The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-06-03
Selma (Ala.) J Letter.l

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aHow's yer heat, brudder Timi ain see
you desc many monts."
'Thank you, brudder King, Pse Citing
along tolerable far; how is yer staining
de times yerselff"
'Poorly, brudder, monstrous poorly. pse
jis' aroun' and dat is all. shure is under
de wedder."
"You ain tell me SO. / sec as how you
amt look peart-like, but ain hearn no
mension OBJ yer henf failing. How it all
dun happenr
"Wall, my dear fren'," replied the old
man, take dis here worp as you mout 1t
Is 'mazing queer in It's ways and NOM
strous diserpinting. Dat likely young gal
what I dun marry dis here June year
to keep her In fine close and good vittles,
and den when dun gin plum out and wus
laid low wild de rhumatlz she jis' pacs up
all der wus Of vally in der house and runs
of wild dat yaller varmint, Jake Withers,
and can't in no wise kotch up wild neider
on 'em. You amt hearn tell OBJ dem
roun' In y er parts, is you, brudder TimW
"Not a blessed wurd, brudder; dis am
de fus' news is hearn oh de firing. I'clar'
to goodness, you is in a mighty pickle
now, but always as tell des here ole
mems fur TO let desc young gals alone.
Kase you can't In no wise manage light
headed, frisky gal like dat Insie Philips
bin; but she knowed as how you wus
good provider and could gin her de cash."
5 "Dat is de trubblo brudder; she ain
lef' me nuping. l crippled up now
and de vittles am low and close am
skerce."
"suppose es how, Uncle King" inter-
rupted little black urchin; comfortably
seated on the grocery step, deep in the
mysteries Of a half green watermelon,
"de good Lord would fling some money
rite down ut yer feet, how would you like
dat2"
"Glong wild yer foolishness," tartly re-
piled the old man, ~ is dun been libing
putty high sixty years and dat firing amt
nebber happin, and what's more, 1t tain't
gwine to cur" and in considerable dis
gust the old fellow hobbled homeward.
Young Billy followed him slyly, and
watching a good chance he dextrously
threw something just in front Of old King
and hastily darted behind house.
"What's dat?" queried the old negro,
slipping his foot over the bill and glanc-
ing around TO see II he was watched. Upon
examination he decided that he was the
happy possessor of a brand-new ten
dollar bill and exultingly stored 1t In his
pocket.
"Bress my farder," he mused, "dis here
Is rite fresh from dc heaben. De good
Lord is dun pervlde fur His own. He Is
hearn de prayers of His chile and He Ia
shure dun answered dem, too," and, maxi
ing a cross on the ground to prevent bad
luck following him II he turned back, he
retraced his steps to the grocery he had
Just left. He entered the store in quite
consequential manner and ordered q heavy
bill OF groceries.
"How is this, Uncle KingW cautiously
inquired the clerk; mot fifteen minutes
ago you were dead broke and now you
seem flush. How did you make a raise,
old fellow? / must see the cash before ]
put up the groceries"
"Wall, boss" proudly answered the old
man, ~ ain stole nuting and ain kill no
man fur his money, yit is gut sphinx,
span new ten dollar bill and you can't in
no wise 'spute dat fac'," and, showing the
clerk the corner of what seemed to be O
new bank note, he gleelully ordered the
groceries to be put up.
This being done, old King handed over
the ten dollars and was quite overcome
when the clerk threw IL back to him, hotly
exclaiming: "Come, old man, none Of
your tricks on me. You can't pass Of an
advertisement of quack medicine CO me
for greenback."
SHOW is dat, boss" confusedly answered
the man. "Can dat dar bill be genuine
stuffr and he slyly wiped the tears Of dis
appointment from his eyes.
"Ahp exclaimed the clerk. 81 see now
how 1t is. Some of those young chaps
have been playing a trick on you, old
man. The town is full Of those advertise
ment bills. am sorry for you, old fell
low, but can't afford TO give you all those
groceries," and the old darkey sadly
watched him as he unwrapped each bum
die and enptied out the groceries.
~ will get eben wild de low-down chap
dat sarvod me dat trick. SEQ II don't ~
he muttered, as he picked up his tattered
hat and slowly hobbled out OF the store. !.
As no passed, young Billy sprang up
from behind a barrel, shouting out: "How
much grub dat greenback done gut for
you, Uncle KingW and took to his heels,
just escaping the stick the old man hurled
at him with more violence than accuracy.
For o while there was quite laugh al
Uncle Kings discontinue, but the good
natured crowd kindly called the old darky
back, and, at their own expense, made the
clerk give him some OF the groceries he had
80 grieved to leave behind, and young
Bllly's Joke proved a blessing in disguise
. SELMA, ALA, May Q.