The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27
WOULD INKLEPAUGHIN TEXAS
POCHUCk HASN'T HEARD or
COUSIN MtRCELLIS SINCE.
Ne May Have Tried One NJ Those Nerve
Twisting shots % . Bcar, Tut Incie
David Beckendsrtcr Has Another
Theory That Explains His silence.

David B~eckepdsrtcr Has Another
Theory h Explains His silence.
LaEsTER. y. ". Get. i9.--"You might
have took notice afore now from what
I've brung over here about Cousin Mar
cellus Me~rriweather." said the, man who
will have the right this fall 10 vote some
where around Pochuck II his allegations
OF homicile over that way are based on
fact. that Uncle David Beckendarter has
disoouragin' idees abou Cousin Marcellus,
IN on t'other hand. that Aunt Sally Becken-
darter dotes on Cousin Marcellus.'
If any one had he kept it 10 hir lself.
silence givIn consent" con lnued the
Pochuck claimant. 1T behooves me to say
that blood is thicker han water an that
IL Aunt Sally wasn't a Tinklepaugh. an "a
Sprout Hill Tinklepaugh at that. mebbc
she wouldn't have that dotin' fer Cousin
Msrcellus that she has. fer Cousin Mar
cellus is a Sprout Hill Tinklepaugh too
on his mothers side. Then ag'in. mebbe
IL Cousin Marcellus wasn't a Tinklepaugh
Uncle David Beckendarter wouldn't have
them discouragin' idees ag'in him.
-'Afidavits.' I heerd Uncle David say
wunst back in the stone lot. half a mile
from the house an the wind BLOWN from
II. '~afidavits,' says he. two foe long an
with the name Of every Tinklcpaugh that
there is signed to EN-. Sprout Hitler or
not Sprout Hitler. wouldn't be as good
to me az jest the plain word Of Ananias
an Sapiry. says he.
why says I. Aunt Sally was q Tinklc-
paugh. Uncle David. says |.
yes says Uncle David. glancin' back
over his shoulder toward the house: hut
your Aunt Sally has been Beckendarted all
out a Tinklepaughin'. says he. an the wind
bringin' a yoop jest then from the house
Uncle David jumped three foot an looked
around skeert. but il was only unit Sally
hollerin' that dinner wos ready. an We
went in without arguin' furder.
(which might give you an idee as to
the dotin' an discouragin' feelin's that
Cousin Marcellus runs ag'in over TO Uncle
David's. We've had all roakin' rains in
the Pochuck country lately Hain't you
had mont around here"
Floods Of it. they told him. lie said he
wouldn't have believed il. things looked so
mighty dry here. They said yes. things
did; but there was ways or victim 'em.
they said. He said 50 there was. but he
didn't see no signs ~ EN- doin'of il. They
all no, utlltitE NIi 'IFN Nv Hl'lN'' a. WIN
cracked the middle finger on each hand.
and then he said:
Blu talkin' a. the weather wasn't what
I come over here fer TO do. No more than
what it was thar Cousin Nlarcellus Merri-
weather come to Uncle David Bccken-
dsrter's fer to do the last time he come.
He come in jest as it was gittin' dark, an
supper was ready. an Uncle David says:
'Marcellus. says he. you kin calc'latc
closer to when the chores Is all done up.
an smell buckwhit cakes au' sassaCe furdcr
than any mortal bein' that ever wandered
through his vale % tears says he: but
Aunt Sally she says:
why. Marcellus N~erriweafaer, How
do you do? An don't go an say that
you've been 10 supper. but set down an
have some with MS, Now don't say you've
been 10 supper says she.
"Now as Cousin MarCellus was settin'
down al the time / took il that he hadn't
heen 10 supper. an Uncle David lac says
70 Aunt Sally:
~ was afeard, Sally says he, that I'd
have TO lock the doors an fasten down all
the ~wlnders,' says he, TO keep Marcellus
from gittin' away aforc ho had his supper.
says hc, but ] see he's goin' TO s%acriic.
hisself an stay says he.
David Becksndarter!' says stunt Sally.
Now YOU jest quit hurtin' of hIs feehn's''
says she.
But Cousin Narcellus says To Aunt Sally
20 never mind that when tncle David got
the two wolfshins he was goin' 10 send him
from Texas mebhe he'd think different. an
Cousin Narcellus had ut butter an honey
on both sides o. three buCkwhit cakes an
took his second sassi &c afore Aunt sally
got her breath lack enough fer to say:
Texas she says. 'Marcellus Nerri-
weather. Texas!
why. yes!' says Cousin Marcellns,
ASSN over his cup fer another un % coffee.
Over in Pcnnsylyany the huntin' has got
- unfeelin' scarce, says lc. that I'm goin'
to where thew tell me / ears is thicker than
cooD 8 is in the So rout Hin country an
where deer rcams the woods in herds. An
the first thing | do when ! git there will he
10 tell 'em about Uncle Soc Tinklepaugh
an that wonderful shot o his'n that he
made over in Pennsylvany. You reco-
member it, don't you Aunt sally?' says
Cousin Marcellus.
"'Uncle Soc. says Aunt Sally. Uncle
Soc Tinker augh! Why. I never heerd
On him. says size, an sfe mCst rllt the
coffee on to Uncle David as she handed over
Cousin Narcellus's cup. He must "a been
one o. the Per percotton Ti~nkIepaughs,'
aays abe as moved acrosst into Penn
s~ylvany fore I was born says she.
" 'Mabhe So says Cousin hsrcellus.
They wasn't Srrout Killers, but they
was T~inklepsughs.' says Aun Sally. AN
consekently amt 81 rised at nothin' they
ever done that was a~stoupdin'. though |
hain't never heerd of it, says she.
uncle David hadn't said nothin' but Jest
eat buckwhit cakes an sassage. but now
he edged a word in. an all he said was:
Coin TO Texas. ehy' Gays he. Well,
all | got TO say 10 you is. don't you do no
Tinker aughin' down there. That's all I
got 70 say to you says Uncle David.
I'm goin' to tell 'em about Uncle Soc and
his wonderful shot when ] git down there
says Cousin MarcelluS. srearin' another
hunk o. sassage.' an il anything will make
me looked up TO an'give me standin' amongst
them that kin shoot. that story will
Aunt Sally she allowed that IL would
an Cousin Marcellus started 10 tell about il.
the batter pail havin' been all baked out
an Uncle David havin' gone over in the
corner an / his pipe.
when Uncle Soc was lumberin' in Penn