The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-17
"Sockery' Settinga Hen.

Msester Ye,ris: see dot mosd ef-
ferpoty wridcs someding for dc shick-
en- bapers nowtays, and I fought praps
meppe l can do dot, too, so l wridc all
apout vot took blaze nit me lasht
summer; you know--oder uf you dend
know, den I dell you-dot Katrina
(dot is mine vrow) und me, We keep
some shickens for long dime ago, und
Won tay she salt to me .'Sockery" (dot
is mein name), "vy dond you put
some ut de aigs under dot oft plue hen
shickens, I drinks she wants to safe"
"Vell," I salt, meppe | guess I.
vill' so I bicked out some uf de best
aigs und dock UNI oua do de parn ferc
de olt hen make her nesht in dc side uf
dc haymow, pout five six feet up; now
you see I never vas ferry big up und
down, but I vas booty pig all de way
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
oft hen she gave me such !. bick dot my
nose runs all ofer my face NIT plood. und
ven | todge pack dot plasted oft parrel
het preak, und I vent town kershlaln, Ply
cholly. I didn't tink kood go insite a
parrel pcfore, pnt dere I vos, und | tit SO
dite dot I koodn't git me oud eAerway,
my fest (vesD vas pushed way up unter
my arm holes; ven fount Iovas dite
shtuck, i holler 9 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, py cholly, she chust
lalt town on de hav und latt, und laft,
till got 50 mat salt, 'Vot you lay dere
und laf like oft WOOL, eli? 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 aslI vas / fought to myself,
Katrina, she sbeak English pooty goot.
bu: / only salt, NIT my greatest digni-
tude, Katrina, will you bull me oud dis
parrcla" und she see dot leok 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 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 eber and saw
de parcel all de way around off, und I
get up nit half parrel arount my waist,
den Katrina she say, Sockery, wait a little
till I get battern Of dot new oferskirt
you hat on" but didn't seit word, I
shust got nife out und vittle hoops off
and shling dot COMPOUNDED oft parrell in
de voot pile.
Pimeby ven koom in dc house, IA
trina she said, SO soft like, "Sockery,
don: you go in to put some aigs under
dot oft plue hen?' den I 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 I dell
you, she didn't say dot to me any more.
Veil, Mr.. Verbs, Won l step on q parrell
now, dond step on it, I git box. q"
Very truly yours,
SOCKERY K,ADACuT.