The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-12

der a young female like Wiley Amer
son slandercd Hannah, and cut her and
her husband and her child out of what
he knows they're entitled to, and then
go and offer to give to her what al
ready belongs to her by Godamighty's
good rights If she'll marry him and
not give it on no other terms as-wen,
he's too mean. to my opinion, to say
how mean such o man is.
"Oh, come, come. Gustus! Don't be
too hard on a poor widder-er of q Teller
that have jes' drapped head and ears
in love where he can't get the purchase
to even kick hisself out. They amt,
betwixt you and me, they amt mare
doubt on my mind no more'n you but
what Vile Anderson would keep every
dollar O. that prop'ty exceptin' that he's
got stuck as he have with Harnah,
which Is piece o. good luck I wern't
a-expectin' nor I wern't a-lool1in' out
for And 1t do look like a jedge-ment
on Vile that she have captuated him
as she have, and put him where he CAN
be made spill some Of his meanness.
You're bachelor, Gustus, and, conse-
quent. you amt in conditions to under
stand how teller can git aggravated
In his mind by such female as Har-
nah, that to my opinion, old man If
be, she turn all of 'em down: but you
may pend on Vile n-meanin' what he
say, er he wouldn't darsn't be projeck-
in with Squire Watson in that kind O.
style-nh! hoo, This is a monst'ous
good toddy. You may add thimble
or two more o. sperr:ts, and empty in
q trifle more of sugar and water
won't call 1t two drinks. it a-bein' my
rule, as you know, not to go over two
when come to town, and one of 'em
taken when come in first But it's a
dilicatc business I've got on hand now,
q prornisin' Squire Watson I'd drap in
at Missis Elbows Us / went on back
and see how the land lay, and on sech
q arrant q man got to keep hisself
reasonable hot, well as cool. / named
the thing to you for you to think on
it and let me know what you think of
it in business way, Gustus-in busi-
ness way"
II no.er-that Is. don't often-give
my advice, Uncle Ltshy, without it's
asked, and by them that's concerned.
uannnh'll decide for herself, possible
with you to help her suppose you'll
say take the offer
f1lG1l W ildiA, OuSIuc, \
shall simple give it as my opinion to
her, that if it was me, and couldn't
git what think l ought to have, and
couldn't git in no other way, and spe-
cial to the tune o. that pile o. prop'ty,
ruthcr thiEe, I should take the in
cuinbernce and run the resk. For as
for the brcakin' O. Pearce Amerson's
will. why, Squire Watson jes' laugh at
the idee, Gustus Rachcls- And indeed
why, my dear friend. that ever scnce
youHvas boy I've thought heap of,
people must consider, and II they
don't. the jcdge on tho bench'n tell
'c1n, that o mans will Is his.n, aud
arfter he's dead and gone it's the
onlicst prop'ty he's got. and 1t won't
do to tromple on it."
"Wcll, sir, if was In Hannah's place,
I'd see Vile Anderson dead and gone
to the place he's bound for, before I'd
take such o offer. And. Uncle Lishy,
in my opinion they isn't twelve men in
this county that when they hear
what's-but that isn't here nor there,
yet awhile. He Offering to buy his
brothers widow, and pay her off with
what he knows belongs ito her. I've
got no more to say about it. Uncle
Lishy, and you see I'm wanted to help
my clerk
That's so. Well, good-by, Gustus. :"
''Good-by, Uncle Lishy."
After he had gone, customer said;
''Gus. What have you and old man Flint
got on hand. that you talked SO long
and scrious?"
''Oh, little something he had on his
mind he wanted to tell me. I had to
break of from him.
"a body has that to do, when he's
got teddy inside and body's got
something else to do besides listening
to him crate. But he's a frst-rate old
man."
"None better"