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

ure and marry one OF 'em alnt yit en-
gagged no press agent as knows on
said Mr.. Rainwater
I've shorely haint & lowin to tackle
Brother Garrison fer sich a job air
ye?"
"Shore. We know he's awful gener
Gus hearted. ''rw last fall when MS
fellers OF the East Texas P-ess as7,-
citation wuz in Thnpson hang my mde
" he didn't git up and make a speech
and tell us II any OF MS got broke m
Timpson we could draw on his ban;,
fer money enough to git out of town.
Don't keer IL he did. He knowed
II he didn't make sich n offer the hull
gang wuz lierble TO camp thar fer a
month, but I'll bet We ginger cake agln
a jug OF buttermilk. Brother Garrison
aint a goin to hire no press agent TO
help elect him to office fer he aint
built that way"
We'll. Jim. reclSin shorely out of all
this big crop Of candidates some Ut
'em will be n wantin a press agent aud
II Jeems does git sich a Job and me
and him moves to Washington or some
other stylish place and gifts In serciety.
you-uns must come to see u.s." said
Mrs. Rainwater as she also regaled
herself with a generous dip of snuff
Thar We go again. Who's a waniin
TO git into serciety. Hang Il all. n
wuz to git Bishops job of beln press
agent for the Panama Canal. wouldn't
take We to Washington fer ye'd bust
mp ever one OF the serciety rules them
women goes by I'm Washington and
lfEaIxs 49,
JOB so ye needn't be a maxim no cal
kerlations on gittin into serciety
through me bein a press agent. In
the fust place, | amt no press agent
yit and with sich ole woman as you
fer companion piece, / aint lierble to
be one" said Jeems.
We'll Brother Rainwater, I hope you
wort let Sister Rainwater's desires to
shine In serciety be the casion OF We a
maxim of mistake. Ye know some
times feller's wife spiles his pros
pecks by gittin sich idees In her head
and by continnerly naggin of him she
gifts him to do things what aint good
for him, ann me bein the spirrital ad =
wiser of you and Sister Rainwater. 7
vises sich as you'uns to bewar of the
society fever. Now look at that feller
Shonts. He wuz a doin fairly well
and wuz maxim plenty of money. but
his women folks TUX a nation the ole
man want as high up in serciety as he
mought be-him bein nothing but the
president Of "A railroad. they TUX hit
into their heads he would shine bright
err I'm serciety II he had govment per-
sition, so he TUX the job-jist to please
him family. he lowd--and now the pore
feller realizes that he bit off more than
he could chaw and he gifts mad be-
cause folks criticizes him fer not bein
onto his job. In the fust place. he want
cut out to dig no canal becase he don't
know nothin about canals-which H.
different from railroads-consequenc
ly he ort to throw up his Job and spe-
cially if he can't stand criticisms which
Is dead shore to foller govment Off
shal, no matter what he does. so vc
kin bewar Prother Rainwater, and
don't low Sister Rainwater to per-
suade ye to git in deep water when
nuther one Of you-uns can't SWIM
said Brother Jlnkins while Jim spake
In very loud voice. Amen"
What In the dickens are We amen
ing fer?' demanded his host
'Bekase | grees with Brother jim
kins that when foxes aint fitten IN
shine in serciety. they'd better sfay
out. Lots OF fe,lers would be doin
well to-day ef they had shet their yeres
when their women folks begin to git
ambitious to break into serciety and
also their pocket books. fer hit shore
makes hole In a fellers pocket book
and I don't believe your'n could stand
the strain of serciety don't blame ye
fer wantin to be a press agent. I'd like
to be one myself, with a little salry oi
$4,000 attached and goodness know
some of these candidates shore does
need somebody to boom 'em, but
Brother Rainwater instid OF you a
helpln these fellers to build fences
suppose you help me and Brother jim
kins work the roads termorrer. These
roads aroun here is plum scanlous and
us fellers what has to travel 'em, ha;
jist got to git out and work 'em afor,
they gifts unpassable. Let them can.
didates tend to their own fences fer
spell yit and you help us git the roads
in shape SOS they kin git around e
look arter their fences. How does tina
strike YEP" asked Jim Bosley.
Just at this moment loud noise wal
heard on the outside and momen
later the Tweekins twins rushed int,
the room and announced In concert
NAV seq come over and help her Civ
the triclets some soothin syrup" Hav
ing delivered the message they wer
| gone again before anybody could stol
| them with an enquiry and Mrs. Rain
water In response 10 the summons
| arose and reached for her bonnet
| charging "Jeems" as she tied II on. L
'be shore and keep the pot OF beans
bilin." In few minutes was on he
way while Jim and Brother Jinkin
having gained Mr.. Rainwater's assur
ance that he would. Ter the time bein
at least, leave the candidates to bull
their fences while he helped to wor
the county road, soon took their de
parture.