The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31
DEVIL IN THE HOGS.
Old Ike Tells of a Wonderful Perform
 anoe. But Forgets Himself

anee. But Forgets Himself.
 Hogs broke into the Rev. Mir. Mul- ki,tle's garden, and while old African Ike was repairing the fence, young Null kittle, who had been searching for hens nests under the rose-bushes, approached the old man and said
 "Did the bible say that the devil got into the hogs P
 "Yas, chile, an dinged ef he's got out yit. Hol' up de eend O dat plank dar, please"
 The boy held one end of the board. and the old man, bracing a leg against his end, started nail and then struck il a ringing blow. The hammer glanced and struck him on the shin.
 "Lawd CT massy.n he cried. "Dun cripple myself fur life. Whyn't yer hor yer eend right. Now yer sees de 'zul,s O yer keerlessness."
 .'I didn't do it,' pleaded the boy dropping the board. "You hi, yourself"
 Oats CT fine 'scuse." writhing in agony. Had CT hil' yer eend all right l wouldn'ter got hit. Now I'll be laid up fur er week. Fse CT gre't min ter say dat l neber will hab nuthin' mo ter do wid CT boy, nohow.'
 Well if you don't want me to stay here, I'll go away. didn't go to do it. Thought I'd come out here an get you to tell me story, an then l was goin' to bring you the snap-beans Jeff over froE, dinner"
 Bless de honey dat's in de chils mouE O 'cose yer didn't do it CT pur- pus. Wuz ies' CT foolin' wid yer, chile"
 The old man made another attempt, succeeded in mailing on the board, and then turning to the boy who had render cd valuable assistance, said:
 Neber heerd how ie debil go, inter de hogs, did yer?"
 @I heard pa read it in the bible"
 Wall, dat ain't de full CT count 1 know all erbout de circumstance, case wus dar at de time. Yer see mighty rich man Hbin' down heah on CT big plantation had de 6nes' lot CT hogs yer eber seed. He How'd ter make CT heep O money outen dc hogs, an he wuz so wrapped up in 'em dat he didn' pay no 'tention ter nu.hin' else. One day de preacher come erlong an say, say he, Bruder, why doan yer come ter church :? Wall say de rich man, say he, lease I ain got time. Got ter tenter my hogs Wy say he, yer hogs doan take all yer time? 'ies, da do, sides dat aim got business wid de churches, nohow.' Is dat de final proclamation ? axed de preacher. Oats whut l say,' piled de rich man. Den.' says de preacher, yer hogs won do yer much good De ole preacher he vent On ;s. talk ter de con- gregation, but he had dun made up his min dat de rich man should suffer fur whut he had said, an fore he go, ter de church, he got down inter de fence corner, and 'gunter pray. 'Oh, Lawd,' say he, dar is CT rich man in dis heah community whut is posed ter de cause O hgion- Dat man. Lawd, is wrapped up in hogs. He thinks dat he's gwine ter make CT heep CT money outep de aaimuls, but, Lawd, do yer sarvant faber, an let de hogs h. tnck charge O by de debei.' De La~d didn' say nuthin', but by de way de preacher felt he know dat suthin' was gwine ter be done, so he got on his hoss an rid ter de church. De naixt day, de nch man he 'ceibed er mighty fine offer fur de hogs, 90 he 'ciuded ter dribe 'em ter de market. He hadn't gone vesy fur when he come ser de riber. JeS den, a high-shouldered black man he come up an 'gunter speckeriafe CT roun'- De rich man axed him his name, an he piled dat he war de dehel. Dis 6ckied de rich man nightly, an he langh St ter kill hisseI Thinks e great deal Q yer hogs,' de debel he say. Yas, say de rich man. 'Ces ouaen de way, an' femme dribe iem on tes de ferry hesfT Me. ! =e.t; he.eAe " A:sS! my spirit inter de hoss,' an jes' den de debel he couldn't be seed. All Q sud- denment dar wuz . nishsy hussiin 'moog de hogs, an heaA d went her siosh inter de riber. Dc rich man he AoIIesed an hoalesed, bat t didn't make 10 difference tur de hogs vuz sll dgounded.1