Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-12

en- de her t1ickerih', he year some yuth
er kind er fuss. Hit mighty kuse kind
er fuss. Clinkity, clinkelinkle! Man
low: ~. :. J, "A. s=
ssHey! who stealth my money!" +
"Yit he keep his head kiYrud w'iles
he lay en- listen. He year de win blow,
en- den he year dat yuther kinder fuss
C|inkity clinck, clinkity, clinkalinkle!
Well den. he fling of de kivver en- sot
right up in de bed. He look, he amt
see nothin.' De fire flicker en- far en-
de win blow. Man 90 en- put chain en-
bar cross de do. Den he go back to
bed, en- he STINT mon to tote his head on
/ de pillar tell he year de yuther fuss
clink, clink, clinkity, clinkalinkle! Man
rise up, he amt seen nothin' tall.
Mighty Quare! e.,
"Des bout time he gwine ter lay down
GIN, yer come de fuss-clinkity, clinka-
lin kle. Hit SCUM like it on de mantel-
shel-uf; let lone dat, hit SCUM like it in
de tin box on de mantel-shel.uf; let
lone dat hit SCUM like de money in de
tin boz on de mantel-shel-uff. Man
say;
"Man look; no rat dar. He shet up
the box, en- set it down on de shel-uf
ity, clinkity, clinkalinkle! Man open
de box en- look at de money. Dem two
silver dollars layin' in dar des like he
put UNI. W'iles de man dun dis, look
like he kin year sump'n say way off
yander: ~
"Whar my money? Oh, give me my
money!"
"Man, he sot de box back on de shell
uf, en- time he put it down he year
de money rattle-clinkity, clinkalinkle,
clink-en dem fun way off yander
surnp'n say:
"Oh, GIN me my money! 4 want my
money!!
"Well, den, de man git skeer'd sho
nuff, en- he got er fiat inn en- put on de
tin box, en- den run en- jump in de bed.
He des know deY's a booger comm.
Time he git in bed en- kivver his head,
de money rattle loud er, en- su,np'n cry
way off yander:
81 want my money! Oh, GIN me my
money!
"Mau, he shake en- he shiver; money,
hit clink en- rattle; booger hit hooler en-
cry, Booger come closter, money clink
louder, Man shake wusser. Money say
'Clinkty, clinka'inkleI Booger cry,
on, gimme money, money. Man holler,
Ons LOfQy, IOrQy!
swell, den, hit keep on dis away, tell
dreckly Man year de do open. He
been fun und' de kivver, en- in walk de
Oman wat he done bury in de buryin'
gro!un.' Man shive! en- shiver. win blow
en- blow, money rattle en- rattle: Oman
~ en- cry. 'Buzz-zoo-o-o-o! sez de
sin'; 'clink. clink! SEE de box; oh, GIN
me my money! SEE de Oman; oh, Lor.
dy" says de Man. Oman year de money,
but look like she amt can see, en- she
grope 'roun' wild er ham hist in de ar
des dis away
Here Tidy stood up, pushed her chair
back with her foot, raised her arms
over her head, and leaned forward in
the direction ofDaddy Jack.
win blow, fer flicker, money rattle,
Man shake en- shiver, Oman grope
'roun', en- say, Gin me my money! Oh,
who got my money!"
'Tldy advanced few steps.
Money, look like it gwlne ter tar de
tin box all ter flinders. 'Oman erope en-
cry. grope On cry, tell bimeby she lump
on de man en- boiler:
Y on got my money!"
AS she reached this climax. 'Tildy
sprang at Daddy Jack and seized him,
ana for a few moments there was con-
siderable confusion in the corner. The
little boy was frightened, but the COL
lapsed appearance of Daddy Jack con-
vulsed him with laughter. The old
African was very angry. His little eyes
glistened with momentry malice, and he
shook his cane threateningly at Tildy.
The latter coolly adjusted her earrings,
as she exclaimed:
"Dar, now! know'd I'd git even
wild de ole vilyun. Come a-callin' me
pidjin.toed!'
"Better keep yo' eye on 'im, chile"
said Aunt Tenpy. HE witch you, sho."
Switch who? Eff he come wltchin'
'roun' me lay I break his back. tell
you dat, right pine-b blank"
Copyright< 1888, by Joel Chandler
Harris. All rights reserved.