The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-03-31

no more use iOr one nor er SGttln men hau lOr
midwife, an wouldn't do no sich er thing
cause how she was big enough thar at fust.
Well, as was sayin' camp-meetin' day it
come, an we was all thar, an the she folks they
were fixed up in er inch Nv their lives, an my
Sal she was dressed fit to kill, and thar she was
er fiiitin' an er whirlin' about with her new
calico coat on, all stuck up at the hind eend, as
proud as er e-lizzaId with two tails! Tell you
what-she made more fuss nor er suckin hen
with one chicken! was 'stonished what to
make NV that whoppin' big hump on her behind.
However, it was Summon time, an she'd been
eatn' powerful sight of 'en, an | sposed she
wos gittin' fat, so shat up my fly-trap, an lay
an KEEP dark! Torecly the preachin' it begin,
an Parson James he was up on er log er preach
in an er goin' it bark from the tomb! l tell
you what, Brother James was loud that day
Thar he was with the Bible on er board-stck-
in 'twene two saplins an he was er cummin'
down on it with his two fists worse nor maulin
rails, an er stompn his feet, an er slobberin at
the mouth, an er cuttin' up shines worse nor
er bob tail bull in fly timel Itellyou what, ef
| he didn't 90 it boots that time don't know!-
| Torecly | spy the heathens they commence Ia.
| kim on, and therspert it begin to move um for
| true-for brother SturtevantS ole nlgger Gain
an all NV um they gin to kinder groan an
whine, and wheel about like er corn stalk in er
storm>an' brother Grindle, he begin er rubbin'
his hands an sappin' nm together, an scram-
| bln about on his knees an er cuttln' up like
mad In about erminit, l hcarn the all-tire
dest to do dewn 'mongst the winmin, that ever
cum along, and when | kinder cast my eye over
that way, spy my Sal er rarin, an er pitchin',
er ripin' an er tarin', an er shoutin, jiSt
like flinders! When brother James see that,
she thought she'd done got good an he cum
down off the log an sez he, pray on sister,
an the she's they all got round her, an cotch
hold NV her, an tried to make her hold STILL
But 'twarn't no use. The more they told her
to don't the more she hollered. .-
Torecly diskiver she'd done got 'lgous, an
| was SO glad, it kinder lift me oh'n the ground
an scz /, 90 it Sal!-thems the licks-besS-
ed am them what seeks, for them's up what
shall fad! Then the wimin they all cotch holt
of her by the har, an commence wollerin' heI
about in the straw, an sez |, that's right, SIS
ters-beat the Devil out'n her. An they did
too! tell you what the way theydd hustle her
about amcng the straw am shucks was iorked
In about er mint gin to get tired an dsgusti-
fed, an tried to make her shet up, but she
wouldn't, but KEEP hollerin' worser, an kinder
keced up like possum when he makes ten
he's dead! Torecly she sorrer cum to herself
so she could talk, an sez I,
"Sal, what ails you, gall" ..s
The fust word she said, sez she, "snake"
rsS,,niso ), 1sog cid aooir.- as,rnintt toka hin
off ~ he,i, cbaw me IN bv G-d,n
"HuSbl,, scz NV wife chats cussinp,
4 "Whar's emmy snake" sell. -...,.. ...,
''Snake!" se2 she; SNAKE! snake! and thel
she hut her hand on the outside IL her coat, an,
Ecntch,d hold nv somepI,ir, nd so,,eezed Il tirh
oS = v;co 'N-
| When soo,d that T lnowed II was err snakt
srro mfr p,bat had crowlad mn ,mdar her coat
Iond san,d sbo,d mt her hand on it ON the ont
side Of her clothes an, cotcL,d 4 bv the head
ESoon as seed that 7 know,d he couIdn,t bit
TEbor far she beIt ON to him Iilxc Grim death t,
! a dad nioocr. an, I ,cluded ,twarn,t no us
tha;ni in too bip a hurry. SO T told John Potte
not to he scared an, TO 90 and crab the sarpin
by tho tail ,nd sliny him hLIIwardsl Wi
pottor I,.o,t ond enr1oT fe1f NV lin, 'on tho ou
si5o nv hor coots ond nIndra Won nv word h
as th. 1vbonnn;st h,oost ra,Sfe tbat ecGr scoot
al oorogs, az ro,di tol1 of ba warn,
os bio nov NV arm Mika II6ofer ;s as lilo or la
nc olo Dayo I oMo,,-o,1 WI, l,n.n,v ba's cs 70,
in tbot Inc, WaiI when Potter diskivnred fla
She bcIt tbe snake fast he hcan feelin, m fo
the M roat;If,g al; Ncnrfe,r llIa Ia d;dnf ike {
do I q. II 'sIst md than sortar Ike he I'D Wbe
# c,,, 70 th,t Sal sbn hinder turned red in III
foce and son;,med or hit hnt t ,fwarn,t, no finn
far rnttin IN onaIitv a;rs then. and She Stood
l Etainr III. Inssi Wai Potter he kent erFec1if II
: an, fceIin, nm an, fceIin, mn sorter easv likt
"n5 o torna1,, "Po bo Gait Somnth;p in his hand
''' aTUa ,at hiroln I,H W soz Potter Nwall have
S ;;naop o'' i''-'-' "N' O''
t2fIoIo i, to him ,, coy T. and don,f vi, IA nf
+h;, NJ. Potta IN oyo tbo ,, ,,tor,l ,ybo
-, ,n,, thar SoI ,,o,7 lot 10 nv, The vaTnn
: beod eoond Potter Won oive The ajIfredest kin
+ Nv , ;orlr and sIing him to hi nm, ooneIn 7
tell Won what fbcm was souallv times! an
: Iv;se Won tba no, neyt fine vor, 6o TO Yazoo u'
~ nnny u bodv and if tbey don't saw tbe snSk,
u IN in them narts heats cI cation then Mike Hoo
o er ~ knock under,
/ A. tb;s no;nt nf tbo norrot ion vo ve, fnrod
ask Mike What become Of the snake.
nNell, os I was sayin,, continued he, "ths
~ wos INV Sal or hollin the sarnint by the hen,
- o,,J 1 ~ pottar No bad him hv tho tail an
# saI Sol she was erbollerir and or scrcamin and II
~ ,,,;n,n, tbov was ali stann round skeercd INF
T az 1t and the darndost row Won ever Learnl-
= HoIe on "a him SaI sez I. and Won John pott,
=, don't % YER moyeer @ ne neg tel aye the word: ar
h uban 7 saw ferL' then Won SLING him inter q
Il middle Of yeyt week. I tell vou what we ba
7 7 the % orG,IIast I time that ever see! Let's ouo no
~ Wy Tbat,stLe hast rad eva rvo swalIered in
,s coon,s w aoe soiJ Mike. Alter boltinr \ caulke
% snut % ifpele Mia how did von MANAGE At lasti
= asLad @ listener N ~ Il q .I RI I.
. T ~WeI -'s Won sse,,as said he. a.thar was NV 81
y ond thar ;yos1en the hlks and thar WAS n
= snolel @ ond Iobn Potter holm him bv the Ia
70 Sco-ad opt,n his senses cnd h--ll to navi
was ~ oettin sort Or weak in the knees tel 70
u and nd byotber lanes, ewes looked like they'd pt
= ont,n @ his head and sez to John Potter, sez