The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-11-22
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the case with him, and blame II h9
didn't light onto mo whilst ] bad one
foot in the stirrup. So we had it Tight
there in the big road, up and down and
over and under for few rounds, but he
had got in the first lick and he made it
count. And then, Rufe, was so scan
dlous weak and nervous till couldn't
fight much nohow. The truth is mighty
even when it hurts, Rufe, and the naked,
unwashed truth is that the stranger
give me blame good beatin. found
tremendous big pile Of difference be-
tween whippin blamed old mule name
Beck and lickin man by the name OF
Weaver, which the stranger give mo
that as his name.
'When it was all over with he wanted
to knew what in the thupderations was
the matter, and all / could say was
-to-bacco-to-bacco. Well, sir,
nobody would of thought it, but blamed
if he didn't pull out a plug of the bull
list store-bought stuff have flopped q
lip on in many day, and cut me off a
full square. Inside of three minits
had come to my senses, and we shook
hands and parted friends.
"But remember what tell you, Rufe.
Don't you never start off to take no
long trips on blamed old mule by the
name of Beck without plenty of tobacco
in your breeches,"
Some News From Panther Creek.
Aunt Nancy Newton drlv by one day
last week on her return back homo from
Bunk Weatherford' She tarried and
remained over long enough to teko
social family smoke with me, and whom
she went away she left a big bundle Of
news from down on Panther Creek.
''The folks in our settlement are
mostly God-fearin people, Rufus" says
the dear delightful old soul between
the puffs of blue smoke from her pipe,
''and they are multiplyin and replen-
ishin the earth accordin. Right along
in durin of the last three weeks thirteen
new babies have como into our midst TO
face the trials and troubles and tribu-
lations of this vain and fieetin world, as
it were. Misses Strickland-Dunk's wifo
she was the first one to show down,
and as you and Blew and Andy would
say, she belt pair of jacks, which is to
say, two boys. Next como John An
drew Newtons wife-Sallie Stringer as
she use to be-aud she likewise also
laid down a pair, but they was queens,
You understand, two girls That's four.
Then Will Tom Pickense's wife-Rose-
bud Buckalew that use to be--and she
jest naturally took tho rag and pulled
up the bush by comm across with three
at one trip-two boys and girl. That's
seven. Well, then, first one OF the
neighbor and then another had log
rollins at their house till there was five
more babies in the settlement. And
that's thirteen.
''They are all mighty poor down there,
Rufus, in regards to this worlds goods.
But they don't mean no harm by that,
and they walk upright and blameless
in the commandments as best they can.
Ii it want for the children all the good
ness in tho human race would soon wash
out anyhow, and whilst / amt In that
branch of the business, it makes my old
heart glad to see the earth multiplied
and replenished reglar aud frequent.
whats past helpin should be past
weepin, as the old sayin runs, but do
wish in my soul the whole thirteen was
mine and could live long enough to
see 'em all grown and married and set
tied off in thirteen different homes"