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ltom, who will run himself into a skin full OF
bar'sgrease: it is possible much onlikelier things
have happened"


"Whereabouts are the bears so plenty?' in
quired the foreigner.


"Why, stranger they inhabit the neghbor-
hood of my settlement, one of the prettiest pla.
ces on Old Massassippi-a perfect location, and
no mistake: place that had some defects until
the river made the cutoff at shirt tail bend
ard that reneded the evil, as it brought my cab
in on the edge of the rivera great advantage
in wet weather, | assure you. as you can now
roll barrel of whiskey into my yard in high
water from boat, as easy as falling off log
It's great improvement, as toung it by land IN
"a Jug, as used to do. euGpOr0ted it too fast, and
i become expensive. Just stop with me, stran-
ger, a month or two, year if you like, ard
you will appreciate my place. can give you
plenty to eat for besides hog and hominy. you
can have bar ham and bar sausages. and mat
trass of barskins to sleep on. and wild cat skin,
pulled off hull stuffed with cornshocks for a
pillow. That bed, sir, would put you to sleep if
you had the rheumatics in every joint in your
body. call that bed quietus. Then look
at my land, the Government amt got sIch ano-
Their piece to dispose OF. Sch timber, and sich
bottom land, why you can't preserve any thing
nal'ra you plant in it. unless you pick it young,
things thar will grow out of shape so quick.
once planted in those digglngs few potatoes
and beets, they took fine start, and arler that
team Of oxen could't have kept them from grow
ing. About that time l went off to old Kentuck
on business, and did not hear from them things
IN three months, when | accidently stumbled on
a fellow who had stopped at my place, with an
rdee of buying me out How did you like
things2 said |. Pretty wel,' said he; the ca
hin is convenient, and the timber land is good,
but that bottom land amt worth the first red
cent 'Why2' said [. Case said he. Case
whatp said l. Case it's full o. cedar stumps
and Indian mounds said he. and 1t can't be
cleoredr Lord said J. them ar cedar stumps'
is beels, and them ar Indian mounds is 'tater
hills AS l expected. the crop was oVercrown
and useless; the sile is too rich. and planting IN
Arkausaa0 is dangerous. l had good sized
sow killed in that same bottom land the old


thief sole an ear OF corn, and took it down where
she slept at night TO eat well. she left grain or
two on the ground. and lay down them be-
fore morning the corn shot up and the psrcus-
sion killed her dead. l don't plant any more
natur intended Arkansaw for hunting ground,
and 60 according to natur."