Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-04-02
[Frcm the Savannah Newsl
THE KURNEL'S ROOM.
How Squire Skaggs Got Skinned by
the Pharoah Men.

How Squire Skaggs Get Skinned BY
"You see," said the Squire, pitch
ing his voice TO an exegetical alti.
tude. at wuz sorter this way. Last
Chuseday wuz q week ago, | sailed
down from Gwinnett to Atlanty with
seven bags of cotton. Arter | sold
'em, / kinder loafted-roun' lookin'
at things i'll general an feelin' jest
as happy as you please, when who
should | run agin but Kurnel Blasen-
game. Me an the kurnel used to be
BOYS together, an we wuz as thick
as five kittens in a rag basket. We
drunk outen the same goard, an we
got the lint snatched outen us by the
same bandy-legged sehoOl-teacher.
/ wuz gitten as lonesome as a rain
crow, afore l struck up with the
kurnel, an was glad to see him
burned glad. We knocked roun'
town right smartually an the kurnel
interjuced me to whole raft of fel-
lers-mighty nice boys they wuz,
too. Arter supper the kurnel says;
"Skaggs,' says he, less 60 to my
room whar we kin talk over ole times
sorter comfortable an ondisturbed
like 'Greeable,' says |, an we
walked a squar or so an turned into
alley an walked up a narrow par
of stairs. The kurnel gin little rap
at green door, an a slick lookin
merlatter popped out an axed US in
He wuz the durndest perlitest niger
you ever seen. He jest got up an
spun aroun' like a tom cat with her
tail afire. The room wuz as fine as
a fiddle, an full of pictures an sotys,
an the cheers wuz as saft as lam's
wool, an | thought to meself that
the kurnel wus a lugsuriant cuss.
Thar wuz q lot of mighty nice fellers,
scattered roun' latin an a talkin'
quite soshabel ike. Aperiept, the
kurnel wuzent much sot back, for he
sorter LATED to himself an then says;
"Boys,' says he, Il hev fetched up
a fren.' Jedge Hightower, this is
Squire Skaggs of Gwnnett. MajeT
Briggs, Squire Skaggs,' an so on all
roun.1 Then the kurnel turns to me
and says:
"Reely, l wuzent expectin' com.
pany, Skaggs, but the members OF
the Young Mems Christun Sosashun
make my room their headquarters.
81 ups an says wuz glad to meet
the boys. / used to be Premativ'
Babtis myself afore | got to cussin'
the Yankees, an hev always had a
sorter hankerin' arter pious folks.
They all lafIed an shuck hans over
agin, an we sot thar a smokin' an a
chawin' Jest as muchuel as you please.
[ disremember how it come up, but
presently Majer Briggs gifts up an
says;
'"Kurnel, what about that new par
Ter game you got out the other day.
"Oh, says the kurnel, lookin' sor.
ter sheepish, that wuz a humbug. /
can't make no head nor tail outen 1t.
"I'll bet | kin manage it, says
Jedge Hightower, quite animated Ike.
"'Pll show you how, Jedge, with
pleasure SAYS the kurnel, an then
he went to table, unlocked a box
an tuck out deck of keerds an a
whole lot of little whatyoumaycall-
ems, similarly to horn buttons, some
whith an some red
Squire Skaggs paused and sup
Piled his tireless jaws with a fresh
quid of tobacco.
ut amt no use to tell you any
more. When them fellers got done
larnin' me that game | didn't have
money enough to take me down
stairs. / lay looked a leetle wild,
for when the Jedge closed the box
he said:
owe hev had a pleasant evenin,
Squire. You'll find the kurnel wait
in for you on the steps, an he'll give
YOU your money back"
81 amt never laid eyes on the
kunel sence, an when | do thar''
goin' to be a case for the Kurrlner-
you mind my words. | seed Ruff
Lester next day-you know RUFF
he's in the legislator now, but | used
to give him popcorn when he wuz
en't so hight seed Rufe an he sec
| wuz tuck in by the PharOah men
Tuck in amt no name fori it. Dernec
eff didn't 20 to the bottom an gi
skinned alive"