The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-03-11


frain, if We look at the things yc
= oughten ter. Well, this yer onteverent
nigga crept down stairs an unlocked
the do, an peeped in, ,-trem'lin', fit tG
drop. He more spected to see ole
mah'sr behind bari. But it was as
still as the grave, so he crept in. There
hung the long rows O. hams, So juicy
an sweet; and Sam went up an thought
to hisself, Now, I'll jes smell of one.
SO he smelled of it, an it was 50 nice
seems like he couldn't help ies touch
it with his finger an clap his finger in
his mOuf, an then he did it again. Ye
know, chillen, how, the ole devil stan s
side O. .ye an helps ye on. Arter Sam
had tasted onct or twice, he seen a teeny
bit of ham, way off in the fur corner,
an he said to hisseIf, r don't b'lieyc
ole mash'sr II ever miss that ar one, ,-
faint much count no way. An, chill
len, he was that hungry he couldn't
help it, [ do blieve. He snatched that
ham, an he eat an eat an eat, till he
couldn't stuff another moufful, an hid
the rest behind barI Then he went
on an went on till he came to the ap-
pies, an bins O. beautiful red
apples And he smelt of EN-, an then
he eat an eat till he couldn't stuff an
other moulful. Then he went on an
went on till he came to the sheI q
sWeetmeats, an he looked at 'em at9
smelt of 'am, and finally he snatched a
| jar, tore off the cover, an eat an cat
an eat till he couldn't stuff another
moufful.
AN then he couldn't eat any more,
sure nuff, an he went ont an locked the
do. But he never had so much to eat
i'll his lifn, an pears like he was stuffed
so full he sort o lost his reasons. He
went ont an laid down on bench in
the sun, an he said to hisself, 'Lor'
aint it nice to have nuff to eat Err Onct
there's poor Jim, don't s'pose he ever
had nutf in his life. An then w-e-r-y
wicked idea come into his head. SO,
byem by he got up an went over to
Jim's-he lived next do'-an' he tole
him to fotch Sally. Sally was thehouse
gal, a likely wench, an Sam liked her.
An then he went to Toms and tole him
to come too an finally, chillen, h vi
ted quite spectacle company. Then
he went home, an went into the wood
shed an fotched in big sticks O. wood,
an he made up NOSE won 'erful fiht,
an swept out the big kitchen clean an
nice, tho he wasn't extra neat now, Sam
wasn't Bout ten o'clock his company
gan to come, the ladies all dressed up
fine in some of their missis' things
low neck an short sleeves, an ribbins
an white gloves. O,go way yer don't
see no sich things up har An the gem.
men EOr', chillen, if ye could see the
fine ng-tailed blue coats, with buttons
shinin' like marygo!ds, yed Iaff fit to
split y'r sides.
" "Arter the company was all there,
an talked a little bout the weather an
sich topics O conversation, he axed 'em,
Wouldn't they like a little defresh-
ment 2 They was very polite, an said. .
No, thank ye, an I'D rnther be
reused. But he went to the cellar, an
he tQok''d out great plates. O. apples an
great pltcher5 o cider, an Tom helped |
him; an they fotched out ole mah'sr's |
tumlers, an he filled 'em all up; an he .
fotched out whole jar O sweetmeat8,
an great 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, there's mo-
in mah'srs cellar p
can they did hep themselves, an
they eat an eat an eat till they couldn't
stuff another moufful. An while they
was all stufin', an Sam was gwine
round with a bottle of wine in each
hand, sayin', SO polite, 'LaGies and
gemmen, hep you'self, there's mo- in
mah'sr's cellar he happened to look
up! There 2ra8 his n1Qh'sr :"
As Sarah said this she gave horrible
yell, and sprang forward, clutching in
the air, as though to seize them all
her spell-bound listeners screamed, and
some of them fell over backwards.
Delighted with the effect of her trag-
edy, she waited till they gathered them
selves up, with awe-struck faces, to lis
ten to the end.
She lowered her voice to a ghOstly
whisper.
"fhe mah'sr sprang to get Sam, but
Sam let ont a screech huff to raise the
dead, an cla1ed out thro' the do s tho
the debil was arter him. The rest of
the company skunk out 'thout akin to
be REUSED, an was in bed every soul of
'em in two minutes, an snOrin' fit to
raise the roof. Sans mah'sr run till he
got done tired out, an then he dragged
hisself home.
Sarah stopped. After waiting few
minutes, Rush asked, in sacred sort
of voice, what became of Sam.
Sarah rolled her eyes, shook her
head, dropped her jaw, aad said
slowly: .
"He n-e.v r was heard of agin" "
"Ruu away ?" suggested Rush.
"S'pose so. Mebby up norf this
very day, f'r all I know" And Sarah
turned to her works.. Nicholas for