The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-02

catch. HAPPY, l bethought me, this
field is someone's property which 1t
is forbidden to enter. But trespass OF
no trespass, would not be denied
my quail, for that had made brave
shot. Therefore and thereunpon ! did
pay no heed to we crazy woman but
did mount We stone fence and leap
down into ye grass upon We other
side.
Il had yet taken no step when
sharp pain struck me in the leg. In
the instant / vaulted back over We
fence, terrified, for that knew
had been bitten by copperhead
snake. My trusty flask of spirits
which did never carry, was at my
side, and quick l put 1t to my lips.
But ever ! could suck one drop We
aforesaid crazy woman was upon me
and she did knock we precious spirits
frommy mouth. 'Ye crazed wench, j
said, would We have me die? Thee
is fool, she said, 'wiskey spirits
will make it worst And 10, ere |
could prevent her in my weakening
state, she did most savagely tear off
my stocking and put her lips to my
leg. She sucked and spat, she sucked
and spat.
Then did she dart about ye road
side like a hopping bird sitting the
weeds and tearing up Some by the
roots. She returned to me and made
me open my mouth, and she jabbed
therin We bitter herb-roots, dirt and
all. / chewed them as she babe me,
for that i was in no state to demur.
what with my censes growing more
and more dizzy Reckless lad she
scold, didst thee not know better
than to leap into field filled with
copperheads? l saw thee and called
out to warn thee, but thee did mont
heed
"Thereupon | grew sick and faint,
nor saw nor heard anything more.
II was walked by the rude humping
of cart, in which / lay with my
head upon we knees of We crazed wo-
man. Before me lashing his horse
was the carter My leg was tight band
aged and paining. Feeling about me
in my weakness, l inquired the fate
of my spirit-flask which We crazed
woman had snached from my lips.
She said she had left II by We fence
for that it was an abomination of ye
devil, whereupon | was indeed sure
she was a-crazed.
She did surely believe that my flask
still lay by We roadside. but ! was
more wise in the ways of men, and
l watched We carter man. AS he whipt
his hoarse his coat flew up behind
him and l saw in his back pocket
that which appeared to be We outline
of my flask, which he had picked up
unbeknownst to we young woman,
and he did urge we hoarse with vigor
of voice and gesture which betoken-
ed a spirit within him stronger than
human charity. But ! was too weak
to contend therefor.
"Ye carter stopped at a goodly
house by ye road, which ye crazed
young woman said was her home.
Then We carter did lift me over his
shoulder to carry me into the house,
and rigt manfully he did it, though
did not so manfully as will here
after be seen We master an mistress
of the house came out, the young
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and ! was carried TO a room.
eye craze young woman, / found
was the house servant and much be-
loved of the family, who were Fri
ends or Quakers, that which l might
have known by We young woman's
manner of speech and her silly hatred
of precious spirits. Ye master of We
house TOLD we carter to wait outside
before he went on his way. When we
master was alone with me he regard
ed me sternly and said Friend thee
was most graceful to our carter man,
inquired his meaning and he an
swered: I was at the window when
he carried thee into the house with
srch labor, which thee betook shame
full advantage of. What advantage
prithee? said and he did anser to
my shame: While he was carrying
thee, did l not see thee pull flask
from his back pocket?"
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