The Opelousas courier., 1895-10-12

ilCSS " U1o StNoN
could start a new graveyard some"heres
right around in these regions.
The Net Was Spread.
Ono day about three weeks ago IL
leaked out all of a student and come to
my ears that Blew %Scroggins had found
a tremendous big pile of gold over on
the old Stinson place. Seein as how the
news had come from Blew, naturally OF
course I was bound to put a little salt
on it to kill the fishy smell. But at
any rates ! saddled up bright and early
the next mornin and lit out and went
over to see Blew in orderment to git the
main facts in the case.
81 don't mind givin out the news to
you, Rufe," says Blew, but we will
have to hop light and sing mighty low
for a few days" And then we took a
walk way over in the woods paster to
talk it out, whilst Blew he went on to
say:
Now in so far as / know, Rufc, there
amt gold enough on the old Stinson
place, or anywheres in forty miles
around, TO paint tho left wing of n
goldbug. | amt no free silverloon by a
whole lot, you understand, but at the
same time all the gold that have fin
gercd in ten years wouldn't plug my
last baby's tooth. In regards to the ter
rible big gold find on the old Stinson
place-jest betwixt US gals, as it we're
the news went out through me and Andy
Lucas, and you are the onlyest Twin
man that can 60 down to rock bottom
and git the naked unwashed truth.
"You will recollect nc doubts, Rufe,
that I bought tie Stinson place from
old man Abner Wheelan, which you
must likewise also~1emember he mar
ried Becky Ann Stinson. When old man
Gray Stinson wentthe common way of all
human flesh be left the home place to
Becky Ann, and consequentially when
old Abner got Becky Ann be got the
Stinson dirt along with her. When me
and old man Abner first started on the
and trade there was fifteen dollars DIFF
ference between his fggers and mine,
you understand, and dadblame him he
wouldn't bulge marry inch. We bucked
and we seesawed back and forrards till
1 thought maybe he mought split tho
difference, but consound him he
wouldn't even split. by grtlins, Rufc,
he is the clostest and most stingiest
man / over run up with in a trade. He
rat ~~I 10 c~t n~l ln c>+ ovid ho aat
you understand, till finally at last had
to go to his 1ggers or either quit the
deal. I never did git over that and l
never will till l can play for even with
old man Abner. Whffeas I went to
work and put out thaai news through
Andy Lucas about findtn that scandious
big pile OF gold buried on the old Stin-
son place. In workin out the sum We
thought it mought be best for me to
yea a paddock on my lips, so to speak,
and leave the spreadin of the news to
Andy. Since we got the thing started
people have been comm and goin reglar
as pig tracks and tryin their level
blamdest to pull the naked facts out OF
me. But l have been too everlastin shy
and sly for 'em, Rufe, and the general
confusionment has vent on from bad to
worse and still more of it.
"Now accordin to the way me and
Andy have figgered it out, Rufe, old
man Abner will loon git the news back
there in Georgy, where he moved his
washin soon as he unloaded the old
place IN me-" Blew went on in layin
down the facts to me. at mought be
that be has heard the first reports by
now, cause there are plenty Of people
in the settlement that would write and
tell him. and Andy has already man
aged, somehow SO as to git it in the pa
pers. And whensomever old man Abner
heare the ne VS. he will hit the first
train Hnnin out of Georgy and come a
bilin right on back down here to see
about it and put in his claims for the
gold. Him and Becky Ann amongst
'em will soon fix it up 80 he can remem
Der right exactly the very spot where
old man Gray Stinson buried the yaller
stuff. By gatlins, Rufe, If Andy Lucas
didn't lose no time in spreadin of the
news ! will bet a pocketfnl of blue
chips, you understand, that old man
Abner is right now shakin that red
Georgy dirt off of his feet and headed
straight for Rocky Creek. And that is
the mainest thing with me, Rufe. Con-
sound him. it will cost him no less than
twenty dollars to come and 60, and it
will be like payin taxes or sheddin eye
teeth, cause the blamed old skinner
totes his heart right down there in his
tanks. In that way can play out even
with the old scrape-grace, not to speak
OF the. fun that me and you and Andy
will have in the main time"
He "DrIv Up in q Storm"
Way along in the shank of the evenin
one day last week Andy Lucas come
ridin over to see me in a monstrous
hurry and furry, and presently we both
went a. curtin on down the road to see
Blew Scroggins.
The news in regards to Blew and the
gold they say he found YER on the Stin-
son place has now spread into Georgy,
you understand" says Andy, .'and old
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