The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-17
nnt fnr AGcneral Raider.o

Light and dismount and hitch and
come in, Black Jack, says l, and he
didn't fool off any precious time in doin
as he was told.
After supper Black Jack called the
meetin to order and proceeded with
the proceedins-which the mainest
thing with him was to fix up letter to
the president.
"As you know full well, Rufus, never
was what people mought call wlshy-
washy man. the gentleman from Cy-
clone Streak went on to say. My doc
trine is to see the other man when can,
but if in case l don't see what want, 1t
wouldn't make any rosy bushes bloom
for me to take my own native mouth
and ask for it. Now, it would suit me
| the best in the world to be the general
revenue raider for Cyclone Streak.
There aint no compliment for me to
come over here and tell you someth1n
| that you already know tremendous well
which is to say that the early run
nins of the corn flows free and promis-
Gus in that historic strip of country
You don't have to tell me what you
know, and it amt for me to tell you all
| know. But the various and sundry
things that me and yoR-both OF us put
topether-do know to most hellacious
certainty-and the things which some
| people don't know, would make whole
passel, Rufus.
"Over there amongst them hills and
hollows, and along the creeks and
spring branches, the boys do jest
naturally love it, and make it and drink
it and sell it-all unbeknowance to the
general government. This very night
me and you might go and give the signs
and call forth full supply Of the rev.
erent stuff-15 years old, if we went in
for the age of 1.-THE finest and purest
that ever flowed from a gum stump or a
whiteoak spring.
But now what the general govern
ment don't know in regards to the peo'
ple and the ways and means of Cyclone
Streak, Rufus, is a large and gracious
plenty. Whilst my wayward and wan
derin' feet have pressed the rugged
bosom of the earth-every inch of it fol
miles and miles around-the genera
government would git lost twenty time:
before she could cross the secont creel
and find her way outen one OF then
famous tighteye thickets. You mus
recollect that 1 was borned and bret
and brung up right over there IN Cy
clone Streak But in them days 1t COM
to pass that the general government
was runnin at large and havin felon
ious good time, whilst the people the.
paid the freight.
"Now you can see how would NOR
; tally hate to give the boys away and o
4 forever shut out of the game myself
l But there is money in it, Rufus, pro
yidin the general government can mn
the right man to tend to the busines:
I have writ the president one lette
wherein I tod him I wouldn't to sa
> mind takin the job if the governmen
would give me so muchin spot cash an
a half intrust in the stuff winch
. mought pick up on the rounds. Up t
= this time the president never has II
sronded back. Now, it mought be ths
he had to hire lawyer to read my le
n ter and is only waitin till he can ORA
= the necessary salary and raise the lee
:. and costs But you know l amt so ver
l. MANY when it comes to writin, and
n want YOU to fix up another docume1
& for me. I can talk it out LOUD ana yo
" can set it down in plain United State
It and in that way we mought mayi
If fetch him to taw."
4 The Letter (Which We Writ"
4. So Black Jack he talked whilst l $
,e II down. and this is the letter which y
is writ to the president:
) "Rocky Creek, August the 2Sfh, Joy
3. Mister President.-My Dear Sir: Ono
le more I seat myself with pen IN snal
IS - make some further scatterin ]
m marks to you in regards to the peop
ye and things in Cyclone Streak. =
10 never have responded back TO the leIt
which I writ you some time ago. =
If you will excuse haste l VIII 1ree
an forgive you and vote the ticket stralg