St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03
bit on . whole lot more than he win


ever worry down In peace and safety. !.
"iou understand, Rufe. soon ~ eves
the Eddinses and their side whipped
the fight old man Hank didn't do z
blame thing but light out and pitch IN
to practice what they preached. And
from that about the next news we got
the old silver-haired idiot had took the
bit in his teeth and married three more
wives. Say. Rufe. don't you remem'
ber that BARLEY generation OF people
old man Luke BARLEY and his gang
which lived over there in the forks1
Well, three of them Bartley women
Sukey and Nan and Shug-are still
with US in the flesh. They never had
got married 80 fur rs / know. and never
had any bright prospects 20 speak OF.
They likewise also took up with the
new-fangled religion which played the
devil over at Rehobeth church. So II
come to pass on one of them bright and
beautiful spring days old man Hank
hooked up his mules and wagon. driv
over in the forks and married the Bart
ley women-all three at a pop-and
fetched 'em back home with him fos
better or for worse. hear that Misea
Eddins was ruther somewhat agin the
movement at the start, but old man
Hank quoted Scripture offhand 30 fast
and furious till she at last give in and
told him he mought 60 on with the
good work and practice what they
preached. But when he returned back
home late that evenin with three new
wives the old lady had her doubts
about It and was pullin on the bits con
siderable in her quiet. humble way.
And the Storm ~Dust L0ose.~
'.Now, that was on Saturday. ans
by Sunday night . most terrific big
storm had riz and bust loose over there
ut the Eddins place. The women folks
had fell out and fused and finally st
last got into q rough-and-tumble. catch.
as-catch-can fight. From all the signs
and general appearments it Is hard t.
tell for certain who come out first and
second best. Old man Hank had went
OF to tend a night meetin at the church
and his VARIOUS and sundry wives they
fit and fused and fused and At till
he come home and indefinitely post,
poned the performance.
"But, at any rates, the BARLEY WON
en- packed up their duds bright and
early next mornin and moved bocl
down in the forks. On that same day
the high sheriff come out with paper
Of complainant and took old man Hanl
to Jail on tho general charge Of too in.
fernal much plurality In regard to his
wives.
"Old Misses Eddins has been sick abed
the past two weeks consequentially
from the storm which bust loose that
Sunday night. but she il still holdir
things down at the home base. When
them BARLEY women moved back down
to the forks one Of them was totin hel
left arm in . sling. whilst the othe,
two didn't have enough hair left-both
Of them put together-to plait one whiE
cracker.
"And now, with old man Hank in the
county jail. and his wife in bed. and thu
BARLEY family laid up for repairs.
am leanin to the opinion that the new
tangled religion il bound to 60. II
mought work tolerable well in some
furren country, Rufe. but by gatlins II
won't hold water down there in the
old settlement, where human nature
has been human since the food run
down. and men and women are flesh and
blood till yet"