Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-16
THE OLD SAINT.
An Awful story and Its Fruitful Result
Had te Act Bis Part,

An Awful story and Its Fruitful Result
Had te Act Bis Part.
Airdnsrw T,arsisr.
W hello, chile, | amt seed yer in er
long time" said old Ike when young Null
kittle, seeing him under tree, bounded to
his side. "Whar hab yer been all dis timer
Out in the country
is yer? Why bless yer life. Yer comes
back like er butterfly, zippin roun. Imiss-
ed yer nightly, honey. Didn't hab nobody
ter talk ter, an when er ole saint like / is
amt got er chance ter shove out his procker
nations wy he's bad of. ! tells yer. Da
amt been er feedin' me we'll senoe vessel
been gone, honey
Haven't they2
"Noda amt. Wy, honey dar's pussons
in dis town dat doan kere whether er ole
saint starbes ter death ur keeps on er libin'.
Cuiest folks roun' hesh eber seed in nay
life, an Use gettin powerful tired o EN-.
Whut did yer see out in de country?
"Oh, nearly everything. Horses an cows
al / rode in wagon.
IVY yer dOan tell me so! Er haw, hsw.
Rid in er wagon, er he, he. Wall, sab, keep
on dat way an yer II soon be er man, sho.
Ez tole yer, ain been 'joyin myse' t sence
yer's been gone. Somehow de white felix's
all tuck de big head an sorter turned up dsr
noses at de ole saint. but neber mine. Oars
oneo' de biggest Judgment days er comln
dat yer cher seed So yers been out IN de
country all dis time er ridin' in er wagon.
Err, haw, haw. Wagner, he, he.
Whut yer eat while yer wuz out dar?
oh, / had chicken an lots OF wafer
melon"
"Whut, watermilonY
Yes, sir
"Oh, 60 on now.
Yes, did,
"Sot up dsr eatin watermelon an neber
once thought o de ole saint Wy sab,
amt had er watermelon dis yeah an it's
awful on er ole saint ter do widout dat sorter
pervision. dosn know whut's ter bercoue
o NE, an Use pestered in my mine when l
thinks er5out it. Oars er mighty heep o
sufferin' in dis heah ole worl. W'ynt yer
fetch some o dem watermilons home wild
yer?
ave did. We brought three in the
buggy"
"0h, go long wild yer now.
"Yes we did
well, Use mighty glad ter hesh it, al
dough l KANT git none o EN-. amt
mean ike some pussons, fuc | likes ter see
folks Joy darselves, bat kahn thep but feel
sortef sad ter teink dat dem watermilons is
heah so close ter me an at de same time !
amt go, no chance at EN- Did ! ebar tell
yer bout dat awful trubble | had wild er
watermilonP
mo, sir Tell me about It,
n dosn like ter talk efbout it, honey.
! kahn mention it widout great ermotion in
my system. Id tell yer in er mint, money
but ef wuster mout b. tempted ter slip in
de house an look behind de do an git one
o dem wstermilons'
"They ain behind the door They are
IN the storeroom.
"Wall, Use afraid dat mout go dsr an
break de lock on de do
The door amt locked.
The old man looked all around. Some
body mont hesh me tellin de story an think
dat WIZ tellin' yer lie.
There's nobody 10 hear you. Papa IS |
down town an mamma an little sister is up
stairs asleep.
A Frightening change came over the old |
mans countensnce wall, III tell yer. |
but yer mus MT git larmed case hester act |
II out. One time when | wuz er young nan
| wuz gwine long BY er powerful fine plan
tatiou. Lookin' ober de fence | seed some
watermilona jes' ez wuz erbout
ter climb ober de fence ter steal one o EN-,
er ole oman she come erlong an says 'Doan
ser steal none o dem milons Den she
gunter sing:
"'Ho. no
Man MEIER knows when he mu, stop.
Ho hO'
But he's swlne ter ,ee suthin' 60 hiptY hop.
Il told de ole bag ter 90 on erbout her
business. She went on an l. slipped ober
le fence an grabbed de bigges 'milon /
,ould fine. ! tuck it down in de woods an
tut it open. Great goodness 0Ut hoped
lie bigges' traug eber seed. He stood up
IN his hine legs an run of dis way" The
I'D man ran around the house. When he
he sold. Il tole yer dat I'd haftsr
.ct out dis heah awful story. Wall, after be
lad dun run of dat erway he come back,
ilpSQ uto hOuA aH 16lb- IL A Sut Opou |
ny house an now yefs got ter suffer far
it. Dat want no house, Mr. Fraug ST
an hopes dat yer doan' take no fence
rg in er mans appetite fur 'milon' Den
e run off. The old man again ran around
be house. Returning he said; Oats de
erry way he done. wuz in hopes dat he
7ouid 90 on an let me erlone bat he didn't
lie took er laung string outen his mouf,
ung me down, tied me, an den put me in
e watermelon, an shet me up, only lesbin'
r little peep hole fur me ter look out Den
e ran Of dis way" The old man ran
round the house and was gone somewhat
,nger than usual. "Den be tuck up me
n de watermelon an tuck Us back ter de
atch. BE fixed it on de vine somehow a.
e uaixt day / heard somebody er thumpin'
e milon. II wuz de man vhut owned d
atch. HewuE e. straung man, bat it wue
rbout ez muehez he could do ter toat rs
er de house. he took Us out on de peach
d cut de miion, out | hoped. BIZ dis
me vuz afraug. run erFay an ! had