The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-06-03
Josh and Paw SIocum.

amazin'. Tother da he an Paw
Slocum wuz er settin' on ther wood
pile, in the sunshine. | wuz er
stackin' up sum bodies in the fur
end Nv ther yard.
''Whut erbout Mr. Percy, Paw"
sed Josh.
''In whut respecks. said Paw.
THROWN the quid Nv terbacker out'n
his mouf,
I'm gineral. =" sed Josh.
Il doan zactly prove Nv Percy's
percycushions IN personalities,
sed Paw. but percynally | amt
nuthin agin Percy. Howsoever. the
Percyites should er KEEP the purses
closed when Percy wuz er AKIN fur
er place in Their Sennit."
That's 50 sed Josh. but open
purses il all ther 60 in pollyticks
these times, and Dulaney knowed
it,"
Il amt n keerin gee whang
doodle whut Dulaney knowed, sed
Paw, II amt er gwine ter stan fer
it, an my sons and nabers amt er
gwine ter stan fer it, nuther."
'Doan know erbout tibet, sed
Josh, in his aggervatin way. Thar :
Sill Simpkins ez seq Percy is er CRATE
man, an his shrudeness in beatin'
Mr.. Vardyman fur the Sennit makes
it sho tibet he kin hole hiz han with
Their slick wuns up at Washington.
Sides. Sill seq he won't 'tagoniz
Inuthin up thar, and Their Souf maye
git er crum Nv the public pi wunce
in er while. IF Mr.. Vardyman wuz
thar, tina I'D jump on him with all
Nv Their feet, an we wouldn't git
nuthin. So Sli an his crowd IL Ell
gwine ter vote fer Percy fer whut
Their liz in it.
Paw riz majestickally frum hi2
seat: Their patches looked bigger an
ever on biz britches. In hiz rath he
lowered like er Druid Nv ole. Josh
Slocum, - he sed, hiz voice er trim
bin, I'm gin you ter understan
thet Sli Slimkins an hiz crowd doar
constertute Their yeomanry Nv this
bailywick. Their man what ull wlnh
at corruption fur whut thar IL In 1t
IL er kanker on Their body pollytick
lie IL er enemy ter homes guver
ment an er snake in Their grass
Thar you haz my sentyments. an
Paw sot down very red in the face
Josh had Paw tuned to Their pitcf
he lowed ter git him an folleret
his vantage with the follerin ques
tyan: 'Doan the custums NV the
da tolerate tibet pollyticks is mo- e
matter Nv biznesf than NV senty
ment?"
Paw looked at Josh two minnits
. enable to bleeve his years. WI
Josh. who he'd all us stood fer clear
government an fair elections, e
backslider? Josh Slocum, he sed
his voice risin', is you lined VI
with thet Slimkins crowd? Has yol
'cided to slider yo' vote err chatel u
trade ter sell fer Their most you XIII
| git for it? Or il yer jes contrary fu
er argument? On yonr homer. Josh
il yer still err Slocum. or il yer dul
turned to err snake?"
7 Il KANT tell err lie, Paw, | kahn
7 tell er lie, = sed Josh, tryin' ter loo
lax Jorge Washerton, has 'skuss
ed it with Their Slimkins, an ha
dun drunk Nv thare whiskey an
smoked thare Ole Virginny she
roots.
Then" sed Paw, III max
yer marry Jerushy Slimkins. III
put yer in Their politikul fambl
whur yer belong" Here Paw ri
up an waited fer whut he he'd SCI
to soke in.
Now. Jerushy Slimkins wuz e
ole maid who he'd her marryin' ey
sot on Josh, and he'd bounded hin
fer years. If thar wuz wun thin
mo- than mother that skeered Josh
it wuz Jerushy. She all-us 'siste
on kissin' Josh ever time she see
'im-jes lax | use ter, dearie, whe
yer wuz er boy'-she'd say, an pa
i'm on the back. Yer see Jerush
wuz % year older an Josh. VIVA
Paw sed tuck rite hold Nv Josh. II
\ knode Paw ment what he sed. Nizh
\ uns us Jerushy allus er kissing hin
\ an er pattin him on Their back fri
: Ihiz blud. There wuz nuthin ter d
} but ter git Paw rite. an Josh sot i
to do it.
Paw he sed. Il knows | ha
sinned agin thee. an il not fit te
!, eat the crums whut falls frum the
Slocum table, but | ain.t dun se
Wit tibet / 'ud sell my vote fer e
drink NV whiskey or er Ole Virginn
y sheroot. | did drink Sill Slimkin'
yhiskev an smoke his sheroOts, bu