The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-02-15

e fore. The Old Settler actually had t
catch for his breath. He could scarcel
believe his eyes or his ears. He sat 10
r q spell staring about him, and was abou
to fetch Peleg up all standing, when
. suspicion flashed across his mind. Ha
Maria been belittling his recollection
OF Sugar Swamp to Peleg, and giving tn
. boy points?
'Peleg," said the Old Settler sternly
"whar's yer gran'mammyP"
Il "Meetin'," replied Peleg, reading on
Has she ben sayin' anythin' p'tic'la
} to ye lately?" asked the Old Settler.
"Ye-e-ess, replied Peleg, shifting un
easily in his chair, and CHANGING quickl,
| from his book to his grandfather and a.
quickly back again.
"Hah! she has, hey?" exclaimed the
Old Settler, swat did she say to ye?''
| "She-she-she told me that If She
ii shelf she ketched me at it again
she'd-she'd-she'd rattle the toe nails
off o. mel" replied Peleg, reluctantly.
'Ketched We at wat, We young sar-
pint?" demanded the Old Settler.
"Tyin' the cats tail to an old ROSTERS
leg to see which d fly most, fur or
feathers" said Peleg with a sly glance
at his grandfather, as he resumed his
reading.
did We do it, Peleg?" said the Old
Settler, eagerly, and forgetting all
about his perplexity and his suspicious
witch few most?''
| Feathers" replied Peleg, with no
apparent interest in any thing but his
| book
The Old Sattler sat back in his chair
| and smoked for awhile with a pleased
expression on his face. Gradually the
situation that prevailed previous to this
diversion came back to his mind. He
looked curiously at Peleg, and at last
said:
did you ever see wolf, sonny9"
sYep."
''Whar?n
"Show!'
This dialogue had not for second dis
tracted Peleg's attention from his book.
The Old Settler was nonplussed. He was
50 utterly dumfounded that even his
temper failed to come to his relief.
Finally, with all the impressiveness he
could summon, he said:
"Peleg, did you know that one wild
wolf didn't asst no odds o. three wild bar
in fang an claw set to, an KID wollop
the life outen the hull three to vunst? |
An did ye know that it takes tol'able |
good man to wade inter jist one wild |
bar an shet of his caloric? Then wat |
must nine VOLTS be, all set loose an
. pinin' fer blood? An again ten-year-
oil young un at that! Hadn't thort o. |
that, had We, Peleg?"
Nope" said Peleg, turning page
and following the lines eagerly.
The Old Settler rose to his feet like a
fash. He was boiling. He stood for a
moment over the imperturbable Peleg.
and then almost roared:
BE you sick. Peleg?"
"Me sick?" said Peleg, looking up in
surprise. me? Well, Iguess If you'd
'een the way 1.-The way -"
Peleg stopped in confusion, and his
yes dropped to his book II
THE way you what?" demanded his
If you'd seen the way fit Bill Sim
mons to-day guess you wouldn't think
was much sicki' blurted Pelee.
ibid ye fight Bill Simmons, sonnv?n
aid the Old Settler, resuming his seat
no his good humor. ibid ye-did ye 8
lex him?"
HE hollered 'Enougb?'' said Peler.
aively, and began hunting up the lost :
lace in his book.
Its wrong to fight, sonny" said the
Id Settler, solemnly. "Boys th't wants :
be good don't never fight. Be We sure
Q licked Bill, Peleg?" =
"Out of his boots" said Peleg.
Boys that fight. sonny, hain't apt to :
AXE good mark in the world, Peleg," .
I'D the Old Settler. ibid Bill holler :
uch?''
"You could hear him half q mile :.
I'D Peieg," still hunting for his place. !
"Couid, hay?v chuckled the Old Set
er. "Hollered ez much or that, hay?
hope yen member, Peleg, th't It's
rong to fight, an can't think we'll O.
'ys th't fights. Could hear him boiler
III mile, hay?"
And the Old Settler lay back in his q
air beaming. Peleg had found his
ace, and was soon deep once moro in =,
Q mysteries of his book. But the :.
evious subject at once asserted itself - -
the Old Settlers mind, and he once ~
're returned to it. ~ ~
Il wish't ye k'dha' lrnowed Sol Rider. A.
leg, o Sugar swamp" said the Old
ttler, in confidential tone. "Sol az
re the greatest wolf fighter, guess, II,
tever pranced 'roun' that deestric'. 20
were terror. He were lookin' ON ~
time dressed out them nine VOLTS. in
IN were comm ten year oil an he w
d he act'ly turned pale an trembled tn
see the way it was done" MI
'eleg kept on reading. a.,
i said, Peleg," repeated the Old Set he
:, severely, 'sthat Sol Rider turned etr
Q an trembled to see ~
! heard you, grandpop," said Peleg, wa
bout looking up.
Ye heard me, did YEP" exclaimed the eal
Settler, jumping up and striking the he
I9 with hio hand xVa hon-S -,