The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-09
TOO FAST.
Old Ike Thought That He Was q Little
Smarter Than He Proved to BE.

roun' wild me, said old Ike as young
Mulkittle entered the cabin.
IVY. Uncle Ike. Iain't done nothin'
TO you"
Yer ain done nothin' tur me, an
dat's CT fack. Look beah. boy, amt
vessel got nuthin' ter dor 'cept' prowl
roun' de curmunity. Eff yer's got so
much life in dem laigs o. yourn whyn't
yer go roun' an do good ter de sufferin'
poperlation? Hah, whyn't yer do dati
When wuz er bright chile like vessel
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' on de
face o. dis heah yeath. Neber kotch
me standin' roun' tryin' ter fret er
good old pusson, but ah. Lawd. dc time
hez changed since dat er 'casion."
"How changed?'
"How changed?" repeated the olo
man, with contemptuous sniff. ''Jes'
1issen at dat procermation. Boys, desc
days ain got de Judgment da lister hab.
Does yer know whut wuz de top shef
O. my 'joyment when 1 wuz er bright
chiIeP''
'No. sir. Eating. wasn't it ?''
The old man, who was sitting on a
box, dropped coffee-pot which he had
Just taken up, glared at the boy and re-
piled:
boy, yer gwineter rush right inter
de jaws O. 'struction eff yer keeps on dis
way. Eat! When, sab. hab 1 said dat
wanted ter eat? Err chile o. vessels
age doan' think o. nuthin' but stuffin'
II -
vessel"
II thought you liked something tc
eat, Uncle Ike"
ut doan' meek no 6iffunce, sab.
whut yer thought, yer ai,A' got no r. shI
ter come roun' me wild yer s'.anvwa
tons. Yer's heard O. de ch;..,Iun ., II.
rul, hain't yerp"
yes, 1 have he ard my pa read abou,
EN-"
"Does yer, K low who da wuz?"
NO. a yer ain APP ter fine ou
nu.her dat is. lessen tells yer IF il
war.t fur me yer wouldn't learn
nr.thin'."
--Who was the children, Unkle KEEP
'.Who did yer pay ter gin yer infur.
l.
muthin' ter do but ter shub out kuowl
edge ter yer? Think Use teachin' some
sort O. err free SCHOOL, Wall. jest
ain. dat's ALL"
1T wouldn't take you long to tel
me-"
20. no. it wouldn' take de Lawo
laung ter burn up dis heah wicked ole
worl. No, sab; it wouldn' take laune
fur er trout ter git hung ON er pin hook
bat he ain SO keen ter do it. Use goi
suthin' else ter do sides huntn' ur
chillun an ginnin' 'em de knowledge
dat it tuck me years ter rake up
Whut's dat yer's got dar?"
The Toy had begun to unroll hand
kerchief from around couple oil
bisc:Iits. The old mans eyes sparkled.
H1 saw that the biscuits had been split
open and that they had been literally
spread with sugar and butter. To the
Old-time negro, nothing is so appealing
rs the sugared biscuit.
'.Bless my life eff dis chile ain got de
head O. great big man. Now I'll bel
he wuz gwine ter gin dem biscuits ter
some ole sarvant o de Lawd. Honey,
bows yer been 'joyin' vessel latelyP'
''Very WE'LL"
II thought SO. Good pussons allus
joys darselycs. Wy, nearly kills my.
SET laughin' ha'f de time"
Tell me about the children OF
Israeli"
%. well. honey. dar ain much ter
tell, dat is. l KANT think O much lesser
Use had suthin' ter eat, an de fack am
ain been ter er feast ter-day. rs.
been so crippled up in my j'ints dat
ain been able ter saw no wood lately. y
The boy gave him one of the bis
cults.
'.Thankee. Now I'll-ah, Lawd, dis
heah is ez sweet ez honey. Yesse'i
knows how ter put up biscuit. 1t ain
ebery man whut knows how ter put
EN- up. Gin me er holt o. de yuddel
one. Thankee.n
He stopped talking until he had fin
ished eating. Then he said
II allus haster sleep AFTER eatin'. "
"Ain't you goin' to tell me about the
children of Israeli"
'.Neber mine erbout dem chillun
Oar wuz seberal o. 'em an none o. EN-
wuz wuth blame Da failed in bus
ness an made 'er 'signment."
us that ALP"
'.Yes. blebes it am"
IF I'd knowed that l wouldenteI
give you the biscuits"
Il reckons not. o, takes me ter ri
chen wild er boy, er haw. haw! o. III
larn yer how ter come roun' heah Ell
bullyin' or ole man. Err, haw. hawr'
The boy took out piece of bread
and slice of ham. He had come pre-
pared. The old mans jaw dropped
He looked at the boy and tried to smile
''Some pussons doan' know when il
in earnest" he said. with an air OF
forced composure. Honey" the boy
had arisen and was about to leave the
cabin-s.honey, doan' be in er hurry