The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-13
DRIFT WOOD
Dr rHII. n. ARMSTRONG.

of water. preparatory to beating It out Tor Sny new heels. snai rh were huh--had you heard about itT'
 | I assured him that had not.
 VIZ .oh; but you have been been aweay eyrdsc sc siipjs . cox m the Wheel of Mem'ry. \ as the Pote says You-have lost track O the doings in this burg. then? Well. yoSS sss n the dust p1icek icekeY Sli whsn it comes to hoss tradin' orter been sham ed O. hisself to taken advantage Of % wh: didn't knSw MiiS zni1 mneh knows about ortymobeel veil or l knows
 He never calculated on where his his aSuf roaS through I' the he Hereafter. Bili wifi take longer chances on the Sweet Subse- quently than would tell you. I'd go s9T an with . fssiin tb,s ss way 1ne says psr son had just arrived In the burg with his wife and ten children (no race sui- .sssa 5hsTe M & p9n pnp o anHM rom all them human face indentions less Inc expected the ravens to fetch 1t. Don : know what the Bishop meant sending savin' soles--don't see how he can ex- pect to, too. Well. to make matters wuss. he had two charges, this place eight miles northard on Big Coon Creek: ! North Alabama, Confederate States or America, E. Pluribus Unun.. Hand ms that piece of leather you've got your
 Now, the parson figured that he t. his rheumatics. and so the natral A conse, e. l buy . hoss. Hs had little money l saved up an on maxim few inquiries l round the village larnt that Bill Pritcn. Liner in the Hoss Tradin' Business an | the only chanct WIZ to puy rum him.
 How folks. pitied that innocent;; on. ss so the pssashtss ss me STsIs mornin' when the roses was noddin' Howdy Do, the blue sky wuz bendin' in beauty overhead and the the birds birds wrs trsss l.Cheep, cheep." Cheap was what he wanted and dirt cheap, too. He mite g been suspicous rite there-them durned
 Howsomever, Rev: Peters walks on till he comes to Bilrs place about q she slli settin 1af @ on the % ole front porch. his | ole. slonch hat pulled careless like down over his eyes, you've seen him that a. way-strokin. his yailer nonn, what nat dispersition. The Rev. walked into-thee parior- -said the he-spider-to-the-fiy and states his errand. Bill want over cheer hand off tryin' to cook his own break, fast count O his wife leavin' an goin' back to her husband. So 1t was with greeted the holy man.
 Good morning, Mir. Pritchard, how are you this beautiful morning, mur- mnrsd ri. his rsgsrsnfssi', sysns si,, .Hev a cheer !"
 No thank you, brother" was the re. ply. T just came oyer to see about purchasing horse from you. you Some Some flee that you had one. you wanted to sell. l want one that is gentle and kind and that could d:ive to my pas-
 Bill pricked up his years at this. for could hev aroused him that mornin' wuz chance to fleece some w""liy lamb
 About how much" says Bill business ike: would you want ter iS-yest in
 Let me see the hoss fust' says the Parson. dispiayin' a ray Q cal in- telligence. but l shan't want Ter u-
 Bill sized him up and Likewise his wad.-Bill wuz e genius m that line folks said as how he could tell to a nickel the amount of money in a mans
 Leading his reverence round ter the barn, Bill calls up q long. lean an hungry iookin' nag--wuth about ten dollars fer the hide and hocfs: u ..., l.. He's loo win bad rite now-misera-
 bad to dss6 NG s0a sad tTrrSs treatment-had all the fiesh worked of. fen him--but look at that eye, as clear as yeever see- look at his feet an limbs, slim an clean, look at the arch O. thet neck. He's of the finest breeds O. thoroughbreds in Kentucky an was imported here by tne man I bought him frum. CBili slaps him under the neck )-looks how he holds up his head. the best little traveller in North Alaba- ma, a s gentle as kitten-a sick ba- The only drawback about hlm is that tie while hsfore | pcrchssed hlm. an Ike wuz the biggest drunkard in sey. t-he'll appreciate al the more belong in to a good man like you
 "Er-er, my good n.nn, said the par gentle? You know l don't want fast
 "Gentle!' said Bill. "why. man. he wSq to bloW aGay Sis tumpee n his till he went stone deaf He'd jes smile
 In 2 month you won't know this ,, ye the truth. l had expected to keep him for my own private buggy hoss, but as a special favor ter you an con of oi'ef ehe gospel nam amd oS expect ter jae yer church soon III knock him down ter you fer forty dollars. Don't tell any DOQy that G1NE y6 u nOSA--10Sty ocA- lars an the bridle."
 The parson--oh, heaven pity him. pulls out his ole battered pocket book takes an counts out in Bill's mercena. ry paw forty dollars in greenbacks, oi good hones' money he had took away from the congregation for the heather
 Then ketcLin' holt O the bridle q an into the street with a broad grin an cheerful Good mawnin as pleased as a gal child with Teddy
 Ali the little Peters ran to the front a hoss. Get on an we'll all take . Tide" or words to that effect.
 They swarped around the beasts legs like squirmy little worms-puils his tail an tickles him in the flank unti there'd been a few remarks in the vii. lage next day like The flowers wal beautiful" and 'It was tue longest pro cession ever seen in Beanville."
 Howsomeyer, spankin' bout nine ol them. the reverend gentleman sends 'en comes out nussin' the youngest brat ant tryin' to hush his cries of distress.
 "You'll have te hurry up an nnisf that new bonnet, SARY. says the parsoK so ass TO TAKE buggy ride SUNDAY thought that her husband did rtgh' pronounced him a fine lookin' anin1a and promised that she would go tS work to onct on her bonnet
 The excitement bein' over fer tn' ter around to the parsonage bar2 where he feeds an watNs him an, eyer eyer tries to curry him into responsibility
 The dinner bell rings but ne nevei pays no 'tention to that and hurrle; rite over ter Squire Beekers, who nat @ tA