The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-04-12
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Z MARCH. 1S47.

de ole boys deDasSader come up an
push open de do, an sez, scrapin' an
bowin' moughty perlite, Watts yer
misery, Br'er Jacob?'
"Br'er Jacob done want no perlav-
erin roun him, en- des shake hisself
en- sez, wen strange folks come pokin
'roun dar dey mos generly goes skad-
din way from dar; but dat sperrit, he
des laff in his sleeve en- de way he 90
right long comperlementin' Br'er ia
cob was caution ef yer heah me.
Br'er Jacob he don ject ter dat, en-
arter vile he show his manners en- ak
him ter set hisself down by de fire en-
wan hisself case t'were cole outside.
Cose dey gifts ter conbersin, en- Br'er
Jacob tell how Jim Booker amt fotch-
ed under no spell, dough he done guv
him all de verbs he 'quainted wHid.
Oar was dat sperrit's time right up en-
down, an he done some tall talkin'.
He pruv dat place whar he come frum
wat Br'er Jacob got sich a prejdice
ginst, wus very comferble. Likewise
he pinted out, t'wus de onliest place
Br'er Jacob gwine ter go ter wen he
die, en- he wus moughty right.dar; but
den he want ter make shoe. He tell
Br'er Jacob bimeby he let him hunger
jim Booker, en- thro' in two wishes
inter de bargin in schange fur his
soul. Den Br'er Jacob cede ter sign
way de deed fur his soul en- steddy
bout dem two wishes. L wish fust,'
sez he, dat whosomever teches my
han shell come under spell tell l
lease him.. By dis Br'er Jacob low
ter outwit de Ole Boy. He wish last
dat whatsomever git inter his money
bag mought never git out tell he tux
it out. Den dat sperrit bow en- scrape
gin en- take hisself off. Wen he git
home de ole boy wus busy chopin
up kindlin' wood, so he des take down
Br'er Jacobs soul in dat book Nv hisn,
en- furgit ter ak mo perticerler. l
spec yer want ter know wat come Nv
Br'er Jacob" Slightly changing his
tone and position. 'Wal," after a
hearty assent from his listeners, "wall,
he fotched Jim Booker under spell
case, en- dat many mo- dat folks done
trus deirsells nigh him, en- break en-
run fit ter kill wen dey see him COM
in.
"Bimeby he was sprised one night
by er poundin on his do. He done
git up, but call out who dat?' Den
de Ole Boy say moughty biggity like,
its me- he say, Use come fur yer,
open de do Br'er Jacob know now
de wuss done come ter de wuss, an he
prepare ter do de bes' he cud for his
self, so he cline up on de rafters en-
call out, de do aint locked, come
right in en- sit down Br'er Devil but
Br'er Devil done want ter set down.
He order Br'er Jacob ter come down
frum dar without wastin' no time.
Br'er Jacob clar he ready an willin
ter go, eff dar was a han guv him to
help him down. De Ole Boy cose guv
his han tur Br'er Jacob en- dat's whar
he letn his foot slip, fur no sooner
Br'er Jacob tech his han den he spe-
rience er misery in de head dat mos
run him 'stracted, en- went rarin' en-
rorin' wusse'n er druv Nv hosses, for
Br'er Jacob to let him go, but Br'er
Jacob done see it dat way, so he make
de Ole Boy gree ter let him off tell de
year was out fo' he lease him. He
git powerful mad en- kicked up rack
ct, but he 'bleedged to 60 widopt Br,er !. |,
Jacob all de same. 'Twant long fo'
he come back dough, en- den Br'er ia
cob know his time come sho nuff
Br'er Devil aint gwine ter be 'suaded
ter shake hands dis time. He start off
moughty unwillin'.
''Fust sto dey come ter, Br'er Jacob
sez, sez he, 'Br'er Devil how dou yer
feel 'sposed ter er dram?' Den he
says, 'moughty kline, Br'er Jacob,
kline, but | amt got picayune bout
me- Dis las make Br'er Jacob sorter
smile sof', case he low de Ole Boy
amt over homes bout payin fur his
dram, en- he sez, kinder feelin of his
way, 'picayune d'onliest way, Br'er
Devil
"De Ole Boy steddy er vile en- las
he sez, L tell yer Br'er Jacob, |
schange myself inter er picayune, den
yer buy de dram, ell | sehange back
gin an hope yer drink it. Does yer
spec Br'er Jacob buy dat dram?" ask
ed Uncle Ezekiel, sitting upright and
looking from one to the other of the
dark deeply impressed, as he appealed
for the first time to his auditors, who
taking his silence as an indication
that he awaited an answer, shaking
their heads, solemnly made such re-
pies as, Dunno" Done ak me-"
''Heah's one cayn't tell sho."
After a pause, long enough to thor
oughly arouse our curiosity, Uncle
Ezekiel resumed slowly: He des look
at dat picayune en- drap it square in
ter dat money bag, den pull de string
tight" His listeners now drew re-
lieved breath and called upon each
other to ''listen ter datr'
Uncle Ezekiel disdained all appear
ance Of consciousness at the effect he
had produced, and continued trifie
sententiously. Den ye heah me, de
grass amt crowd under his feet gittin'
way frum dar! But Br'r Jacob cayn't
90 on dis er way all de time, bimeby
dat pale hoss drew up ter de do, en-
Br'er Jacob git on den en- dar, case he
low he gotter ride him fust wells las
De neighbors come spyin' 'roun' soon
as dey heah Br'er Jacob dead, sho nuff,
en- wen dey opened dat money bag out
jumpted de Ole Boy, en- went scram-
blin' back ter de bad place, whar
things ben gittin' long bes dey cud
widout him, en- dat wus moughty bad,
fur de fire wus plum gone out.
"Wile all dis wus goin' on Br'er
Jacob druv up ter Heaven, but cose
dey want gwine ter let him in dar, so
he 'bleedged ter go de yother place;
but, bless yer soul, de Ole Boy seed
him comm en-, gentermens, he wuz
mad 'nouCh fur ter kill. en- he mough- !