taller Pledges; Or the Fight about
~ SallY Spilln1 Nm. sla. 80
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TalIer Pledges; Or the Fight abOul
L Sally SPillm an. RS! rs


1T aint natural for feller TO tell of his gitin
licked, but must tell you about that thar fight
between me and Jess Slout-it war screamcr, by
lhunder and eff did gin in, it warn't in the
course of human natur' to do any how else. That
al spontaneously hankered arter Jess, and be-
gies he'd piled up the affection in her, by an
lmazing long spell of courtin' did kinder edge
into her hkin', and gin to .speckelate big on
hrowin' Jess, but that fight Knocked my calcula.
ioes all TO fritters. Tm some in bar fight, and
considerable among PG1tcrs but warn't no 1Oh0r
10 that fight with Jess. In course I'll tell you
pys, so sot yourselves round, and pass along that
4 Sn juice. M -.t ,-..--a. -.. -...-
\ You see, every time come up from Lusiane,
Hound Jess hangin round that gal, Sally Spill
man, lookin' orful sweet, and fellar couldn't go
near her without risin' his danger-he was as
Jealous as hen with young chickens. sOt my
ewes on her, to fnd out what Jess saw in her so
amazin' inticn, and | swar eff close exanina-
don, didn't make me yeaTn arter her like wean.
ed yearlng She was all sorts of a gai-thar
warn't sprinkling' loo much Of her-she stuck
out all over jesi far enough without cushinin'-
had an eye that would make fellaF's heart try
10 get out of his bosom, and then such kGr--her
step was as light as panters, and her breath sweet
as prairie flower La my opinion the mother
Of all human natur' warnt an atom slicker model
she desarved the pick Of a whole creation, and
JEST felt that was made a purpose for herl s..
AT all the frolicks round the country, down in
he Missouri bottom, or up the Usage, Jess was
hngin' arter that gal, Iookin' honey at her and
,rin at the fellars who spoke pleasin' to her. |
hort I'D try my hand at maxim him oneasy, so
one night, at frolck, sidlcd up to her and axed
her how she wur, and ef that allin nigger Of her
iaddy's wur improvin, what 'nd be the probable
AMOUNT of the old mans tobaccer crap this season,
u some other Interesting matters of talk. She
al that he was Ihrivin' as usunl, the nigger wur
nmin' on as well as could be expected and the
Old mans crop promised to be purity considerable.
Nothiu' could be more satisfyin', so kept on a
hIkin' and she got to laffin', and Jess begun a
rowlin' l seed he warn't pleased, but didn',
stimate him very tall, so kept on, got dancin'
With Sally, and ended by kissin' her good by that
night, and maxim Jess jealous as pet pinter


L wur agoing to start to Lusianc next day with
a fat load of tobaccer and other groceries and
afoIe went thort I'd send present of my pet
bar cub over 10 Sally, Jest TO have sorter hitch
On her, till I'd git back; so gifts my nigger Jim
and gins him the Eollowin' note, with the bar cub,
and special directions that he wur to give 'em
both 10 Sally, herself ...- .. 3.


PAINTER CRIx NEAR BAR DIGGINs,


.-,. JUN twenty 4.


/


Your tender adorer, Sam Crowder, sends you
lie ollowin' filst trophy of hunt on the Usage
he condition of this bar arc something like him,
he bar are all fat, he are all tenderness! HopIn
aai you will gin up small corner of your heart
10 the writer, while he is mong the furiners of
Lusiane; he will ever remember you, and be sure
not to forget to bring pledge Of affection from
Ihe south to bind our openin' loves. ......,
Yours, r0itA stream, or Ggin, If, -


'SAM CRowDER.


sIstuddyed that out with considerable difficulty,
and writ il with more and stick me on a sand
bar ef that Jesse didn't waylay Jim and read the
note Maybe it didn't stir up his alluvial bottom
for his love for SalIv-the varminrs countenance
boxed as the old Missouri in a June rise.


'Of started next day, with my fiat, for the
imporium Of the south, and as were floating
aOng couldn't help turning over in my mind
what a scourgin' smart family the Crowders
would be, when Sally and agreed upon annexa'
lion. Jest thort could see young Sam the
iM boy, standin' on the other eend Of the fiat,
SING as bar and eye like an Ingin-spry as a
cuarnount-fair as Sally, and keen as his daddy
lswar yelled rite out, thinkin' on It. .


while was in this way ,rolIin' in clover. by
pcturin' what was to be, they wur tcarin my
character all to cAitlins up at home. My perlite
nOte was raisin' perfect freshet of wrath agin
me- That display Of larnin,' about bringing home
apIsdge IF affection from the sunny south, mos
oaaccouniably oversot my whole flmily prospects
wur a stumper to Sally, so she got Jess to ex
plain it, and the way he did it was enormous. .'


WHY don't YOU see, sex Jess, he means to
bring you up one of his nigger children, from the
south, TO nuss Nothing can be plainer--thar am
other pledges Of affection than children thai
know on. ~ s,....,. .... ~. H...-, -aa,,.s. =
: Well, svar if she didn'l believe him. ; sii





agOiu to nuss any of his yGller: pIedges--ef them
Thar is all he's got to offer, he amt with !sltreks
and ef you don't lick him for his onmannerly
Aote you aint wuth shucks, nuther.'


Not dreamin Of the row at home I was q
iAuntin through Moo OrIins, for presents fur Sal


y. bought roll Of ribbon, a pocket full o.
ace: and bran new shipin six parasoE and was
'Smin' along slow and easy, By the St. Louis Ex-
fnange whenI 6eerd Major lBeeEd cryin' off a
lot of field hands. jest sauntcred in as he was
putin up a picnninny pyaalIer gall about FIVE
Tears Old The little gal had no nanny Iivin'