Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
Gahe has an Adventure.
Keokuk Constitution.

Gabe was out in the country to spend
Thanksgiving day with relative He
returned Saturday and we saw the old
man was pleased
Where have you been. Uncle Gabe?'
we asked.
. Bin to de kedentry, sab, he replied,
with show Of pride, "spendin, de
Thanksgibbin'
=" Had lots of turkey, did you?'
Dont't you forget it, an de old man
jis ct hisself sick. y"
Had a good timc?'
Lor bress you, yes Dar am NOAH
fun in de kedntry in mint dan dar am
in de city in month Dat am de place
sab, whar you kin joy you Sc t"
Where is the old lady. Gabe?"
Gabe looked around cautiously. and
then motloning US into a retired door
way, said:
I'll tole you bout dat, if you won't
say muffin to de boys.
We gave him due assurances, and he
answered:
You know de old woman am 'fraid
OBJ hanted houses an ghostesses- t
you eber tell, now. Eff de old woman
fine me out, she'll cline dis frame too
bad"
go on, Gabe, don't be afraid
We'll, sah We was gwine to par
ty an we had to come back jest past de
place whar dey had plant some people
oh, | amt gwine to tell you, you'll glib
it away to de boys.
60 on, Gabc. 60 on.
DE old lady she had bad dreams de
night afore, an dat boy oh mine jest
afore we started say he hearn de grave
yard was haunted. 1t war after mid
night when we come back from de par
ty, an as we preached de graveyard, de
old woman say: 'Gabe, | amn't gwine
pass dat place; it am hanted. | was
skeered mysef an felt de goose-quills
crawlin an crawlin all down my back
bone, an up all ober me, but | wasn't
'quainted round dar-ef de old woman
fines out I'm tellin' dis she'll lay me up
for for six months.
: Never fear, she won't find it out
Go on with your story.
WE'LL sab, | say dat we had to 90 on
kase dar was no odder road We KEEP
on, an | jes felt de meat climbin right
often my old bones as de old woman stop
an say:
Whats dat?'
"Who3 | say Wharf
- Oar, she say, pintin to dat grave
yard.
Dat turned out to be COON Den |
try to brace up an laff; all de time | felt
powerful weak an | was sweatin like a
boss. Jes as we got to de fur edge oh de
graveyard, | hear onearthly groan. |
got right down ahine a stump an look
round for de old woman. Oar she was;
de heels OBJ her hoofs striking de back
oh her head at ebery jump she took.
Yaw! yaw! yaw! it makes me latf yet.
Don't you eber,' said Gabe, with an
alarmed look on his face, : Glib dis
away.
What was it frightened the old la
dy?"
De debbil. He clum ober de fence
right in front oh us, an stetched out his
hans an spit fire, ar paved de ground
an groan.
Well, dar | was Anime de stump a
prayin' an de old woman ies a-scootin'
through de timber a-yellin like lnjun,
an de debbil artcr her De old gal took
ten feet at jump, and shed her close
on de way. She nebber stopped when
she reached de house. She ics jumped
de fence, leavin' her erin line on de top
rail, an busted in on de family wild cherry
kink outen her hair, an as white as black
folkses ginerally gifts, an she amnt over
it yet She's jined de church, gibs me
bully good possum, lows me to talk all
l wants to, an I'll neber peach on de
boy as long as she acts up as she am
doin' now
Then the boy was the devil, eh?'
De debbil he was!'' exclaimed Gabe.
'Who de debbil tole you dat?"
And drawing his cap down tighter
over his head he sauntercd off down
street