The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-15
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From The Piitsbarg Chroniele.
Nsesier Verris - sec dot most elfer-
pods wrides somedipg for de shieken
bapers now.tays, and fought praps meppe
I can do dot too, SO l wride all apout vat
dock blaze NIT me asht summer. You
know-oder uf you dond know, den dells
yon--dot Katrina (dot is mein yrow) und
me. We keep some shiekens for long dime
ago. und voa tay she salt to me SOCK
efy IDIOT Is mein name) w dond you put
some Of dc aigs under dot old plue hen
shickens? l drinks she wants to safe.
'sVcll,' | salt, ,meppe | guess ! vii,
50 / picked out some uf do pest aigs und
dock am oud to de parn fare de olt hen
make her nesht in de side uf de haymow,
poud five or six yeet up. Now you see !
nefer vas ferry pig up and town, but vas
booty pig an De way around in de mittle,
50 koodn't reach up dill vent und got
parreI do slant on; veil klimet me on
AZ parrel, aud ven my he'd risht up BY the
nesht. dot old hen she git me such biek
dot nv nose runs all Offer my face nit
Mood, nud ven | todge pack dot plasted
old parrsl he preak, uud vent town
kershlam; py cholly, | didn't link koed
60 Inside parrel before; but dere ] vas,
una | fit So dite | koodn't get me oud
eHerway; my fest vas pushed way up under
myarm-holcs.
Ven loant l vas dite shtuck, boiler,
AKatfinal Katrina = nnd ven she koom
and sec me shtuck in de parrel up to my
arnl-holes, nit my face all blood an aigs,
by choiy, she shust lait town on de hay
und laft uud laft, till / got 50 mat | salt /:
4sVot YOU hay dere nnd laf like a oh WOOL,
chg Wy dond you koom bull me Ond Y
IND She sal up uud salt :--"0h, wipe off
your chin, und pull your fest town. "den
She lait back uud laft like she yoot split
herself more as ever Mat as | vas, /
fought 10 myself, Katrina, she shbeak
English booty goot, but | only salt, NIT
my greatest dignitnds, Katrina, will you
bull me oud dis parrel?" und she see dot
I look booty red, so she salt --"Of course
( viii, Sockery; "den she laidt me nnd de
parrel town 90 our side, uud dock holt
De door sill, und Katrina she bull on de
pared, but de first bull she mate | yelled;
aBenner uud blitzeni sthop dat, by eholly,
dere Is nails 10 dc parrell'' You see de
nails pent town ven | vent in, but ven |
COON oud dey schtieks 10 me all dc way
ronnt.
Veil, to make short shtory loag, Told
Katrina to 90 und dell naper llansman to
pring saw and saw me dis parrel of veil
be koom und he like to shblis himself
init laf, too, but he roll me ofer und saw
de parrel all de way around off, git up
init hat a parrel round my waist; den
Katrina she say, @Sockery, wait little till
Iget = battern Of dot new oferskirt you
haf on, bnt didn't salt wort shust
got knife oud uud yittle de hoops of
nnd shliug dot confountet old parrel IN
dot voot pile. Pimeby, ven koom in Dc
house, Katrina she salt, so soft like,
HSoekery, doud you goin to but some aigs
under dot oft plne hen r. Den salt, in
my deepest voice, Katrina, uf you uffer
say dot to me again III get pill from
sou, help me ehiminy gracious" und |
dell you, she didn't say dot any more
Vel, Mr.. Verbs, ven | shtep on a parrel
now | don't shtep on Il, git pox
Very drooly yours,
SoCKERY kADAHcUT