Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-12

fole IN dat j wnZ Kinder DosSln
rouu', an he call me up an say:
"Daddy'-all ole Miss's chillun
call me daddy-'Daddy,' he say,
'pears like dere's goin' ter be mighty
rough times roun' here. DE yankees
is done down ter Madison, an 'twont
be many days befo' dey'll he all thu
here. Hit amt likely dat deyii
bodder mother er sis; but, daddy, eff
de wus comes ter de wus, spec
you to take keer un EN-
"Den, l say, 'You bin KNOWN me
a long time, amt you, Mars Jeems"
essence 1 wuz G baby, daddy
sez he.
"'Well, den, Mars Jeems,' sez l,
you know'd 'twant no use fer ter Ak
me ter look arter ole Miss and Miss
Sally
"Den de tears came in Mars
Jeems's eyes an he squeeze my han
an jump OH de FLY bin savin' fer
I'm an gallop off. knOwd by dc
way he talk an tie way he look dat
dere wuz gwineter he shO' nufi
trouble, an so begun fer ter put de
house in order, as de scripter SEE. l
got all de cattle an de bosses to-
gedder an l driv 'em over to de ten
mile place. made a pen in de
swamp an dar put do hogs, an |
haul nine waggln loads NV con an
w'eat an fodder to de crib OH de TO
mile place an den groun' my ak.
"Bimeby, one day here come de
yankees. Dey jcs' swarmed all over
keration. De woods wuZ full un um
an de road wuz full un Cm, an de
yard wuz full I'M nm. | done heerd
dey wuz comm fore dey got in
sight, an went to de well an
washed my face an hans, an den /
went an put on my Sunday close,
an by de time de yankees he'd
arrove, | wuz settin' in ole Miss's
room wild my ak tween my knees.
"Dem yankees, dey jes' ransacked
de whole place, but they didn't come
III dc house. an ole Miss, she sed she
hoped dey wouldn't, wen jes' den we
hear steps on dc po'ch' an hear come
two Young fellers wild strops on dere
shoulders an s'orls draggin' on de
flo an deYe spurs ratttin' | won't
say | was skeered, boss, cause |
vincent. but | had mighty funny
feelin' in dc naborhood NV de giZ.
zard.'
"'Hello, ole man = sez one. wat
you dom in here, Ole miss didn't
turn her head, an Miss Sally look
straight ut the fer. -
"'Well. boss seq |, Il bin cuttin'
some wood for ole miss, an | jes stop
fer ter WON my hans little
"'IIit is cole. dat's fac sez he.
Den | got up and went and stood
behinc ole Miss aud Miss Sally, "a
lcanin' on my ax. De uddcr Teller
he WIZ standin' over by the side
bode lookin' at de dishes an dc
silver mugs an pitchers. DE man
wat WIZ talkin' ter me, he went up
ter de tier, an lean over au' won his
hans. Fus' thing you know he raise
up sudden like an say:
"'W'at dat on yo' axr
"'Dat's de fer shinin on it, sez |.
al thought it wuz blood, SEE he,
an den he laft.
"But boss, dat young Teller
wouldn't a laft dat day eff he'd a
knowd how nigh unto eternity he
wuz. Ell he'd ies laid de weight Nv
his han on old Miss or Miss Sally in
dar dat day, boss, led never knowd
what hit 'mer whar he was hit at,
an my onliest grief would bin dc
needcessity of splin ole MISS kyar
pit. But dey didn't bodder nobody
ner nuthin, and deg bowed derselt
out like dey had real good breedin-
dey did dat.
"Weii, de yankees dey KEEP passiu
all de mornin an it peered to me da,
dere WIZ string Nv EN- ten miles
long. Den dey commence Citing
thinner and thinner-scacer an sea
Ger. an bimeby I hear skirmishir
goin on, an ole miss she say how i
wuz Wheeler's colerlry a foll0wiI
nv EN- up. l knowd dat eff Wheeler
boys wuz dat close | wuzent doin n,
good settin roun de house, 80 jeI
took Mars Jeems's rife aud startet
out to look arter my stock. Hit wa
a mighty raw day, dat day WIZ, AM
de leaves On de ground wuz wet 81
dey didn't make no fuss, an weneve
heerd a yankee ridin by l jes stoI
in my tracks and let him pass.
wuz stannin dat way in de aidg
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