Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-02-16

sich a manner? Scat THAR. Tun
I'd let Sitter Rainwlt.r lave 'hs'
'Pckin chair. Ye hain, no lusiness
.fttin In the biggest an stf So steer. %.
Re place, no how Thas Sister Rair.
Iater, take a cheer and set down an
Ive US a ,unt OF yer sef an hov
PINE ye to git so crippled. Shorely
n goodness, ye haint got no RI una
b haves ye?" said Martha B0-ley as
'he skirmished around on sight os Mrs.
|ainwater on crutchcs, entering the
or, ousted the cat from the rocking
'Dair and tenderly assisted her afflict-
visitor to a seat.
Yes. Marthy. I'm sorter crippled IN
don't reckon thar is airy single jlnt
\ me that aint sore from sich sud1eni
tttfh down, but ef you had been tryin
Il walk on wheels and had en- slid out
tpm under we as many times l ha
.sterday evening ip Dallas. at that
4 'latin rink, ye'd be sorter cripple yer
IT, fer l kin jist tell ye. thar aim
H."
Had wheels slid out from under u
Itnd of Goodness, Sister Rainwater.
hat on airth do we mean. Ye shorclY
Int been tryin to wax or wheels
s we We? Law, ye ort to knowd bet
I'm that, at yore age, but do tell what
|lz We a doin at skatin rink. an
hat is a skatin rink? | never knowed
Iar wuz ice enough no whars to skate,
II thar is Ice enough any whars
tbund fer skatin. never knowed ole
|smen like you ever done the likes CT
PHI" said Martha as she stood with
A |r arms akimbo and gaz q in aston
bment at Mrs. Rainwater.
Law, Marthy, ye don't know nothin
out women. nor what they will do at
~ age. jist tell We the next giner-
on of women win be actin scanlouser
an this un is. IL wimen keeps on per-
essin, an thar jist aint no telin
at they will git to doin In the futer,"
d Mrs. Rainwater, as she took her
lff box and brush from her capa-
us pocket and proceeded to regale
tself with It's soothing contents.
Now, ye're talkin the truth" sail
p Bosely. who at this moment en-
and heard Mrs. Rainwater's las
Liark
"A Thar now, Jim, ever time us women
&l1S gifts to talkin interestin. you a lu5
Ifts In and spends yer pinions ~
1amen. Now Lusindy, don't pay no
tion to him, but do tell us all dbou
IN skatin rinks and how come ye to
/tryin to walkon Wheels" said Mar
as she also seated herself close to
= y guest and helped her self to the
ffered snuff.
Law. Marthy. haint ye never hearn
of skatin rink?"
Never hearn tel of sich In my whole
Ye see, back In Ark nsa, whar
an Jim come from. hit want
& persely ever cold enough to skate
NJ"
Law, Marthy. yes kin skate sum-
r or winter on them roller SKATES
ye don't need nary speck OF ice."
blamed Mrs. Rainwater.
Shet yore mouth. Miss Rainwater.
ht on airth do ye skate on II ye
Int got no ice2"
WWell Marthy, ye shore air green an
erunt. Ye skate on them roller
ties an on a slick floor"
"a sYe say ye do. Law, , tell all about
thing an how come ye to find out
r wuz sich thing In the hull world
a skatin' rink.
III bet a ginger cake again jug
buttermilk ye never found out rbeut
from Brother Rainwater, fer II he
bwed anything about 'em he would
afeared to tell ye becase he knows
tackle everything ye see or hear
HIHt." said Jim as he knocked the
lacco from his pipe onto Toms back.
b had at that moment settled himself
Nhfortably on the hearth for an after
bn siesta.
Iawsy massy. Jim. eff ye didn't
Ike them ashes plum smack dab on
cats back. Ye shore air absent
ided. But speakin of Jeems and
tin rinks, no, reckin I'd been ig-
mt of them things to this day and
uld thunk Jeems wuz aiin longer
h the rheumatic ever time he come
* from Dallas, instid of him bein
ppled from walkin on roller skates.
hit want fer John Peabody.
Ye see Jeems, he has been goin TO
bias considerable here lately, and
fed all the time he wuz goin to see
lawyer about them damage suits
has got again the Southern Pacifi
Foad fer shalSin him up. and casion-
him to have a creek in his neck
know Jeems he has done sued the
lroad fer damages but his lawyers
u holdin OF his case IN tin they sees
hther Jim Hogg gifts damages or
II Jim gifts damages Jeems Rain
ter is dead shore to win his suit,
II Jim Hogg loses his case thar
In much shown for Jeems, ESQ his
yer says), so Jeems he has been
kin aTstul frequent trips to see his
las lawyer, an every time he comes
Tx he is so stiff and sore he can't
ercely sit down. So totther mornin.
en he wuz getting ready to go. jist
bwed I'd go longer him to sorter
k arter his health, fer while to be
Ire n Jeemr wuz to die I'm dead
IRE to git nother'n (good lookin Wild
u like would be allus gifts 'em when
y sets out to git), yer amt
lkerin to lose Jeems. 30 l seed hit
Y my duty to go longer him to look
er him. an toie him So
H ing II all; do you think i am
lie infant baby and need gardeen
take keer OF me? Hnin't I sense
hugh to come In outer the rain? Ye
Rt a going nary a step with me-" sez