The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-15

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so of he soi hot foot, and over the gate in
no time.
Well, cyphered over this all night
calcuslin how could reciprocnts the trick
With nun, and at last hit on a scheme.
reoollectsd fathers words at pariln, " mind
,rhat tell yor, you'H sping for il get"
and thinks |, friend Jun, Ill make tha, pro.
phecy come true, yet guess. 81 the next
night, pst at dark, | gives January Snow,
the old uigger, a nidge with my elbow, aud
as soon as he looks up wlnks and walks
out and he AFTER me says |, January, can
YOU keep your tongue within your teeth,
you old mgger, you Why massa, why
sou axe that are question my goodness,
YOU thiuk old Snow be don't know that are
yet; my tongue he got plenty room no",
debll a tooth lett, he can stretch out ever
So far; like little leg III big bed, he lay
quiet enough, massa nebsr fear. " ell, then,
saws bend down that arr ASH >aphng re'i.
I lv, YOU old Snow ball, and make no noise.
/ The sa2lIn was 10 soouer bent than sgcur
4 cd 10 The ground By nolchrd peg aud
moose, and slip knot vas suspended from
/ the tree, just over the track that led from
the pathway TO the house. Why my dogs
massa, that's a -. Hold YOUR aug YOU
old nlgger, SAYS |, or I'll send your tongue
searching ar,er your teeth; keep quiet
and follow me IN presently.
Nsll, pst asst struck nine clock, says !,
Sally, hold TINS here hank Of twIne tor Il
minute, TIL Wind trilia on i Ut, that's a
dear culter. she sol down her candle, and
( | put the twlne on her hauas, aud then |
/ begins to Wind aud Wind away ever "a SLOW,
and drops the ball every Now aud then, ST.
as 10 keep her down stars. Sam, say she,
+ do believe YOU went wind that ara twIue
i of all night, DO give II 10 January, wont
stay ns longer, I'm cen most dead asleep.
The old lg.isr's arm IS so piasuy onst.aG!,
NsaId |, /, wont do but bark, what's that,
/ I'm sure heard ,omelhrns ia the ash sap.
i'm, didn't you, Sail! heerd tae geese
there, SAYS she, they always come uAaer
the window al night; but sle soned scar.
ed enough, aud says sat, 10" IN tfea a
holding cut my arms TINS way, aul wont
do It any longer and down she throned the
hank oa the floor. VI ell, saws | stop one
minute, dear, TIL send Old January uut 10
soc II auy sedy /. there; perhaps son- O.
nelshber Deafeoru's cattle have broke into
the sarce garden. January @eul uut,
though Sail said Il vas no use, Ter she knew
the noise ot the geese, they AWAY Arptcipsc
10 the house at night tor tear % The yarmlu.
Presently in runs old snow WITH his hiir
standing upon eend, and tie whites OF nl-
eyes looking as big as the rns a soup
plate Oh massa, massa, SAID he ON ma ssl,
Oh Miss sally, Oh . " hat % arlh Is lhz
matter with you said sally, how you fright
en- NE, | yos believe your mad. o.
goodness, SAID he, Oh nassa, Jun Muurec
lie bang himself Oh tie ash siplln under
Miss Sally 5 windoU-oh, my dogs That
snot vas settler, II struck poor Sail righi
atwlxt wind aud water; she gave iurct
ahead, then healed over ami SUNK right dow "a
10 another tatnun i'll: aud Juno, Saow
Vl.e. carried her oil and lad her down ca
the bad-poor tan. sue let ugly enough,
do suppose.
We'll, father thought he'd taia,oC
too, lie was 50 slrgchup all II a heap, he ga
, completely bung fingered dear, dear, sa!c
he, tho, It wolidu' come 10 pass 81 syon
. but / knew It would come | i5fe!o'd d
, sald he, the last time seed Nun jun, say
, /, mad ~ has | say, you'll slsiag for II get
Give me the sword | wore when | was q
, Bunker'5 llaI, u.ay be there IS 1te yet, II