The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-28

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ket, and was in haste 70 depart He
told the painters that they must con
suit his wife: II she we're willing. they
could paint the sign, and be drove
away. The farmer supposed that his
wife WIS IN the house. but she had
gone 70 her daughters hCme-a short
distance away across the fields.
The sign painters, finding n0 one in
the house. put up their ladders and
began 70 make black letters ON the
board side Of the long. white barn.
Probably they had had experience. If
the farmers wife we're willing. 90
n1uch time were gained; if she were
not willing, and the sign we're up
when she appeared. they must srbi-
trate
Ars. Spence. looking from the win
dor Of her daughters house, saw the
4 painters AT work. Calling to her son
in-law ard Major the farm d0g that
had accompanied her. she hastened 10
interview the painters The btack
dauberE had planned, eVidentIy to
f paint the sign In sections 10 save time
and labor When Mrs Spence ars,
rived shs read
BLUFFS BITTERa
THE WORST
QIAcK STUFF
on EARTH
what's goin On hereg@ demanded
Airs. Spence.
Putting UP sign"
= see ye be- Who give We Ieave7y
Aan We met In the front yard just's
he was driving Of"
Don't b'lieye he said ye could do It
'thout askin me- No sech thing.s
Mrs. Spence now discovered the i'm
port Of the sign on the barn and bent
nearly double as size laughed. aWust
on earth. Wal, ef thet amt ther livins
TRUTH We he'd some o thet stun. an
Y near killed US. I was fraId ter
throw inter ther field there rest ont.
Ter ther chickens might git it, I Just
buried ifiv
When we paint the rest Of II tin
be an ornament to the barn,
Don't talk! Not ernother dab"
OF course We expect to pay"
Not ernother dab
Wen blot 1t out, then" said the
boss painter, who saw that It was
useless to argue, and he raised a lad
der and started 70 get pot Of paint.
Frank" said Mrs Spence. sharp as
hle. 70 her son-in-law. take down
that ladder an drag 1t OF. Here.
Aaiori stand Guard Wen see who's
runnin this ere barn. Ye won't put
no more blackin' on ther barn, an 70 I
won't take none OF! Ye can go erbout
yer busInesst.
But. ma'am, we can't leave it that
way
Yen hevterl What ye gotter say
bout our barn? What's on it blopgs
ter u.s. III ye covered it with dia-
mon stuns twouId be our barn. in
cludin' ther dimon's. Ye can"
But, ma'am-"
Don't ye 'ma'am' mel don't see
why we'd orter pervide barn fer
ye tell ther truth on, but them ere
lettersll look better'n er black smudge
an ! kinder like ter hev ther neigh
bors know bout thet ere Bluff EN-
stun
Wen paint over with white"
"Ye can'tl Twon't be dry till ter.
morrer."
Wen rub of the black and"
"Ye Jest pack right Off! Thets our
signi l like 81 Fust time ever
knowed anybody ter tell ther truth
bout ther stuff"
Wen rub out, paint over white,
and give you two dollars"
cit otf'n thef placel"
Give you five dollars
BE er-movin'p
Give you ten dollars"
Frank, ye harness ther colt an 20
fer ther sheriff IN see--"
Give you fifteen dollars"
Hurry, Frank"
Give you twenty dollars"
Frank, ye tell ther sheriff ter bring
his depertyl Sech mems these be's
likely ter be upstrep'rous."
Give you twenty-five collars"
Wall let's see ther money!"