The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-05-12

Friends and naybuurs." began old
Joe Grimm as he took seat on
cracker barrel at the crossroads store
you all, know that up to five vars ago
| lived over In Joe Davis county
had a squat over thar by the big Blue
Gum swamp. Thar was forty acres Of
land In the squat. and II was mighty
pore land. II was all could do To raise
nun con and tnters fur me and the
ole woman. II It hadn't been that the
| Blue Gum was full OF yarInints that !
| could trap in the winter and sell their
| furs reckon We should have starved
| out.
zone winter. for some reason or
/ other, most OF the yarmlnB left the
swamp, and II was mighty poor trap
pin. got just enough fur 10 Keep us
goin', and as consequence when
spring and summer cum along we was
powerful hard up aud Ike TO go hun
cry In another month.
zone night arter the ole woman had
J given me three or four hints about
laziness we went 20 bed feelin' that
Providence was 10 blame for II all
Along about midnight she nodged me
awake and said
."'Joc. ! have got bright idea. It's
fur you 10 go In the swamp tomorrer
and set deahfall TO catch n bobcat
II you kin ketch big bobcat mebbe
you kin sell him nj Mud Flats or the
Bend to some one fur psL He orter
bring at least s..
'lt was worth thlukin' about" said
Joe. and next day rcckoncd II might
pay 10 try IL went out and set a
deadfall. and while | WIS d0in' IL a
bouncin' big bobcat ran up n tree clus
beside me and gin scEeech that riz
my ha'r up
That night about II O'Clock we was
awOke by the durndest screamin' and
screechin' that man ever heard OF.
II come from bolcat who had med
died with that deadfalL
I'VE got her Gagged, and next mawn-
In set out for the town OF Mud
Flats. I went thar kAse thar was two
or three rich men in the place who
might buy the cat and kass thar was
to be lecshun thar that day.
Eight miles below Mud Flats was
Walnut Bend. town OF about Loo
people. without any mud IN front OF IL
The Blenders wanted the county seat
har - - -
hard feelin's about IL II was agreed to
hold lecshun II was 20 DO held
In Mud Flats, and that Is what brung
about 80 Blenders over thar the day
drove In with the cat ! hadn't driy
inter the town yit when met old Jim
Darby in the road AFTER he had nod
ded 10 me and took look at the cage
he says:
what ye got thar JoeH
"A big bobcat,' ! sAys.
what ye goin' 20 do with himY
Sell him II kin
cole Jim steps aroun' TO the back OF
the wagon and peeks In and the cat
gives n scream and splits In his face.
With that. old Jim backs up and walks
the road few feet When he Gums
back TO me he says:
Joe. these Mud Flntters are tricky
lot They have formed In line In
front Of the polls. and are goln' TO
vote so slow that us Blenders won't
stand no show to git the county seat
/ wonders
What ye wonderin' about Jimr
says l.
i think we might make use o. that
cat-I think So II he was turned
loose down by the votin' place what
would he dor
why. be would bite and claw un,
III you could smell sulphur
reckon he would. Joe. What
want Of him Is TO drive these Flatters
away from the poles and gin my men
chance 10 hold the land II you
think he kin do this there IS $40 In Il
FUR you
want jest four times that Jim
says ]. seem my advantage.
Jim sticks fur awhile. strokin' his
'ed chin whiskers. and he finally Gums
% my terms He tells me what TO do
IS he passes up the money and starts
back 10 the town and gives his men
he wink. and they all draws OF TO an
I'D barn farther down the street. Then
drives in and stand up in my wagon
md shouts out that have n big bob
mt for sale. The street was fun OF
men. but no one minds me. | shouts
nut that | viii take s. fur the var
mint Then lowers the price TO 81
md Sand 81. aud artcr abont ten
minutes - this hollerln' gifts the sig
lnl from Jim. and prctends 10 git
mighty mad and wells out
" II nobody will buy this bob OF me
hen ! am goIn'.to turn him loose and
ct him find his way back to his loyIn, i
lome In Blue Cum
What did took tile crowd by sur-
rise ! turned to the cage and tore
n couple Of slats. aud the cat cum
ut Ike bullet He clawed NV can
n as he cum and then bit the ole mule
n his way to the ground. aud a flend
ms LET loose in Mud Flats.
HE broke up that votIn' line In
hirty seconds. and he drove men
inter- stores aud shops and housen
avid. but he was fury. He was as
iad as six bars rolled inter one
1t was when the cat started fur
ONE that Old Jim nppearad with -,