The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18

mere hung the long rows O. hams--so
juicy an sweet; - and Sam, went up an ,
Thoughts to hisself, Now, I'll jes smell O.
one.' So he smeled ofit, an it was so
nice seems like he couldn't help les
touch it with his finger an clap his
hnser in his mouf, an then he did it
again Ye know, chillcn, how the o Id
Debli stan's side o ye an helps ye on
Arter Sam had tasted onct or twice bc
soen tceny bit of ham, way off in
tile far corner, an he said to himself
don't blicve ole Mah'sr'll ever miss
that ar one-'tain't much count no
way! An chilen, he was lh,t hungry
lie couldn't help it., | do b'lieve lie
s1atched that ham, an he cat an cat
TIL he couldn't stuff another m,uf iui
an hid the rest behind a bar'l Then
he went on an went on till he come to
the apples bins an bins O. beautiful
red apples And he smelt of 'em an
then he cat an EFT an cat till he
couldn't stuff another moul-ful Then
nc went on an went on till he came to
the shelf O. 'sweo otmcats, an lie looked
ot 'en, an smelt Of EN-, and finally he
snatched Jar, tore off the cover, an eat
an eat an cat till he couldn't stuff
another moufFul.
An then he couldn't eat any more
sure nuff,e an he went out an lock the
DO But he never had so much to eat
in his life, an pears like he was stutfe
so full he sort O. lost his reasons. He
went out an laid down on bench in
the sun, an he said to hisself, .Lor'
aint it nice to have nuff to eat fur onct:
there's poor jim don't s'pose he ever had
nuff in his life.' An then avery
wicked idea come into his head. S.
byem by he got up an wont over to
rJim's-he lived next do'-au' he tole
him soon 1T was nj hit to >c,u,s over,
an he tole him to fotct Sally. Sally\
was the house gal, an Sam lik ed her.
.an their heaw0nsi to id,nFs, a iSt1le mr.
to cnmc too; and finally, ch!cn, H..
viicd quite sp.ctaba camp ny. Tn IN
he went home, an ne went into the
woodsh.d an lotch ID in big sticks o
W od. an he made up Il most won 'errnl
fire, an swept ont til, biz kitchen Gle "a
an nice, tho he WASH t ezra neat nav
Sam wasn't .B)u ton oslo * ks
company 'g,n to c'mc, TIA. Ia lies I'll
dre,se up fine in some Of their mis.is'
things-low neck an short sleeves. an
rlbbins an white gloves. ., gn way
yer don't see no sich thing up har
An the gemmeu Lor', chillen, if ye
could see the fine long tailed blue co,ts,
with buttons shinin' like marygolds, ye'd
laff fit to split y'r sides.
AFTER the company was all there an
talked little bout the weather an sict
topics O. conversation, he axed 'em
Wouldn't they like little refresh
mcnt?' They was very polite, an said,
No, thank ye,' an sd ruthcr be
reused But he went to the cellar, an
he took'd out great plates o apples, an
great pitchers O cider, an Tom helped
him an they fotched out Ole Max 'sr's
tum'lers, an he filled 'em ell up an
he fetched out whole jar O sweet
meats, and greut dish O. honey, an
pickles oh, Lor'! such heaps O. things /!
An all the time Sam said, so polite,
Ladies' an gemmen, hep you self, thers g
mo- in Mah'sr's cellar 7
AN they did hep themselves, an
they eat an eat till they couldn' stuff
another moufful. An while they was
all stul6n', an Sam WAS gwinc rounl
I with bottle o wine in each han |, say
in so polite, Ladies an gemm,n, h.f
you'self, there's mo in Nah sr's cellar
he happened to look up
THERE WAS HIS MAHsSR y
AS Sarah said this she gave horrito
yell, and sprang forward, clutchingn
the air, as though to seize them al
her spell bound listeners screamed, ad
some ofthem fell over backwards.
Delighted with tho effect of Ier
tragedy, she waited till they gathed
themselves up, with awe-struok face to
listen to the end
She lowered her voice to glstly
whisper.
The Mah'sr sprang to get Sa' but
Sam let out screech nuf to raj the
dead an clared out thro' the do tho