The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-06-18

Ilidu llldJ nc JtSU SLOOu up III HIS UOdU
and yelled at the top Of his voice. He
vowed that he wouldn't gin nuthin to
the mcetin- house If he never caught
another clam or pottcd another lob
Stcr, and lie was still cussin when a
porpOise or shark riz up under his
boat and stove in two planks. She
filled with water to once and went
down, and il he hadn't bin clus to a
buoy he'd hev bin drOwndcd lie
Swum to the buoy and held on, and
thar he was two mile, from shore and
nobody in sight. He was lettin' his
self loose with swear-wOrdS when he
seen the Tin OF a shark CluS by. Then
he seen another and another and pur-
ty soon he could count twenty. lie
stopped cuSsin' to splash the water
and skeer 'em off, but they didn't
skecr. They jest got clusscr and clus-
SER and finally he knowed that they
had bin sent to eat him. A-hangin'
on TO that buoy with both hands, and
with the chIls crcepin' up and down
his back he called out:
Elder Davis, I'm not fur mectln'-
houses nor yit agin EN-, but if the
| Lord will scatter these ere sharks III
put my name down fur five dollars"
That's the way he hollered, but
Elder Davis was three miles away,
and them sharks kept gettin' nearer
and nearer Next time Nose hollered
it was fur to say;
I'm poor man, and | hain't got
no use fur mcetin' houses, but rather
than be eat up 10y sharks I'll gin up
the $40 the elder asked fur"
That was all right as fur as it went,
but he was able to gin $50 and he'd bin
cussin' the Lord to boot. That was
why them sharks hung on and begun
to smell Of his feet He kicked and
kicked, but he got mighty tired arter
awhile and called out:
I'm sorry bout the cuSsn and III
never do it agin, and if the Lord will
send me help before 1t are too late I'll
cum down mighty han 1some fur the
mCctin' house"
He hadn't hardly got the words out
| i,, |, g., I'iI@y
along in his boat. He'd bin over to
Marsh Hill to marry couple and was
on his way home. When he drawcd
nigh he seq;
"IIello, Moses White, but what you
dom hcre?'
BOATS gone to the bottom" scz
Moses, land I'm nigh eaten up by
sharks. Is it a judgment on me-"
Looks that way"
kin | dicker with you about that
ncctin'-housc? I'm not fur 'em or
agin EN-, but I'm willin' to put down
sunthin'."
IlbN Iuu,lI' StL tIIC tIuCI,
"Ten dollars"
"That amt nutT-not fur you,
Goodnight, Moses, I'm in hurry to
git home, but TT send help
"l'll make it S20.' yclls Nose as a
shark bit at his foot.
That's purity fair, but not 'nutI fur
Il man who's bin cussin' all day. I'll
stop at Henry Green's boat-house and
TX him to cum out and pick you up
Elder Davis scz Moses, feelin'
that luck was agin him and that the
sharks wouldn't hold off much longer,
'if say $40 fur the mcctin- house kin
| keep on cuSsin' when feel like it?''
:" wouldn't agree" sc2 the elder.
You'd better make it $50 fur the
mcetin'-house and promise never to
cusS no mOre.'
How will it be about Holsters and
clams?"
you'll hcv luck, reckon. Better
keep your legs a-moyin' or the sharks
will git yer feet"
Moses kicked and splashed fur
awhile, hatin' to gin up that none!
and stop cussin', which was Suthin' ht
always enjoyed, but finally he couldn't
kick another kick and he seq:
Elder Davis, | was never throwet
down nor licked by any mortal man
but | can't fight you and the Lore
and forty sharks at the same time.
give IN. Bring up yer boat and TAXI
me in, and as soon as we git ashore
I'll hand over the $50 and agree to Stol
cussin'."
Honest Inlun?" sez the elder
. "Honest lnjun, fur I'm llcket
man"
} And the elder took him IN and go
} his promise and the money, and then
$50 bought all the nails and shingle
fur the new meetin'-house. 1t was al
, right about the money, but the eide
I ortcr hev let up on the cussin'. Nose
; was awful to cuss, though he didn'
4 mean anythin' by it, and when he wa
] bound not to do it and dasn't brea
=, his promise he begun to git thin an
t weak, and jest US that meetin'-hOus
a was dedicated he pined away and die
}. and bis was the fust funeral held i
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