The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-16
IKE'S STORY.
The Youngster Acts the Part of the Critic ana the Old Man Becomes
 Highly Offended.

"Zounds," exclaimed African Ike as the boy entered the cabin, "w'y'nt yer fetch out sathin' ter va m CT body up Think aim got nu,hin' ter do but ter set out heah an' freeze. Set right heah ober de fire an den kain' keep wa'm. Had ter set up all night ter keep rum freerin' stiffer'n CT 'possum dat's laid twelve hours on de top O de cabin"
 "I haven't got anything to warm you up, Uncle Ike" the boy replied.
 "De deuce yer haint. Better say dar ain CT jug in de house. Better say yer couldn' take CT glass, slip iuter de sto'- room an fetch me er lot. Oh, yer kain' fool me. knows dat yer's mighty sly but den I'se jes CT leetle bit slyer. Go on aaaGit de ole man CT dram. Tell yer whut laN0. honey. I'll tell yer CT mon s.rou, fine story eEhut am CT flck, an den ef yer ain pleased wid it, UT et yer ken 6n' any jections wid it, yer aeedn' fo,ch de dram. Whus yer say"
 "All right"
 "Now yer talkin', honey. Likes ter see CT pusson eide CT thing dat quick Wall, one time in dc middle O Africa whar wuz bornd, dar wuz CT fine dog dat had CT nice little house. At night, arter he'd cooked his supper, he'd set by de fireplace au' sing ligious songs. On, he wuz dc happies' dog in all de curmu- nifty. One day de dog went out ter saw some wood fur de Cat whut wuz down wid de chills, an he hadn been gone but CT few minits tell CT ole wolf he come CT laung. Huh says F, dis do ain locked. B.lebe I'll go in ap' res CT while' So he wen in an' sot do own. D.. place wuz awful nice an wa'm case de dog h ad lief CT fire burnin', an de ole wolf said, says ze: 'Dis yere place too nice fur dat hard wuckin' dog. It jes' suits CT gennerml h lack me. I'se big ger n strlunger den he is ap e dar ain no law in dis yere kentry I'll take session O dis place an dnbe de ole dog CT way
 "Wall, de dog didn' git home tell in de night, bein' ez ole mizz.s' Cat had CT right smart chance O wood ter saw, an when he got home he foan' de do locked"
 "Who dat in dars'
 "Me,' say de wolf.
 "Whas yer doin' in dlrr
 "Noue O yer bidaez'
 "YAs, it is, fur it's my hous''
 " Motive b.en at one time, but 'tain't now. l'se bigger'n s,raunger den verse is an ei yer doan g'way rum yere I'll come out dar an cha~ yer up scan'lous.
 "De DO dog knowd dat de wolf could whup hIm. So he blo~ his nose wid CT sad snort an turned erway, but doan think dat he wuz gwine ter gin up dat house widous CT struggle, fur he want. Bat whut he gwine ter do? I'll show yer. He went berhiod de house an got CT grubba' hoe an CT shovel. Dsn he went CT little ways rum de house an gunter dig He dug an dug tell he dug CT deep hole. D:n he clim' out, got on de side O de hole fdrdest fium dc house, an gun'er cry like CT young pig. Q ieek, queek, queek,' he squealed. De ole wolf he come ter dc do an look out.
 |" Lack mighty well ter hab dat pig, says ze. 'B.s he Il tas'e s~se.er n CT ple.'
 70 Ieek qaeek, queek r
 "' Ieoe I'll git dat pig De ole wolf he slip erlaung an jes erbout de time he thought he bout ter grab de pig, bim, he fell in de deep hole Den de dog laugh. On, he haw hawed De wedder wux awful cor am de dog knowed tat de wolf woul freez. ter det, but whut di4 he kere.
 "'Oh, Lawdy cried de volt. @'w'y. .e!.o! :ay. ae 1cs, '=s-. Se matter down darr
 "Oa, Mir Dog, please hep me ou,en heah am Il ailus be yer friea'. Idoan wAnter take yer house. lwuz ss' foolin' wid yer.'
 "'Dats whut thought.'
 "Giad ter heah yer say so, Mir. Dog, mighty glad ter heah it, sab. Nos hep me out please an deo we'll shake h an 's' "'I kain' hep yer out ter-night, far it's % dark dat I'se eTfeerd dat mout fail lia.'