The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-12-21
DEACON ThiATCHER'S LATIN.
AS RELATED BY UNCLE EDoM.

"En so ole Squire Harris Is done
mar'ed agin p said Uncle Edom as
he lighted his pipe and settled him
self in he chimney corner for IA
Sal'day" nights gossip with Bre'r
Jorum aud Bre'r Juber.
well, well, hit lcok 10 me lack
de ole folks is mo- keener to gil
married as de young uns-least-
ways, dey doan vase no time in
foelishness lack de young'uns does.
| members when my ole mlssis !
died, ole marster, he was mighty /
down-hearted about il at lust. but |
after a week or so, he begun to |
pearten up an fix hisse'f up right |
smart. DE fust thing he done was
TO git hisse'l new set er harness
en- have fresh coat er paint put
on Z ole barouche, an he have ole
Sale an ole Ben what drawed it,
breshed up every Sunday twell
dey look lack peart young critters
Out er de libery stable.
When | see all dat, | begins to
spishun sumpen, en- de mex sale
day when he druv to town en- come
back wild bran new suit er st0'
clo'es, en- a beaver hat, | jes'
knowed dar was sumpen in de win,
en- | seZ to myself, "Edom Ram
dle," sez |, (dat was my entities
den) "you keep on de lookout,
Ed0m; you'se a gwinler have a
new missis fo' long"
En- sho' 'nough, de ve'y mex lu't
Sunday but one after ole missIs'
iuner'l, hit was our time TO TEX
keer er de preacher, ell dat mOrnin,
ez | was drivin him Ell ole marster
TO chu'ch, | heer ole marster sch:
"Bre'r Ducker," sez he, ''hit's
powerful lonesome fur me at home
now, widoUt AIRY wife to keep me
cOmp'ny,"
"Oen l thinks to myself, "Ain't
all dem chillun er your'n comply
enough fur you! You'Se done got
eight of em dar in de house wild
you"
But Misser Ducker, he answer
him an sch:
IL spec ii is, Bre'r Thatcher, you
know.de scriptur sch 1t airnot good
fur man to be alone, an | recK
on hits time you was besinnIn' to
look aroun fur another wife; Sister
Thatcher'S ez dead now ez she's
ever gwineter be-"
''I've been a ihinkin it was my
duty TO git somebody TO look after
de chillun," sez ole marster, wild IA
little sorter grOan lack de preach.
ers mekS in church when dey gifts |
happy, sen Use always ready TO do !
my duty, Bre'r Ducker, you knows
dat. Is dar anybody now you
would feel lack ricOmmenddln to
me ez a suitable pardner IN life 2"
Misser Ducker, he sorter study
bout ii awhile, Ell den he sch:
"How'd de widder Hopkins do9
She's a smart, likely young 'oman,
an her Ian lays mighty handy to
yO'n."
Den ole marster, he spoke up
mighty peert and says:
''I'Se been a ihinkin about her
mvse'f, Bre'r Ducker," sez he.
Dat hotlom lam er hern is fust
rate fun low ground corn, en- il do
lay mightO handy to dat strip er
new groun l cleased up las spring.
reckon III try her fust, an den, eff !
'he wOan have me, how you think
le Widder Harden I'd do She I
ines fences wild me on t'other side, i
N has got a mighty likely lot er .
liggers 10 boot. though she's sum- q
nat older'n de widder Hopkins. an :
lot so Fat by twenty pounds or mo-" y
MiSser Dleker, he nod his head q
gin three or TO- times, en- answer I
I'm. y
"Yes," seq he, ''she'll do fust rate. I
lister Harden's a God -fearin oman, 4
1re'r Thstcher; on slch chick'n pie
II pertaler poue ez she do make
doan b'lieve dar's AIRY other i
mong all my congregation kin ekil f
m. Ef you should ever taste her v
hick'n pie, Bre'r Thatcher, l doan b
'lieve you could hold off fun akin 5
{ her 10 have you on de spot. But r
e ole Squire Turner's ben a eyein
/ her fur some time, en- | amt shO
ut he mought a got ahead er you. f
i you can't git her, how ud Miss u
.r'bella Wilkins dog r
Ole marster sorter drawed down a
is lace at dat, en- lowed: p
"She's powerful lean, Bre'r Duck s.
r." sez he, "an our lan's aint no q
avs ietchin." II
But she's got likely bit er up n
IN cotton on de Fishin Greek d
lad.' sez Misser Ducker. II rid "
YER it thes only las week, an it's b
Z likely bit er cotton ez ever l seed h
dis time er de yeer-only dar iC
int much Of lt-not more'n twen- q
Five acre, should sch, which air p,
pity" b
"She aint got mon SIX niggers to
uk ID, nnlher," sez ole marsler,
an den, Bre'r Ducker, she are so cG
Dwerful lean an could see by II
Is voice dat ole marster aint fan fr
erin much alter Miss Afbella. VI
"But you jist orter Taste her pl
'acklin bread an sassidgeS Bre'r Il
halcher,n sez MIsser Ducker. Il
She can mos beat Sister Harden al
.rsif at making sassidges, an den,
~ aint liable TO have much irOu-