Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-20
the oLp SETTLER.
Winds and Hurricanes - mts"ndersssnd'
iax--ReccuciIiasien--The Tale OF
Hiram Wuucut

Met" sald INC squire. ny! ov"
a. m 20 stop at nuthin,'. Major. ihey slosn
a''cs~selence az 10 heft tan buckwhit chah
AM knock things hcltcr-skcl;er an
Ether eend up einerly. Ihey'm orful to
roofv hlch winds, be they, Squire!"
|inouircd the old Settler.
aNutbin' like EN- over hcerd on afore !"
asserted the Squire.
"Do they do anything p'tc'lar curious
an 0ncOmmony' .,
%" Cur'oasest an oncommonest ever heerd
on" - .h .,,
Has any on 'cm ben high enough an
c,,-'ons enough TO change the shirt on
roui~ back 'thOut his known OF 1t!
,skcd the Old settler. with the air OF an
Wnl. Major" replied tho Squire.
,fiebilv miffcd, "harrycanes don't gineT'ly
,fapsc round the kon'ry playin' funny
'~Ah, Don't thew" said the Old Set
fier. with a sarcastic smile. Nul; theh.
,,ehbe vo kin tell me wuthcr any o these
ore hsrrycancs o vouy'n IS high enough
AM cnr'ous enough 10 git up . oar tght
,sartrr miled or more 'bove tho 'arth an
curn NIGH ae'in the clouds; That wouldn't
. ulayin' no funny Joke. reckon"
Major" said the Squire. after mo-
rent's consideration OF the subject, II
I've got any relations.ez keers fer yc. they
irtor take We In hand 70 wunst. we got
permouitfy SYMPTOMS o goin' crazy ="
THAT haint nuiher here nor thar,
rrnaL :" exclaimed the Old Settler, shaking
is is, M the Squire. " I'VE gone an
.ehed up heap o. talk about some high
,.' curious winds an harry canes, an we
'lns N NJ me without me ever givin' ye
dunn provycation fer it. | want sayin
-fhin' bout no wind Ie say tn never
VA. anv seich winds hecrd on. an wen
} 'cept ser chal'nge an try 10 git some
,se'. Onien yc'pout tho 'zact nainr' tnese
winds yer braggn' on. We don't dast come
- the dough trough. but try 10 sneak QUEEN
're charge We made az u me oy tuIhiil 'hc
r.LIcc' onier wuthcr I've got any relations
-,o.f I've cot ez many relations, DgOsh,
~ eou hev, An they kin eat ez inuch 81
...r.n KIM Thur this lectle diierEce
ioixt NY relations an yOurn, though
.rr relations kin eat ez much 81 mine
i.r hut mine ailuz has 1t TO eat, bgosn-
II don't kcer q durn fer you ner yer re-
iator.l" shouted the SQUIRE. shaking ms
f. 50 a. threatcnngly as the ga setter hau
ffrter his 4" II fer cRiin, i dunno now
.,.'i por relations kin eat. but | know one
f...r relations who Kin drink durn
,....t r.ore'u ANYBODY else's relations INT /
.... .n.W'I. bnt he don't alluz hey IT to
l-.nk. though, unless somebody else buys
~
81 ure.en. comp'ny 'ccptod. Squire,?."
f,im,l the Old Settler, jumping TO his
...f and irnndishlng his cane. is present
..mnnl copied i ~! or smell con
.t.r th't y'r a lar vie or tv'Dei'
tr. .hfmicltg' WITCH shell It bet"
rl-ielcecr ono We durn please. ex-
CLAIMED Tie squire. swapping his myers
under the old settlers nose. II the
.L.o ffe v0l. corsafn sc. put II on.
mo ola settler c.arel at the squire and
D.e o..,,.ra allrcd al the Old Settler. The
4 i.,..r.. c,re WIS raised over the Squire's
l.nd AMI tho Slnire's fst was very close
"a Tie ola settlers nose. The two veterans
had never before heenin hifiiHoes eulle so
threatening. bu, nobody Thought H. WORTH
vttlo % interfere. Iy ard nf the Oin
re'i.ef lowered ms cane. nu' lis Eli'J Ire, re-
1iaa.red The SQurc's list dropnei' put
srar ard not leave his eye. linen the
k0ii settler exclaimed:
Who said th0ff We were rei rencin' 70
rrs> mover thort O. setch thing. gosh
b. M m iro uraeent comply thin me here
fi.fsrriafi0n o. my relation. lender seis
Ihol pul.ubcrry. He married MrM
feaon' clu .iu. an dye s'pose I'm soihter
o. still am hav sc throw inpytations on
rois Not vile kin git up an periest'
"Nuu.r Said the Squire a good deal
,entier. Is tn any % your relations reia-
I'D h,ro iies YOU an Sol
$50. th haint, replied the old Settler:
"lhen. MAJOR said the squire.
lon't mind sayin'.to ye th't didn't mean
alright. squire" exclaimed the Old
B, .iior. IF 'copt yer pology."
