The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-14
"SOckery Sets Out to Set Hen

Mcester Verris: see dot mOSd effer-
pOty wrides somedIng for de shiken
bapers nOwtays, and / fought praps mcp-
pc can do dot too, 40 | wride all apout
vat dOok blace init me lasht summer. You
knOw-oder uf you dond know, den
dells yOlI-dOt Katrina (dot is mein yrOw)
und me. We keeps some shickens for n long
dime ago, und Won tay she salt TO me (:
SOckery IDIOT is mein name) w dond you
put some of de aigs under dot old plue
hen shickensp / dinks she wants to safe -
"Vell," | salt, "meppe guess WILL" So
picked out some uf de best aigs und
dOOk um Oud do de parn fere de olt hen
make her nesht In de side uf de haymow,
poud five or six veet up now you see
nefer was ferry pig up and town,
IN Hn' de 'Gs %s 9SGy 80 p soodSt way FeacS H"@p
dill vent and got a parrel do slant on;
veil l klimet me on de parrel, und ven
my he'd risht up by the nesht, dot old hen
she gif me such bick dot my nose runs
all Offer my face nit plOOd, und ven
tOdge pack dot plasied old parrel he
preak, und | vent town kershlam; py
chOlly, / didn't tink I kOOd 20 inside n
parrel before put dere yos, und | flt so
dite l koodn't get init me oud efferway,
my fest (yest) vas bushed way up under
my armholes. Ven | fount I vas dite
shtuck, 1 hOller, "Katrina ! Katrinar'
und ven she COON and see me shtuck in
de parrel up to my armhOles, nit my face
all plood an aigs, by chOlby, she shust lait
town on de hay und laft und laft. till / got
20 mat said: ''Vot You lay dere und laf
like olt WOOL, ehy Wy doad you koom bull
me oud." und she sat up uud salt: "Oh wipe
Offyour chin, und bull your fest town. den
she lait back und laft like she Yoot split
herself more as ever. Mat ns vas,
fought 10 myself, Katrina, she sbeak
English booty goot, hut only salt, init
my greatest dignitude, Katrina, Will YOU
bull me oud dis barrel.'' und she see dot
/ look booty red. so she salt: - "Of course
will. Sockery;" den she laidt me und de
parrel town on our side, und dock holt
de door sill, und Katrina she bull on de
parrel, but dc first bull she mate yelled:
"Donner und bitten, shtop dat, by golly;
dere il nails in de parrel ~ You see de
bent town ven vent in, but ven koom
oud de schticks I'm me all way rount; yell,
to make a short story long, ] told Katrina
to 20 und tell nayper Hansman TO
pring saw und saw me dis
parrcl of; veil, he koom und he
like to shblit himself NIT laf too, but
he roll me Offer und saw de parrel all
de way around of. und git up init half .
parrel around my waist den Katrina she
say: " Sockery, wait a little till ! get a
battern or dot new Ofcrskirt you haf ON, y
but didn't sait wort. shUst got nife
oud und yittlc dc hoops of und shling dot
confountet old parrel in de yo6t pile.
Pimeby, ven koom In de house, Katrina
she salt, 80 soft like, " "SOckery. dOnd you
goin to put some aigs under dot olt plue
heng' Den salt, In my deepest voice,
:" Katrina, uf you effer say dot TO me again
I'll git a pill from you, help me chiminy
gracious" und dell you. she didn't say
dot any more. Veil, Mr.. yerris, ven +
step on n parrel now ! dond step on II, /
git pox Very droOly yours.
SoCKERY KADAHCUT.
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