The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-26
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AFTER the fire got to cracking in good
shape got up. didn't hurry none.
let me tell YOU. was mos dead lying
abcd so long. but sez to myself:
"Ef make tho fires now. I'll prob
ably hov to do it in cold weather, an
won't do II for any man."
He was pretty sullen all day, but
didn't lake notice Of him, an he got
over it. The next day ho was ter be-
gin hayin'. an he had six men ter help
him. he'd ter do all the work. an
take care OF the milk and churnin, an
II was no fool Of a job. Come time ter
get dinner, an there wasn't q silver Of
wood cut ! sent Johnnie (hc was then
about seven years old) out in the field
to tell Caleb wanted him.
He came in, looking savage enough.
and wanted 10 know what It was l
wanted. Sez /:
- want some wood tor burn
"Wall, sez he. there's q whole
woodpile out there. Help ycrself.'
AN not stick split" sez I. "You
will hcv ter get bigger stove ter burn
that"
"Wall. it amt such q hard job ter
split it," seq he. Nancy used tew.
often, When was bizzy."
"Dd She" seq |. 80 did Daniel"
He got the wood. an said, as he was
going ont. that he didn't want ter DO
called in out O the moving field again
unless twas for victuals.
"All right scz l.
The mex day twas tho same thing,
not stick split Thinks l; "Old fol.
low. you amt got Nancy here. I'll
larn ye little somcthin' that p'raps ye
don't know" So when 1t was dinner
time blows the horn. an in comes all
seven OF these men an sets down ter
the table. Sich 's,onished lookin' faces
a. they had rs they viewed the grub
There was the biscuit Just dough, the
per,a,crs. an meat. an vegetables, an
everything was washed clean and put
on raw Not thing was cooked.
Caleb locked blackc'n as thunder
cloud.
What does this mean2' sez he.
ut means what it means" seq !.
"You said ycst'day that you didn't
want ter be called in from the mowin
field again unless it was for yiciuals. an
here they are"
mice shape, tew," seq he.
"Well. can't cook 'thout wood
sez l dryly like.
With tha. all seven of 'cm started for
the door, an' they never lott ;ha; pile
till i, wa, ready for the stnve. l never
was bothered for wood again.
A few weeks after l wanted some
money purity bad wanted ter send
Johnnie and Nellie back to school. and
was bound that they should haze some
clothes fit to wear. ! asked Caleb q
number of times to let me hcv some,
bat he made all kinds Of excuses. i
didn't toll him what I wanted Of it.
mind ye. SO one day along comes q
peddlcr that bought buttcr'n eggs, /
had considerable on hand that Caleb
was intending to carry into tbcr city
when he had time. So | sold every
pound OF butter an eggs had in the
house. got nigh on to twenty-five
dollars for 'em.
When Caleb came homo told him !
had sold the butter'n and eggs.
"Heow much did you gitP' scz he.
l told HIM.
"Whcro's the money!" scz he.
"rve 60; it." SCI ].
"Wall.' scz he, "Nancy alters give
me all the money that she took for her
butter and eggs"
"Did she?" sez L "And SO did
Dan'l."
He got tired Of holding Nancy up
atore his eyes. for would offset her
with Dan'l every time. He found that
was powerful sot in my way. an he
thought he might as we'll Let me hev
my own way, an so he sez:
n don't mean TO be ugly, but ! won't
be trod on by nobody"
When'hc wouldn't let me hcv what
money wanted, I'd sell something
every time. sold two tons of hay one
time, when knew he had only enough
to winter his critters. So, on the whole,
he found out that I wasn't afraid OF
him. and he behaved quite decent l
told him not long ago that he was
GROWN clever.
Clever" seq he. II rather you'd
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