The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-07-04

uut tuoi , 81 uuTIleu many un EN-
gone over to the Yankees now tell
ye can't giner'l y tell jist who is an
who isn't.
IVY, when my dady fus come to
Geowgy ther want no revenoo.
an a Teller could make jist as much
Ticker as he wanted to, an it war
good truck, too, an none of your
fghtin pizen.
He useter sell it at TO bits a gal
lon an made money on it. Now.
here l 1 am, halter haul a load of ap-
pies an cabbiges hundreds O. miles
over the mountains an don't git pay
for the feed O. my steers eff l had ter
buy it. l hearn a Teller readin in
the D%erlonegy paper t'other day
bout them perfection an free trade
schemes of the politicians. Them's
jist what we fellers needs, an eff !
ever cyast another ballit it'll be
fur the man what's fur perfection an
free trade. Eff the governmental
perfect us an give us free trade, we
don't care a dod rot fur no outside
competition. We kin read the Dec
laration of Independence then
shore"
But free trade and protection are
different things. They are just OPP.
posite."
THAT may be so in your neck O.
the woods, but we need both in
Rabun county, an the man what
runs on that ticket'll carry every
single vote in my deestrict, an it's
a big un, reachin f'om Little Hia-
wassee to the Tennessee line"
SIS there any mining going on in
your section?" l asked to change
the subject a little.
mo, Stree; no mimi. Most O
the men who owns land in my dees-
trict have got their land posted.
When Jim Rankin war in Atlanta
las fall he seed guards stuck up in
some of the windowso O. the groceries
what read, No minors allowed in
here, an he begged a Teller out'n one
un 'em, an he kerried it home to
Rabun, an his neighbors said it
war jist the kink an had some struck
off, an most in ginerly now you'll
see Their lands posted. No minors al
lowed in here. 1t works we'll, fur
we amt pestered with them now.
Wy, one Teller had the impotence
to cuss President Buchanan fur a
Know Nuthin, an we resented it, an
Jim Rankin, as cheerman O the
community, give i'm jist till sun up
to git out, an he got.
why do you object to the min
ers?"
Because while they ain t no
blockade ticker in them regions yit
the men Jim Rankin bodied with in
Atlanta said the reason they put up
them guards war beca'se the min
ors'd come in there an drink Their
ticker an then 60 an cheep on 'em,
an they give 'em far wa'nin to stay
out. So we wanted to perfect our
selves in cas- some un accidentally
diskivered a drop of blockade, an we
don't want nc minors nosin roun to
play the informer on u.s.
Hold up, you there!" came in
ringing command, and two horse.
men dashed up from behind with
rifles leveled at the mountaineer,
and a buggy with two other men
followed furioysly.
"Stop that wagon!" cried one who
appeared to be the leader. you've
got it aboard. You're a good one.
Lem burden, but we've got the evi.
dence this time"
l caught a glimpse of the buff sun.
bonnet as the wearer disappeared in
a hazel thicket by the roadside un'
observed by the new arrivals and
the CLEAN of the rifle barrel which
she held in her hands as she made
good her escape. l knew that there
was some mischief afoat, for l hat
not forgotten Nancy Lee.
With an air of sullen vindictive
ness the mountaineer stood aside
while the officers began tC
rummage about among the apple:
and cabbages.
Here, Joe, help me with THU
key. It's applejack for a million
Here's a couple of fat jugs of thu
regular mountain dew. Here's 10th
er key. Pretty we'll heeled, Ell
Lemuel? Well, you'll get to Allan
ia a good deal quicker than YOU
would with these yaller oxen. You
way will be paid, and you'll get t.
ride in the first class car, Lemuel
How do you like that, old hoss?"
The m%ountaineer said never
word, but there was a grim smile OF
his rugged features that BODIED NJ
good for the captors.
Here, Joe,' said the chief depu
ty, you and Jasper take charge O
the wagon. Well take Lem to Dial
ton and catch the train. Be careful
now and bring in the truck. 70,
know Trammell is mighty careful
how we manage these things. Let,
all have a snifter, however, befor'
we break up. Stranger" turning