Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-11
HUkoR OF TIE PRESS.
SITTING A HEN.
(From tho Pittsburg Chronicle.l

Mse'ter Terris-1 see dot most after
pody wrides someding for the shicken
oApers now tags, and l fought prsps
meppe l can do dot, too, 90 wride all
apout vat dock blaze NIT me lash sum-
mer. You know-oder uf you dond
know, den I dells you-dot Katrina IDIOT
is main vrow) und me, We keep some
sh'ckens for long dime ago, and Won
tay she salt to me: "Sockery IDIOT il
mein nancy w dond you put some of
de aigs undor dot old plus hen sbickens,
l drinks che wants to sate." "vell,"I;
salt, "meppo guess l will" So |
picked out some Of tho best aigs und
duk UNI out TO de parn fare de oft hen
make her nesht in de side uf de haymow
pout five or six veet up. Now you see
l nefer vas ferry pig Up and town, but
vas poorly pig all dc way around in do
m'ttle, so I koodn't reach NJ dill vent
und got parcel do slant on; veil /
klimet me on dc parrel, md ven my he'd
risht up BY the nesht, dot old hen she
give me such hick dot my nose runs
all ofer my face NIT plood, npd ven
lodge pack dot plasted old parrel he
preak, und vent town kershlam : nv
cholly, didn't tink l kood 20 inside .
parre) pefore; but dsre vos, und / 6t
so dite l koodn't get me oud efferway
my vest vas bushed vsy up under nv
holes.
Ven l fount I vas dite shtuck, l hol
Ter, "katripa,! Katrinav' und ven she
koom and soc me shtuck in de parrel up
to my arm-holes, nit my face all plood
an aigs, Ply cholly, she shust lait town
on dc hay and laft and laft, till got 80
mad l salt: "Vot you lay deere uni.
laf like oft WOOL, chi Wy dond you
koom pull me oud |" Und she sat IN
und salt: Oh, wipe off your chin, und
pull your fest town." den she lait back
und laf like she wood split herself moro
as ever. Mat as vas, fought to my
self, Katrina, she shbesk English booty
good, but only salt, nit my greatest
dignltude, "Kstriua, will you bull mo
ohd dis parrel I" und she sec dot | look
booty red, ~ she salt: "Of course. I
will, Sockery y den she laidt me and do
parrel town on our side, und dock holt
de door sill. und Katrina she bull on Dc
parrel, but de first bull she mate I
yelled: "Donner und bitten! shtop
dat, py cholly, dere is nails in de par
rel" You soc dc nails pent town ven
vent in. hut ven I koom oud dey
>schtioks in me all de vsy round.
Veil, to mako . short story long, 1
told Katrina to 70 und dell naper Hans
man to prihg = saw und saw me dis
parrel off; veil. 10 koou und he like
to shblit himself NIT lsf. too, but he roll
me ofer und saw de psrrel all de way
around of, und git up NIT half par
rel round my waist den Katrina she
say, "Sockery, vait . little till l get
battern Of dot new oferskirt You hav
on" but l didn't salt q vert. I shust
got knife out une vittle de hoops off
und shling dot confounted old parrel
in dot voot pile. Pimeby, ven koom
in de house, Katriue she salt, 80 soft
like, "Sockery, dond you goin to put
some aigs under dot old plue hen p
Den salt, in my deepest voice, "Kst-
rina, uf you uffer say dot to me again
I'll git q pill from you, help me ohiminy
gracious" und dell you, she didn't say
dot any more ! Veil, Mr.. Verbs, ven
shtep on q parrel now dond shtep on
it, get pox.
Very trooly yours,
SoCKERY KADAHCUT.