The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-19
AfsEAsoNABLE FHILANTHRoPIsr.
THE KUENEL,s ROOM.

How Squire Skeegs got Skinned by the
ePharhoh h1en.''
81 on see, said the Squire, pitching
his vofcs to an exegetical attitude, II
wuz sorteF this way. Last Chugeday
Wuzaa,W week ago, I sailed down from
GWinnet to Atlanty with seven bags
of cotton. AFTER ] sold ,en, I kiadeF
loafed roun, lookin' at things in gener-
al, an feelins Jest as happy as yon
please, when who should / run agin
hut Kurnel Blasengame. Me an the
Kurnel used to be boys together, an
we wuz as thick as five kittens in s
rag basket. Wedrunk outen the same
9oard, AM we got the lint snatehed ont
en- as by the same handy LEGGED school
teacher. wuz gitten as lonesome as
q rain-crow, afore / struck up with
the Kurnel, an 4 was glad to see him
burned glad. We knocked roun
town right smartually, an the kurnel
interjuced me to whole raft of fell
Ioes-mighty nice boys they wuz, too.
Arter supper the Kurnel says:
..Skaggs5 says he, less go to my
room Whar we kin talk over ole times
sorter comfortable an ondisturbed
like"
Gfeeable, saysI, an we walked
b square or 30 an turned into an alley
an walked mp q Darrer par of Stars
The Kurne1 gin little rap at a green
door, an slick lookin' merlatter pop
ped out an axed as in. He Wuz the
darndest perlitest niger you ever
seen. He Jest got up am spun aroun'
like tom cat with her tail affre. The
room WINS as hae as . fiddle an fullof
picfnres an sofys, an the cheers Wuz
as soft as lam's wool, an thonght to
meielf that the Knrnel Wuz q lugsur-
i4ntc Thar Wuz a lot of mighty
M3e1 faliers scattered roun' q laftfn' an
alkin, Quite s0shabel like. Aperi-
int, the Kurnels w nzent much sot back,
for he sorter laffed to himself am then
he says
Boys says he, & heV fetched up a
fren'. Jedge HightoWer, this is Squire
Skaggs, Of GWinhett. MaJer Briggs,
Squire 6kaggs, an so on all round
Then the Curnel turns to me an says !:
Realy, wuzent expectin' c0mpa-
ny, Skaggs, but the members of the
Young Mems Christun Sosashun make
my room there headquarters.
81 ups an says wnz mighty glad to
meet the boys. I used to be Pre-
mativ' Babtis myself afore / got to
cussin' the Yankees, an / heY always
had o aorter hankerin' arter pious
folks They all lafFed an shuck hans
ever aRin, an we sot thar a smokin'
sn, chaWin Jest as muchuel as yon
please. disremember how it come
up, but presently Major Briggs gifts up
m says:
sKurneI, what about that new par
Ter game you got out the other dayr
asOhl says the Kurnel, lookin' sor-
ter sheepisb, sthut Wuz q humbug. !
can't make no head nor tail outen it.
sI'll bet / kin manage il, says
Judge Hightower, quite animated ike
III show you how, Jedge, with
pleasure, says the Kurnel, and then
he went to table, unlocked box, an
tuck out deck of keerds an whole
lot Of little whatyoumaycaIlems, SINH
larry to horn buttons, some white an
some red.D
squire Skaggs paused and supplied
his fireless jaws with fresh quid- OF
tobacco.
tIt amt no use to tell yon any more.
When them fellers got done larnin'
nae that game / didn't have money
enough to take me down stairs. lay
I looked leefle wild, for when the
Jedge closed the box he said
We hev had q pleasant evenin'
Squire. You'll find the KurneI watt
in for You on the steps. an he'll give
YOU y0ur money back
Il amt never laid eyes on the Kur-
mel sence, an when lido thar's goin'
to be case for the Kurriner-you
mind my words. / seed Rnfe Lester
next day-you know Rufe ; he's in he
Legislator now, but used to give
him popcord when he WBzen't so high
IL seed Rufe an he said Wuz tuck
in By the Pharaoh men. Tuck in ain2i
no name for il. Derned eff | didnst
go to the bottom an git skinned alive
s--lSaUa5sndh Nescs.