Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-17


was Abram an his folks put all dar plunde
board Hatboat an struk out for Egyp' an
settle somewhar on dc Wabash. Innut
celsis, inclay noneis," which mean you can
hurt christian. Here in de Wabash coun
try desc folks settled. Dey stayed here
long time, an Abram built double log hous
an double log barn, perempted de who'll
valley an built stake-an' rider fence 'rount
all de bes' bottom land. For long tim
dey got along fustrate wild de Egyp' folks
but at las dey got afussin.' Bout dc fus
muss dey had was de time dat Misses Pati
pher cotch one de boys named Joseph pokin
| bout de pantry. She cotch him by dc tai
ob his coat and braced boff her feet; he pull
cd an she pulled, but he held his grip, an
at las when de tail ob his coat glib out he go
away wild half chicken in his mouf. No'
est incentus hi spanker rorum," dat is wher
you git de spoons, fro yersclf on yer bacl
an hang on to 'em. Now dey got a-fussin
bout some straw an dey keep a.fussin' Blu
at las dc Hebrewites played it low down OF
dem Egyp' Copperheads an borried all da
finger rings, an ear bobs, an sugar tongs
an butter knifes, an struck out bout mid
night on de underground railroad for de lant
ob Canada Next mornin' when ole Far,
quit dcaln' Oh his game an shut up dc bank
dey tole him how dc Hebrewitcs done tool
oil de fnger,rngs. de ear bobs an all d
sugar tongs an butter-knifes and gone off OF
dc underground.
De ole feller got his back up so powerful
high when he heard this that he jis jumpe,
straight up and down an cussed. lie never
stopped to git bite of breakfast but jumped
aboard de lghtnin express an told the engin
eel to fire up an he pay all de damage. Blu
it was ob no use dat dcy let on all de steam
de Lord was on de side oh dem what had d
butter-knifes. an de cars run off forty. foo
bank and tumble ole Faro an de whole trair
down into de Wabash. "Epluribus bonun
gloria moadi," which means that ole Fare
got such duckin' that he cotch de bon
pleurisy an went to glory previous to de mex
Monday. Darfore may remark, as before
said, when de Lord is on your side. ant
you've got dc butter knifes, frow yourself Of
your back an hole yer grip. Yes, am
dat's me
In de mex place subsequent to de latter
!
" Nota 6ene al hominum primum Mobile,
which is to say that not bean is to be had
an you can't git prime article Of homin,
short Of Mobile. But that is not at prcsen
de question. Wen take another look ct sa
cred history. AS we glance along | will jis
for minute call your attention to one O d
Nazer family, whose gbben name belief
was Nebcrcud. Yes, sab, Tine now sartil
sure ii was be Nebercud Nazer, ''who for hi
sins was made to eat grass like an OK. Nov
my frens, think OBJ dat an repent. What
de Lord was to make all you fellers, an al
dat's bin speck'latin in cotton, in gold, an
dc lives Of dar men-what, say, If oil sicl
sinners was made to live on sich feed ?-wha
would be de consequence 1t would b.
orful to think Of Every green thing would
be devourcd an hay would be ten thousant
dollars ton before nex' spring Aement
mores multi" Here the speaker leapct
some three feet into the air and shouted
'' Who dat? Show me de white -lbberet
skunk dat stuck me wild dat pin! Show m
de mani Tell ye what dis chile's ribc
boy. Hes Bully Doddgcr, what fires d
middle door OBJ dc Alick Scott! Tell ye
boys, don't fool wild his runnin' gears /" A
this up starts big six foot contraband.-- -
I" Whoopl" yells he. "Pm Bill Thrasher
the barber off'n the Grand Turk, don't tr,
foolin' me wild yer Alick SCOTS !" The fish
now became general. Bench legs began t.
fly and we made tracks. Our retreat wa
some~ hat FASTENED by the circumstance of Z
big buck making dive at us with his head
We lodged just in the nick Of time, and tn
last we saw Of the" mig" he was sticking VI
to the collar Of his shirt in the lath and plas
ter of the wall.