The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-16
AN OLD COUPLES VISIT.
HOW FRIENDS WERE ENTERTAINED
Prosperous Tayern-Kecper Gives ths
2 Friends Of HIS Boyhoed a. Cold od.
Shake, and What Resulted ben O
Therefrom.
[Arkansaw Traveller.l

the city, my house shall be your home"
Business prospered, and finally his hotel
became widely known. One day recently
old Zack Pater arrived from Hollow Rock,
and of course went to the Captains hotel.
The Captain and his wife, having under.
gone a change that they had not thought
would ever come, did not welcome the old
couple with any noticeable outburst Of
gladness. They were shown to room,
where they sat down as though they were
In prison. ed
"Whut time do yer have supper~ asked
the old man of negro who brought a
pitcher Of water. 4I
"From seben till nine, sah." ..'..'
"Whew it don't take 'em that long ter
eat does itW
"Yas, sab, an dad keep er comm in den
II we didn't clear off de tables"
"Wall, blow yer hon bout seven O'Clock,
an reckin ken make hole in the vid-
duls."
"Pap, don't talk that way" said the old
lady when the negro had gone. "He'll
think yer amt useter nothin'."
"Wall, mus, amt useter no sich as
this"
"But wouldn't let on"
"Of course woman wouldn't let on.
never seed a woman that would" ....
~ was iist thinkin'," said the old lady,
after moments silence, "whut hard
time Malinda"-referring to the Captains
wife-"must have In keepin' sich a big
bouse as this"
"But wouldn't let on" replied the old
man. ''''
"Dou't think, Zack, that I'll ever shame
yer by ,lettin' on. Pve been around as
| much, IL not more, nor you have" y 4
"Whar've yer been that hain'tr' n.
"Why, went ter town once when ] was
girl" .d Ia .s.. ..a g. .
"But you've done forgot all the pints."
| "No haven't nuther. / wonder II the
water is fitten to drink. Lord massy,"
she continued, peeping into the pitcher,
"it looks like they have dipped II outen
the branch. II amt even ftten to wash In.
wush yer'd call that niger am make him
fetch some well water" '"l Do
| The old man wentto the door and yelled:
"Say, thar, Johnf Say, thar"
A man across the hall stuck out bis head
and asked: r .J' .r-.f ..f-. .'r.
| "What's the matter, old manW o.
~ want that Niger what fotch up that
branch water"
"Why don't you ring for himr
"Got notbin' ter ring"
AM ring" and the man pressed the cleo
trio button. The boy soon appeared and
asked Of the man:
| "Did you call me, sahw
"That old gentleman wants you"
"Wait minute, said the old man. "How
did you fish him up so quickp
"By telegraphy," and with broad smile,
the benefactor disappeared. The negro was
instructed to bring well-water, and when,
together with grin which usually accom-.
panied him, he disappeared, the old man
turned to his wife and said:
"Did yer know that blamed niger is
worked on telegraph wires~
"What, on telegraph wiresp
| "Thaps what said. Worked on tele-
| graph wires. yelled an yelled jes, now,
an be wouln't pay no 'tention ter me, but
when feller over thar snatched wire, he
come up like catfish"
| swell, amt that wonderfulp
"Beats anything l ever seed, but don't
let on"
"Don't you fret. Wonder why Malinda
don't come up ter see usp
~ reckin she's standin' 'roun, whar the
pots bilin', but wish they'd blow the
hon, Tor Pm hungry as a wolf. Suppose
we santer down an see how things air
movin' erlong"
Supper was ready when they went down,
and seeing the Captain and his wife seated
at a table, they went over and sat down,
although the proprietor and his wife pre-.
tended not to see them until they had ap.
preached the table,
"Malinda," said the old lady, "yer ricol.
lect Mat Silus, the harelip boy, I reckin.
Wall, he married Soph Lanier, an they
had the biggest infare yer ever
seed" The Captains wife looked down
intently at her plate, and then looking up
and catching sight of several fashionably
dressed ladies who sat staring at her, she
blushed deeply.
"Yer know we uster low that Mat was
sich fool, an don't yet ricolleck when we
was washin' at the spring, how he come
erlong, sot on the fence an said: "Yer
wimmen folkes put me In mind o. hog kill.
in time.' He's got lots o. sense now, fur
he tuck ter shoe-makin' some time ago, an
by the way, he told me ter tell yer that
when yer wanted yer shoes half-soled, jest
send 'em out ter him. Don't yer recolleck
himp f-
The embarrassed lady mumbled some
thing, and the Captain coughed. Old
man Pater took up bottle OF Tobasco
sauce and poured quantity of the extract
Of lightning ON his meat. ..r
'Malinda, I'll help yer wash the dishes
after supper, fur l know yer've got yer
hands full. Law, me, how we ulster en-.
Joy ourselves, but we amt had much fun
sense yer left the neighborhood. l was
tellin' old Aunt Bowsell, the other day,
that yer could make the best sassage ever
seed"
The old man clspped hand over his
mouth and blew an agonized "ah" between
his fingers.
"Whut's the matter, pap? Ef the vid-
dul's didn't agree with me wouldn't lot
on"
"Let on the deucelD exclaimed tho old
man, ~ got some o. that brick-kiln
Juice In my mouth, an Lawd er massy, Pm
burnin' up"