St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

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WNNMNNMS> NJ had took me out
wAMMTMN through North
Texas and over the Red River the day
before, and was now plungin into the
hill country Of Arkansas.
A Blood and Death Question.
The sun was now on the greasy side.
you understand, and slippin down fast
behind the western slopes. 1t was If
teen miles, or ybe little better, to
tho clostest railroad station, and the
road was takin me through the roughest
and widest and most lonesomest coun-
try ON tho broad bosom OF the earth
perhaps Down in Texas they have got
= whole lot Of devilment stacked up
agin the great and GROWN State OF
Arkansas, and somehow couldn't turn
loose and forget the bloody and thrillin
stories that had come to me in regards
to robbers and murders and hold-ups,
and the like Of that. So had figgered
it out that there would be plenty Of
horses for other people to ride after
was dead and gone. and was headed
for the station, and ridin for blood, IS it
were.
Presently suddent turn in the road
brought me to log cabin settlement.
Two long, tall, ganglin boys. with red
hair and freckly faces, come up out OF
the clearin. and stopped and stood No
up in the middle of the road. didn't
know for certain what was comm next.
but didn't have so very long to lay low
and say nothin and wait
From your general trappins and the
critter you ride. reckon a. how you
must Of come from Texas" said the
biggest one Of the boys, and blamed ii
it didn't seem to me like he was standin
seven feet high in his bare feet They
had me spotted right, the truth was
moro safer than lie. 30 l owned up to
it that Was fresh from Texas
"In that case, stranger, you are the
very man we are lookin for" the boy
went on to say. "Me' and my brother
Bill have got tangled up together in .
terrible disputation, and you will have
to settle the pints between us as to
which is which and who is who. Old
Buck, our steer, took mighty sick last
night. lowed it was the holler horn,
whilst Bill he lowed it was the bolts.
and SO We bad it, up and down, and over
and under. You can see the steer layin
out there in the clearin, and il it amt
. clear case Of the holler horn then
have told the lie and will sign the pa
pers to that extent"
"Spose you bore some holes in his
horns and split bis tail OPEN" says J..
That's the way they stop the hollow
horn in Texas"
Exactly, precisely to . mats heel
what said from the jump" replied the
boy, '.but Bill he swore 1t want the hol-
ler horn, and the steer WAS as much
hisin rs mine. So there We WAS argifyin
and disputin, whilst old Buck WAS suf-
ferin DEATH"
"Spose you drench him with sweet
milk and sperits of turpentine," says L.
THAT is . dead shot for the bolts in
| Texas"
Didn't tell you SOP" says Bill ~ he
bristled up to his bigger brother.
Didn't I 20 and git the milk and sper-
its OF turpentine ard bring bottle to
| do the drenchin with? And didn't you
rip and snort and swear by. seventeen
devils that it was the holler horn and
not the bolts, and old Buck should never
be drenched to death with sich mess?
Didn't tell you so?"
might is comm on. boys, and have
got long ride ahead" says l. my
horse is leg weary, but We must make il
to the station in time to catch the first
train eoin SOUTH. You will have to set.
tie this question amongst yourselves
and let me 60"
ut will never do, stranger" says the
biggest boy-''it will never do in the
round created world. II you don't tell
US which is which and who is who me
and my brother Bill will have to pitch
i in and fight it out. We do hate to spill
family blood, but one is right aid one il
wrong, and the pint must be settled.
ain't in no ways hankerin after chance
to stain the soil of Arkansas with q
brothers blood, and neither Is Bill, but
last night old Buck took the boiler
horn, or he took tho bolts. SOmethiI
must be done, or blood will have t.
fow."
BY this time the sun had went down
and that long and lonesome road still
stretched out between me and the rail
road station. Naturally of course wa.
nervous and restless and in monstrou!
hurry to move on.
From the way you boys give in ths
facts, l reckon your steer must Of tool
the hollow horn and the bolts both .
the same time" says /.
"Mebbe he did" says the biggest boy
"Mebbe he did" says Bill.
"And in that case you mought bor'
his horns and split his tail and drencl
rim with sweet milk and sperits tur
psntine." says !. 'You will be mor'
than probable to hit it right one va!
.. the other. But I must hurry on
boys, and I reckon the sooner you 81
Jour Axments and 90 to Work tho bette
It will bs for the steer"
I'VE arc much obleegsd to you
stranger" says the biggest boy. ''but i
sin't no use now. Old Buck died thi
mornin."
And - I roee on over that long Ant
lonesome road ! had some tremendiu
solemn thoughts in regard 70 them boy
and their old steer, Buck. But didh'
write out the things that thought, AM
never will. At any rates, the train ha,
went by twenty minutes before got t
the station.
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