The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

de green ones. Won't Ole Dan be mad
in de mornin'? He'll jes' want ter t ar
de place down." #at
Then they heard dog howling and
barking. 34 sa7 q ban
''Wefd better be a-gittin' away from
heah, spect, Willie, said Old Peter,
leaving off MASKING the melons; ''ef
Ole Dan wuz ter tn n dat dog loose, hit
moughtn't be healthy in desc parts.P'
''I hear somebody comm. Run -
said Will. h
Uncle Peter and Win took to their
heels. 1
"Bangr' went gun right close be-
hind them.
cor cried Old Peter; ''oh! OH does
yer think-he' 'll-hit uspp ~ .H1
''He's a pow'ful han wild gun,
said viii. ''He kin shoot a squirrel in
de eye eb'ry pop
80, my po' ole legs! my po' ole legsl
Dey's mos gin out.
''Bangn' went the gun again fl
Old Peters foot caught in grape
vine, and ne fell heels-over-headF into d
little ravine.
''Willie," he said. as he lay upon his
back in the mud and water, s'does yer
think he'll git us?' - SdN
.'He will eff he hears us a-talkin', -
said viii, who was so full of laughter
at Old Peters tumble that he could
hardly hold in. keep still and don't
think he'll find u.s. tas
.'fsut de dog-he'll be sho' ter smell
us out" ayi35
Il don't b'leve he's tu'n him loose
yit. He's gone back, / thinks, now, en-
eff 20 git up en- run right fas' mebbyl
we kin git away fo' he do. Hits q.
nil 'ty cross dog. Four times wo1iser
dan so Ring. He's reglar blood
bull, en- wen he lays holt er a man
onst. he don't nebber let go till dey pry
his jaw open. 19i W
'.De law sakes! we'd better be gittin'
away from heah, Willie,n said Old Pc
ter getting onto his feet 49i $50
Il don't think he's follerin' us,n said
win, after they had gotten some dis
tance from the patch. !''Le's set down
en- res a little. iaos
They sat down on ran old log, and
Old Peter put his hands over his face
and moaned:
''How fer am it home, Willie?'' he
inquired.
Bout two mile; but I knows
shorter cut yit den dat we come by.
Foller long after me. y
where's my nutmegP' said Mat
thew, when they had got back again.
''Shuah, honey, we didn't hab. no
time ter git away wild no nutmeg, we
didn't How ye been gittin' long wild
de patch2"
.'ToIlible like said Matthew. ''Da1
wuz somebody in de patch vile you
wuz gone. 1 fired de gun at 'em er
couple er times, en- I had a noshun ter
tu'1 Ring loose onter 'en1.'
"Well, Mat, - said VIII, II 'spect we,
better be a-gittin long to DIS home.''
The next morning VIII and, Mat
thew made Old Peter another visit. (,
'.Howdy this mornin', Uncle Peter?"
said Win. Didn't we hab fun las
night?' .@s,.. fset,.-
Il dono 4 dono, /" SAID Old Peter.
Eyes, we did hab some fun, dat am a
fac; but while wewuz gone somebody
wuz heah en- ct my finest milyens, en-
sau she'd lots oh de green ones yes,
they did. Well, some fo' ks is too mean
ter lib, = n. 4s4. sa# as
Sn'Well, we can t stay; but we'll come
rag in some night en- see eff we can't help
yer cotch de { ief, " said VIII. s.
When they got out of, sight of Old
Peter, VIII and Matthew rolled on the
ground and laughed tillthe tears came.
..Well, said Win, Il didn't think
we could "a fooled de ole man so easy.
I like ter bust las night, wanted ter
laugh so bad wen seen de ole rascal
a-squ shin his own milyens. took
i'm mouty circuit roun' de country,
en- I wuz .afeerd dat he wo'd know his
patch wen brought i'm back ter it;
but l DON'T b'lieve he 'spicion muffin
yit. Eff he do, he hain't gwine ter let
let on. q Golden Days. a.ig