Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-28

him all the wuss. He purtended to
think it was only an excuse, and he
jumped on his hat, crowed like rooS-
ter, and Dragged and bluffed and blow
ed in a way almost to break my heart.
He told everybody around that l was
hidin from him, and that he wouldn't
go home till he had made me holler,
and the old woman had all she could
do to keep me quiet. Every day fur
five days that varmint come over yere
from the Corners, and standin' out
thar by that stump he would jump up
and down On his hat, and flop his arms
and yell:
81 ar tn cryin' baby from Moth
Caroleeny, and l hev toddled my way
over ninety-seven miles of hard roads
to look upon this critter they calls Zeb
White. When | get here, tears in my
eyes, blisters on my feet, it is to find
him hidin' in tn bresh, an tn ugh L
ellis and calls, he will not appear
That was his talk said Zeb-' that
and a heap mo like it, and | believe I'd
hev dragged myself out an fit with
my teeth but fur tn Old woman She
held me back and talked soft and sweet
and arter five days sunthin' happened.
That is, another cantankerous chap
come along. He was from Flrginny,
and tin peddler had bin tellin him
about me- When he reached III cabin
he was dreffelly polite. He takes off
his hat and smiles and bows and says
to tbs old woman:
81 don't consider to reckon that
I'm mistook in thinkin' Zeb White
lives yere?"
"'This is the place." she says.
"'And I'm powerful glad OF it. I've
walked seventy miles to tear him up
by the roots, and show him that he's
no fighter Kin l see him right away,
a'am? I'm not wantin' to press mat
tiers to your injury, but when I'm go
in to pulverize a vaImint like to have
it over with, and off my mind as soon
as possible.
Hes gone to town, but if you'll call
tonight he'll cripple you fur lie in
about ten minits."
You see how it was explained the
old man, with a smile. jest the MN
it that critter began talkin the old wo-
man could see tn hand of Providence.
and she was so tickled over it that she
couldn't wait fur night to come. He
went away to come back in the eve
min, and then she sent word to that
fellow at the Corners that if he would
show up at eight O'Clock he would find
me ready. 1t come on to rain at sun
down, and was a purity dark night, but
bimeby the Moth Caroleeny critter
Guild be heard afar off. He come along
CROWN and yellin' and tellin' of the
J. hn hoS r,,,1lod hu no
and when he got to the house the old
woman steps out and tells him to be
prepared fur me as l comes from the
other way. He stood on that stump
and Dragged for half an hour without
Il step. Then We heard the Virginny
criter comm. He was whoopin' and
BLOWN some as tn other, and purity
soon he was at hand. Then We hears
the Moth Caroleeny man give crow
and say:
"Praise the Lawd, but the cryin'
baby what has walked ninety-seven
miles over hard roads hasn't walked
in vain. The critter what was hidin'
in the bresh has bin driv out by his
old wife, and he will now be given two
minits to say his prayers
Then We heard the other man give
still louder crow, and yell:
"'No, l was not mistook, This is
the place whar' he dwells. and this is
the critter befo' me. Let him bid his
wife goodbye, and raise his eyes 10
heaven, fur he has only five minits to
live!'
ut had all come right" said Zeb-
"all come out as the old woman plan
ned fur. Them two cantankerous frit-
tiers had come together, and eacT one
thought he was standin' befof Zeb
White. OF all the BLOWN and bftggin'
ever did hear in my life that wsN the
worst, and me an the old vol Ian
laughed till we cried First one wd i'd
flop his arms and crow like a roos pr.
and tell what he had done. and Il IN
he would pet up and give the OF