Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-14
''Sockery' Setting a Hen.

Meester Verris: I see dot mosd ef-
ferpoty wridcs someding for de shick-
en- bapers nowtays, and l fought praps
meppe can do dot, too, SO I wride all
apout vot took blaze nit me lasht
summer; you know-oder uf you dond
know, den dell you-dot Katrina
IDIOT is mine vrow) und me, We keep
some shickens for long dime ago, und
Won tay she salt to me .sSockery" IDIOT
is mein nance, "vy dond you put
some uf de aigs under dot oft plue hen
shickens, I dinks she wants to safe"
"Vell,' I salt, meppe / guess
vill' so bicked out some uf de best
aigs und dock UNI oud do de parn fere
de oft hen make her nesht in de side uf
dc haymow, pout five six feet up; now
you see I never vas ferry big up und
down, but vas booty pig all de way
around in de middle, SO couldn't reash
up till I vent und got a parrel do standt
on; veil, klimet me on de parrel, und
ven my he'd rise up ply de nesht dot
oft hen she gave me such bick dot my
nose runs all Offer my face nit plood. und
ven I todge pack dot plasted oft parrel
het preak, und vent town kershlam, py
cholly. I didn't tink I kood 90 insite a
parrel before, pnt dere I vos, und I fit so
dite dot koodn't git me oud eferway,
my fest (vest) vas pushed way up unter
my arm-holes; ven I fount I vas dite
shtuck, l holler Katrina! Katrina!' und
yen she koom and see me shtuck in de
parrel up to my arm-holes, nit my face
all plood ana aigs, Ply cholly, shechust
lat town on de hay ind laft, und laft.
till I got SO mat I salt, '.Vot you lay dere
und laf like oft WOOL, Ell? w dond YOU
koom bull me oud?" und she set up und
salt, "Oh, wipe off your chin, and bull
your fest town. den she lait pack und
laft like she wood shplit herself more as
ever. Mat as vas | fought to myself,
Katrina, she sbeak English poorly goot.
bu: I only salt, nit my greatest dgni-
tude, Katrina, will you bull me oud dis
parrel?" und she see dot I look booty
red, so she salt, "of course l will, Sock
cry" den she lait me und de parrel town
on our site, und I dock holt de
door sill, und Katrina she bull on de
parrel, but de first bull she mate I
yellet, "donner and blixen, sthop dat
by golly; dere is nails in the parrel -
You see the nails bent dowd when I
whnt in, but ven koom out dey schtics
in me all de way rount; veil, to make a
short story long, told Katrina to go
and dell naypor Hansman to pring a
saw and saw me dis parrel off, veil, he
koom and he like to shbllt himself with
laugh too, but he roll me ober and saw
de parcel all de way around of, und I
get up nit half a parrel arount my waist,
den Katrina she say, Sockery, wait little
till get battern Of dot new oferskirt
you hat on" but didn't seit word,
shust got nife out und vittle hoops off
and shling dot COMPOUNDED oft parcel in
de voot pile.
Pimeby ven koom in de house, Ka~
trina she said, SO soft like, sssockery,
don't you 60 in to put some. aigs under
dot oft plue hene" den I salt; in nv
deepest voice. Katrina, uff you effer saw
dot to me again I'll git pillf rom you so
help me chiminy Gracious, J" and I dell
you, she didn't say dot to me any more.
Veil, Mr.. Verbs, Won step on a parcel
now, I dond step on it, git box.
Very truly yours,
SocKERY KADAcuT.