The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-06-13

boxes and sanded the track free and
heavy and promiscus. But still the
trains couldn't come across the cut.
Every time the engines snorted the
wheels would slip and run backwards
faster than they run forwards.
At the break of day next morning
there was four trains all jammed up in
"a wad over there at the gravel cut, and
in the mainline they had two tail-end
collisions and ditched three loaded cars.
It took two or three railroad bosses
and the bridge gang till IL o'clock that
day to clear up and clean off the track
and git them trains away from the
gravel cut.
The railroad people then put in and
had old Misses Garner arrested on the
general charge of trespass and pure
out papers of compliment on the rail-
road claimin damages for thirteen
chickens, seven ducks and one turkey
hen-"and her a settin on fourteen
eggs"
The trial come off before Justice
Doogin. The court maintained that il
as big a thing as a railroad couldn't
hold it's own when there was nothin
but one old widow woman at the other
end of the game they ought to take out
and quit. Whereas, he throwed the
costs on the railroad and Misses Garner
went forth oncst more free woman.
There was some talk around in the
- k~k h.
would have to go on up higher. But
1 ruther think the railroad is more
than willin to play quits. Yet still at
The same time when they git rale hon.
CRY to see the old lady Garner they will
know where to find her. She is right
there at home on the bluffs of the gravel
cut-redheaded and hard to handle
''16 hands high and heavy as buckshot,"
Two Fools o FiEhtin."
If the fool killer had only been ont
on the spring circuit last week there
would now be two men missin from
around Rocky Creek-me and Mart
Mayo. We pitched in, we did, and had
a fight, which do reckon it was way
Wonder the most alloverest fool fight
that has ever come to pass in all this
pleasant strip of country.
From all the general experiments II
would seem like Mart had went to town
that day to a political ratification OF
some sort, and in the mainline he had
climbed up on the outside of moro
sperits-of-cats-afightin, off and on, than
was comm for his share. At any rates,
when he come along by our house on
his return back home from town he was
tanked up to a ratio Of about sixteen
drinks to one spoonful of brains, and
jest naturally one-sided and spilin for
fight.
Hitwas now way into the shank of the
evenin, and / had went down in the
oats field looking for dewberries and
guinea nests, when old Mart hove III
sight. He was ridin his mule in swing
in gallop, reelin and rockin and whoopin
and cussin to beat six bits. He rid out
to the fence and waved his hand for me
and went on down to see what in the
round created world was the matter
with him.
".aufe Sanders" says Mart, soon as I
got up in talxin distance, II would love
to have fight By gads, I do rally want
to have fight. Dadburned If amt
jest naturally got to have fight!" says
he, in loud voice. And then he lent
way over on his mules neck and shet
one eye TO see for certain that there
want more than one of me.
II am with you, Mart, right or wrong,
and if you need any help you know
right where to send and git it," says I.
"Who is the other man?"
"You!-you dadburned double-jinted,
box-ankled idiot! Your time has
come" says Mart, and with that he
rolled off Of his mule and crawled right
On out of his coat.
"But me and you have always been
good friends, Mart" says /, land 30 far
as / know there amt nothin for us to
fight about"
THAT don't make q continental durn
bit of difference with me- says Mart.
II am 40 years old, weigh 1853 pounds
end use to live in Texas. I want to
fight, and fight must"
BY this time Mart had got his bristles
up and was foamin at the mouth, and
seein that nothin would do him but q
fight, 1 pulled off and we pitched in.
Naow Mart is whole lot the best man
between us two for common, but OWN
to the sperits he had put under his Sun
day shirt it was six with one and about
half dozen with the other.
So there we had itr-up and down
and over and under. twas who should
and who shouldn't-which was which
and who was who. Presently Mart he
backed under the shade of some sweet
gum bushes In jam Of the fence and
called for time.
ut is too burned internal hot and
sweltry to fight this thing out TO a
finish this evenin, Rufe," says Mart.
"Spose we rejourn the meetin tenn
porarily?"
As to me, was only goin through the
motions to please Mart, and the wealth
er was scandlous hot. So we both laid
down our hands and quit.
Familiar Quotations.
Andy Lucas-Free silver il one Cd
them things you hear tell of 30 durn frc.
quent, and see so durn never.
Aunt Nancy Newton-The more I see
Of men the better love dogs.
Blew Scroggins-It il better to PLAY
the hands we hold than draw to other,