The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-05-08


ming instid of fire, and we rid oil
the railroad out to West End, ant
then on a sailbOat on the lake t.
Spanish Fort, and at the exposition
we rid up stars in the elevator, ant
we rid in roller cheer showed
around by great, big, double fist
ed white man that had orter beet
put TO plowin. So you see that wa'
eight different things we rid on at
ter We lit Out'n paps OK waggiI
thar.at Talledegy town. They say
you can walk fifteen or twenty
miles day out at the exposition
aud not know it-but you may pend
Ou it we'uDs knowed it, when night
come, by our feet. Ipity folks that
hain't got no better sense than to
wear ther new tight Sunday shoes
and that's just what we'uns done,
and the fust night they hurt US SD
bad we couldn't skasely sleep, and
while we was bemeanln ourselves
for not havIn no better sense, Cal
she lowed: "Hush, gals, listen
loves company"-and the crowd in
tOther room WIS a gruntin aud a
groanln with ther feet, too, and we
over hearn 'em say: 81 am mighty
glad to git off these new shoes,
they hard and stiff and just a kill
in my feet" Come over here and
put 'em in this salt water, it's hope
mine a ready" "Salt water nor
nOthin else haint a gwine to do
mine no good, I've walked and
walked tel they are plum bliStered
and sore and if | live tel mornin |
bound | git me pair that's big
enough not TO hurt. Oh, my head !!
That old machinery hall is enough
to addle body's brain"
"Don't talk; that old Mexican
band is wusser'n all that machine.
ryput together"
"Oh! | don't think so. l like
music.n
81 don't; I've been mad all day
bekase | couldn't find Gittcau's
skeletOn.'
81 don't know, for the life of me,
what you want TO see a man's bones
for. Why'ut you go and see them
bones of that critter that was 55
feet long Laws, dId yon'uns see
that dog aud them pat-ridges in
that glass case, and did you see the
burial OF Cock Robin 7 Did YOU
uns let that woman weigh yon ~
ayes; ] thought she was adverti-
sing the scales, didn't yOui "Yes,
| thought it was free, and / lit up
thar and she handed me paper
with 140 pounds marked on il, ami
when | jumped down aud started
off she said, mighty sweet, with
her head turned to one side, You |
owe me u nickle.| And che fooled |
one or two out'n every crowd that
same way. Less all go Sleep" 81
can't sleep. | am awful tired |
could do mighty well if it wasn't
Tor my feet" Then Cal whispered
10 me; allow could she get along
her feet ~ Cousin Pink
she lowed, 81 could get along
mighty well without my nose;
know in reason they've got the
lirtiest little old bitches here ever l
iced -hOw folks can stand to smell
em all the time is beyant me to tell
hts enough to kill 'em all, aud they
lou't pear to mind it no mOre'n if
{ was cinnamon draps or sweet
,asil.n Flurridy Tenysy lowed,
my nose don't poster me none,
,ase I've got sich bad cold, but |
IaInt had no water fitten to drink
ense l been here" "Hush dou't
ak so lound; them folks ia tother
Ouse lives here, aud it makes 'em
S bad 10 say anything agiu the
Tater as to talk agIn ther chillun.n
L don't keer. don't expect to see
one of 'em no more. no how, and
hey don't know me from Adams
at" Somebody in tother room {
aid, "That's a mighty big show
ut yander for 80 cents, amt it r.
Hush and 60 to sleep.D "I cant
leep, my feet hurts me so bad l
ant; them shoes has riz a corn on
~ little tOe-now rm gwine to lay
" hair Plus right here on this Ia
lie, aud l dOnt want none OF you J
ais to take 'em in the mOrnin."
81 wish yOu'uns would make
aste aud git to bed. I'm awful :
red aud sleepy"
al aiut a bit sleepy, but that old !
lack coffee is enough to wake the :
wen sleepers; but I'll hush. Laws, =
ais, lemme tell you this, jist this, r
nd then III hush.' :
But they talked on aud on tel
way alter midnight, aud the next il
" we'uns was glad to put on our q
d shoes. They say the main buid- il
kivers 80 acres of ground, and l
low in reason it do; hits the big
st house ever seed, aud we'uns d.
llked ourselves plum down tryin 81
see ever thing Ia il, and aint seed bI
yet; they say you monght stay th
solid month aud not see it all.
lddy he loved "LOOk a here, il
Is a gwine to take a mouth to see W
il viii have to 60 On-seed fur as th
D consarned, and we'uns might as eli
II 60 home, kase Pm about bust. he
now" II don't cost but 90 oents "a
git 10, but il costs you q sight
re to git out, lessen sou are sharp
1ugh 10 take your vittles along pli
N you. II yOu eat A little niece ia