The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
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| IcltHE Tephtu tue otu beUtBE. lOOkiuk
| sternly st his fnquirinR grandson. "'Arly an
late. an late an 'arlS I've sot ye wnrnin'
| eg'in siniwatln'. Do you think that cause
| Sugar Swamp want ewellin' an Dustin with
| population like the Ridge ia here that folks
never heerd nuthin' there2 Do you think that
| cause the schoolma'ms that usety ketch the
young idees O. Sugar Swamp by the seat o. the
pants an the nap O. the neck an churn 'em
till tina were blisters on EN- do ye think that
| cause them sohoolma'ms didn't chaw gum an
| wear their hair down In their eyes that the
young idee O. Sugar Swamp didn't know nuth-
IMP You're 'siniwatin .Pslee You're 'siniwatin'
that your poor old gran pap didn't git no furder
| along In his eddcation than TO stan
up ag'in the wall an spell b-a la:
| k-e-r. ker-baker. an hor M his han to
ast wuther him an Bill Bonutt couldn't please
60 out an git a pail o water. But kin tell We.
sonny. that the young idee o the sugar
Swamp deestrie' grabbed l'arnln In great big
chunks. an the schoolmarm never had TO ast
me more'n wunst how much tootemstoo was.
l hadn't orter say nuthin' more to ye. cause
ye 'siuiwated. but Just to pour Goals O. fire on
your head I'll let ye know. b'gosh, that have
heerd o George Wash'n'ton an his little hat
ohet. an the onfortnit cherry tree, an moron
all that. don't think durn sight O. the hull
business. nutherp'
Don't you. Rran'popw exclaimed PeleR.
We'll, do you know that 1t has been found out
that Il amt so?"
What hain't so ?" asked the Old Settler.
Why" replied PeleE. what history says
about Washington and the Ratchet. He didn't
cut the cherry tree down with his hatchet"'
Go 'way!" calculated the Old Settler.
What did no cut It down WITH"
Nothing" said Peleg. He didn't cut tho
cherry tree down at ALL"
AN George didn't go up to his pop an say.
Father. / can't tell q liel I done it with my
little hatchetr"
That's what the teacher says has been dis
covered" said Peleg.
sonny" said the Old Settler this here has
added sumpin' like nineteen or twenty years
to your Rran'pap's life. 1t has took load
offen his mind like llftin' a flfty-pound weight
oifon u pressin' O. head cheesel That's the
only thing 1 had ag'in Wash'n't Jist to
think Of man ez liked his little hooter O. the
oil stuff in the mornins. like he did. with tanzy
In. mebby: an a man ez could handle o cuss
word now an then without spilein' it. ez the
record said he did when his men want fight
In list to suit him. an then to hev him hand
cd down to histry ez sayn' that he were a
chap ez couldn't tell n lic Why l usety
say. II that's so. George Washn'ton mowt
list ez well not keered fer his mornin' sniff
or. and he mowt jst ez we'll lot his sojers act
ioolish without chuckin' swear or SO ut EN-:
fer this here little statement that he can't tell
h lie spiiss the hal business; some things
but bout y sHnf It's 90 sa that n.ur ' AM fn So tha
never said he couldn't tell lie! nllus said
now know I'll He liked his snifter. an no
could handle eussin' when he we're mad. an
aIlus been q siniwation. Peleg, that anybody
ez could tell a lie were pooty iur along on the
%s Srd a to eoms
around. want to celebrate it so bad! Ieieg.
alus keep yer eye on the the, man MAJ that makes a
ean e FoSs done best sit
me up reputation like that un. nut fit 1t
aSnt is 'f' Says, hant Fa no saSin n'
Even W. to this very time folks o'tep meets
ha they SAYS fHae
now when they say that to me Kin clap 'em
~ Right You are. b'eosh! Ne an George d
make FIAT h,t team now matched to T. and
Which elves me a chance to recomember
sumPin' fer We. sonny, It's about Teller citi-
deestric';- His name was Tugc ..Coriander
Tugg. New somehow or other he got the
put It want so At all. Tha never We're a truth.
fuller man ever lived in sugar Swamp,ap, l
ars w Sst ss oRs sya
thing he said, an things got 80 bimeby that
sss 3Ssa fiji WORKED up oo eyer If
didn't tel the truth or not usety nrgy with
know'd Coriander wa mt tho all; pervatin' liar
s:' fiji ssitsa tp Sss. Ss Sks
THAT ead lift Hbs sH rrn
ha or
were Coriander. an Jepthy had crowd up with
the reputation o hein' !. man ez couldn't toll a
had got in the habit O. b'Ievin' him. an so
whom Coriander Tugg started in the store
il out that Coriander couldn't tell the truth. Ian
fSiEs had t. UIeys what 1kePthy, said SO
"sile, says he Pm gointer turn this here
dess tdria sSdRsyt ssys sT Ey"w b
xitehin' ess Witch e. ever lived when i comes s
s.n; Ssss' RnS" Ss
ten sinsratiosa That KIM says he s y An wat at
eer" Ess g ss sSsher q" duns sS!S me-
'ss hss i II s sss; h5S ss,s
x. "CoI!iande.r;., says ! If thas anything do
knes IT, s aSs ce says eolnter bewtob
Jepthy's store things SOS he'll show all his |
Gu.tom n9, what t. d1En yn teller citizen he
timer says he: he. 'Ye couldn't do much wuss to
..Corlander. says l. 'b'gosh ye couldn'tp
SO Coriander he tells me to go over to
Jepthy's store mex day an hang around. l |
AZ. an ev'rything looked list ez 1t alluz did,
friend o Jcpthy,'s an Aunt Mandy,s. She, or
SSad ont pSsk am yard
up see TINT Sister Duntubbs looked kind o.
starry at Jepthy. Then he measured Off the
ealIker. and Sister D,untubbs says:
o. pork an a yard o. calker'
Yes, Sister Duntubbs. says Jepthy. that's
But ye only give me half pound O. pork
an half yard o. caliker.' says she.
oh. nor says Jepthy
.Oh. yes" says Sister Duntubbs.
Then Jepthy weighed!the pork over ag'in It
weighed pound. de measured the callker. 1t
"'ThereP says he. That's right sisteri A
pound O. pork an yard o caliker!
It's no setch thing i says Sister Duntubbs.
mad. It's only hall 9 pound an halt . ynrdp
olOruR an DoOty soon fhara WEI r.. fhn IvnIiast