The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-19

swaller do hook clean down an fin Simon
like do dsbll vile . trine Kit II out. Di,
mex do olo liyger mad wnsser an sub, ;,
flung dat fab 'pinse pine.sap,in' an 'bust
I'm Ter everything o could tink Nv. Bineby
o tuck up . string er cats an won't Ions
homr, I'M den . order @ ole oman trl
cook up dem d,h right straight, 'cez ;,
hawngry,' Ole oman say: "Oh, my good
nets! canh stan des yuh cat fsh-look
too much like suake;' but Hhe mex Ass au
rush roun' al d'teckly she hab de fish
done brown M sot UNI on de- tRbc. Simon
set down an eat an sat. Cat fish 10 good
DAT Niger git happy; "a cat an s,rter sipg
long an talk Ter 'ess'f aud'n lax dit:
"..'Catlsli good--ph, catfish nlcol = 40
Euth kin tech u but peas aud lice,
Cep'h Tia d. dOin's wut DO Buckra cat,
Fi1t ourn iicc an chcIel meat
= Simon ca! I'M eat. De ole oman Bay
Look yuh: atm you wine Leah ms noue :?
Simon say: oh, you dom wan none;' IN
Q cat on till he lairly I'LL 'csef up ter q
th'0to M hardly lef piecs fer do ole
oman. Den Q tuck u dram an shuill, Oh
cen DO house. De- ole oman she 30, down
an' eat up wut lei, an don she look rouu'
Ter mo- an' fay TO 'ersef: 'GsAshus ME
you eouldn' hire me ter BIZ greedy lax dat
Niger nI 'w. 'lun
simon went eon DO house an lay down,
but o 30 full seem lake canh draw bre'i eli
9 dom git up an stir roun'. IL Kit up an
start out Ter walk; Q feel mighty cr'ous-
seem lake swellin', up. Down dc laue o
meet up wild a 'wman an che Say: 'uowdy,
Simon? wy, wut all you mani WIT
make yo stummuck stick out dater wa, d?
ls you got 10 dropsyP We'll sub, i neber
ut made dom lax dat oman nohow-'e
say, Shut yo' moui, madam, an g'ioug
len ter yer own bisnes.v He walk long
an g swell up wussel; . stop an g look at
'esef an esly: 'Wul Gen de ~ ds mat.
ter wild me any hnw?' An den y sst
center cussin' do fab Ag'in kaze o done eat
90 much.
"Simon keeper gwine on down de road
telre inset q man wus wuz acquaintance
er hisn. Man cay: Halo SIMON, ole
hoss! l hardly knowd yer dis mawnin-
yer look so big. EN- do name Nv go1d.
ness, mon. WI. mex you swell up 80 2 Is
you pIzen ? Simon mad wu.e-'e say !;
Ca, 30 t do debil an lemmo lone I
bimeby yuh come passed. er gals FUN
chu'ch an wen dsy sse Simon dey boiler
out; Oh, locker ysnder an eyey las
one Nv .um broke and run thoo do woods
Simon swell up wuss yit, an @ git ter git
scared. Bimeby = start runnin' ter town
alter dc doctor-'e run ias' . e kin, an q
boiler an hole: oh, Lawdy Do, Lawd, !!
wutail me? On, wut cen de name Or
GAVIN do matter wild me? An vile q
gwine Oh diser way, fuss ting yer know .
yeh sup'n talkin' eenside line yeh sup'u
say:
""Buss open, Simonl-Jus open! Buw
open, Sim1n !-bts open!" s
"Ob, Ter Gawd sake !-sho.nul. cried
Aunt Ca'Iine, With dilatirg eyes, aud Dill.
say hid her lace in Maum Uhloe's lap,
"Yes-suh-ree," said Uncle Tony, With
solemn with solemn emphasis. "Dat talk
in cen q eensldes keeper gwine on des dser
way:
"Buss open, Simon !-t,ss open! Dus
open, Simon !-buss open!
AN des sho's settin' yuh, doy say TO-
dat Niger git haze way ter town % busted
all Ter smasn--'e sverlas'n'ly 'sploded ter a
thousan' pieces. The old'man endeayored
to throw out bic arms In all directions by
way OF illustration Yes, sub, Exploded
suah, an 1t soun' lak tremepjus bladder
'ad bus:ed: Dat wuz de las 81 dat mig.
ger"
4 thrilled silerce fell upon the dusky
group about the fire and their expressive
faces showed the awe they felt in the face
Of this fearful elimination OF affairs.
"Unker Toney," spoke up DiIsey at las,
in frightened voice, "wut you reckon DAT
WIZ eenside lin ~
The old man answered solemnly
."Nuss a been dc debbii, honey"
Z. BFApnEaAnD pESDLEToN:;
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Mayor.