Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-24
Misfellaneuus &eading.
WAS A SMART MAN.


woods, trying to avoid the water that
was rapidly rising, came to a small
knoll almost surrunded by the food
and on the knoll he found tall, lank
fellow, sitting on log. The stranger,
delighted at seeing human being, ran
up to the lank fellow and exclaimed
~ never was gladder to see man in
my life. I have been in these Internal
woods nearly day and a half. My
horse and 1 went down with caving
bank; managed to save myself, but
couldn't save him. Now the question
is, how are we going to get out of this
Internal ?"
"Don'J know" the lank fellow an
swered, "wallowing" his tobacco
about in his mouth.
"Why, don't you know the woods ?"
"Wall, did know 'em putty we'll,
but the high water has wiped all the
roads out. Squire Blunt, that lives
about fo' miles from here, knows ever
inch of these woods, water or no
water, an I reckon he mout tell US
how to git out"
Gall right; but how can we get to
his house?"
"Lemme see. Blame eff I know,
but eff we was over thar we'd be all
right"
"That may be, but the question is,
what are we going to do about getting
there?"
"Don't know. I mout fgger it out,
but I never was good at 'rithmetic.
Eff Brother John was here, he could
tell us how to git thar. John is a
powerful smart feller."
"Where is your brother John ?"
"Don't know whar he is by this
time. Seed him bout three hours ago,
foatin' down through the timber on
log. Must be putty nigh down to the
cutoff by this time"
"Look here, the water is rising, and
this is no time for foolishness. See,
we are entirely surrounded.
eyes, that's so Squirting a stream
of tobacco juice through his teeth.)
Reckon we'll halter wade"
"Do you know a place where the
water is not very deep?"
~ did know yistidy, but the water
has riz powerful sence then"
"How long have you been sitting
here?
"Set down here this mornin'. Come
out to look for the COW an got tired,
an my plan is allus to rest when git
tired. have hearn it read outen the
papers that good many men die from
overwork, an sence then l am mighty
partickler."
"But how do you expect to get out
of this place ?"
"Don't know exactly"
"But you've got to know pretty
soon, for don't you see how rapidly
the water is rising?"
ayes, it's comm up right peart. You
air stranger down here, I reckon"
"Yes, haven't been here but week,
and if the Lord will only let me get
out this time, I'll never come back"
"What did you come down fur ?"
~ thought that I wanted to buy
land"
"Wall, if that's what you want l
kin let you have mighty fine piece.
Raise bale an ha'f to the acre."
"Where is it?"
"Don't know exectly whar it is now,
but when l find it you can have it
cheap. A few days ago it was right
over yonder about three miles. Amt
better watered place nowhar round
here. Waters about ten feet on it
now."
II don't want any navigable land
but, say, show me how to get out of
these woods"
"Don't be snached, an mebby we
kin strike up a trade after while"
81 am not in a trading humor just
at present. What I want is dry land
and'a heap of it. I wonder if l can
wade out through there ?" -.
81 reckon you can"
~ have half notion to try it,"
"Better make it a whole one."
"I'll do it. I don't care to stand
here till the water comes up round
my neck. Well, goodbye. If you
want to stay here and be drowned it
is no fault of mine."
$50 long," the lank fellow replied
splitting through his teeth.
The stranger had waded about
thirty feet when he lunged off over
his head. He spluttered and founder
ed and finally crawled back on the
knoll.
"Whew that was awful I' he ex-
claimed. "You Internal scoundrel,
why didn't you tell me ?"
"Tell you what ?"
"Tell me that I couldn't wade
through there"
"How did I know what sort of a
wader you are2 Some folks can wade
surprisin' an then others can't wade
so we'll. I tuck you fur one of the
boss waders, but I now see you amt"
~ ought to jump on you and beat
you" =,
"No, 1 reckon not. Feller jumped
on me once and thought he would beat
me, an the doctor lowed he had made