Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-06
"sOCKERY" SETTING A HEN.

Mccster Verris Il see dot mosd effery-
poty wrides something for do shiclen
bapers nowtays, and I fought praps mep-
pc can do dot too, so I wride all apout
vot dook blace NIT me lasht summer. You
know-oder uf you dond know, den l
dcl!s you-dot Katrina (dot is mine vrow)
und me, We keep some shickens for u long
dime ago, und Won tay she salt to me ::
''Sockery" (dot is mien name), "vy dond
you put some uf do aigs under dot olt
plue hen-shckens; dinlz she wants to
sate.". "Veli," salt, "meppe 1 guess
will" so bcked oud some uf de best
aigs und dook um oud do dc parn we're dc
olt hon make her nesht in dc S ide uf dc
haymow, poud fif, six weed up. Now
yoG~ sns i ,lcfer vas ferry pig up md
town, but vos booty pig all de way
arount in de mittle, so koodn't reach up
dill vent urd got Il parrel do STINT on
veil klimet me on de parrel, und ven
my he'd rise up py de nesht, dot old hen
she gift me such a bick dot my nose runs
all Otter my face nit plood, und ven I
todgo pack dot plasted olt parrel het
cholly, didn't think I kood go insite q
parrel pefore, but dere vos, und 1 fit so
dite dot koodn't git me oud etferway,
my fest (vest) vas bushed way up unter.
my arm-holes ven 1 fount I vos dite
shtuck, 1 holler "Katrina! Katrina!v
und ven she koom and see me sh tuch in
de parrel up to my arm holes, init my
face all plood and aigs, py cholly, she
chust 1ait town on de hay und latt und
laft, till got so mat salt, "vot you lay
dere und 1af like a oit WOOL, eh Wy donh
you koom bull me oud9" und she up und
salt, "Oh, wipe off your chin, und bull
your fest town :" den she lait back und
laft like she wood shplit herself moro as
ever. Mat as 1 vas fought to myself,
Katrina, she sbeak English booty gooU,
but I only salt, NIT my greatest digni-
nitude, "katrina, W II you bull mo oud
dis parrel ~ und she see dot look boody
red, so she salt. "of course I will, Sock
cry" den she lai1 me und de parrel town
on our site, und dook holt de door sill,
und Katrina she bull on the parrel, but
de first bull she mate yellet, donner und
bitten, shtop dat by golly; dere is nails
in de parrel" you see de dails bent town
ven vent in, but ven 1 koom oud key
schticks in me all the way rount, veil, to
make a short shtory long, told Katrina
| to go und tell naypor Hansman to bring
| n saw und saw me dis parrel off ; veil, he
| !soom und he like to sl,blit myself, iait
! laf, too, but he roll me ofer and saw de
parrel all 10 way around off, nnd git
up NIT half parrel around my waist, den
| Katrina say, "Sockery vait little till l
get battern of dot new oferskirt you
hat on," but didn't salt wort, I shust
got a nife oud und vittlo hoops off uuG
shling dot confountet olt parrel in dc voot
pile.
Bimepy, ven loom in de house, Kat
rina she salt so soft like, Sockery, dond
you goin to but some aigs ondcr dot olt
pleu hen?" Den I salt in ny deepest
voice, "Katrina uf you etfer say dot to
me again I'll git n pill from you, help me
chimney cracious!' und I dell you she
ljdn say dot any more. Veil, Mr.. Verris,
ven step on % parrel now-I dond step
on it, git a box.
Very drooly yours,
SOCKRY KADAHCUT.