The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-13

little nymph home to the loving embrace
Of her distressed parentsl Captured I
Well, what of thati He eosaldn't stand
the chances Of the wink, of turkey COB.
bier nor the chnckle ofan old speckled
rooster, when it came to business in that
quarter. The thing lovingly and feel
ingly and tearfully and thankfully came
to close for the time being; but Nick
amt done with it yet-he whistled Sanco
off and sent the Captain on prospecting
tour in another direction. Nick has been
offered free passage through all the plan
tations, for which he feels very grateful,
but he thinks it best to quietly grope his
way through the vines and wild cane
till the mercury drops down to about 49,
while another fellow lugs off new pocket
knives and refreshments from generous
hosts. However, it would be a glorious
change from hard tack, hroiled wild
meat, mosquitoes and gnats, to grand
reception dinner with store clothes on.
Perhaps Q little white sugar in his'n
wouldn't hurt. s'pose they have plenty
Of it at the superb entrepot of half
dozen plantations.
think should be sweetly blest,"
If thirsty when Pm passing by,
To take within my pondrous chest,
A quart or so Of sugared rye.
Uncle Edward, the goose egg eyed
darkis that came SO near pegging out
some time ago at the first sight Of Nick
Of the Woods, is himself again. We met
the old fellow the other day and asked
him all the particulars about his fright
and other important matters concerning
himself and family. The old man turned
it out in the following style:
"Fore de Lord, boss, dat beat all de
Gums off dat ebber happened to dis ole
darkie sence he fust seed the light oh
day. When I was playin' my ole gourd
and 'casionally singin' dat Dressed song
Postum up the gum tree,
Coon in de hollow,
ct I'd been shot up In de kingdum cum
wonldn'd a been a happier niger and
when dat tarnation ugly thing cum and
stood in de dore, he shore de debil hab
me. tell you boss l haint got ober it
yit." -.....-........
Well, Uncle Edward, what do you
think it really was that frightened you
and the dancers so badly ~"
=" Can't tell sab, sum ses one thing and
sum ses anudder, an hearn nm say it
was Nick oh de Woods, but as for me
jes sure it was de ole horned fellow LIS
self, sah-jes as sure"
Well, Uncle Edward, how is the
health Of yourself and family now"
:" Bad nuff, sab, badnuf-sickness am
powerful brief down our way-every
body's been sick and dem dat wusn't sick
befo' am sick now, an it peers dcy neb-
Der git ober it. Use been sick you know,
an my ole lady she's sick an de chillerns,
deys all sick, an Use been a;s..'11,1' 4. 8. to
whedder I'd result 10 doctor bout our
siteration. An dere's my boy-why he's
bin splttin' blood guine onto now desc
four year. His legs, sab, amt as big az
your arnl-peers dat his kidneys is de-
fected. Sum sed it war de resumption.
an my ole lady stands me down dat it's
de rumatiz. Ennyhow, sab, Use guine
to de sto' and git bout fifteen cents wuf
Oh caster lie to work him out-dat will
regelate his kidneys, and eff its de r.
it'll do jes as much good as de
fish lie, all ef it's de rumatiz it'll round
him off like a peeled ingon- it'll do it
bleves in castor ile"
"What do you think of the negroes all |
going to Kansas, Uncle Edwardf"
equine to Kansas, why, boss, heap oh
en- is wnsn hogs an buzzards. You know
when an ole COW or boss dies, de hogs
Ind buzzards, dey all eats togedder-dey
lon't STAN back on ceremony-dey all
Jakes de communion. You know de |
larkie don't like to do dat, and desc foxes
lats takin' wings and flynn off to Kansas
I'm standin' on der stockracy. Tse got
es as much respeck fur dem sort oh foxes
Is is fur dat second hand debil dat dey
,alls
NICK OBJ DE WOODS"