The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-26

OFF thew KANT no civil fer nv
friends" he said shortly "thpv'vo got
fer account Ter me Won stav richt
bvar and III st9v cIost to YOU. done
come hyar tcdav fer tell 'em that they
mustn't NEEDLE in nv business"
short while later. VILE McCager
invited Samson roscome out to the
mill and the how nodded to Lescott
an invitation ia accomDanv him
The mill das1a back to pioneer
DAYS eat bv ifs lace with its shaft now
idle II Io0kpd To Iperott as he an
nroochnd like p scran Of Iandscape
torn from some medieval picture, and /
the mon ahrnt ire door seemed medic
val tao. bearded and gaunt hard
thowad and snlran
All Of Them vino stood waiting were
mon of middle aua or beyond. A num-
her were gray-Aaired. but thew were all /
Of cadet branches Many Of them, like .
NTa NcCaeor himself did not bear .
the name Of S0utb and Samson was
tho oldest son Of the eldest son,
"Samson." began old Vile NcCager,
clearing his throat and taking up his |
DUTY as Spokesman. we're all your
kinfolks here an we aimed ter ask ye
about This here report tibet yer Iowin'
tor leave tba mountings?"
nUba+ Of bit9" conntnred the how.
"Uit looks mighty like the wars
a.goin' fer be on ag'in pretty soon. Air
vo o.ooin, fer omit or air We a.goin' ter
stick? Tbet's what we wants ter
know
~ didn't make this here truce, an
bain,t a-ooin, fer Inst hit" said the
how ouietIv "Uben the war COM
mencns I'll ha hvar Ef hain't hyar
in the meantime, hit hain't nobodys
bneinass 7 hain't accountable ter no
man hut nan. an reckon, whar he is,
he knows whether I'm a-goin' ter keep
NV word
Tbera was moments silence then
yvi1o Nccaoor mt another question;
OFF we're rInmb soft on gettin' larnin'
whv don't We cit hit right hyar in these
rnonntinps qn
samson langhed derisively,
"WhoU 7 pit hit from?" he causti-
callv incurred EFF the mountain won't
coma for 11ohamet Nohamets got ter
% for the mountain. reckon"
Caleb Wiley rose unsteadily to his
foot bis shaggy heard trembling with
wrath and his voice quavering with
sori1o INDIGNATION
"uav va dome got too damned good
for vora kinfolks Samson South?" he
sbriI1v demanded "Hev We done been
ToIlorin' otter this here puny witch
doctor twell We can't keep a civil
+onoue IN var head fer wore elders
Pm in favor If runnin' this here fur
ninor outon tho country with tar an
81 foothors on him Furthermore. I'm in
favor of cIeanin' out the Hollmans.
was lest a.savin' ter Bill"
q "Novar mind what We war Jest
osovin," intorrunted the bow. flushing
u rodIv h his cheekbones. but con
+roIiirg bic voice we've done sale
70 enough Already. Yere q right old man
"a Co1ob ON, reckon thet gives We some
~ 1ioonee tor shoot off wore face, but e
4 onv If them no-'count shif'less boys O
80 ~,oros wo,to tor hack m what We says
~ Pm ready tor % out thar an make 'en
Al. cat hit hain't a-goin' ter answer NJ
IA more questions"
ng There was a commotion of argu
,ot mont mill "Rlack Dave" Jasper, sal
oh nrnine giant whose hair was no black
ar or than his EXPRESSION, rose, and
IN somhlance of quiet greeted him as b
m. enoke
,+b "Mohbv Samson. we've got a RICH
,od TOR take the studs this away, an te
es. refuse ter answer our questions, bu
q we've got a. right ter say who kin sta
an in this hvar country, Eff We lows te
ver unit MS I reckon we kin quit you
,rt. and if we quits We, ye haip't nothil
Iict more ter us then no other boy tibet
nor qettin' too big fer his breeches. TIL
ter, furriner is a visitor here today, a
,or 40 5or,+ ,lou tor hurt him-but he