Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09
Setting a Hen.


appeared in a number Of tie Poultry
Monthly. II may appear out OF place
in this department, yet
"Meester Verris--l see dot mosd
eferpody wrides aomedins Tor de
shiceken bapers nowadays, and !
fought praps meppe can dot too,
as wride all apout vat dook blace
NIT me laeht summer; yon kno-oder
Of you don't know, den dells yon-
dat Katrina (dot is mine vrow) und
me. We keep come shickens Tor a long
time ago, und Won lay she salt to me,
'Sockery. (dot is mein name) Wy
dond you put some OF de aigs under
dot olt plue hen shicken? / mnk she
wants 10 safe. Veil salt mpppe
gu:ss will ) SO bicked out some
Of de best aigs uad dook um oasf do
de parn, fere de olt hea make her
nest in de side Of de haymo", rcud
FIVE six veet up; now you see nrye!
vos ferry big up und town, bat | vos
pooty big all de way around il de
mittle; so I koodn't reach up dill
vent und get panel to slant or.
veil l clirnet me on de parrel, nnd
ven my bed rise up by de nesh', dot
olt men she gif me such a bicls dot
my nose runs all ogsr my i@ce mi;
blood, und ven | dodge back, dot
plasted olt parrel h. preak, ind
vent town kershlsn didn't tink
l koot g. insite II parrei before, put
dere l vos. und | fit SO dlte DOT
koodn't git me out eIierway my fest
vos bushed way up under my arm
holes. Ven iount dot vos dite
sthuck, boiler Katrina Katrina
und ven she koolu uud sec me sihuck
i'll lie parrel up to my armhoies, NIT
my face all plood und aigs, she shust
lait town OH de hay und lalt und lait,
till got so mat ! salt. 'Vot you lay
dere und laf like olt fool, eh ? Wy
don't you koom bnll 10" oud . md
she ser und salt. oh, wipe of your
chin, und bull your fest town. den
she ait back und lait like she vnod
shblit herself more as eler Mat AS
l vas fought to myself; Katrina,
she sbeak English pooty goot, but |
only salt, nit my greatest dignitude:
Katrina, will yor bull me ond lis
parrel? und she seed dot noil
pooty red, 50 she salt, Or course !
will, Sockery den she lat me old
de parreI town IN oursite, und | dook
holt de door sill, und Katrina she
bull on the parrel, but de first ball
she mate | yellet, 'Donner und biz
zen, shtop dat; dere is nails in de
parrel e Ion see de nails bent down
ven l vent ., bus ven koum out
dey ,ch,ics in mc all De way ronpdt.
Veil, to make short stlory long, |
told Katrina to go und dell nayhcr
Hausman to pring : SAW und sA~ me
dis parrel off veil, he koom, unJ lie
like to shbit himself nit iai toe, hut
he roll me oter und SAW ,;e parre; a.
de way roundt of, nl'l 1 git uFtmir
half a parrel around my waist, len
| Katrina she say, Sockery. vail a
little till git bartern Of dot new
otershirt yon half on, hat ! 'lidn't
salt word. | ;hnsf Go' *ni:e
oud und vittle de hoops oil und shhng
dat confoundet olt parrel IN de wood
pile.
| Pimeby ven koom in de ;Iorse
| Katrina she said so soft like: 'Snck-
cry, dond you goin tornt some s'gs
under dot Old p!ue hem Den s17,
in my deepest voice, Katrina. Iiyon
eisr say dor to me again i ysi
pill from you, help me chlnl;ng era
| cious, und I dell You she di;nt say
dot and more. Veil, ven slIi.r on
barrel now, | dohd shtep onil, ]
gil box,
/ Drooly yoals
SocKEEy kArAE"51.