uedintoacloudbankitwasawfuldarkfor
halfanute,andthatherenothinggowrongagainforaweek
andtheoldladyedooingallthefalygotup
outoftheirchairsandgivetheoodday,anddidntsetdownagaintilltheyhadsetdoandbobtothesideboardhe
de,andhe
helditinhishandandsandbobsixed,andthen
theyboada”andtheybowed
theleastbitinthehankyou,andsotheydrank,allthree,andbobandtoouredaspoonfuloferonthesugarandtheteofoftheirtulers,andgive
ittoandbuck,andotheoldpeopletoo
bobnexttall,beautifulnhverybroad
shouldersandbrohey
dressedinheadtofoot,liketheoldgentlen,andahats
thenthereisscharlotte;sheyfive,andtallandproudandgrand,butasgoodassheuldbestirredup;butakeyouinyourtracks,like
herfathersheiful
soisssophia,butitkindshewas
gentleandslikeadove,andshey
eaynigger
hadanstrouseasyti,becauseiusedtohavinganybodydoanythingfor,butbue
thisilynoore
threesons;theygotkilled;andeelihatdied
theoldgentlenosandoverahundredniggers
sotisastatenor
fifteenlearound,andstayfiveorsixdays,andhavesuchjunketingsroundaboutandontheriver,anddancesandpiicsinthewoodsdaytis,andballsatthehousenightsthesepeopleostlykinfolksofthefalythenbroughttheirgunsitwasahandsolotofquality,itellyou
thereilies
stlyofthenaofshepherdsontheyonedandwellboandrichandgrandasthetribeofgrangerfordstheshepherdsonsandgrangerfordsusedthesasteaoatlanding,twoleaboveourhouse;sosotisuptherehalotofourfolksiusedtoseealotoftheshepherdsonsthereontheirfinehorsesonedaybuckandintheing,andheardahorse
ingksays:
”quickjuforthewoods”
,andthenpeepeddohehroughtheleavesprettysoonasplendidyoungnegallopingdoheroad,settinghishorseeasyandlookinglikeasoldierhehadhisgunalihadseenhieforeitks
gungooffatear,andhaeyshattuledofffroisheadhegrabbedhisgunandrodestraighttotheplacewedidntartedthroughthe
thiyshouldertododgethebullet,andteiseenhaeyverbucketo
gethishat,ireckon,butiuldntseeoppedrunningtilletheoldgentlenseyesblazedanutetwaspleasure,inly,ijudgedthenhisfaootheddown,andhesays,kindofgentle:
”idontlikethatshootingfroehindabushyoustepintotheroad,boy”
”theshepherdsonsdont,fathertheyalakeadvantage”sscharlottesheheldherheaduplikeaqueenellinghistale,andheostrilsspreadandhereyessnappedthetwoyoungnlookeddark,butneversaidnothingsssophiashetuedpale,butthelorebackanhurt
soonasiuldgetbuckdohecribsunderthetreesbyourselves,isays:
”didyou,buck”
”idid”
”didhedotoyou”
”hieneverdonenothingto”
”hen,for”
”hingonlyitsonacuntofthefeud”
”safeud”
”why,youknoafeudis”
”neverheardofitbeforetellaboutit”
”hisanhasaquarrelhanother
n,andkill**henthatothesbrotherkill**hentheotherbrothers,onbothsides,goesforoneanother;thentheusinsore
feudbutitskindofsloe”
”hasthisonebeengoingonlong,buck”
”ersalong
therethereething,andthenalatosettle
it;andthesuiten,andsoheupandshotthen
thathesuiturallydo,ofurseanybody
would”
”hetroubleabout,buckland”
”ireaybeidontknow”
”ingagrangerfordorashepherdson”
”lawassolongago”
”dontanybodyknow”
”oh,yes,paknoeoftheotheroldpeople;buttheydontknotherointhefirstplace”
”hastherebeennykilled,buck”
”yes;rightsrtchanceoffuneralsbuttheydontalwayskillpasgotafe;buthedontnditcuzhedontuch,
anyesbeenhurtonce
orte”
”hasanybodybeenkilledthisyear,buck”
”yes;onthsagousinbud,
fourteenyearold,hroughtheothersideoftheriver,anddidnthaveno,efoolishness,
andinalonesopla,andsees
oldbaldyshepherdsonalinkinafterhihisguninhishandandhispingoffandtaking
tothebrush,budlo;sotheyhadit,nipand
tuileorre,theoldnagainingalltheti;soat
lastbudseenitanyuse,sohestoppedandfacedaroundsoastohavethebulletholesinfront,youknoanherodeupandshothiouchchancetoenjoyhisluck,for
insideofaout”
”ireanok”
”ireckonhethereainta
war
