Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-08
ssSOCKERY,, SETS OUT TO SET
A HEN.


Meester Verris: see dot mosd effer-
poty wrides someding for the shlken
bapers nowtays, and | fought praps
meppe I can no dot too, SO | wride all
apout vat dook blaze nit me lasht sum-
mer. You know-oder uf you dond know,
den I dells you-dot Katrina (dot is
mein vrow) und me, ve keep some shick-
ems for long dime ago, und Won tay she
salt to me: "Sockery" (dot is mein
name), "vy dond you put some of de
aigs under dot olt plue hen shickens? I
dinks she wants to safe" "Vell," I
salt. "meppe guess WILL" So I pick
ed 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 feet up; now you see | nefer was
ferry pig up and town. but [ vos booty
pig all de voy around in de mittle, SO I
koodn't reach up dill l vent and got
parrel, und ven my he'd risht up by the
nesht, dot old hen she gif me such a
bick dot my nose runs all ofer my face
NIT plood, und ven I todge pack dot
plasted olt parrel he preak, und vent
town kershlam; Ply cholly, didn't tink [
kood go inside parrel before, put dere
I vos, und [ fit so dite dot koodn't get
me oud efferwaY, my fest (vest) vas
bushed way up unter my armholes. Ven
l fount vas dite shtuek, | holler, SKA
trina Katrina u und ven she koom und
see me shtuck in de parrel up to my arm
holes, NIT my face all plood an aigs, py
cholly, she shust lait town on de hay und
laft, till I got SO mat I said: ''Vot you
lay dere und laf like olt WOOL, eh? Wy
dond you koom bull me oud ?" und she
sat up und salt. "Oh, wipe off your chin,
und bull your fest town." den she lait
back und laft like she wood sblit herself
more as efer. Mat as 1 vas, fought to
myself. Katrina, she sbeak English booty
goot, but l only salt, NIT my greatest
dignitude. Katrina, will you bull me
oud dis parrel? ?" und she see dot | look
booty red, so she salt, "Of course | will,
Sockery;" den she laid me und de par
rel town on our side, und l dook holt de
door sill, und Katrina she bull on de
parrel, but de first bull she mate yelled
"Donner und bitten, shtop dat, by golly
dere is nails in de parrel !" you see dc
nails bent town ven | vent in, but ven
koom oud dey schticks in me all de way
rount: veil. to make short shtory long
| told Katrina to 60 und dell naypel
Hansman to pring saw und saw me dis
parrel off; veil. he koom und he like tt
shblit himself NIT laf too, but he roll me
ofer und saw de parrel all de way around
off, und I git up NIT haf parrel around
my waist; den Katrina she say: "Sock
cry, vait little till l get battern O.
dot new oferskirt you haf on, but
didn't salt vort | shust got a nift
oud und vittle de hoops off und shlins
dot confountet olt parrel in de voot pile
Pimeby ven I koom in de house Ka
trina she salt, so soft like, s'Sockery
dond you goin to put some aigs unde,
dot olt plue hen ?" den | salt, in M
deepest voice, "Katrina, uf you effer sa,
! dot to me again I'll get pill from you
help me chiminy gracious" und | del
you, she didn't say dot any more, Veil
, Mr.. Verris. ven l step on a parrel now
l dond step on it. I get pox. Werr.
drooly yours, Sockery Kadahcut.- Pitts
r burg Chronicle.