Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-09-05
The
Wedding Boots
Of Els Sam

nDROVIDFNCE or not said the
nan from Knob country. Els
sam got his weddin boots. but X they
@ dupr give him corns then Cyrus Is the
foreivin' est feuer-ciuzen that ever dis
suu'fute6 his owuse1 10 'cOmDodate
neiEhbor.
Nov. l Ike 10 fish. myself. and G i
e. fshiu' now and then a I cidn know
80 many feller-citizens. most 81 en-
keenrn' two or three yaller DOGS. a. thai. 1
who spend seven Gays IL the week settin /
Oh d stump vexin' the water In the /
stream with q worn on a hook while /
their wives is 10 home veXin the water
IL ne Hashtub so IS 70 keep TIE house
a-Eolu'. That son o spiles hshin Tor
ne
But this here cas- O. Cyrus was dii-
ferent. and ELS Sam onEht 20 b
ashamed o. his inconsiderateness and
Felashness u settin that cay for has
veddiu when that Was the day that
Cv-us had laid out 70 20 % re pond for
tvro OF three days fshin'. and comm 20
CYRUS TIE day before and sayin' that
them boots O. hls'n that Cyrus had had
OF the list for 8 couple o. weeks back
vas 70 be his witdin boots. and that
hE must have en- next DAY
-Elis SAN was - one-sided and IN
uelghborly that he vouldnt obligs Cyrus
sna "a. tire weddin' OF ia he got back
from oshin a1e - Cyrus couldn't see
nc vzy out q u but 20 finish the boots.
though he VAS o1trs Eeous put oct and
cisEQp intec-
them boots O. Eii's sam wsE 81 done
but solein'. but Cyrus lad 20 foot 4 in
20 the tanno-y 70 SET TIE sole leather for
fnishiu o. en- He took his rshpole
1lunE. rhinkin' that De newt leEs-wGyE
le;ch = mess O. trout for supper. and or
lie walk hack. when be come 20 TIE deep
hole IL he creek. tsst below TIE slders.
he stopped and put AZ hiE hook. hsltec
with live minny.
-Hie bait Tan along TIL q cot down
70 tie lower end G the hole. and Cyrus
vac gittin ready 70 give the Trout that
vas or the pint of bi-in' II chance O.
try whether he WaE TIE best feller 90
whether Cyrus was. when Cyrus heerc
Z splash In ne water o. the creek With
out Iockir round Cyrus says 10 hisself.
Now who can he unmanneriy Teller
citizen be ASH jump IL the water 70 Til'
81 I'd on ne When In nshsn'. and spil'
ny eittin 4 bite
With tkaz he turned and looked rouni
20 see who ths rEusnnerly neigh DO
could % and he seer that y was Z Ersa
blg on't-give-4-eonrinentsl bear,
Now. Cyrus is q Is~-abiding citizeI
hut When he see that unm2nneriy bez
t-ancin' there and rily1n' % the water q,
hin and Epilin' his gittin' hat bite b
pulled his pistol and printed II straiEh
A.
give hump sE II hs felt someth.n' ca
Il him worse than e woocuck. and
rcuezlec little. and snortec- lie SCENE
s'prissc bat be give few more klci
tn the water. rfiy-in' j up more than eve
and didn1 move step.
See here said Cyrus This piss'
g. six-shootert' be says. 'snc ] want
ketch some trout You better move OF
be ssya-
But that bear never nOvec ste
re tesf stamped and stamped his feet
@he water and ksp< rilyin' q Il up. Ihs
Nyrus pulled % and give HIN anOth
ehoL
The bear huupsd hfsself ag'ln 81
suusaiec anc snorted. but cicn't move q
Then cyrus cid ges mad And he plank
into him every one o them shots
kac left
The bear headed for him then a.
seemed az n ne was goin' 20 show Cyr
thet ne olcnt approve o bein' pepper
81 The wsy that Cyrus hsc been pepper
Of aim Then Cyrus WA moved u "a
sor1 o. positsvs-liks:
IF Provloencs OF scmethlD' con't "a
hand IN THIS here. be says. 'sOnebo
else Win have % finish them weld
boots for Els's Sanl' be says.
''Wnatevsr changed the bears mi
Cirrus seye &c Won't swear 70. Pro
1enoe maybe. he says. Anyhow the bea
MIND vas chenge6. snd be turned srou
short, elurn the hank. and trottso az
1nto the voodz
while Cyrus stcod staring after
ehe water the Gear had made rfiy cseal
ND znf Cyrus sot his biz He didn't o
sst his bite We ketched the trout q
done a, and q slammer II Was In
poun6s. Cyrus says they told him al
part dat y weighed.
But he couldn't get over Deine m
20 ne1--ao pnn1, and uniawfm Ike
sThsz besx, ssys Cyrus Cons 50