The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-09-26
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But in the main tine Aunt Nancy
Newton she went On over 70 the camp
grounds Tuesd day mornin. and then on
Friday eYenin she driv By our house
returnin back to the Panther Greek set
tlemenf.
The camp meetin s runnin along as
reglar and natural as you please, says
Aunt Nancy to mother and NE, but
driv al the way around by here TO tell
sou that they hare got 50 scandlous
much fun and eonfusionment goin on
over there IN that country till the very
native air s hot and blue al around in
spots as big as bed quilt.
1T would seem Ike the clouds rig
al Of q student and furious bad storm
Is now BLOWN betwixt the BIantons
and the Wilder Milford. You all will
remember. no doubts. that Squire Steve
Phantom and old Miss Creesy Walton
they took and got married along in
the spring Of the year. Old Steve had
lost his sccont wife. and al the children
they had married and settled down.
whilst Miss CreesY Vas one OF your old
iaaids-Tea-headed and Peeurious-but
still vgillin to mix clothes with Squire
BIanten for wal or for woe.
Vow. the Wilder Milford-Bob MI
ferd's p=idder-Mittie Gaskins. as she
used 70 be-liFes over there in the
same settlement with the Blantons.
II ron all never have serapsd mp any
ieglar acquaintance with Mittie Mil
ford. reckon 10 be certainly you have
heard some tell OF her but anyhow.
she is young-she is right toleFahle
good lookin-she dresses out of sight
and cuts wide and reckless swath
everywhere she goes. From general re-
ports l reckon she must of been about
three times too many for Bob Milford,
which you recollect Bob he pulled up
and went out west three years ago come
next Christmas.
you must likewise keep in mind,
Rufus. that VIII Tom Pickens-the
outdaeious raseal-he went over last
week and tended the camp meetin two
days and a night. In during of that
time he took and writ two letters on
the sly and dropped them into Squire
Blauton's coat pockets-one on this
side and one on acknowledgements
10 old Steve, you understand. He writ
both letters in neat little female hand
writin-whieh looks powerful like
Mittie Milford's hand write-and signed
the widder's maiden name to both of
them. Nobody knows for certain how
1t was done, but at any rates them let
tiers got into the squire's pockets whilst
the night meetin was goin on, and
when old Steve went to bed that night
he was shoutin happy and as innocent
as first born lamb. But in climbin
into his Sunday clothes the next morn
in little white paper fiuttered and fell
out of his pocket and his good wife,
Miss Greasy, she picked it up and read
it and then went rayin crazy mad on
the spot. The squire he whit down on
his knees and helt a private prayer
meetin with his wife right then and
there. He told Miss Greasy that some
body else had writ the letter for pure
spite and cugsedness, and swore by
the Twin and the dead that he wouldn't
lnow the Nidder Milford If he was to
meet her in the big road in broad open
daylight-which / reckon he told the
sober truth in regards - that-and
finally at last he got her cooled down
sufficient to kiss and Spite out, and let
the white wings OF peace futter over
the camp grounds oncst more.
at was nothin to Inc and none of my
business maybe, but put in and tried
my level best to find out if | could what
all the letter said to the old squire"
Aunt Nancy went on in her plain. blunt,
honest way, "but nobody couldn't tell
exceptin Miss Greasy, and she would
only give out the news in a general
way. But anyhow it would seem from
what little has leaked out that it was
the most sweetest and all-overest love
letter that ever was writ in female hand
write 10 any Twin man in 40 miles OF
Indian Creek camp grounds"