The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1896-02-23

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win the fight hands down.
had Medicine IN mig Doses.
It come to pass along in The Christmas
and New Year times last year that Bob
Brittcnham and Miss Net Singleton
cent and got married. Nov the Brit
tsaham boys are famous in this country
6or coverin all the ground and traveliin
all the gaits. Everything from scrub
horse race 20 a froe-for-all fight goes
with them. They are all bad medicine
and tremendous big doses Of 1t.
It bad only been threo weeks TO the
day since Bob and Miss Net got married
when the Brittenham boys went TO
horse race somewheres down in the Flat
Woods and got into free and bloody
eight with the Tomlinsons, which the
Tomlinson boys they was also hot stun
and whole passle Of it.
That was one horse race which
1ida't 60 and see, whereas can't give
ali the facts and whereiores in regards
60 the terrible scrape between the Brit
ecnhams and the Tomlinsons. But at
any rates, it seems like when the firin
ceased and the smoke cleared away
three of the Tomlinson boys had got
dad wounded and Bob Brittenham was
dead
In them days It likewise also come to
pass that the finest plantation on Deer
Creek belonged to Bob Brittenham in
his own full name, and acoordin to the
will he had made before he married the
plantation would belong to his wife
when be was dead and gone, so long as
she lived, and then fall 10 their chill
dren when she died.
Aud by gatlins Bob Brittenham hadn't
deem dead ten days before the other
Brittenham boys put in to buy Bob's
wilder Of and git their fingers on that
fine plantation. They lowed under the
wiII she couldn't claim nothin but her
lifetime interest. and since Bob didn't
leave no children tho land would finally
at last revert back 10 his brothers any
boW. They wanted to buy her out and
pay her what was right aud proper for
her lifetime interest in the plantation.
In the mainline Miss Net Bob's
Widder, had went back TO live with her
mother, and ] knowed good and we'll
ehat when the game come down to a
pinch it would lay between the Bitten
lam boys on one sido and the old lady
Singleton on the other. There was
come powerful fine pints In the game,
and whilst it was none Of my business
coaldn't help from watchin the ''dOcu-
nents" clost and constant
One woman's business Sense.
sit is mOnstrous pritty game IL the
cards will but only run right" says to
mother one night after supper, land
there is plenty OF nerve on both sides.
Bat as for me, l will give odds OF three
90 ore and bet on the old lady Singleton.
II the Brittenham boys didn't have to
back agin nobody on She other side but
BOb's wilder they maybe mought beat
her out Miss Net is young in regards
50 the ways Of this world anyhow, and
besides that her heart is broke now on
account OF poor Bob's death.
.'But the old lady Singleton she amt
gone nowheres, and II reoollect right
she put of her wIdder's weeds more
than twenty years ago. When it comes
60 strong and knOtty business pint she
has got more sense than most any man
have ever saw, and she can see further
IN ahead iato the dim and distant future
than any other old lady In the round
created world. Accordin 70 my hgura-
efsa, for oncst the Brltteuham boys
have met their match. Let the game
so bravely on. We can wait and watch
and see"
That was in the Christmas and New
Year times last year. and didn't know
for certain how the Brittenham boys
had come out Of the game till one day
Hast. week. But then got some news
from over there in the hill country
uhlch goes to show that they got beat
e every pint, whilst tho old lady Sim
sRleton win the game hands down.
From what the hill country people
say. it would seem like the old lady
.soon got so she wouldn't l6t Bob's Wild
der talk to the Brittenham boys about
that plantation on Deer Creek. When
they come to see their hrother's wilder
the old lady she would 20 out and do
the talkin and keep Miss Net busy In
the kitchen. As time went on the Brit
teaham boys got restless and mad and
threatened to 60 to law with the case.
Bat the old lady told 'em they could
pop their whips and pitch In. You have
beard people say that time Is a mighty
good lawyer, and old Misses Singleton
she was playing for time.
Il now comes 70 psaa that thers i .