The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07
"Gin Me Dot Word Agin."

"Gin Me Dot Word Agin."
Little Rock Gazette.
Old Zeb Wilson came to the city yes
terday, and entering book store, said
as yer got any Injun books heah p
The clerk handed him down several
yellow covered collections of thrilling
escapes. The old man examined them
and remarked:
81 want one OBJ desc heah pizen books.
Gimmy one what tells OBJ blood from de
fust wordp
"Here's bad one" said the clerk, as
he handed down Savage Eyed Nat, or
the Slasher of the Prairies."
'.Do hit tell bout men hab been tore
all ter pieces ?" asked the old man.
Eyes, together with wolves and
bears"
"Gib me one wild hornets sting in
every word Do de champion in dis
book get cotched an den get awayT
eyes, his escapes are marvellous"
"Yas; well, jist gin me one what de
champion gifts snake bit, steals gal,
chokes a wolf to death an hits his
school teacher with rotten aig. Yer
can't get nuthin' too pizen for nigger
OBJ my understandin'
"Why do you want such poison books,
old man? If you have family should
think that you would like to spread
better class of literature before them"
"Dar's whar you miss hit. Dar's
whar yer gifts often de track of recon-
struction. Lemmy tell yer, rs got two
grown sons. 1 sent 'em bof ter school.
After awhile da TUX ter readin'. Ike he
tux up de-what word did yer use jist
now, boss, when yer spoke OBJ booksp ?"
Literature"
"Dat's de word, pizen one too. I'll
try to member hit an fling it cross de
table at de old oman, when gifts home.
Wall, Ike he tuck ter readin' de soft lit
erature-ur he. Use got it down
finer den silk. He got books what
told bout good boys an all that sorter
thing. Jim he tuck up all der pizen
books. He wanted Injun in his'n. Now,
what is de zult? Why, Ike, OBJ de soft
Boss, yer'll hab ter gin me dat word
agin."
Literature"
"Yas, literature. Pizen word tco.
Ike, what read de soft literature, tuck ter
while Jim, what read de pizen
stuff, tuck his ak and went ter de
woods an chopped cord wood. Ike is
,ich poor preacher dat de folks won't
listen ter him. 1 heard him las Sunday
He said dat Judas s. Gait was at one
line cirkit rider, and afterwards tuck
! situation on de Little Rock perlice
'orce He said dat Joshua 'manded his
laughter ter stan still while he washed
ler years wild a cob, an kase she
wouldn't do it, kicked hole through
Ter. He went on to tell how Abel was
Iilled by steer, an how Cain stole a
mule an went to Chickago an married
! yaller oman. Now yer know dat |
orter preachin will bring down de
hunks OBJ 'munity. Wall, now, as to |
lin, what read de pizen-
"Boss, I'll be dinged ef yer doan hab |
er let me take dat word minute"
Literature" said the clerk, and the |
I'D man scratched his head and contin- |
led.
"Dat's de hards' piece guoligy 1 eber
leard. Wall, Jim what had been read
n de pizen literature got fifty cents a
ord fur his wood and now wars black
lothes while Ike has ter go ter bed ter
ab his shirt washed. Jim jumps outer
ed of a mornin', grabs his AK, yells
Ike a Injun an pitches onter tree like
illin oh snake. Use got nuder son,
young one, an Use gwine ter gin him
e pizen stuff. So de champion in dis
ook gets snake bit, do hep"
"Yes."
"Den gin me four OBJ de same Sort
"Wouldn't you rather have different
inds?"
mo. sab; I wants 'em all oh de same
)rt. wants dat boy to git it down
ne. An now, boss, eff yer'll give me
at word agin, I'll quit ye."
Literature" said the young man.
Literature" repeated the old man,
nd he bundled up his books and left.