Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-02-06
MARTINSBURG, W. VA. SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 1886


sibly ken. Stuff so much c. de
Parnin' an knowledge inter yel
head dat folks will say ter one nuth
err, look heah, whuts all dat runnin
outen dat boys years 2 | jes want
ter run yerse'f ODER wild rithmeti(
an grammar an gogafy, podner."
| The boy learned rapidly, and dur
ing the evening, while Cad was al
work, the boy would read the Bible
to him. One night. when the boy
had gone to bed, the old man turn.
ed from his last piece of work-tliat
of covering up the fire-and unused
/ "Lawd, / thanks yer fur dat piece
o. goodness. Dat white chile hab
1 flung er double ham full o. sunshine
inter dis heah ole heart, an now ter
feel dat Use got suthin' ter wuck fur
makes me so happy dat l amt hard
! ly got good sense. Gwine slip ober
dar an kiss dat sweet jaw while he's
er Sleep
"Uncle Cad,' the boy asked the
next morning, "what is my other
name? When | tell the boys my
name Is Tad and they ask Tad Who,
don't know what to tell en-
Honey, my name sides Cad is
jackson, an now, tell 'em dat verse
yudder name is Jackson. It's er
mighty fine name fur podners, hon.
ey, sho's yer horned itis.'
"Well, TIL tell 'em that's my
name.'
eyes, do dat
:" An, then they won't laugh at
me, will theyv ia
"Bless yer life, not arter yer tell
'em dat yer names Jackson. Jack
son is er mighty fine name, honey
Tad grew stronger every day, and
the old man, though many years
rested upon him, did not seem to
grow a minute older.
81 must bring in the wood, now,
Uncle Cad,' the boy said one even.
ing when he had returned from
school. 6 am SO big and strong
now that / must work. L have been
with you five years, you say, and 1t
is time for me to be doing some
thing
"Do ez yer please, podner. Mem
bers O. er law firm oughter hab dar
own way. What sorter book ez dat
yer got un'er yer arm9 p
sits a law book, and | thought
that every night after l get my les
sons / would read in it,
OATS right, podner. Err law
firm KANT do much widout law
books. Oh, we'se gwine git all de
practice in the neighborhood.'
One night, while the boy was alb.
sent, having been sent to take a
mess of squirrels to nelghboring
family, the old man sat alone, mus
ing over his numerous causes to he
thankful, when the door was violent
ly thrown open. Two men entered
the room.
"Good ebernin'. gennermen,' said
the old man, arising and politely Of
fering the rude visitors the bench on
which he had been sitting. "Yur
comes putty much lack er whirlwin',
but yer's welcome all the same. My
podner amt
Your podner be hanged! ex-
claimed one Of the men, ave want
youp
What yer want wild meg
Well soon show You what we
want. You went before the grand
jury and reported on u.s.
!" Bless yer life, I neber done no
SIGH Nv er thing"
"You are an old liar. Grab him,
Tom =
The two men seized old Cad and,
after hard struggle, succeeded in
binding him hand and foot with a
rope which they had brought.
"Now, you old scouadrel, we are
going to take yon out here, throw
you across log and give you a
whaling you'll remember for many
a day.
"Gennermen," the old man plead
ed, " fur de Lawd's sake doan whup
me, fur | amt done nuthin'. Doan
treat er ole man dis way. Yers got
me in yer power"
The door was again thrown open.
Tad entered.
"What are you doing herer he
exclaimed, gazing with indignant
astonishment at the ruffians.
sect out OF the way and dry up
your mouth. Well have to drag him,
Tom"
Hold on" said the boy il. calm
voice. "What are you going to
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