The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-08-07

80, soon as ne sell lie DacceF, Ut
plantation mouse he go to see his city
fren.' He glad to see him, an sOt him
right down to a pow'ful good dinner,
wild all de canvis-back ducks, an de
ar'pins, an de oysters, an de cham
pain, an de udder tings dot he done
| tell bout.
"If I'd a-knowedy you was a-Comin',
sCs de city mouse, I'd had q reglar
cump'ny dinner; but yuhl have to go
long and jus take pot-luck wild us dis
time
eden youdidn't git my letter. ses
| the plantation mouse.
Ono, sab. Reckin yuhr man done
forgot to put it in de pOs'Ofice.'
so dey sot an sot till dey mos like
to bus, an de plantation mouse he
wonner what he woulda-had if hefren'
had done got he letter.
"'Jus' as dey was litin' dere cigars,
and putin dey heels up on two cheers,
de dinin'-room open, an In walk de
sheriff OBJ de county.
look a-heah, kurnel,' says he,
have yuh got de money ready fur all
de ducks, an de oysters, an de wine
you've had fur yuhsef; an de slab
meat an de Cohn from de West fur
yuh hans? Yuh know | said |
wouldn't give yuh no longer nur to-
day De city mouse he turn pale, an
he tux de plantation mouse into one
corner, an ses he:
"LOOk a-heah, kin yer len me two
or free tousand dollars till to-morrer
mawnin', when de bank Opens?'
"Den de udder mouse he pull a dref-
full poor mOuf, an he ses: Use pow
full sorry. but it rained so much in de
low..groun's las year dat my cohn wits
all split; an dere wasn't no rain on
de high ~groun'S, an de cOhn dere all
wilted; an de fros' done cotch my
'baccer craps, an Ididn't havemoney
enuf fur to buy quinine fur de hans
"Den de town mouse he SEES to de
sheriff, SEES he:
"'YOu call aroun' Mondaymawnin',
an I'll pay yuh dat money. | was a
spectin' my fren' ter-day, and dOnetor-
got to k'iect it.
"'Dat won't do SEES de sheriff. Use
heard dat story often huff" An he
rung de auction bell, an be lebied on
eberyting in de house; an as dey didn't
fotch enuf, he sold dat city mouse an
dat plantation mouse fur slaves"
Dick uttered an exclamation of hor-
ror at this direful conclusion of the
story.
"Now look a-heah, boy" continued
Uncle Enoch, "ef yuh thinks yuh is
gwine down to Washin'ton to glt tar
pins an oysters an CHAMPAIGN out
OBJ dem congressman, yuh won't be TUX
an sold, cause dey can't do dat now,
but yuhH find yuhse'f gobbledu up some
way wuss dan dat plantation mouse
wuS."
Dick grumbled that he wasn't a
mouse, and he wasn't "gwine after
tar'pins, nur oysters, nudder."
Gus yuh go long an pick up some
chips an trash fur to make de fire.
said his father, "an' don't talk to me
no mo'hob dat foolishness."
Dick walked slowly off to do as he
was bid, and for a long time Uncle
Enoch remained standing bythetwist-
ed black gum log without striking a
blow.
Uncle Enoch was a skillful ox-driver,
working in that capacity for thefarm-
er on whose land he lived. All the
next day he walked meditatively by
the side of the slowly moving Bob and
Blinker, hauling wood from the noun
tain. He did not shout as much as usu-
al to his oxen buth e guided them with
all his customary precision around
stumps, rocks, and the varied inpedi-
ments of the rough, woodland road"
"Yuh Dick" said he to his son, in
the evening. lis yuh doneg Glib up alldat
foolishness bout goin to Washin'ton?"
"Taint no foolishness,' muttered
Dick.
"Why, boy" said hisfather Wpears
to me yuh is too ole for dat sort q
ting"
lit don't make no kind o. difference
how ole a page is,'' said Dick. dat
man said SO hissef. He says dey got
'em all ages"
dat So, shuh2n asked his father.
"Sartin shuh," said Dick.
"And dey gifts sebenteen HUNDRED
dollars a year,"
Eyes" said Dick. "An' besides dat,
dey can make lots OBJ money blackin'
boots, an holdin' HOSES, an runnin'
arrants fur de Congressman, when
courts out"
Uncle Enoch looked steadfastly
at his son for some moments without
speaking. Then he said: sLook
a-heah, boy; Use made up my mind
bout dis yere business. Ef all dat
ar moneys to be got by pagein', |
agrees to de notion"
"Hi-ril" shouted Dick, beginning to
dance.
"Yub needn't cut up SIGH capers,''
said hisfather. "Yuh amt gwine. Use
gwine mese'f."
If Dick could have turned pale he
would havedoneso. Hestood speech
less.
Eyes. sab continued Uncle Enoch.