Tho Sqnire and the Old Settler shook
ands and sat down. the Sources eyes
Kiuli'nc a- BE winkcd at the ioys. whiie.
Ffhr ola settler ordered lcetle sumpin'
Scfrc hin fer all hans
Major" said tie Squire after awhile.
= THINK yo said spell ago th't made "a
charge al'in We an wouldn't stan by a..
How'd make charge a. fin ye:n
"Nul. Slu.rc.' replied the Old Settler.
'srcakln' q them high an cur Gus winds
| p vour'n. We said th't hadn't never heerd
D winds ~ was ez high an cur Gus cz
Them. That were charge az IN me, an .
DI'Dus one, an wen begun 10 try an GIT
j soma fac's outcn ve bout them winds O
..nr'n yo driitcd 10 sublecs ez was turin
u the question an leetle uniOrt' nit"
"Se.ch hein' the case. MAJOR. said the
-.ure.n I'll take back the charge. an asst
% rerceed with yer 'zamn1tOn y me
~ 90 Wutter them winds o mine. 81 You
e.Il 'em. .las ek0l 70 sartin things or wuiher
fiey want. Heplyin' 10 YER two tust quos-
nis now. III say int none o them winds
ever irniut ~ clau-u' man'sshirt thOut
n.m ifuw,n' Of IL. an q fer gittin' up a
lnrtrht 'mOrgst The clouds. they wouldn't
la' bad no more idoe ~ dom OF u IN Il thev
" uld ha' had a. takin' mp election ior
tie tcaihfn- IN Aicrky.'
UNITS wat | thort. bgosh'' said the
Dld Settler An now, then. Squire. was
Xnny ~ them winds % yOur'n high an
tuf'ous enough in their natur' To- hcv a
bnan arrested charged with cattle-steal-
III r"
Never. sir" replied The Squire. with
4 The .oicmntv of q witness IN court.
Good" calculated the Old Settler
"Nlw. sir. Did any - them winds o
l ,Dur'n ever show their height an then
eur business too be- sctch "a to change the
veeuoo oi a case Ia court an save au inner
cent man from persccutonl'
Never, " answered the Squire.
"Ihen. Sqnnr,' said the old Settler,
th' lns hen winds and harrycanes "A durn
tigAt higher an cu'0usor thu. them o,
yoli'r. al III prov, n 10 We bv the ease OF
I'm ANCESTOR % mine. who lived in the
Nurar swamp decsiric' at an 'ariy dav.
D. riln' 80 the dockvnents. his name were
Hiram Muucui. Wun't say that the
WINDS they had IN tho Sugar Swamp lces-
,rr Ia them days w, higher az cur'ouser
TAIN any th't had ever ben hccrd on afore,
agse 10 mout BOA charge ag'in somebody,
no the family 1ocku clts SAYS tEey was,
,l also saws th't they WIS uncommon sud-
.ft an contrary in their dispositions.
"iI eve th'were victim o sarcum-
stances. the dOckymenls says. his name
Nere Hiram Muncut. Hiram were q poor
an hut he were ambitious. lie had a
.arln' ih't were continually bein' squatted
hy bar INT didn't make 10 bones o
Nal.iu' OF with a sheep OF pig OF "a calf,
-ti afpre Hiram Nuucut's eyes.
il vls the ambition o Hiram
+ las that bar low. But the bar
wesc too cunnin' chap for Hiram
u be- coniuuneroi 10 gether in the
lu' pfouoc O. Hirams farm an keep
irau poor. The bar didn't seem 10
h.fief nobody el,e's sheep nor calves but
llua'.. an So. " he his neighbor, Philaa-
der b0lcs. k'draise wool enough to make
han nice iiannen shirts an his calves
Iow'd up inter COWS an oxen. Hiram had
o. Keep On wearn' rather uscd-up OF cot
2 shirts tht had kim with him wen he
lalied M Sugar swamp. an his calves
Hlidn'i stay with hn long enough TO git
iC n, COWS nor oxen.
Them winds . the Sugar Swamp dee