The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-08-29
HOWPETEWASCURED
WHAT HIS SHORT STAY III LOUISIANA
DID FOR HIM.

BiI1 Zach Thought Pete RaineO Was Incur
able and Sent Him Awsy-Plunk Took
His Life Esl His Hand. So HE Thought,
INIT Pete Game Back Conap4eteEy Changed.
"I never knew any one but Pete
Raines tharlhad ever been to Louisiana
said Slote Bondell Of Gibson oGnnty,
Tenn. ''and I never heard him say a
word against it, but from theway he
acted when1he came back to Tennessee
from thereI can't say that gathered
tbe idea that Louisiana held out many
Inducements Cor folks to go there and
stav--that Ig, If the district PetesRaines
went to was any fair sampleaC the
wav things strike visitors in Louisiana
That district was Tangipahoa parish.
saw Pete when he started for Tangipa-
hoa parish, and l saw him just after he
got back. That's why / can't aget up
and shout mach when I hear folks brag
about Louisiana, although Pete never
said word There was good reason for
that, though.
"Now. [ s'pose that when 7 evise to
remark that west Tennessee is the garden
spot of all creation some folks IL smoker
and maybe snert But they wouldn't if
they knew how 'shamed they'd be if
they could evem strike luck enough TO be
turned loose in Gibson county once, es-
pecially around where Humboldt is.
William Zachariah Raines lives there.
"One day, two years or SO ago. Bill
Zach said to Plpnk-Plunk was a mig
ger that worked for Bill Zach, and a
good one he YVES, too-'Plunk, said
Bill Zach, 'thene amt no kind @ use,
we got to do something with fete.
The better I treat him the worse he
acts He WON'T pillow, and he won't
do nothing thai amt cussedness.
Kicked the bay mare in the bellytthis
morning, and she won't be worth q pic
ayune for week Chased the old wom-
an from the cowyard clear to the house
and into the house and followed her
half way the kitchen stairs. There
amt any Eving with Pete any longer.
Something's got to be done. Guess I'll
send him long with you down into
Louisiana.
"Gollyt' said Pluqlk. Who'll fotdt
me back ag' in den? Pete he kill me
sure! Dead NJ gger can't walk back from
'Weesyannakl'
But Bill Zach had made up his
mind, and the mule had to go with
Plunk, dead Niger or nG dead niger.
7 10 hnfnTn that
Pete Raines was mule, and slick one
he Was too! Bill Zach raised him. He
was 8,years Oldwhen all this happened,
andl'll zbet his4aars were % foot and a
half long. His tail wasn't as long as his
ears, but&t had. G. tuft on itlike cam
non swab. .Petexas fat as g. seal, and
MS hide glstened like a darky's face in
g08en ,oQrnfield. But Pete wasn't rell-
able He had away of kicking and bit
Ing and lighting on the spur Of the mo-
ment and 'w4thout any provocatlon that
made him practically the boss Of things
around Bill Xach's, place, and be knew
IL Bill Zach boughta place couple of
years ago down in Tangipahoa parish,
La, towhich he intended to send PUNK
down to work, and.so he thought he'd
get rid of Pete ina mereiful sort OF way
ny sending him down there, too, al
Enough it might be that ned get rid of
EAunk at the same time
They shipped Pete on the railroad,
ana ne went away tckled so death. He
Hao 1t in his mind that he was going
INTO wider field to spread his cussed-
GeSs IN, and he fairly yelled with de-
Agnt IN his car when the train pulled
gu% 1t is $50 miles from Humboldt to
ASnglpahoa parish by rail When they |
"n!oaded Pete down there, he came out
smiling. He thought he had it in for
u mag country and would make his mark
OUT be hadn' looked around much be-
IUre detection seemed TO seize him.
Junk had never seen Pete that way |
"i4u he got scared. PUNK was more IN
easy still when Pete went listlessly TO
'ne pillow and dragged it all day without
once lifting his ears or his heels.
-. l bet dis whole plantation gin a
55dlgator what amt kotched yit, said
flunA, dat dey's earthquake wuckin
~ Dat mool, an dat when it busts it'll
4 lst dis niger clean to de udder side
OBJ Jurdanl
But it wasn't so. The mule got
uoWn In the dumps worse and worse ev-
DAY, and after Pete had been in
louisiana q week PUNK went To the