The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-11-29


dons ~ queried Bowman in reply.
"Yes. The Trouble between
your two families is known thirty
miles away"
"And who do they say is ahead 7"
asked The son Tom as he drew him
self up.
"rhev don't say anything about
that. They say you are keeping
people away who would like 10
settle here and help clear up The
country. They say you must be
queer folks to keep up quarrel
like This over an old bureau worth
two or tire dollars. They say this
quarrel is the reason you haven't
g0l a church or school in this
neighbOrhood. They say you had
a store down at the cross roads,
but the owner had 10 move away
or risk his life. They say you cant
get a shoemaker or blacksmith IT,
settle around here, because he's
got TO take one side or the other.
They say the legislature ought to
pass "A law to send one OF you 10
the Atlantic and the other 10 the
Pacific ocean,
For one long minute every one
Of the group stared hard at me,
and not a lip moved. Then Tom
half rose aud whispered:
Pap, he'un is lur The Jor'lOnsm
III that was true, why didn't |
pass on 10 stop with him over
night 2" | asked.
"Tom' he'uns dead sot" (perfect-
ly righD, said The old man, after a
moments thought.
"You have quarreled and fought,
shot, stabbed and wounded Tor len
long years, and what have you,
gained !' asked.
No one replied.
"YOur quarrel has driven people
away, lowered The price Of your
lands and put You 10 much trouble
and expense. Tell me where you
are ahead q
''But does you'nn ask ns to give
il TO the Jordons?" aske | Mrs.
Bowman.
mo, ma'am, l don't. | simply
ask You TO think il over, meet the
Jordons and have talk, and put
this fnSslng away"
"It'S they'uns business to come
TO IFS, said rom.
well, suppose they do! Will
You meet 'em half way ~
There was another long silence,
broken at last by The old man, who
said:
"Seems like.thar's sense in what
you say. do really believe thar's
bin too much fussing, and that it
ought to.slop."
swell, now, you think il over
tonight, and in the morning, il
you are all agreed, III go over 10
JordOn's and have talk. | be-
lieve you have only 10 come TO.
gelher and have a talk TO see the
folly of keeping up this war"
Being tired went to bed about
10 o'clock, but The family sat up
and talked until after midnight.
Next morning at breakfast Bow
man said 10 me
'Wall, We hev concluded 10 stop
lussing if he JOrdons will, but IT'S
no backdown fur us. No Bowman
ever backs DOWN"
Sits no backdown for anybody"
| replied. "You are simply going
exhibit sense and Judgment. Ey-
erybOdy for len miles around will
be glad 10 see the quarrel end. 1t
has moi only affected you and the
Jorcon's, but other families in the
beat"
After breakfast | rode over to
JOrdOn's. He and his two grown
boys were hoeing potatoes, and
their guns leaned against the fence.
After a little | got around to The
subject, and as soon as IT was prop |
erly presented / discovered that !
the prospect pleased them. They |
were sick and tired of the teud,
but were Obligeds,o hold out be-
cause the BOwmans did.
Ii was agreed before | left that |
the whole family should come over
to Bowman's after dinner, and at
2 o'clock they appeared. Thev
were met with pleasant words and
Oulstretched hands, and The ten
years feud was wound up and lor-
ever buried in ten minutes. Out
under the Trees we held a sort of
picnic, and il ever people enjoyed
themselves these two families did.
Along about 4 o'clock in the after
noon a man rode up 10 The gate on
a mule, looked us over in adazed
way and finally got down aud came
nearer and exclaimed:
"DOd-rot my buttons if that con-
sarned Yankee hasn't dun gone
and dun IT, Jist like | told EN- at
The store he wouldl So the iuSsing
won't be fussing no mOre'l Yipl
yipl hoOrayl'
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