Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-02

Hello thar, Sister Rainwater. No.
don't bother to git me no cheer, my
feet is too muddy TO come in any how
and ] jist drapped by to see what
Brother Rainwater is a doin. and to see
f youuns has heered anything fr m
Sairony Marthy. she's awful cut ~
about Safrony a runnin off and gitt'7
married agin when she swore UP ara
down arte Jeremier run off and lee
her 81 never lowd to look on the face
OF men agin ana she lowd as how ne
morta man could ever persuade her 20
Yenter into nlattryr1ony, not even
Green nor JEFF McElmorc" said lin,
Bosley. as he stood I'm Mrs. Roinwater's
Doorway
Law, jim We might as we'll cor1e 70
and set down. "a. Is tiSt as chez
ret down - rft ie-to stani m. ar
Ter ycr feet Jecms never cleans hiF'1
" he comes IN a dozen times a dav a9a
I'm plum usen to mud. No. we f'r'
hearn nothin from Safrony and rs-'
N she's enjoyin OF her weddin tower
Her gittin married want no sprlze g.
me, fer whom. ever hears Wild ler a.
widower, grass. court house. so a
any other kind a swarm they ne-e,
win git narried agln. gives tee--
kind the shortest time possible u 80
hitched up agin fer ! knows thar air't
nothin to slch talk Gittin Marie -
the naterlest thing any single pu seon
kin do and all them What Is siagia
don't keer how many times they W
been married afore-if they sees sorl,
body they wants to fine hands witN.
in the holy Bounds of matrymonv-as
the preachers sez-they has right 20
do slch and hit aint nobo1y's bust
ness. Now. If safrony md her new
man Cont git erlong. I'm in favor ~
'em quittin and both Of en- tryia
agin."
"'Ye believe In divorces then. Sister
Ralnwater?"
81 shore do, Jim. when sich is noel
ed. I don't soc no use in two fol'q
tryin to live tergether when they don't
like one another. Hit aint Mater ami
I'm I'm favor o. Mater a talSin her
course. Now you list tel Marthy and
Sister Jinkins and all the rest what
is werryin their selves about Sefrony
a gittin married agin. that they better
quit werryin about her and turn their
'tention to somebody that needs their
sympathy. fer she don't need none jist
at present"
water, and I fist tole Marthy as how
I wuz plum willing fer Safrony or any
body else to git married as many times
as they sees fit to. but whar did ye say
Brother Rainwater is?"
Law. Jim. do be keerful In yer aim
in when ye're spittin, for ye come pur-
ty nigh spittin in that kittle OF homi-
ny. Jeems he jlst dotes on lye homi
ny. and II ye wuz to spile this by
spittin In hit. Jeems would have a fit.
Ye say whar is Jeems? Didn't We meet
him goin down to Coon Skin Crossm
to the meetin OF the Farmers Union ?"
Nav. I never seed him. What's he
goin to that meetin fer? I lowd he
had quit EN-"
mo, he Is a tryin to git up a union
OF his own now, and he wants these
farmers aroun here to recede from the
state sunion and organizer ri local un-
ion and make him president. SOS he
kin ride on free passes. same as Jeff
Mt. Gomery."
"Well. I'll jist be dun swizzled. Hit
list looks like Jeems and Bill Shaw
amt satisfied fer the farmers to git
erlong peaceable II them two can't
boss they wants to bust the thing all
TO pieces. Now Peters, he has done
been sot down on and next Mr.. Rain
water knows. he will be in the same
fix. Don't he know them railroads has
quit giving passes?"
mo. Jeems, ne SEE that's what they
have give out. TO fool the people, but
he lows as how the same ole gang what
allus rid on free passes is ridin yit, and
he lows II he don't git a pass over all
these roads. he will tell the names OF
them he has seed totin passes. He sez
he don't see no reason why jeff Mt.
Gomery should ride on passes and he
cant. fer he thinks he is list as much
benefit TO the railroad as Jeff"
'Nebby the railroads wants frs
influence" suggested Jim.
We'll Jeems. he seq hit pears to be
the mater OF railroads to give them
folks passes what works agin em. 50
Jeems he lows to work agin the rail-
roads and pizen the people agin 'em,
too, all he kin, SOS he will git passes.
Has he found out ylt which candidate
fer govnor. the railroads is support
in?" asked Jim.
''Yes. hearn him say which un the
railroads is fer. but I am afeared ia
tell ye. becase Jeems. he allus gifts mad
ever time I tells what he seq and es-
pecially when gives away his polite
al convictions, but he sez he has done
found out which feller the railroads is
supportin and he lows to send circu-
lars all over the country and let the
folks know the game Of the railroads
hut law. Jeems, he sez the railroads
aint a comm out bold and supportin
their man; they're a layin low about
II and tryin to git folks minds switch
ed off the real issue In the campaign
and they're blowing turrible about
prohibition a bein the main issue and
all sich, but law. Jeems. he tole me
not to say marry word about this. but
] know good and well you aint a goin
to say nothIa air ye Jimw