Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-25

Ball. and pop his whip and hoIler
woo,come, and I Ionged to initiate his
pious example, so to crafty my boy
ish whim my father sent me with a
note over to the widow Browns to
borrow her yoke Of oxen and wagon
to haul rails. stepped off in quick
time for felt now that my happlest
dream was to be realized, The old
lady adjusted her spex and read the
, note and said twas all right; go down
to the pasture and get them. All
had to do was to drive Buck up in a
corner of the fence, and Ball walked
right up and took his place by his
side and when the yoke wes on all
the gearing up was done. Buck was
brinde with long horns, and deep
set patient eyes, and looked the very
1 picture Of humanity. His honest Iace
made you trust him on the spot with
out asking any questions, Ball was a
bright red, with white face. high
headed, and looked as independent as
a hog walking on ice, and soon found
out he was a son of a gun, but got
t along very well till dinner time.
e They drank 16 bushels Of water tor !
0 drew it out Of deep well, and their
sides suck out like they would burst
e and I quit for fear they would. !
# gave them four bundles Of fodder and
d a few nubbins and went to dinner, an
n old-fashioned farm dinner cooked on
J. the FIRE place, as stoves had not made
IS their advent into society at that time
n. We had turnios. sweet potatoes, but
~ Ter milk, ash cake, honey. and those
hit old.fashioned half moon (nigger loot,
ct peach pies, with few onions and Gu
cumbers thrown in to aid digestion
IS, but didn't pay much attention to tn
ed grub, for | was struck on my job an
re. was busy relating the incidents OF tn
i'd morning. AT one o'clock sharp wei
we back, put on a big load Of rail
rse climbed upon top, popped my viii
| and pulled out across the field, ";
ad' doing fine I'LL ran into a bumbie bee
-s-> nest Ball brought a snort or tw
curIed his tail over his back and tho'
old steers lit out without paying al
attention to where they we're aoin
| had no lines to guide the ship
state as she sailed across the field.
called Justify on Buck to call hs
but about that time "A more bumt
] bees ranged themselves along hs ba
bone and he lost his presence OF mir
we we're like a ship that had lost
rudder, tossed in tempestuous s
A' The ride was fine Tor about halt
mile but | was so interested in ab
where we were going to land tn
forgot to enjoy the scenery or
fresh air, so conductive to hea
While we were making our best Ii
70 in our mad career, and | was hol
} for the best, we went ker wha
q into a ditch, the wagon turned O
. went FIRST with what seemed Ike
@ thousand rails on top oil me,
f. knocked me dead as hector tor awt
2 old Ball broke out Of the yoke and
= clear home, while Buck stood pat
~ and unmoved without saying "
4 When came too, | pinched myse
40 sec il | was dead; and while I d
NY find any bones broken, it took a
). dollars worth OF court plaster to p
ing the holes in my hide and never
y ,o1a spoke to steer since. The {
lent says a horse is a vain thing tor 8
ieak ty" but balI.faced red steer
me- me- humble bees nest is worse. lhe
rere that said let we'll enough alone hs
had haod op him
che, NJ A. pr. e h,,,. +
was now NF' Lu''o', II '0o "o' :
ap- ed from this rambling epistle
n It when you have troubles to re
yaik them as stepping stones to (
greatness. and behind each one
m, ma blessing if you will look Tor il,
iai and YOU have caught on and learned {
At son that will do you good all
well liGes uneven journey.
re- Yours for trouble
walk ELI PERklN