The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-19
TOO FAST.
Old Ike Thought That He Was { Little Smarter Than He Proved
 To Be.

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 "I doan' want yer ter come foolin' roun' wid me-" said old Ike as young Mulkistle entered the cabin.
 "W'y, Uncle Ike, ain't done nothin' to you"
 "Yer aim done nuthin' fur me, an dat's CT fack. Look heah, boy, ain | vessel got nuthin' ter do 'cept' prowi roun' de community. Ef yers got so much life in dem laigs O yourn whyn't yer go roun' an do good ter de sufferin' poperlation2 Hah, whyn't yer do dat !? When wuz CT bright chile like yessef is -ur ruther like vessel oughter be nuthin' done me more good den ter fine some good old pusson an hep ter treat him like he mounted ter suthin' an de face O dis heah yeath. Neber koteh me standin' roun' tryin' ter fret CT good old pusson, but ah, Lawd, de time hez changed since dat CT 'casion."
 How changed :"
 How changed?" repeated the old man with contemptuous sniff. les lissin at dat procermation. Boys desc days ain got de jedgment da uster hab. Does yer know whut wuz de top shelf O my joyment when wuz CT bright chile ?"
 No, sir. E sting, wasn't it?"
 The old man, who was sitting on box, dropped coffee-pot which he had just taken up, glared at the boy and replied
 Boy, yer gwineter rush right inter de jaws O 'strucshun ef yer keeps on dis way. Eatl When de debl, sah, hab said dat wanted ter eat? Er chile O yesse'f's age doan' think O nuthin' buI stuffin' his craw. Yer makes me er- shamed O vessel"
 "I thought you liked something to eat, Uncle Ike"
 "It doan' meek no diffunce, sah, whut yer thought, yer ain got no right ter come roun' me wid yer 'sinnywations. Yer's heard O de chillun O Izrul, hain't yer? ?" o"Yes, 1 have heard my pa read about 'em."
 Does yer know who da wuz ?"
 "No, sir"
 "No, an yer ain ap' ter fine out nuther, dat is, lessen tells yer. Elf it want fur me yer wouldn' parn nuthin,"
 "Who was the children, Uncle ike z"
 "Who did yer pay ter gin yer infama- ion las year? Think aim got nuthin' ter do but ter shub out knowledge ter yer1 Think I'se teachin' some sort O CT free school2 Wall, jest aim, dat's all."
 It wouldn't take you long to tell me"
 "Oh, no, it woulda' take de Lawd laung ter burn up dis heah wicked ole worl'. No, sah it wouldn' take laung fur CT trout ter git hung on CT pin hook but he aim so keen ter do it. I'se got suthin' else ter do sides huntin' up chil- lun an ginin' 'em dc knowledge dat it tuck me years ter rake up. Whut's dat yer's got dar2"
 The boy had begun to unroll hand kerchief from around couple of biscuits The old mans eyes sparkled. He saw that the biscuits had been split open and that they had been literally spread with sugar and butter. To the old time negro, nething is so appealing as the sugared biscuit.
 Bless my life ef dis chile aim got de head O great big man. Now I'll bet he wuz gwine ter gin dem biscuits ter some ole sarvant O de Lawd. Honey, how's yer been Joyin' yessef iateiys"
 "Very we'll"
 "I thought so. Good pussons allus joys darselves. Wy, nearly kills my self laughin' haf de time"
 Teli me about the children of Israel r'
 "Oh. well, honey, dar ain' much ter tell, dat is, kain't think O much lessen Pse had suthin' ter eat, an de fack am, 1 ain' been ter CT feast ter-day. I'se been 90 crippled up in my j'ints dat aim been able ter saw no wood lately"
 The boy gave him ore of the biscuits.
 Thankee. Nov Iu-ah, La~d, dis heah is ez sweet CT honey. Yesse'f kno~s how ter put up biscuit. IL ain' ebery man whut knows how ter put 'em up Gin me CT holt O dc yusder one. Thankee'
 He stopped talking until he had 6n- ished eating. Then he said:
 "I aIlus haster sleep arte1 eatin'.D