Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20

&c thought would be the worst wipe
FIT"
II seems that Jephtha Virgins was
he greatest pelt gatherer In the Old
Passadanky country. and he had n
daughter named Prudence. Paley
Since. a likely young woodsman. was
Ia love with Prudence. and the feeling
was reciprocal
Now" rs the Passadanky narrator
will tell you. 'mebbe you mOwt won
Her what under the canopy Old Beelze-
hub had 20 do with that. Nothin'. meb-
BE-. 'Tain't likely that lac cared a snap
whether Palcy Since loved Prudence
Virgins. but Jepthy Virgins cared.
lie bad other ideas for his daughter.
and well that amazln' bear knowed IL.
Jepthy wanted the Squire Bllnbler pos
sessions In his family, and be could cit
'em 10y marryln Prudence Co the
squire's sou forum. JoFum didn't
want TO git married. and Prudence
didn't want 10 marry Jorum. but Jo-
rum aud Prudence didn't have any
say In II. The squire aud Icpthy fixed
Il TO suit themselves. The weddln'
night come. but no Iorum. Along In
the forenoon Of the next day In come
forum 10 Virgins.
"'Old Beelzebub kidnapped me rs
was on my way over here through the
woods Yesterday said Jorum. lie run
me straight and fast TO Gormley's bar
pen. way back ut the head OF the big
gwamp. and KEEP me there all night"
Jephtha Virgins swore that he would
hunt down that vengeful and vindlc.
tive bear and strip OF his pelt II II took
him all the rest Of his days
1T was gittin' along lords Christ
mas time when Paley plucked up cour-
age to ask Jepthy ag'in for Prudence.
Jepthy turned on him. GRIMM the ag-
gravatinest kind. and blurted out:
"'Yes. you kin have her-that Is, II
you fetch me two black sheepskins for
a Christmas present! II you don't. you
cant never have her!
'Now. Of course. that was Just as
good as tellln' Paley that there wasn't
any use. He never knowed 10 bis
dyin' day what II could "a been that
sent him roamln' and roamln' that day.
but be went a-roamIn'. and the first
thing he knowed he found himself on
the edge OF scrubby lookln' clearin'
In the Sour Medder district. and he
seen n man clubbin' what he s'posed
was n tame bar. That riled him
more'n ever. and he shouted TO the
man:
"'what are you poundln' that poor
bar forT
'..Tt's my bar the man shouted
back. and II you don't like what I'm
fdoln' come here and I'll pound you
awhile and give the bar restr
"And what did Paley do but go over
there. and I s'pose that when he got
through with that citizen OF the Sour
Medder district the citizen was a leetle
the worst whipped man ever seen In
them parts.
"'Therer said Paley. when you
run ag'ln me. you haven't got no bar
10 fool with
"And then Paley see that II was Bart
Sprost he had been llckin' and that the
bar was Old Beelzebub. Paley hadn't
gone more than a hundred yards on
bis way when. lookln' over into Bart's
field. be see two OF the biggest and
blacklist sheep that ever cropped sor-
rell
1.-THE only two black sheep In the
hull blame countryr Paley groaned,
and here I've gone and most hammer
ed the life out OF the man that owns
'eml Tossed Prudence away Jest TO
take the part Of n rambunctlous old
sheep stealth barr
"Paley actually batted himself ag'ln
his head with his fist and lifted up bis
voice and wept. After awhile he cooled
down a leetle and got an idee.
"T'll go back and apologize TO Bart
said he. and offer him twenty dollars
for them sheep. That's as much as his
hull clearln' would fetchr
so Paley went bac- The bar laid
on the ground llckln' himself and Bart