Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

! look. lHAJ was Iue IlS( wrong kLtp,
chillen. Ye know how hard it it to de
frain, if ye look at the things yc
oughten ter. Well, this yer onreverent
nigga crept down stairs an unlocked
the do, an peeped in,-trem'lin', fit to
drop. He more spected to see ole
nah '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 ies smell of one.
So he smelled of it, an it was so 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 STAINS
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 hisself, Il don't b'lieve
ole mash'sr II ever miss that ar one, -
taint much count no way An, chill
len, lie was that hungry he couldn't
help it, I do b'lieve. 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 APP
pies, bins an bins O. beautiful red
apples And be smelt of 'em, an then
he eat an eat till he couldn't stuff an
other moufful Then he went on an
went on till he came to the shell O
sweetmeats, an he looked at 'em an
smelt Of 'em, and finally he snatched
jar, tore off the cover, an eat an cat
an eat till he couldn't stuff another
mouhful.
can 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
in his lifA, an pears like he was stuffed
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, I don't s'pose he ever
had nuff in his life. An then very
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, likely wench, an Sam liked her.
An then he went to Toms and tole him
to come too an finally, chillen, h5 vi
ted quite a 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 fire,
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 Lor', chilleD, if ye could see the
fine long-tailed blue coats, with buttons
shinin' like marygolds, yed laff fit to
split y'r sides.
g Arter the company was all there,
an talked little bout the weather an
sich topics o conversation, he axed 'em,
Wouldn't they like little defresh-
ment? They was very polite, an said,
No, thank ye,' an I'd ruther be
REUSED But he went to the cellar, an
he took'dout great plates o apples an
great pitchers O. cider, an Tom helped
him; an they fotched out ole mahsr's
tum'lers, an he filled 'em all up; an he
fotched ont a whole jar O sweetmeats,
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 yourself, there's mo-
in mah'sr's cellar
"Au' they did hep themselves, an
they eat an eat an eat till they couldn't
stuff another moufful. An while they
was all stunin', an Sam was gwine
round with a bottle of wine in each
hand, sayin', so polite, Ladies and
gemmen, hep you'self, there's mo- in
mahsr's cellar, he happened to look
up There l0a8 his mqh'8r :"
As Sarah said this she gave a horrible
yell, and sprang forward, clutching in
the air, as though to seize them and
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.
"The mah'sr spraDg to get Sam, but
Sam let out screech nuff to raise the
dead, an claled out thro the do s tho
the debil was arter him. The rest of
the company skunk ont thout akin to
be 'xcused, an was in bed every soul of
'em in two minutes, an snorin fit to
raise the roof. Sans mahsr run till he
got done tired out, an then he dragged
hisself home.
Sarah stopped. After waiting a few
minutes, Rush asked, in a sacred sort
of a voice, what became of Sam.
Sarah rolled her eyes, shook her
head, dropped her jaw, aad said,
slowly:
"He n-e.v e.r was heard Of agn "
Run away ?" suggested Rush.
"S'pose so. Mebby up norf this
very day, f'r all I know" And Sarah
turned to her work. st Nicholas for