The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-30

"GaIlIn 10 beat SIX f3its."
Amt IL plum marvellous how many
various and sundry different things a
man can recollect along in during of the
Christmas? was thinkln the other
night and tellin mother about ono
happy New Year which didn't turn out
so scandlous happy with me.
was n youngster then-courtin and
gallin and goin on to beat six bits,
There was nothin in this green and
wicked world at that time which was
half so pleasant as to put on my store
bought clothes and saddle my horse and
go forth amongst the ribbons and the
calico. BY my winnm ways and
commandin appointments and niger
luck l could most in generally always
manage so as to pick the prCttest girl
in the bunch for my onlyest own
which from that some Of tho bolB didn't
love me very much to speak Of. And
that's how come some scoundrel beasts
to play me yaller dog trick on that
particlar New Year night
In them days it come to pass that
family of people by the name of Dinkins
had moved into the settlement from
some big town over in Georgy, and
amongst the rest there was one giIl,
which they called her name Susie, and
she was as pretty as red shoes and buff
stockings with blue carriers. Big man
like, l put in right away Immediately
aud made my arrangements to go over
acrost the creek and call on Miss Susie.
In the mainline she had turned
out TO meetin two or three times and al
the boys had mighty waterin at tina
mouths for her company. But main
tain that the man which hits the first
lick most In generally always whips tine
fight, and cansequentially when the
other boys went to put in over at the
Dinkins place they run right up Hgin d |
braced game, az it were, and found the |
cards runnin my way like shot.
Now it likewise also come to pans
that New Year fell on Sunday that |
time. And by first candle light where
should be but over at the Dinkins place
linRerin around Miss Susie worse than
a stickin plaster7 And who was there
but me2
For the life of me Z can't now re-
member a blessed thing we said-mo
and Miss Susie that New Year night.
But from the best of my recollection
the weather was cold as fuglns, fire
wood was ruther scanty, and the main
est thing was to keep warm. So at this
late day it don't make a continental
bit of difference what we said, or
whether we said anything in partic-
ar. l can but only remember that it
was most tremendous pleasant to be
there, and it was worse than sheddin
2ye teeth and payin taxes for me to
pick up and go home.
What next? Well, man sir, out of
loors that was the darkest night /
lave ever saw, from the first settlement :
# the country down to the present
yritin, BY gracious l could take my
myers and jest naturally feel the dark
1 could hit it with a stick or slice it
Up with my pocketllnife.
| had rid little gray mustang pony s
yer there, and but from the fact that A
e was PAWN the earth and chawin the
it never would of found him without !
light. And when l did find him it ;
'as by touch and not by sight-which {
ven then | couldn't tell whether he |
,as white or black. After so long a ,
me got the little gray unhitched, felt )
round till l found stirrup and
into tho caIlla Than n hpnt |
be next thing l knowed didn't know a
lame thing worth tellin. c
What was the matter with us? Dad. 5
lame it some scoundrel beasts had 8
ONE along whilst l was in there payin
ny double-breasted compliments to I
Iiss Susie and turned my saddle end |
or end - snapped things around 50 4
he horn of the saddle was turned to-
rard the pony's tail-aHd bucltled it on :
ard and fast, flank, girth and all. So J.
hen l mounted and the pony plunged /
if in the dark | was ridin one way i
hilst he was runnin the other. ] II
idn't find out for certain what was the
after till it was eyerlastingly too II
tie, and don't reckon the little gray t,
yer did know. He went off down the O.
Dad at three minnt rate buckin and =
lortin and pitchin at every jump. As n
n me, | couldn't do blame thing but 50
1ller at the top of my voice and make a
at like l was stlckin plaster to the .
EST Of my ability helt on till we got ii
own there in the swamp-which the g.
lnk girth then broke and the litue
'ay jumped out from under and left az az
e layin there in the sandbed. q,
Did | get bad hurt? No. The good be
ord will take care of His people, and er
lcst more / come forth from a clost "a
il with a whole hide and no bones
oxen. But l told that same old
Dry to the prittiest girl in the settle.
en-, went through a cold sweat, had -
lpitation Of the heart and looked into 81
c jaws Of death in that one New Year
ght. RUFUS SANDERS.
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