The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-04-28

1 tAotght maybe he mowt be just tn,
critter that folks would like TO see th'
wilder have, and struck up a dickel
with her, and traded the steer for TIE
lgun. Seems as IL he must h'isted hel
fore this
"'WelI, Sim, says l, I've come to Guy
the gum
why he says, l s'pose you knowed
that hain't got the gun, Danl. says
he.
"Hain't got ito says.
"'Why, no. he says. Il s'posed you
knowed that Jake Peeler had pulled off,
says he.
Pulled off whatY | says.
"'Pulled off fer constable Sim says
Il s'posed you knowed that | been
wantin' to run fer constable, too, and
thai if Jake run there wouldn't be nc
Use o my running, and that l says to
Jake that if he'd pull off Id give him
the gun, aud that Jake said he'd pull
off, and that give him the gun and ne
pulled off. disposed you knowed that,
SAYS Sim. I'D rather be constable than
bave the gum says he.
THAT made me so consarned mad that
| | went home ard run agi1 Sim for con
stable myself, and beat hi9i outcn his
boots. Then what does Sam Kciter
do but marry Jake Peeler's daughter
jimmie, and Jake gives him the gun for
wedding present, and he had II ever
since. SO when ne come round and
said he wanted to sell the gun, says tc
him:
SAN, says, what do you want TO
sell the gun for? It's good gan, amt
ito
"'Good gum says Sam. We'll, there
want never no better gun p'iEted at q
bear than that gun is says h.. NO
nor as good a one, by smoke, says he.
Then what in Sam Hill do you want
to sell it for?' / says. Amt short o
money, be you?' | says.
mot particular, Sam says, but /
hired out to Miles Boyd to do the work
on his farm, and not fer to be a minute
man, by smoke. And don't hire my
gun out TO Miles, not by durn sight,
says Sam. Now jest look a-hcr how
things is runnin'. Only Yesterday
was settin' on the back stoop up &c
Miles, greasin' double harness. Miles
he was doin' chores round the barn
yard. His chickens was scratchin
and peckin' away. when Il cheeky big
hawk sweeps down from somewhercs
or other, and sweeps away ag'in with
one o Miles chickens. Course didn't
see none O. this, but suddenly | hecrd
Miles say:
Samuel, gle your gum"
az alluz keep my gun jest behind the
kitchen door says SIM. and when
hcerd Miles holler, rntur'ly runs and
grabs it, and runs WITH it to the barn.
yard. AS got there Niles hollers:
"'"Yonder he is, g. ding him." and
Re pointed up into a dead pine tree
nore'n quarter of mile away. where
he hawk was settin', rippin' his dinner
'utcn MiIes's chicken. "Yondcr ne is"
NINA hollers. He's got the dominick
zen: Whang him, gol ding him." g
I ow, says Sam, Il want goin' 10
tran that gun Ivy whangin' hawk E
hat was quarter of mile away. and I
started to sneak up little, but the
awk must knawed the gun. for he
IL and sailed away. and in less'n two
7conds he was so lar that a cannon
all couldn't overlook him So went =,
mex to my harness greasin'. and put
he gun behind II e door ag'in. Miles {
Id woman was T'edin' onions in ;he
arden down back q the house. !
as gittin' poorly well along with my l.
lrness greasin' when hcerd squeal J.
nd a yen down In the garden, and
lies old womln riz her voice and
ollcred:
" Samuel. git yer gum" y
VI grabs the gan ag'in an pixies fer
e garden. As / rot there says Sam, J.
he old woman she pipes out: A
Wonder he goes. Down yonrler ~
runs, lords the brush lot. Hes 90;
he o my bramer hens chickens" she q
pes.
Its ding funny hawk to be q.
runnin'." ! says. PC
" "rain't no hawk" hollers tie old -
'man. ITS a blacksnakc. and he's IT
yger'n a bean pole" she hoilers. "
. i hurried on with my gum saws Rl
m. but the blackSnake got TO its o.
lin place, and | couldn't find him. LII
Agriculture pursuits seems lively
IS mornin'." | says, "particlarlv in Fl
poultry department." | saws. vi
I went back and put my gun be-
I'd the door says Sam, and took M
harness greasin' ag'in. hadn't CA
N at it more'n 90 minutes when 10
les boy Tommy he come runnin' m cp
m the back mcddcr a-hollerin':
samuel. git yoVr gum"
! drops the harness and grabs the TT
and follertd Tommy down TO the CIR
oder.
There's big grounding got his 20
in our mcdder." says Tommy, ~ - -
run, IAN he's eat up half O. our
'er CROP" 4
l sot down In that medder and '
ched till shutdown fer that ground. q
to come ou;en his hole. and he tore &
plInters with that gun. but he rever q
'e out says Sam, and shoulders
gun and went home
Hawks snakes and groundhogs'H &
ie produce on this here farm ocme {
if things keep on" saws |. G