Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-18
''SOckery" Setting a Hen.

Meester Verbs: 1 see dot mosd eff
terpoty wrides someding for de shick-
en- bapers nowtays, and l fought praps
meppe l can do dot, too, so l wrlde all
apOut vot took blaze NIT me lasht
summer; you know-oder uf you dend
know, den l 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 ''Sockery" IDIOT
is mem name), ivy dond you put
some uf de aigs under dot olt plue hen
shickens, dinKs she wants to safe"
"Vell," salt, meppe l guess l
will" so I bicked out some uf de best
aigs und dock UNI oud do de parn fere
de olt hen make her nesht in de side uf
dc haymow, pout five six feet up; now
you see l never vas ferry big up und
down, but vas booty pig all de vay
around in de middle, so / couldn't reash
up till 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
olt hen she gave me such ii bick dot my
nose runs all Offer my face NIT plood und
ven I todge pack dot plasted olt parrel
het preak, und vent town kershlaln, py
cholly. l didn't tink l kood go insite a
parrel pcfore, put dere 1 vos, und tit SO
dite dot koodn't git me oud efferway,
my fest VEST vas pushed way up unter
my arm holes; ven / fount l vas dite
shtuck, boiler Katrina Katrina!" und
yen she koom and see me shtuck in de
parrel up to my arm-hOles. NIT my face
all plood and aigs, Ply cholly, she chust
la1t town on de hay und latt, und laft,
till got so mat salt, ''Yot you lay dere
und laf like olt 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 shpllt herself more as
ever. Mat as I vas I fought to myself,
Katrina, she sbeak English pooty goot.
but only salt, NIT my greatest digni-
tude, katrina, will you bull me oud dis
parrel9" und she see dot 1 look booty
red, so she salt, ''of course will, Sock-
cry" den she lait me und de parrel town
on our site, und l dock holt dc
door sill, und Katrina she bull ON de
parrel, but de first bull she mate /
yellet, "donner and blixen, sthop dat
by golly; dere is nails in the parrel!' T.
You see the nails bent dowd when |
whit in, but ven / kOom out dey schtics
in me all de way rount; veil, to make a
short story long, l told Katrina to go
aud dell naypor Hansman to pring a
saw and saw me dis parrel of, veil, he
koom and he like to shbllt himself with
laugh too, but he roll me cher and saw
de parrell all de way around off, und !
get up NIT half 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 of
and shling dot COMPOUNDED olt parrell in
de voot pile.
Pimeby ven koom in de house, Ka.
trina she said, so soft like, "Sockery,
don you go in to put some aigs under
dot olt plue heng" den l salt; in my
deepest voice. katrina, uff you effer say
dot to me again I'll git pillf rom you SO
help me chiminy Gracious" and 1 dell
you, she didn't say dot to me any more.
Veil, Mr.. Verbs, Won step on parcel
now, dond step on it, git box.
Very truly yours,
SOCKERY KADACUT.