Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-09-28

Marse Bob, which keeps the liberty
livery stable down yOnder he sent de
convenience conveyance fer me an Hon.
ner ter ride ter church in-yessir he did do
perzackl y-de same sho-nuh, convenience
dat all de toniiied white folkses rides in
when dey gits married, an hit war drawed
10y two white hosses an druv by black
gemman Ob color
Yer jes orter er seed me an Homer
er sfI sgIvln up I'D d9t hne kerridge.
Homer war dressed in er kinder white
dolly warden, wild flounces on hit an er
muskeeter bar err sumthin', on her he'd
an hed ON er black suit an er stove-pipe
nat "hat Marse Jeems gimme arter he he'd
dohe Wld EN-.
pe 'hur'h wnz les Jam an runnin'
ober Wld people, hg, leetle, ole an Young,
an ez we promulgated promenaded up de
eyeHt aisle dey playei de Dead March on
'e 0rglh'
Emery bouy sald de audience an de
saryhony wuz Jes gran en- mrisibie. An
"'t Wu| Sh" ez yer born Int wuz.
Dau N"Iht an huther no honey, dat
MT Warht'
,,. =, men zen we aIlV BACK irum de church,
MS 2aily' an ms Marthy and Mis- Jane,
an an "a '3t more iady tolkses had spread
orlIIe ieast IN Miss sally dinin' room, ober
III dat blg, white house right ober dar.
9um 90 de culled folkses came ter de
MeuIIh least' an sum dldnt came. We
Nv" I,o"lh an plenty on de table too. Oar
"uI ieoeh CAKES none Oh yo common gin
! ~ i"IeHIy kIhd, nut hlg, nice uns. sum
ne" "is nI'Wh hNlhs tween EN- ike log
mouse VIA the Plasterln chucked in, an
sum looked les ez If dey he'd bin white
washed
| ueu yer; money, mt was scrumtlous,
uh h"t hicKle ana mt COS me, no sir, not
nIck'e.
Every body 'joyed demselves fine Me
an homer set at de end ob de table, whar
| ers GROWN right out oh hit. De white la.
| dy foikseN fotch 'roun' de cakes an vittles
herseives' an hit didn't take no coaxin' ter
EeI US Ier eat
h'u nttle Veranda memorandum
"' "e Ep'd hNlh dey brung hut hits los
nov 'ar Wuz lehen hg cakes trimmin'
| up "e resume board Wld dar lnslnerwatin'
pressnr9-l ''H9 haInt iergot dat.
We'll, er day er two arter de weddin'
Irast' de i"lkSes what cum ter see me an
H"i1er begin ter talk bout er bride tow
er' ''y sen ~ people marryin in sech
| S'y'e "uGhter take bride tower likewise
=" "e res "n Ie tony ioikscs do. an 50 dey
got il"hi'er heart sot on hit.
] No. ~ 'ii'NA''h0 b'i 0Ft sum
Oh her iolkSeS ober at Nicklisville, an put
AT me ter take er weddin' tower ober dar.
40 my darlln sez !, de Coloners
-Nihe Ter ara" line right dar. He aint
"iue uer -iu on no kee.ars cars no dat
~ "ainu' "ouldn ride on hit, not et
3'| "u@ ter stan right quietly all de time
my. VI u@ EHn uat wouldn't, honey
l"'l[ r''ln' hitS Jes hyln'' dats what hit
S"' u'h IreShlate mt. Ebery time
hear7 Oh people slttin destroyed and pull
Iisse! ON ueih kee-ars' Int weakens me
mt JeN do'
9eI ! yer hysei' atkins good huff
ier "e colonel. FL 1t haint, he kin stay at
nome.
Hohher hei set up ter take er bride
eower' an oar haint no passatyin wimmin
i'iASes Whtn dey 90 get tuck wld noshun,
So se@ l. Wen, my beloved, Ill jes take
yer down Ter dem kee-ars an put yer on
ue aSrlVatin conventions inventions an
yer KIN go Ter Nlckllsyllle on bride tow
er' ne Colonel II stay at home an ten
yer Ie mouse
IF man er water million melon is bet
ver none at all, so Homer she 'cluded ter
take de pri1le tower by hersef.
9, " heh we got down ter de kee-ars, dey
an tried mighty powerful ter git de Colonel
yer uruS hlsSe ter trabbel on EN- but de
tL.'iI, y , am 5"lue Yer 40 no seen way
nc ..HI' NJ iiI" oecelNlh ney Wuz'
.t'i Sc 'esSe oHeTeI Ter sit me Tree
r''Ss iicNe., wIau I1 uiuh cost hothen Ell "a
so TilIis m wa riohheT out, sez l, De Col
I,'Ti Ini Ies nooi II erlohg Ter erwhlle ylt,
male an hearty, ef hits all de same ter yer.
Narse Jesse sed l could holp Homer on
de Eee ars den, an res er bit tell dey wuz
ready ter start an l Jes likewise did de
same ohiy JeS stopped ON de leetle porch
AZ ,le liiIl een9' Dat war IeS eI FUR as de
ColoHel wanted ter put his head IN de krlt-
''t illouI mouth
"iSe JesST lo"ed lie Il play er trlck on
"e put Ie Col1hel warn SleePln wld
"'oi l"oIiI eyes sheu'
IeSHlS ue lhslne give toot' an de
Nee.aIs oegih Ter lllh-Grack erlong right
IentiG' an Aiarse Jesse 3egln Ter la1' lie
D,louEHl ne 'ol"nel Wur ket'nea IN de trap
SUI "uu ne 'oiohei les hlmDly shutiied
c',el "e',' % nee aIS' nk9 iS turkIe drops Of
len CT I"g lnIeT Ie rlooer' OATS Jes per
|ac'I$ "hau dlu
homer went RIGHT erlong on de jour
heE' an sea she J'yea mt powerfully, bar
RIM dat l warn eTI'ng WA her hut de
IoIohel couidn make up ms inlne ter let
ueln az Sii"i'lIiiiouS hee ars grihu ON MS bones
!t a% me no. uau ne c"uluh T.
he an Ilohner ioeu hlshty peaceaDle
an mid tersedder more II four year den
ue po krlIter luck Ter ann dunno
what war de matter wid her She jes'
sraHuateiy periShed'
heh She ius neglh ter GIT grunty,
anloleu rlght rouh Ter de doctor an got er
'tihGate' an tuck INT ter Mlstah Jimery
Cooke druggery an got de heaIln truck
rum nm
hit didn do no powerful lot o good
ana soon She war Ies e] wurst ez eber
zen i"tch nef dlS yer suiiurlous "atah
from aiar'e IKE i ne" weii-iIray' siI, now mt