The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-01-20

Some O. our boys said | ort to a
cussed i'm back, but l didn't. 1t jest
seemed part O. the game to me, an ne
was wfnnin'. You come down after
me- said l. EFF you want me- An a
couple of 'em did, an drug me up the
bank. They had ketched a few more
of our boys on the wing, an they dr1v
us up in a circle an put some foreign
guards around us. Every one OF us
was cut ur had balls som'ers in us, but
we sassed them guards about Their
brogue, an one thing an other, TIL
they was mad enough to kill us. They
give us good treatment-TH say that
much fer 'em-an' liked Their grub.
They had all sorts q good stuff in cans.
They patched US up in the hospltaI an
finally exchanged u.s."
"Oh. say" protested Kenner, that
amt all, Is it!'
"Its all I've got to say today. I've
got to blow a few blasts at the post
office an stick up the flag" He
stepped to Buckley's desk and leaned
on it. 81 wish, George, that you was
out our way to make JEFF behave his
self"
drinking aga.nY' George asked, with
a smile.
"Yes, an that amt all; he's got every
moonshiner over thar down on I'm.
He informed on some of 'em while he
was out o. his head an now thar's no
| tellin' whar it will end. Somebody shot
at i'm while be was in the field tother
day-some skunk In the woods, afraid
| to show hisself."
That's pretty bad" said George
sympathetically. JEFF ought to be
more cautious"
AS Truitt was leaving, Mrs. Hnlyer
waddled in, her gray. shawl wrapped
tightly round her body.
Come fer money to run the house
on" she said, with a laugh. to heI
husband. mo, thank you, l won't sci
down" she added to Kenner, who was
Offering her his chair. THE truth is
I'm goin' to steer clear O. this house
Mrs. Dugan says all the reports IN the
town git started among you uns
Ell she knew came here shed lay II
on me. l thought fer q while, aftei
they lifted her quarantine, that she
was goin' to do different, but shes
wuss an ever l sawed 'er of shor
yesterday, though" Mrs. Hiilyel
laughed heartily. You know, Mr
Kenner. she's got one tale that sh'
tells over an over constantly. One o.
the longest winded yarns you eve
heard, about how she fust got &C
uuainted with a woman she met by a.
cideut. She forgets she's told 1t TWEEN
ty times, an jest takes 'er chair an
begins to unwind So far nobody hahn
been bold enough to say they'd hear
it before, but when seed her a-comin
through the gate yesterday l told Hor
tense eff she dared to spring that oil
gag on me ag'in I'd stop 'er eff !
cost me my life. l thought Hol
tense nd die laughin', fer Mrs. Dugal
had no sooner n set down than she be
gun to tell about how she fust met tn
woman. Well, I'd made my bet, ar
wasn't goin' to be beat. Hold on
. said I; right here l want to tell "
, some'n, Mrs. Dugan-some'n powerft
quar- about me. l believe, on my SOU
I'VE got second sight Second sig4t
saws she, in her mean way. why,
, didn't think you was quite old enoug
to have yore second sight. don
. mean that sort o. second sight, say
, I: but I've noticed sometimes when
= uory would begin a tale l could sc
clean to the end of 1t long before tn
, end was reached. Now says |, see {
, I Amt right; the next time you me
, that woman was at the county fai
+, whar she tuck fust prize on her pate
quilt an with that l finished out he
warn. as pat as eff 1t was one o IN
own brag tales. Lord, wasn't she no
: She got as red as ripe tomato.
wasn't goin' to tell that says she;
r remember telhn' you that. was goil
n to git round to somen else; but, sine
a you are so almighty smart, recko
h III 20 on out my business an wit
= that she fiirted out O. the house, al
? kicked the dog as she went by 1t on II
O porch. When woman's mad enoug
, to kick Dig her dander's flynn IN Z
q eyes," Mrs. Hillyer laughed as 81
A. thrust her red hand from beneath N
a shawl and took the money the me
h chant was giving her. Don't git ma
9 rted, Mr.. Kenner," she said. "a VOL
% an will either keep yore nose to IL
= grindstone with 'er mouth shet. or ta
9 you TO death--or both"
10 Kenner smilingly walked with h
n, TO the outer door. II was jest a-wo
r. derin'. Mrs. Hillyer, what you thil
pt about GEORGES case with that hight
10 lutin Virginia girl I'm Interested
n. that boy, an 1t looks like pity to
n, to have in. lookin' in that direction
n mean jest that particular direction
: 81 know what you mean, Mr.. ke
= ner" = the woman shuddered In Il
A keen. cool breeze-"but do you reckt
N it's any more'n friendship on his side
d aThat's what I'm botherin' about
70 answered the cotton buyer, II dor
r. let on to George. Of course. but L
% been watchin' him powerful close.
, wants everybody to think him an D
lest passin' friends: but, law me, som