St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

was the matter with old sor,el. liz
was mo0n-eycd. He couldn't see un-
der his feet at night and didn't know q
ten-acre calf paster from hole in the
ground. So there was. rs the man
says in the play, and there was my fine
horse seven feet under ''terryforma, !"
as Aunt Nancy Newton were wont to
say. called up the hands. and we
pitched in to dig him out. We had to
cut tunnel and open smdh mine be-
fore we, got him out oncst more on a
level with the broad bosom of the Garth.
Eut dadblame the luck, in the main
time il did look to me like every livin
mortal in the settlement = particlar
them that had swappig stcck-had to
pass right along the big read by our
house and see me and the hands tearin
up the bowels of the earth to git my sor-
rel horse out Of the old well. Three or
four of the boys had to stop by Icne
enough to see the Show, and. conse-
cuentially after that l mought as well
to of put it in the newspapers. Before
the sun went down it was known for
miles and miles around that my big sor-
rel horse, with flax name and tail, was
blind in q manner and d.an't know a
tcn-acre calf paster from q hole in
| the ground. He..l was likewise also
mighty bad Scared and skint up, which
the same dassent try to explain.
Bright and early the next mornir
saddled up and lit out. didn't fnow
for certain where was goin, but didnt
/: need any sorrel horses on my place
and I felt like it was fOreordained from
the foundations that the one I'now had
would soon be looking to some Other
man for his corn and fodder. rid OF in
a reckless nd'promiscus way down the
! country towards the Flat woods. and
rid and rid till way in, the.shank Of the
evenin before found anybody that
didn't know all about the big sorrel
with flax name and tail. 1t would seem
like he was one of the old acquaintance
of everybody in the country but me.
Down there at the little Deer creek
bridge / caught up with q travelin
Methodist preacher drivin little one.
eyed brown mare. Somehow ! didnr
raley love to run one of the chosen few
into a brush game and see him gi!
scratched. But somebody had to suffer.
and I lowed it mought rs well I've
stall-fed country preacher rs, a plain.
blunt farmer like me. So throwed
out my hook and line and the preacher
he took the bait. 1t was to be squar.
even trade and no questions asked. but
about that time who should ride up but
julie Nabors-which he had. slikewi>s
also heard the news by now.
"Hello, Rufe," says julie, II scc yOn
got him out of the well, somewhat dis.
figured. but still in the ring"
Well, that preacher want no natural
born fool-which I couldn't say the
same. you understand. for julie Nabors
and consequentially he caught oil and
backed down from the trade and driv
off in trot. We then rid on together
for few mi!es-me ard Jule-whils!
! give out my general opinions Ia him
in plain United States, withou. any
Sunday school trimmins to speak Of.
"Any man that would come into y
game and gum up the cards in that way,
Jule." says I. ''is mean enough to hit his
firstborn baby. He would cut down
young corn and Craze a billy goa. on his
grandmother's grave to save fodder"
And blamed il he wouldn't.
Swapping Stock .Sighe Oassen.-
But to be certainly of course that wca
all vanity and vexation of spirit. Tho
sorrel horse was still totin my saddle,
which didn't suit me blessed bit, AMI
was ruther unbec0Iniin to him. Any
how, tvAs 'than headin for old man
Green Long1hires' place, where lowed
to put up for the night. It was deep
dusk;;s I<reckon, when one Of the Mil
lieen boys--a secont cousin to john
A6drcw-come olatterin up behind me-
d1-a little, long-lcggcl, round-bodiet
mule. by this time l had got plum reck- |
less. anyhow, SO presently made pass
at him for trade. We couldn't see the |
stock nohow. so told him would swap
with him like we boys used to some |
times swap pocketknives at school
sight onseen. ..4s
"You are swapped with right awny |
Immediately" says lie, and we dis
mounted and got down and changed |
saddles on the spot.
then rid over to old man LOngmfre0 |
and putnp for the night. Next morD,n
at the first blush of day wss i'm the
sadie and my mule was headed for /
home. But we hadn't put more than
ten miles behind us before Dolly-as the
Milligans called her-was travelin On
three feet. raley do not know and
wouldn't try to say what was the ma+
ter with Dolly, but anyhow she was al
to pieces in her pegs and under pinnin.
The moon was up and everybody ha
went TO bed when we got home that
goin on two pegs and me
totin of the saddle. 1+'s.
then turned the mule down in the
calf paster to see il she would know
the difference between ten acres Of level
land and hole in the ground. which she
did. The next time / went to town
put in and swapped the'mule. sight on
seen. to Gus Fannin for half Jersey
cow. with steer calf, and give him
seven dollars to boot.
A Curious Mind Of Cow.
hCSoiuuS W pIOulISc sent Tie muIe |
in to him and he sent the cow and calf
put to me. But / now had nothin TO
show for our mare mule Kate but one
cow, with u steer calf, and was out
seven dollars to boot. So in orderment
10 pull for even. the next time I went
to town 1 told Gus Fannin l had 1t in
good and deep for him.
That II . scandlous curious cow you
poked on on me the other day. Gus, says
!, and blamed il ever would Of thought
i about man by the name of Fannin.-
"What In creation ie the matter with
that COW 2" says Gus.
Dad blame it, she amt got . single
upper front tooth in her head" says f.
which was the solemn truth in regards
% all cow kind. But Gus he wis borned
ind bred and buttered and brung mp
light there in town. you understand,
ind what he don't know in regards to
lnimals and things would make q ire
big book. So Gus we1t on to
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