Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-06

the Knob country. and there he sot
down. see TO wunst that be had start
ed somethin 10 worksn' on bis mind. ana
that there wouldn't be no pint IN DIS
Eittin' Of II OF unless a At o way down
in the dumps went along with X. and SO
says TO him:
"Uncle Jase.' says. shell send over
and Kit the Squire7 The Squire. l says.
would more than likely like 10 hear IL.
TOO. says.
-Mebbe I hadn't ought 70 done Il,
cause mentionin' the Squire 70 Uncle
Jase IL somsthin' like holdin' red rag
M before a bull, cause ever sence the
time that Uncle Jass come into Nose
and sot around so longin'. and the Squire
made his little remark TO him. Uncle
Jase has sort o. looked on the Squire as
a feller-citizen whose room he'd COZ
sarned sight rather have than his com
pany.
Uncle Jase come into the tavern
that time. and sot around a good while.
without anybody Rskin' him. and so
by and BY be stepped up and wanted
Nose 10 set X out and remember It.
We'll. Nose had been rememeerin
* a long time fer Uncle Jase. and so
he SAYS 10 him that he couldn't take
70 more on bis mind Jest then. and
be wouldn't let Uncle Jase have Il
That riled the old fellsr clean from
the bott-n. and ne cut loose most
Amarin' fer a spell. and ended up ey
hollerin'
"What7 Mel he holisrs. Ne. that
is one OF your Oldest fsller-eitixens
Me. that settled here more than bS
years ago. he hollsrA
But the troabls -, Uncle Jase.
says the Squire. who was sstun
there. GRIMM all over his face. 'yo'
ha!n't never done II sence.' says he
That's the trouble. Uncle Jase.' say
he
"And ever ssnce then, nentionin
the Squire 70 Uncle Jase Is like hold
in a red rag up before bull. Q
course. l knowsd &. and mebbe
hadn't ought 70 done II when say
20 him. as be sOt there on the wood
pile:
Shell send ever and git n
Squire. Uncle Jasef'
But I had my gun on my shOuld'
and WAS goin' over 70 see how nuc
truth there was in what I'd heei
about a bear nosin' round the HObda
clearin'. and thought that msbbe
mentioned the Squire 10 Uncle Jsl
it'd make him mad and he wouldu
atay TO ease his mind O. what he hl
started 70 worlin' on It. and I cou
20 on and git my bear providin' the
vas a bear over there 20 git n
Urcls Jase didn't sit quite mad enoui
FER that He on4y cussod q little a.
says:
I'm low enough down in Z
dumps now says be. without hAv
setch n discouragin' creatur' as {
Squire around 20 sock me down 10
sr. says he. No. ou needn't Sc
fer the Squire. says he.
Now. I don't want TO say that
reason that Uncle JaSe only come
fur as the woOdpile was because
barrel o cider was layin' there in
fence corner y1t. cause I hadn't
10 tiHe to roll II on into the cell
but there Il laid anL Uncle Jase
on the woodpiie fAein' II and sort
sizin' OF Il up. Thinks 10 mys
now I'll discourage Uncle JAse
Ae1l cit up and 20 without waitin'
unloAd what he's been thiBkin' up.
Z says:
"TAin't tapped yit. Uncle JAse
says
Ne says he. see Il amt
Bat he didn't Ett discouraged
mors than he was and he didn't "a;
90 so way. see that the load
sovad 10 come ofen his mind. An
cot my gun A@'in the fence. strad'
the chopin block. and sAyE:
What 10 Il. Uncle Jase.' .
shafts soggin' Of you down So 8
"DAnl. says he. you'd ses'csly
esvs Il, but it's a Twin faetl
aishivsrsd that there's bad onesi
says There's actually bad oRss.'
III it's 'taters. Uncle Jass. saJ
.rouT nna thKt there's q eonszl
sight more bad ones this year
gso< onek' | says
-'And I nnd that there's 40
sssks that kills 'enl' says Uncle
Then Il can't be 'taters.' says
why, conssrn Il. Dan1.' says
Jase never noticin' the 'tater ouei
any more Aan " hadn't fetch,
Nd. Z wxs goin' up along the c
tothsr day. and met that New
fsils~ that's nosin' round hers.
wHs hsnin'. and he run ag'in bic
thst wAs layin' on the bank. tAkin
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