St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-22

he 10, and since the cards have been run
min the other way like . shot, Blew has
got his bristles up considerable. He
give 1t out in Z crowd over 1t Cool
Springs church on the last meetih day
that he was goin to yoke up his oxen
and pack his wagon and move on down
into the cow country amongst the gall
berry thickets and zee II he couldn't
find q little pstch of earth where every
body hadn't went crazy for free silver
at sixteen to one. reckon, though.
that Blew was only talkin that day to
see how his voice would sound through
his new straw hat. At any rates, I don't
know where he would go to find that
''little patch of earth" which he Is look.
in for.
sNo saeA Hlaee - Earth"
That puts me in mind 6f josh May.
nard and the way in which he got
wound up when the democratic cyclone
struck this country-along in the fall
Of 1892. If l don't remember wrong.
You rec Josh Maynard he lives up
there in one of the mountain counties Of
North Alabama clost to the Tennessee
line. For years and years he had been
scrvin the people and the state - high
constable of Stump Hill Beat, and since
way back there before the war the re-
publicans had been havin their own
way in Stump Hill by q round and safe
majority. But in that election the
democratic flag hoated in triumph ovel
all the ground from the mountains tn
the wiregrass country. Stump Hill
smashed the records and swung over
into the democratic columns. Conse'
quentially when the storm was over and
the smoke cleared away John Frank
Adkins, q little red-headed school
teacher, and a screamin democrat,
was high constable of Stump Hill
Beat, and IL there ever was man which
had the Twin socks beat of of him Josh
Maynard went home barefooted that
night.
Anyhow Josh went homo foamin,
furious mad, and give it out that he was
then ready to move his washin right
away Immediately, and sooner than
that If possible.
''Tear down and pack up, Miss
Gracie," says Josh to his wife. "for to.
morrow we will move and shake the
dust of Stump Hill from our feet for.
ever. For the first time since the bat.
tie Of New Orleans were fit Stump Hill
Beat has gone devil bent for the demo
Gratis and the old flag trails in the dust
OF desolation and defeat. BY hockey
can't liv eand raise our children in SIGH
q lost and ruint country. jist simply
can't stand it, and I'll be dad burned il
don't move on somewheres else and
find some spot where freedom still lives
and the people amt all FOOLS"
Then Josh he got on his horse and rid
over to the railroad station to hear the
election news. thinkin he mought may.
be stand the pain somewhat better il
he could but only hear from . few
points where the republicans had helt
their ground and whipped the fight.
But all the news that come was set tN
democratic music, and from what Josh
could hear and pick up it looked to him
like the democrats had swept the earth
as with . new broom. So presently he
remounted and rid ON back towards
home. In theiA4tH time Miss Oracle she
was tearin down and packin up to beat
six bits.
"Wait, Miss Oracle, don't do that i
says Josh, as he come in and found his
wife turnin the clothes chest wrong
side out.
"What in the name Of sense is the
matter with you, Josh?" says Miss
Oracle. Didn't you tell me to tear
down and pack up and we would move
OF somewheres else to spot where
evrything amt gone ,de1il bent for
the democrats?
That's what I said3bdt reckon we
mought as well to live and die in Stump
Hill Beat" responded Josh. II would
love to move. Miss GEalste, but dad
blame il, there is no SIGH . place IN
earth. v.-..s>~~-.. EAA
News from che settlement.
We got fresh news from Panther
Creek last night to the extent that old
Misses Galloway had lost her mind. ]
thought would ride over and tell Dca.
con Joiner about it. The deacon
amt got no mind to speak Of, and
thought would tell him to 60 down on
Panther Creek and see If he couldn't
find the one they say Misses Galloway
has lost. The old lady didn't have
nothin to brag on along that line her.
self, and yet still at the same time II the
deacon could find what she lost reckon
It would be whole lot better thai
none.
So far rs anybody knows the old
lady Hasseltine amt fishin for any
more human skeletons in Caney
branch. But the poor old soul is In
peck of trouble and weepin great
drops of grief. She hasn't got single
daughter now. They are all married.
Miss Sally May-which she was the
youngest one in the bunch-run away
with Jud Rankins one night last week.
and they are now mixin clothes for
better or for worse. The next day after
the runaway l rid over there to beg
. few potato slips, and the old lady
opened up and poured out her sor.
rows in perfect gobs and sluices.
'Only to think, Rufus, Sally May was
the baby of the family and the apple
Of my heart, and now she has gone
and tuck and got married with q man"
says she ON the first rattle out Of the
box. "Now here an. poor lone wild.
der woman, with the house to clean mp.
and the yards to sweep, and 800 chick
ems to tend to. and the garden to weed,
and six cows to milk. It amt SIGH ire
mendins hard work, Rufus, hut il il 30
reglar." With that the poor
old thing caved in. and blamed II the
tears didn't run down her pale and
wrinkly cheeks n big as glass marbles.
OWN to bad seasons there II Z right
smart talk around amongst the farm
err to the extent that corn has been
Andy Lucas says his corn
must Of overshot itself, cause II Il shot
at oil It missed the whole durn Aeld. :"
But In the main time our Aunt Nancy
Newton she amt gone nowheres. She
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