The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-20

married M'riar's secon' cousin, an dye
'spose I'm gointer set still an hev ye
throw impytations on Sol? Not vile
kin git up an pertest, b'goshw
''Wull," said the Squire. good deal
gentler. lis tn any o. your relations
relation here sides you an Sol?"
mo, tn hain't" replied the Old Set,
tier.
''Then, Major" said the Squire. 81
don't mind sayin' to ye th't didn't
mean SOL"
"AlI right Squirrel" exclaimed the
Old Settler. 81 'cept yer 'pology!"
The Squire and the old Settler shook
hands and sat down, the 'Squire's eyes
twinkling as he winked at the boys,
while the Old Settler, ordered leetle
sumpin' refreshin' fer all hans.
Major" said the Squire, after
awhile, II think ye said spell ago th't
! made charge ag'in ye an wouldn't
STAN by 1t. How'd make q charge
ag'in YEP"
"Wuil, Squire" replied the Old
Settler, ''speakin' O. them high an
curious winds O. your'n, ye said th't 1
hadn't never heerd o. winds ez was ez
high an curious ez them. That were a
charge ag'in me, an serious one, an
wen l begun to try an git some fac's
outen ye bout them winds o. your'n ye
drifted to subjects ez was furrin' to the
question, an little unfortnit"
''Sech bein' the case. Major" said the
Squire. 'Ill take back the charge an
asst ye to perceed with yer Examination
o. me ez to wuther them winds O. mine,
ez ye call 'em, was ekal to sartin things
or wuther they want Replyin' to yer
two fust questions now, I'll say th't
none o. them winds o. mine ever
dreamt O. changin' mans shirt 'thout
him KNOWN of it. and ez fer gittin' up
q bar fight 'mongst the clouds, they
wouldn't ha' had no more idee o. doin'
of it thin they would ha' had o. takin'
up election fer the heathens in Az
ferky."
That's wat thort, b'goshp' said the
Old Settler. AN now, then, Squire, was
any O them winds o. your'n high an
curious enough in their natur' to hev
man arrested charged with cattle steal
IMP"
"Never, sir!" replied the Squire, with
the solemnity of witness in court.
'Goodv' CALCULATED the Old Settler.
'sNow, sir! Did any o. them winds O.
your'n, ever show their height an their
cur'ousness to be setch az to change the
veenoo of case in court an save an in
nercent man from persecution?"
'.Neverr answered the Squire.
Then, Squire" said the Old Settler,
''th'has been winds and harrycanes
a durn sight higher and cur'ouser thu
them o. yourn, an I'll prove 1t to ye by
the case of an ANCESTOR o. mine who lived
in the Sugar Swamp deestric' at an 'arly
day. 'Cordin to the dockyments his name
were Hiram Wuncut. l wun't say that
the winds they had in the Sugar Swamp
deestric' in them days was higher an
cur'ouser thin any th't had ever ben
heard ON afore, cause it mout be
charge ag'n somebody, but the family
dockyments says they was, an also
says th't they was uncommon student
an contrary in their dispositions.
IF ever tn were victim o. sarcum-
the dockyments says his name
were Hiram Wuncut Hiram were a
poor man, but he were ambitious. He
had clearin' th't were continually bein'
squatted on by q bar th't didn't make
no bones O. walkin of with sheep or a
pig or calf. right afore Hiram Wun-
cuts eyes, an it was the ambition o.
Hiram to lay that bar low But the
bar were too cunnin' chap fer Hiram,
an he continnered to gether in the liv-
In produce O. Hiram's farm an keep
Hiram poor. The bar didn't seem to
bother nobody else's sheep nor calves
but Hiram's, an so, vile his neighbor
Philander Boles KID raise wool enough
TO make him nice hannen shirts an his
calves crowd up inter COWS an oxen,
Hiram had to keep on wearin' ruther
used up OIL cotton shirts th't had kim
with him wen he landed in Sugar
Swamp. an his calves couldn't stay
with him long enough to git to be cows
nor oxen.
Them winds o. the Sugar Swamp
1eestric', so these family dockyments
says usety come up SO student th't one
minute yer corn in the garden wouldn't
be shook by ez much ez zephyr, an
the next minute yer house d be sot
Town in the mex township by streak
, wind. Folks in housen th't was bein'
'cooted through the air in one direction
d meet housen from neighborin' dees-
RIGS passin' along in t'other direction,
hem winds run in setch contrary
'treaks Hiram Wuncut alluz said th't
1uthin' th't none o. them winds mowt
10 would ever s'prise him not one ioty.
Zone afternoon Philander Boles' wife
lung out her wash, an lef it out over
hight 'Mcngst the wash were one q |
nannen shirts. Mex morn
n wen she went out to take in the
wash the fiannen shirt were gone, an |
n its place on the line were curious
ookin' cotton shirt That were as
but wen Philauder found th't