The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-06-07

ny, amt you gwlne 10 hang up nc
beg 7 SEES sister Culllne.
THAT amt Sos she.
/ 'Oh, now, sis, that's too bad 10 dsap
point him so.'
But The doctor shant he disappointed
for III make aunt PrIssy hang up one fol
him 10 take an aIrin IN tiil motnin # he's
mind to, aud then we'll see if he'll be as
good as his word
Aud shore enough, she called aunt Prifsy
and made her go up in tho loft aud empty
the feather bag. and fix rope in il, AID Z,
and hang 1t on the porch Tor cousin Pete
Then she told pfiss all how she must do IL
The mofnln, and We all went TO bed.
couldn't sleep for ihlnkin wha, bon.
lnable food they was gsine TO make out .
I poor Pete. Mary SAID il Was a great
shame to serve any body so. but she didn't
believe kezah ever would qui. being wlId
aud mischleyous.
| II wasn't no great time fore heard the
gate squeak, aud the ueM mint there was
a monsifouo racket among the dogs, aud |
koow'd Pete was come. could hear the
gals tlterin and laughln in their room, aud
the next thing BANG went some;hin agiu
the lence, aud then one Of the dogs set up
a ki eye like something had hurt him, und
all VAS still for a few limits. Then
heard Pete siepplD about very cautious on
! the porch, aud moyn the table and chairs
and then The ice shuck with his weight, as
he drapped into the bag. Al was s,il agin
: for ltstia. ,st.tt.. tcn,t Tho L.
10 their room, and then heard Pete snecze,
and the dogs barked, and | though, tho
gals would laugh so loud he'd hear EN-, but
ne kep, snetz \ IN spite OF all he could do.
Now ses Mary, ainl that too bad, to
Tool any body that way-just think huU you
would feel IN that old bag what's been iul
Of sIukln old chicken feathers for So long.
That's fact ses | ,.bul couldn't help
aughln all tie time.
Pete cleared his throat time or TIVE,
and every now aud then be fetched kind
OF smo,hered Up sneoze, and then the dogs
would bark. You better keep your mouth
shut, old feller, thinks |. if you don't wan,
to 81, your wind pipe lined with chicken
feathers. Every now and then the ice
would shake as Pete kept turnin and twist.
"a round, trying TO get fixed comfortable,
but know there vas no comfort 10 that
bag, even if it had no feathers 10 it; aud
then when | ,houghi what terrible dlsop.
polntmeHt was waItin for the mornin,
couldn't help piiyin hm from the bottom Of
NY heart.
II was long time before we could 20
TO sleep, but | drop't off after a wh,e, and
didn't wake all mornln. was mighty
anxious TO see how the thing was gene
to turn out, and got ready long before aunt
Pflssy came to see what uas IN her bag
the gals was up by day light too, to see
The fun. No body went out lill all The nie
gers iromthe kitchen had got round The bug
Whoop ec-e' ses little nlgger Ned
Nanny see what's DAT hansln on de
porch
klh : SEES old hun, Elelty, dat dlt
must be old Santaclaus himself fell in dar
@hen lie was putin iasses CANDY for Pass,
and cant get out.
Pete never sel nothin, wai,ln for the
gals 10 come.
O Miss Caline and Miss keaiah, come
SEQ what got in my bag ses Priss. i
spec rs something that uncle Friday foich
from Gusta, he sed he was gslne 10 sen the
Ctismus'
BY THIS time the gals was on The porch,
aud tho nIggers uns~ung the bag, aud OUT
tumbled Pete, oil klsered with feathers from
his head to foot, 50 you couldn't see his
eyes, mouth. Shiskers, nor nothing else.
Whe~, Sos, he, as soon us be got his
he'd out, and the feathers flew ali over the
floor, which >keercd the little nlggers so
they split to the kitchen, squalln like the
very old devil vas after EN-.
Good Lord, Massa Pete y ses aunt PRS
sy, 'dli you in my bag thought 'em
was something good
Your bag ses Pete, 'dro, your Internal
picler, who told you to hang up bag, for
white folks to 20 and CT inol Never
mud Miss kcziah, | was ouly in fun auy
way, SEES he, While they was all laughiu
(it to die, and he was trying to brush oil the
feathers. Never mind was only jokin
with you, but had a better opinion OF you
than to thluk you would serve a body so,
and dang my feathers II aiut glad found
you out. Never mind Miss ses lie, and
he gin her look like he'd bit her he'd oil,
and then no bowed his nose q lime or two
and put out.
But amt you gwine TO DO as good as
your word, doctotr ses she.
Mary gave the gals rite good so;tln
down for sarvin him SO. Blu, for my part
think 1t ain, no great matter, for he Is
such bomnable TOOL, that few pretty
hard lessons wont do him no harm.
But I'm gilllu so everlast
ing long agin. Mary's hcalih's good, con.
siderin. Look out for a letter from me be
fore long. No moro from
Your friend I'LL deth.
JOS. JONES.
=. S. didn't know what upon yearth
TO make OF seeing my letters g~lne the
rounds IN the papers, I'll saw tina, STIR
1T OF THE TINES what YOU sent me. Our
peoples mons,rous loud about Southern
,nl S,nIhotn ,nstituttnns md Spn.b