Sandy took up n
package and began to take newspaper
from about it. "My son-in.aw an his
wife sent these here flowers to be scat
tered on these unknown mems graves.
Wen sprinkle 'em along with the dog.
wood blossoms an the flowers o the red
bud tree. - Nica9o Eceaiag Lamp.