The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-25
:sOLD SIS" CHRISTMAS.
s. u. SMALL.

NOW, hyar, you young ehilluns, Of you
alls calls dat dog crway an leabs dat cat
%erlonc, tell yer sumiin what's moughty
seazunbull, jess now."
Tho motley little batch OF urchins in the
big yard collared their dog at onco and
locked around the old man, as they al
ways did when he condesccndcd to sit
down on the kitchen.door bench and "hol'
er coniab" with them.
what is it, Uncle si-go on, quick,
now?"
"Well, I take motifs dat wen you ais
follers my 'dvice bout dc Fotc or July an
Tanksgibin Day yer all pears ter hab mo-
enJyment dan all dc balunce O. do nabe'-
hoodw
"Yes, We do, Uncle Sill" explained Sam,
jr., as he confidently clambered upon the
old mans knee.
San wen l seed you lectlo torments
treein' dat cat erwile ngo hit fotch to my
min dat Chrismus il dun tu'n dc cawner
down dc big rode an il mcckin' dis way
cherry minin!"
"Oh. yes, Chri'mas-what about Chris
INNS, Uncle Sit"
Now, l lay ef | takes you alls in han
an puts you thoo dis Christmas time dc
same fashum lax l ulster do yo' unkles
wen dey wuz yo' size IN rollin' roun' dis
lot Ink so menny shots in de pam O. my
han'-well, you alls won't perish too late
ter fergit hit"
There was a combined clamor Of assent
from the pigmy audience, and the old
man, seeing he was elected their leader,
smiled a willing acQuiescenco on his trust-
full constituency.
"Ier see, chilluns, Chrismus-times comes
jess ez olen an ez regler now-cr-days ez
1t useter, but somehow, or somehow.er-
udder, aeah long sense dey he'd SO much
strife an 'struckshun an mo'nin' in de
lam, de Chrismusses IL cum past sortcr
lean an flabby, lax Fario's furnished cattle,
on'y dat de numbers oh 'em il lastid
longer! But times il peert'nin' up now
an ef We KANT Guido or oletime Chris
mus we kin sartinly cit ter whar We won't
need TO banker after wunV"
"Tell us about them, Uncle Sill All
about unclcs, and you, and old timesW
insisted Loretta. WIN was old enoupb II
ha cnriops and inouisitivc
"Dar now. honey. Of YER gifts NV min
tu'n'd back on dom DAYS Ize mouchty
lakIv ter meek Won nlls miss yo' sunpers:
same time I hin LAWN off ter tail YER ali
ihomt hit icss ~ som Yer cot bio ernuir
ter AK me!
"Yo' alls nebber seed yo' unkles cop
III shelf, but lcmmc tell yer, honey, dew
wnz out-en:out rar' wing rentermens, ter
hc shol T kin member same Ink hit WIZ
vistiddy do mawnin wen Ole Miss call'd
me nm on dc back ierrandy out dar an
snv. ".S;n, Lvnr il d,ss tro bou," OATS
ali she snv Int I don't need NO mo, o'ders
DIM dat, FINN dat div tell dew wuz sont
Off Ter Athens Ter collidgc dom an me riz
AN, roostid by dc same sines, We splor.
atsd dis county INN reni ter eend nm fum
wnn siJn tor do udder-wo march. wo
wauk. WI r~ide-daytime or nightingale
cen Sund'y-dem nm inc is gWiue! 9amo
in de- ~low.oroun's Il totter hine hard:
inoeo,,m in do 'simmon.trce rotter cum
down. coon OH dc ienee.rale poiter dodge
ins'. pattrice in dc w'eat.ileT rotter iy
lou. rrabbjt in dc c~lcarjn' rotter 20 zjc.
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