The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-09-16
CHAPTER VII.

Pollock's skirmish with Griggs was n sharp
awakening to the people Of Chinkapin 1oye
I'D hoped an believed that all this wuz
only pOitille rumpus that d blow hitself out
presently. ef them fire-eatin windbags wuz
only let alone said Robert Inrule. in his
slow. musical dTawl as they al sat that even
ing around the blazing hearth and discussed
the stirring events of the day I've never
quite come up Z Elder Stornmonts gloomy
views as t what's hangin over Us.
Father. the Lord : given Elder StorDmont
SPIRITUAL light not granted common people,
gently reminded Mrs. Inrue. ? He kin fore
see the future, an interpret Scripture
meanln :
- Yes. yes ] know. mother returned
Robert Inrnle. hastily. But while | believe
il the Elder gneTilly sometimes ] think he's
bilious an takes too dark a view O things.
But 1 cum back We believed an hoped all
along tIIat thi. thingd spend hitsef in talk.
Ieavin' wc'uns that didn NEEDLE alone T.
MIND our Own business That whole crowd
O Nuilifies, incudin kunnel Rhea hisself.
Is great takers an they've ginnerilly took
hit out IN talhin' al least so fur as weuns
WIZ consumed. They uns We done powerful
little ioulin compared L the talk they've
made. You'd think at times that they uns
WIZ gwInc TO eat we ans up with at salt,
but III my recollection none o. we'un We bin
actually ct Hit wuz 50 III the Mexican war
They poM-wowed round 1or wears bout
reveln' in the halls o. the Montvzumvs but
hitwuz we'wns that enlisted in the regiments
an helped lick oil SANITY Amy at Bunny
Nisty."
remember 50 well my father comm
home in his uniform" said Pollock he
WIZ a Safjint.
- had a young wife an family on my
hand. said Robert lnrule. an couldn't 20
oniess they needed men wussen they uns
did
- Hit wuzzcnt adzackly the right kind o.
q war. aRuy how" said Mrs lnrule Hit
wuz got up lur the 1ig1er-owners. an hit
invaded another country. iustld . detendim
our own. 20 persuaded Robert not t 20. at
least till BIT Wuz sen that be wuz really
needed"
=" But + come back F." resumed Robert In
rule. i don like the looks 0 tins matterat
all kUnucl Rhea an his crowds entirely
too brash. They uDs act "a il they ms wuz
pWine I ride rough-shod over we'Uns an
push rs ciean to Tie wall The idea o sam
Gnggs lalkin' eTb0ut takn' a man dead or
alive. without 40 warrant 4 back him That
KIND o talk only lur the sheriff. with the
law al his lack. An attack man stand
IN on las own ground. deiendin' his property.
Ao'd a BIN justified IN shootin HIM through
tie heart ez soon ez he sot foot on yo' ground
Dom hit in the name O the Southern Conlcd-
olacy Nlat'ye We ns got L do with the
Southern Comiederacy? We voted agin hit
an won't have none Of hit, leastwize here IN
Tennessee"
But what air we gUine tur t do " asked
Pollock. Something's got L be done
~ sol
an has gang, OF Big Jim Hoskins an his'n.
But thar air some OF our people tibet can't
Then thar's hunnel Rhca raisin' "A riiinient
1 oVerawe the country an make we uns do
jest "a he wants. I'm IN favor o Tasiu
uJlment our own, an gwine over thar an
Iunnln hllh away aioIe le glts ANY stronger.
The sooner We kin do hit the easier hit II
be"
Tan somethin o the same mind. my
self, answered Robert hnule. we can't
let these Sang-diggers Git encouraged to be
lmpudent an sassy. They uns air so mean,
naturally, that thar II be 30 livin' in the
country ii they 'uns think they uns see a
chance 4 git the upper hand O. we 'uns But
We must he keerful & keep the law on our
slde-the law O Tennessee. ! mean. Ihars
be meetin' at Job Alcott's to-morrer
night at which lot O we'uns II talk the
matter ever, an come to some conclusion.
Jhe IiGerll he thar He's bin down L
Knox lille t see Parson Brownlow an Judge
Maynard, an git advice ez Z what course
We'uns must ioller.n
Well, said Pollock, Pm agwine t. fol-
Ter yer advice, eff hit is fer all we'uns + ait
together an give Kunnel Rhea' S gang lickjn,
that'l guile they 'uns, or run 'em clean ou,en
the country. Fur nay own sell, III not stand
I hey SIGH trash ez sam GIiggs an Big Jim
hosflns rampagin' bout the country shown
authority. The mountings is free We'urs
raI no man lnaster-much less SIGH warm nts