Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-08-28

s.De circumventions and de CIR.
curaambertations of dis here plisint
genration am pas my compre-
tensions, exclaimed old Abe as he
entered his cabin and held up for in
spection chicken partly denuded Of
its feathers.
"Call dem wurds ober agin, daddie,"
said young Jake, throwing his hand be-
hind his ear as If very suddenly afflicted
with deafness.
"Whar's yer farming, boyp" testify
replied the old man. "You'se dun bin
tending dat skule desc pas two years
and it pears like as how you amt larnt
nuting but i'll manners, you young var
mint"
"Woll, dad" coolly retorted the
youngster, II is de brag scholar OF dat
skule, but 1t strikes me dat dem jaw
smashers what you jist mentioned amt
no whar in my dicturnary, but you was
dedicated long afore l was born and
dem words may be fus-class spressions,
SO faint no use to take q teller up so
short like" Nr
"Hole yer tongue, Jake" COM
manded old Rachel, "and let your
daddie tell us as how he dun got 'ses-
sion OBJ dat pullet what dun bin gone
desc hull two days"
"Wali," began the old man, 81 hsb
my 'spicions bout dis here chicken,
but amt say much. / jis' lie low and
watch de case. Thinks !, Brudder Dick
bin q powerful ham ON de stealing
question, and don't see as how his
'ligion dun.prove him any, 30 I Js'
keep my eye on his motions. Jis' now,
as l was passing his house, 1 hear .
mighty singing and patting oh be feet,
like Brudder Dick feel monstrous
happy. Den / peeps fro de crack and
dar, Dress God, I seed de old sinner jis'
a .taring de feeders outen dat pullet.
Den Iwalked back a few steps and sot
up a singing, too; and when I gets to
his house hollers out: 'Brudder
Dick. isyou darp'
"Den he answers up, skeert-like, Use
here. Brudder Abe. What's yer
pledgerp'
"I'se,cuming in to sit awhile says
Land l shuffles about like dere is q
powerful. site o. mud on my feet, kase
was boun' fer to hab a leetle fun, and l
wanted'to glib de ole man time to hide
de pullet.
"When L goes in, .Brudder Dick was
jes' a shoven,a basket of fedders under
de bed. 'Hab' a cheer, brudder,' says
he, powerful perlite, Use sure glad fur
ter seeYer. Bring datcheer higher to
de fiah.'
"Den we talkssand talks, and while
was lookingroun' 1 sees piece oh dat
pullet sticking outer his pocket I"
'Brudder-Dick,' says I 'dus you carry a
rabbit foot for good luckp' And gin a
grab fur de. chicken; but no, Dress de
Lord, the ole man too peart fur me and
he clap he hand on his pocket and he
holler out: Don ttech my rabbit foot,
kase youspile aliDmy luck!'
\ "'Dat's de- truff, say I; den sot to
thinking how I was gwine to get dat
ipullet'outen dat pocket.
carter awhile says I: 'Brudder
Dick, Use dun los dat fine Plymouth
Rock pullet what sot so much store
by
"'You ain't.tell me so,' he plies, In
nercent like asa dove; how dot dun
happen, brudder!'
al can't in no wise tell, saysI, but
I Dress de niggah what eats dat
chicken, kase dun put de ebil spell on
it, and it is conjured clar to dc back.
bone. I is shure seen dat pullet afore
now stan on its head and walk on its
tall orr
"'You amt say so,' he 'sclaims, and
his eyes look like dey wus -gwine to pop
outen his head, and I see him hitch
back his coat like he wus skeert fur de
pocket to touch him. Thinks /, ole man,
'you'se all right now, and / tells him
good night and leabs. $3.50
}, "Den hides ahind tree fur to see
what he gwine fur to do next and bime-
by he Gums to de door and peep out;
he amt see nobody and he gin run
and flung de chicken inter my yard.
Den hear he say to hisself: If dat dere
chicken is conjured is dun fixed up ole
man Abe's dog, kase Cash is boun'
fur to eat it afore mornin'.' Den he
slips in de house. and I gifts to dat pullet
in a hurry, and here it is now ready fur
de cooking, old oman. Hs! ha! ha!''
laughed the negro, II is cunning as q
coon; it is hard to kotch up wild dis
niggah."
2 you're right dar," acquiesced his
wife, while young Jake, with a know
ing grin, quietly asked: "Daddie, amt
dis here de little speckled chicken you
made me run down and kotch dat Sum
day Miss Amy and de boss dun been
gone to church," .lsA3 81
''Hole yer tongue, you meddlesome
young rascal, you is so chock full OF
bigotness and, circumwentions you is
mighty nigh unsportable. Desc here
children what An, DIM hin brunp nm
since slabery times is gotten clar outen
my comprehension" ta- ~
II is kotch up wild de facts of dis
ting" muttered old Dick, who had
slipped in Abe's yard to see what effect