The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06
THE OLD SETTLER.
NE and the Squire Recall che Dsys Of Good
Ola etlngo IRON San Deaineo.

THE OLD sHJTLhR
NE s.d The Squire Reeaii che Days or aoo<
Ola stlreo fron San Dcsinec.
Squire" said the Old Settler as he came
into tho tavern one cold day and In an uncom-
mon good humor. "'spose me n you has reg
lar oP-fashioned hot un. b'goshi Wat say r
"Humphr calculated the Squire. his eyes
twinkling wat do say7 Wat did y''spose
I'd say2 Watts hot uns fer. to take or to lot
be1 II they want to take. w'atd be the use o.
heatin' water2 m w'atd be the use o. raisin'
slspice m nutmogs n Gloves n eetchf m
w'std be the use o. havin' sugar. Wat do
eay7 WV. o. course me n you ii take reg
liar ol'-fashioned hot un. Major! That's wat
IsayP'
The Squire got mp. took his uuid out Of his
mouth and put It in his big tin tobacco box.
for no wasn't through with It yet, and he and
the Old Settler went up to the bar and had their
hot un. When they had sat down again where
the logs we're swapping on the hearth. tho
Squire said:
'seems to me. Major. they don't mako hot
uns nowadays OF sizzlin' n s'archin' N tick-
lin to the palate ez they did wen me n you
usety put 'em away. forty n fifty year ago."
Course they don't r exclaimed the Old Bet
tier "They hsin't got the stun to make EN-
out Of. now-a-daysW
course it's SOP persisted tho Old Settler.
"W'y, list think back m member Jonas Bill
ducks Of stingo from Sandy Mingo th't he
usety set upi That were juice with heit to 1t.
b'eoshl Tha hain't nuthin' like It to-day.
nuther. on the 'arth below. nor In tho heavens
above, nor sailin' on the salty seas I kin snin
that OIL stingo now. SQUIRE Don't ye member
how II usety kinder stop n quicker up the root
o yer tongue fore It went on down n started
them fires in yer innards th't y didn't want to
uuinch, N consekently didn't never pour no
water AFTER it2 JeewhizEi N don't y mem.
Der how. AFTER I'd took two or three on EN- n
gone to bed y couldn't help gettin' MP n
dressin yourself m goin' down n gettin' an.
from Sandy Mineol Consarn its pictur'. I snif
tyitl'
"Hor oni hor on. Maori" exclaimed the
Bquire. while his mouth watered. and he
smacked his lips and swallowed. "Y' make
mo feel sorry th't I'm livin'p'
'''N then list to think. Squirrel continued
the Old Settler. All y had to pay fer II were
. thrippence drink. m Jonas allus turned
his head wen y poured 1t outi Thar were
gentleman. b'eoshl Tha's plenty o landlords
to-day. Squire. but tina hain't no Jonas Bill
ducks 'mongst EN-"
Not many. tina hain'tr assented the SQUIRE.
sMs nss snsop d fs% %sts
The sauire glanced toward the Landlord. who
s: :,SS IA sSs issdfS1S and tn.
ara l9 81; pleased Jonas Bilduck were
Ian ssa Tsns sn and tn e 90 sss
APE eus Sy end b the
,E how .olks did ysety Tx. Z, Of stingo:
bs % TSs1 gs q
down a Bisr,p' Ridge with 6is folks: q started
e a st y% Sntse srs
VIII VIII the ut q The land. @sety see him. wunst
IN while. goin' BY with leetle yaller Jug. but
the run Of him fer a couple Q. year. q then one
day Kim acrost him at the 81 sugar s, sTamp
':SSRRS Sl!s Y y; gtt,9 long,
Tn stan S sas as ssss w hi III, sa's
Sss!S ~ q h0% ee tss
barl he says. guess I'm gittin' longl'
Goeht mighty = / says to myself. after HI
sseq sn
trsattn' HI right ! says; Hes fe l ctti,
up s e Hs ss sS%s d 9sss
AZ went Rdss
IT, Z Efss asF 81 .ssf s0'fsssas
bess Pnasn 70 s'x Ee
with him. HI said that were all right
Wpll. SQUIRE, there / sot n, SGT. al AFTER,
noon ,pologi1in,, n pologtzin n tellin, III l
50 well! TIL ny tongue hung put E, p, 81 9syer
" !s stlnse s@s' me
hhHfty; too: p, eS were goin' out turned to
-. 50 we do he says. GRIMM ike hyeny,
%e so s II the he says
That were Blarin' Ridge hospitality,
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g .All bgosht'imIghtyr., exclaimed The, Old
Settler. getting red In the face and talking
loud. 1tcp vi went 70 Blartn' RIDGE 70 pol.
ogiEe 70 ~ Beedippor. n, done ~ Wen you
ega, o. wun't STAN 'siniwatin' from no.
"Yull stan It from me. consarn y. wen y
70 70 runnin' down my folksP replied the
who's s.runnin, down your folksr' do
NO g I dfdn' 1 y SGo aidHt'
oa T y ssia they lIySa q Bsrln Ridge
Then they hadn't orter lived at Blarin' |
Ridge; Folks is know'd by the comp'ny they |
Wull anyhow. tina want never no saddle O. |
I Gsson iG Sn 10 my Papsa cellar th didn't
:. The Old Settler started out Of his CHAIR. He
thumped the floor with his cane. He shook Il |
ut the Squire. He made several attempts TO |
DO the subject Justice. At last he dropped |
back and gasped rather than spoke;
=" That's dod durn lie. Squire m you know |
Watts D lie?" said the Squire. regaining his |
temRer % the Old Settler ire incrsssed,
INT anybody eyer found o saddle o. NUT
ION In mans cellar didn't h'lOnR tn him 70 |