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

tempfs to Recall Some Sugar
Swamp History.
Peleg was reading aloud to his grand
father the County Notes in the las
Clarion Blast of Freedom. He had 90
through the Sugar Swamp Shots" tn
"Waftings from Wild Camden" tn
Sprays from Sprouts Clearing an
other jottings, and had come to tn
"Blaring Ridge Billiards." The Oh,
Settler was lying back in the splint-bot
tom rocking chair with his eyes shut
quietly listening. The first jot unde
the ''Blaring Ridge Billiards." was a
follows:
"A reliable citizen of the Ridge say.
he saw wolves prowling around in thi.
neighborhood the other night. Ho fol-
wolf hunt!'
Watts that?" exclaimed the Old Set
tier, opening his eyes and coming bolt
upright In his chair. Peleg read the iot
again.
"Ha! ha! ha!' laughed the Old Settler.
That's the bes' thing I've heerd in ,
coon's age! A reliable citizen o. Blarin
Ridge has seen VOLTS prowlin' 'roun'
thar, has he? That's better, b'rosb.
thin any thing the Clarion Blast ever
had in its Laugh an Grow Fat colyum.
Now, II the chap that writ that had list
said that VOLTS was prowlin' 'roun' the
Ridge, I'd ha' thunk good deal but said
nothin'. But wen he says a reliable
citizen seen 'em can't keep still. TIL,
mowt be setch thing ez VOLTS prowlin'
'roun' thar, but ez for reliable citizen.
that won't go down. TIL hain't been a
reliable citizen on Blarin' Ridge fer bet
tern forty year! Read that ag'in, Peleg,
an let me bust laughin'!"
Peleg read it again, and the Old Set
tier laughed. After he had subsidized.
Peleg said:
do you think there is wolves over to
the Ridge, grandpop?"
sonny" replied the Old Settler.
''wolfs hain't no durn fools. They know
heir business, an CONSISTENTLY know
hit they hain't got no business foolin'
roun' here in these days. First place.
'huz bounty o. 81 sot ON their heads.
IN that's agin 'em. Mex place. tn
,ain't nuthin' for VOLTS to do nowad ays
n none o. our deestricts, like tn was in |
he good oil days o. Sugar Swamp. Watts |
volts fer, anyhow? III tell We wat |
hey'm fer. They'm to prowl aroun' in |
ne wfldee wiidernest an watch their
hances to gether 'roun' the cabins o.
hem this had the grit to build cabins
nar, an to scratch at the door o. their !
ab1ns, an rattle at the winders. an
owl an yell fer the settler an his fam
y to come out an be eatup. Leastwavs
hats all th't ever heerd VOLTS was fer.
mt tn hain'tnone o. that wildee wilder
est nc more, not In these parts, an the
DOR VOLTS don't hev no show to eether
oun' the cabins an howl an yell to be
ther let in or else fer thu cabiners In
'me out. I'D jist like to see that relia-
e citizen O. Blarin' Ridge th't saws he
'es them VOLTS. II he was billed down
Il bate bar'l o. pork agin sap anger
It he'd come out one part citizen an
ne parts Blarin' Ridge red eye, an a
mmon leetle every day jag on that
'coction II make TELLER see VOLTS AM Z
lldcats an fiery dragons all to wunst.
goshtlmighty, an / know It'll Read I
ct agin, Peleg." IL
feieg was growing trifie weary Of !
Q Blsring Ridge Blizzard, but he read .
Q 1ot once more, and his grandfather
AIRED again, and said he hadn't in;'yed
y thing so much sence Bill Rapsy Lost S
ear in . bar rassel.
so they'm gointer hoe fer wolf I
mt, be they?" said the Old Settler. I
Full, they'll hef to hoe, an they'll hef t
keep On hoeing, bgosh, till they eis "
an through to Rooshy fore they strike 81
rolf" {.
The Old Settler laughed again. Peler
q the paper aside, and was soon alb
bed in literature more to his fancy. ii
Q mirthfulness of the Old Settler p
sed by and by. He glanced with
ne astonishment at Peleg, who, with W
q elbows on the table and cheek
ting on each hand, was porting over . o.
X that lay open before him. The ia
Settler rocked very hard for mo- vi
Mt Then he sat still and shuff7ed rr
feet on the floor. He coughed. He ar
up, Lit his pipe, and sat down again. lii
kang great hustle In doing it. PeIer pc
er raised his eyes from his book. az
sentiy the Old Settler said. sharply: =
Peleg, Ill bate yer gointer ast me II m,
ler had any 'sperience with wolfsl'' Oh
no hain't, grandpops" said PeleR, Lis
ssiy' without moving from his posi- ro