The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-02-27
said Mag's father. Couldn't ye stand
a leetle Bourbon ON it?'

'em I'd be out in the course of two or
three days. In the latter part of the
week took the blackboard and drove
out. 1t was fifteen miles. over the
cussedest road you ever saw. was
over six hours on the way. found the
house 1t was in clearing of about
three acres, divided up into a turnip
patch, cabbage patch and patch
of potatoes. A man was milking q
cow in the barnyard. On board by
the front door lay the ugliest looking
yalIer dog ever saw. That's lobe,
I s'pose,' said to myself When l
stopped my horse, the dog got up. l
tied the horse to the FENCE and walked
toward the house. .Tobe walked to-
ward me. He only had one eye. He
showed his teeth and growled. Isnap-
ped my fingers and said, Come here,
that's a nice feller.' He gave one
spring and had me by the pants in
less than no time. l yelled. The door
opened and Mag came out.
"'Oh, it's you, is it, Squire? Git
out, lobe! He's only playin', Squire.
Amt he the boss! You orto see him
shake groun' hog. Come in, Squire,
come in. He ketched one today, and,
bv darn! we'll hev it fur dinner. Come
in. I'll call Jerry, and git the thing
right over, like pullin' a tooth. Git
out, Tobe, you onary cuss!
Tobe left, and I went in. had
notion to put ball in the dog first,
though. Mag's mother was peeliLg
'taters in tin basin. Mag had been
washing, and her blue hickory dress
was a. wet as a dish rag. Her sleeves
were rolled up to her shoulders, and
her hair was sticking over her head in
all directions.
"sMam,' she said, here's the Squire.
I'll call John out'n the barnyard, an
we'll fix Tobe in this later patch as
solid as a pineknot, in lessn two min
utes! Dad amt here, but odds the
difference
"'Hold on a jiffy,' said the old wo-
man. i wanter settle suthin' fust. Ye
know, Squire, Jerry's got considerable
property
"Has her said 1. 4 didn't know
it.
LA, bless ye, yes! Deed he has!
There's them two hundred hoop poles
up long the creek, an half cord O
bark in the woods. Then he's got two
bushel O. turnips comm from old
Grindy, an share in that coon him
and another feller ketched last Sun
day. Besides hes got new pair o
fourteen shillin' cowskin boots and a
pair o. patent Kentucky james over
hauls Ye see. Squire, Jerry's we'll
fixed, an what want to know Is this:
Jerry ain't very wholesome. l think
he's got the indigestion OF the lungs.
Anyway, in case he should drop of
sud,lint without will L want to know
kin his burned onary brother Lie
claim them boots an overhauls. or will
they go with the rest o the things to
his sorrowin' widder?
81 set the old lady's fears at rest.
The widdow would ia / heir to the
boots and overalls, said.
"'Then call in Jerry. she said, AN
we'll hustle this thing through with
bells on
eMag went to the door.
asJer re e! Jer.r-ee! You Jerry
she called at the top of her voic6
tWhat-a yer wantY came back
from the barnyard. Yer allus yell
lin arter suthin.'
"'The Squire's come. you big lum-
mix! Come in an git hitched!
"Jerry came into the house grum-
bling, and as cross as a bear.
"'Might let feller git his barn
i cleaned out first he grunted.
1 "He had on hickory shirt and a
pair of overalls. The latter were roll.
ed up nearly to his knees, and his feet
were bare.
"'Wall, I guess yer barn'll keep till
this h'yer's over, said the old woman.
| 1.-The couple stood up and took hold
of hands. I was just about to begin
the ceremony when the old woman
threw both hands over her head and
yelleds
".Dod rat your ugly picter, Jerry
/ Elwine! Eff you amt gone and left the
i 6ass to that turnip patch down, an
i there's that pesky yearlin' heifer 4
4 chawin up half the winters bilin! Git
out there an turn her out, or I'll hist
q ye higher'n Gilroys kite!'
"Jerry dropped Mag's hand and ran
out to attend to the heifer in the tur
nip patch. He came hack putting like
poFpoise, and the ceremony was re.
sumed and got through with withou,
further Interruption.
"'You sell Tobe, now! said Mag
,sl'You dare to think O. sellin' Tohs
pow,, Jerry, an I'll make it warn
around this plantation!
. "Jerry went out to the barn. Mag
went back to her washing. had M
Imore business there, but thought TG
hang around for my fee, which i'm
tagined would be . tolerable good one
BY. and by the old man came hom,
from the woods. u
"'Well, dad said Mag, the jig il
up, and Tobe is one Of the -faimly sar
tain
aThe old man called me out in th.
ro.d.
81 understand ! he said, that yel
lowed four shiliin' by law for splicia
people. Now, Squire, that hits me !,
being . lie e-tle steep. Ye know / votel
| fur you more'n oact, an / think yos
, orter call this job three an -six. III,
recreation O gittia' heFe m hack OF
ler he worth E.ors'n fhe e4t4a xPenc'
Squire
II was 90 mad that I could hav,
!, crammed my hat down The old naiii
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