The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-01
ssBut onct upoa a time-it was Christi

mas eve and the weather as cold az
flugius-me aud Will Tom Pickens
started to a breakdown dance soIlc4
where's up there in the hill country, anil
On the way we had to pass through Cys
clone Streak. Presently we both run
dry and then we drawed straws as to
who would replenish the stock. Will
Tom won and l lose. So / took the bottle
and went down into a dark and Lone
some sway, laid the bottle on log, COW
cred it with four bits, gave one loud,
keen whoop and left it there. Wa
waited little while, and when went
back down the swamp my money was
gone and the bottle was full of spiritsj
swell, me and Will Tom we bit off two
or three little chunks as we driv onl
to the party, and when we got theirs
by gatlins we had to stay out in the cold
wind two hours in orderment to cool
off and brace up. We didn't take any
more that night. We didn't need any
more. We had took two or three littls
nibbles and they lasted till next morning
But we passed the bottle around
amongst the boys one time only, and to
my own personal knowledge our bottle
of spirits from Cyclone Streak brung
on five variegated cases of drunk that
night. And then, by gracious, when we
started off on our return back home
next mornin there was six or seven
drinks left.
'Drivin along way on down there THE
side of Deer Creek we met up with Ljga
Runnels, and he made out like he was
ravin crazy for drink. We pulled the
bottle from Cyclone Streak on him and
the old man bit or a tremendous big
plug of it. Then we driv on, but somc
of the Runnels boys told me after that
that old man Lige didn't show up at
home till about daylight the next morn4
in, and didn't look natural and right fo5
three days.
When we struck into the old stage
road up there at Bunk Weatherford's
Bunk he hailed and wanted to know
what was what. BY this time there was
about four or five drinks in the bottle
and we delivered the goods to Bunk.
AS to me and. Will Tom, we didn't need
no more. 1t come to pass that day that
Bunk took one strong nibble at the bot
tie and then pitched in and made big
eggnog. Consequentially the doctor
was over there at the Weatherford places
the next day, and by fast and furious
work he brought the family through
without a funeral.
THAT was years and years ago, Rufej
but never will live long enough to for
get that bottle of white ink from Cy-
clone Streak"
He Changed His Breath.
That brings to mind one day last fall
when Black Jack Virgins, from Cyclone
Streak, changed his breath ON me. We
struck up together in town that day and
nothin would do Black Jack but must
write out speech for him on free sill
yer at sixteen to one.
But in the main time Black Jack had
smoked his old pipe and ct parched
COOLERS and drunk corn whisky till he
didn't know anything fer certain and
his breath was tremendous bad.
He put his arm around my neck and
talked so clost and confidential like till
naturally couldn't stand it.
II am 10 hands high, weigh 1871
pounds, wear number leyen shoe, my
name is Black Jack Virgins and hail
from Cyclone Streak" says he with his
mouth in three inches of my face.
THAT perfectly all right with me, Msj
Virgins, as to the size of your shoe and
what you weigh and where you come
FROM" says /, "but for the love of our
common country and the great cause OF
free silver at sixteen to one, go and do
something to change your breath--eat
a raw onion if you can't do no BETTER"
And then, long-sufferin reader, what
do you reckon come to pass between me
and Black Jack Virgins, from Cyclone
Streak? Dad blame him, he got raw
onion and ct it to change his BREATH
took another drink, come back and
locked arms with me and preached FREQ
silver at sixteen to one for three mortal
hours.
The Lady from Cyclone Streak.
But it was given unto Deacon joiner
to bring on the most gonebyest cons
fusionment you ever heard tell of with
a lady from Cyclone Streak.
1t would seem like the lady was goin
to place somewhcres up the railroad
on q siSie W iiSI hiHuery, anu sne ndU
went from Cyclone Streak over to the
station to take the train. She had q
baby with her, and likewise shotgun
which she was talxin to some of the mem
folks of the family.
1t also came to pass that Deacon
Joiner was also over at the station that
day, and if any man loves the womep|
better than the deacon, he will have
eat few to prove it. Sowhen the train
blowed the deacon he sided up ia The
lady from Cyclone Streak and told her|
he would be pleased to take the BABY
and the gun and help her on the carsl
The lady was more than wiIlin. Hut hi
the main time 1t turned out that tha
lady never had seen the railroad train
before, and when it dashed up to the
station she made a break and dashed
of down the road towards Cyclone;
Streak. The deacon he took after herr
at full speed, with the baby III one hand
and the shotgun in the other, hollerinI
at everybody to stop that lady. But the
lady didn't have any shotguns and
babies to tote and she left the deacon I'M
that race like he was hitched to post
About that time the high sheriff
dome ridfv, rr, the vr.oT7 n - ~, ~, II 4 II