The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-09-27

10Y ahb ialt I'LL plduS anu ScIcIntS
before him, and asked him If he
wouldn't stand by me till | could wean
Buck Weatherford, or either make him
sick on the milk.
You see that horse, bride and sad
die, Uncle Eph ?" says ]. well they
are mine and paid for. How much
money would you say have got buckled
up together there ?''
Il would put the fgger at "a hundred
andtfty dollars" saws- he.
when are you goin down to New
Orleans to lay in your fall stock, Uncle
Eph? ?" says /.
II calculates to start for the river
landin tomorrow, says he.
We'll, now Uncle Eph," says I, com.
In right down to business, when voti
git to New Orleans want you to spend
hundred and fifty dollars for the
spend it exactly like tell you,-and 1
will give you d waverly note on that
horse bride and saddle to make your
money safe"
II will let you have the money Rufe,"
says he ''or ] will spend 1t for you an
spend " exactly like you say, providin
you will give me all the pints of your
game as you go on with it-providin
you will promise to let me be there at
WIZ tllt WtdHlu.
Its dead square go, SAYS |, "and
now Uncle Eph, will tell YOU what to
buy. In the first outset want YOU to
git the finest and prittiest dress that
money will buy for Miss Susy Ann. No
poker dots, no muslin and no calico,
Uncle Eph, but the finest of silks and
satins, that will rustic and
whistle at every step she makes. And
don't go and git no pale and sober and
serious lookin colors, Uncle Eph, but
pink and red and yaller buff,-some-
thin gay and gorgeous like and fashin
Then buy the finest hat and shinyest
slippers you can find, and fling in plen-
ty of ribbins and laces for trimmins and
good measure. Then for my own rig
gins | want blue broadcloth suit of
clothes, calf skin, spike toed boots and
a bell crown silk hat, which the same
like our Congressman wears when he
amt out huntin for votes. And don't
want no sawed off, highwater coat, nei-
ther,-9et il be a double breasted calf
wiper, Uncle Eph. Then want a fuff1e
bosom shirt, and II the pile amt clean
gone by that time git me heavy gold
watch chain. / wouldn't give a durn
for no watch, Uncle Eph, but mought
maybe need the chain in my business
He Brought the tismenta
In them plain old days we didn't hive
railroads and kilograms to make quick
trips on, and it was nearly two weeks
before Uncle Eph got home, but when
he come he brought the fxments with
him. 1t was then along in the first part
of August and the camp meetin was
comm off about the middle of Septem.
Der. managed so us to slip the rig.
gins we had got for Miss Susy Ann over
to her house, and she had plenty of time
to set up of nights and put them to.
gether unbeknowance to the old folks.
The plan WINS for both of us to bud and
bloom and bust out student and sur
prism like and take all the shine off of
Bunk and Miss Rosebud the very first
lick.
The campmeetin opened opened up on
Sunday. We didn't have no buppies
then and when the young people went
| about they had to ride horseback or
| either take it afoot and walk. | was to
give the old folks time to git off that
| mornin and then ride by after Miss Susy
Ann. | do wish in my soul that YOU
| could of seen me when | got into my
| new clothes and come out in full bloom
that mornin. That navy blue coat had
| velvet collar and brass buttons on it.
1t was not only a calf wiper, fellow cit
izens,-it was IA doublebreasted, ankle
knocler. And that bell crown silk hat.
My My! My 1t was wind splitter
and sky scraper. Then with my ruffic
bosom shirt and spike toed boots and a
heavy gold watch chain danglin from
the brow band of my brooches, burned
if would of give more than half of the
road to a Governor or President.
When | got over to the Stringerses
place Miss Susy AIMS horse was stand
in hitched to the rack in front of the
gate. | rode up with grand salute
and hailed at the gate. Presently here
comes Miss Susy Ann slippin and fiut-
tetin out of the house. Man Sir, there
was sight which the same was worth
Twin a whole entire lifetime to look at
Her pink silk dress was put together
and built up accordin to the latest fash
ion, with ribbins and laces and beads
and other fancy trimmins from her
milk-white throat to her high-heel Slip
pers. 1t didn't seem like she was walk
in, but sorter skimmin over the earth
like bird, and blamed if her higgins
didn't screal1 and whistle as she walked
like a high wino in a canebralxe I
helped her to mount and away we went
till we rode into the camp grounds with
a wide sweep and mighty dash.
THE Terrible ConfusIonment.''
But when we marched hand in hand
through the crowd and up under the big
5resh arbor we raised the durndest
furry and fiutter that ever come to pass
in all that skirt of woods. The show
was wide open then. and the blamdest
most terriblest confusionment you ever
heard tell of was goin on around there
presently. The preacher had Just got
into weavin way with powerful and
stirrin sermont, but he had to give it up
and turn loose and quit right now On
first blush some of the people thought
| must be General George Washington
or King Jeems. or some other royal
monarchy. with a queen for wife by
his side. OF all the hustlin and bustlin
and futterin and gigglin and gain that
ever went on in this round world, it
was right there on Pat Salagy Ridge.
Tarectly the preacher sung out with
a loud voice:
Let the congregation come to order,
be seated and behave yourselves. Its
nobody but that rattlin, harum-scarum
Rufc Sanders and Susy Ann Stringer."
Then there was spell of screamin
amongst the women folks, and when
old Misses Strinper found ont that n