The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-10

achey teeth she had left, an she sent ier
Dant Bell. the boss doctor. an had him
twist EN- ont. Mex time dad went TO
the county seat nam went with him' an
sot fer some boughten teeth. an ietchen
en- hum with her. They was nice an
shiny. an folks kim FIN all round the
swamp deestric' TO see EN-. an one or Two
al women stuck up their noses, an said
tht some folks was gittin' mighty proud
with their store chompers an SIGH. an
mt mebby it were all right. but, b gosh.
III want nothin' truer thin tht pride
alluz went afore fall.
"The day man fetched her boughten
teeth hum she were ca'c'latin' on kinder
splurein roun 'mongst the neighbors
with 'em that night. She were washin
MP the supper dishes wen who shd come
in but Betsey BUYERS darter Sally. Nam
know'd. O. course, sumpin' were to be Dor
ried. an she says to Sally:
wall. Sally. wat does yer nanny
wantY
g Mans gointer go to quiltin' to Mrs.
Slnpp's tonight says Sally, AN she says
would We please lend her yer boughten
teeth to wear. au' she'll break 'em In fer
yc.'
Course mann were sorry, but she said
she couldn't spare EN- that night, an
Sally went back hum in huff Nam she
mt the teeth on an went out to make her
| splurpe On the bridge crossing NC
| GoniGle's Rue she met Dominic Skinner
an She begun to talk to him, a leetle thick
an cold in the head like, OWN to the
room the new teeth took up, but the teeth
/ -, no
st,ns VILE she was talkin', man had
10 sneeze. an she did, an kebizzl went
the bouchten teeth outen her mouth
They never stopped till they plunked III
the creek, an o course was carried away
long the bottom. AFTER nam kim 10 her
self all she said were:
Its Judgment on me- she says 1or
not 'commodatin' neighbour
"A year arter that Hank Yellrack were
| fshin' near Biler's Dam, wen wat does he
see but Of Redtail the Ripper sailin' roun
i'm the deep hole, fat as prize hog, an e7
lively an frisky ez colt Hank werC
hidin a-hind stump, eatin' a hunk
pork an Johnny cake fer his grub, an
soon OF he got over his start at seem the
Ripper an. iniyin' setch amazin health
he chucked a piece O. the pork In the
wafer TO see wat the trout d do. vi
RodtaiI grabbed it an downed 1t. Then
NOT spectin the Ripper wouldn't see The
,ick. baited his hook with pork, an wel
the fish had his back turned, Hank drop
ned it in. The Ripper give one swash an
.obblcd the baitl Hank give yank, an
had hook in Of Redtail at last. lie hol
lered an Yelled an oil the men at tn
,awmill kim runnin' out to the dam
The big fish tried to take Hank dow
stream. but Hank held him up an would
Mt let him Bimeby OF Redtail turne'
head squar up stream an rushed RICH
ioards Hank. He riz up to the top III
the hull o his big head were onkiv
cred Then he winked one IN
classy eyes. opened his mouth VIDE
and the mex minute Hank wer
turnin back sommersets on IN
bank, an the Ripper dove down, held HI
tail bove the water fer minute al
wiegled it at the 'stonished sawmill men
and way he went Hank picked himsel
ND an hooked sheepish. But wen IA
cooked at his hook he most tainted. II
see how it were th't Ripper had turned u
40 fat On the hook were my nanny
bouphten teeth The Ripper had foun
EN- in the creek, fitted EN- in his jaw, a
went to feedin on the fat o the lam
ain Course, wen he foun' th't he wer
,etched by Hank, an th't he couldn't &c
away. he list give up the teeth like
leetie man. an ez good es said
Good by, you fellers, an be burned I
yer ,,c
An he want never seen in Motion
, ,le's RIM apin. Ed Mott in New Yor
! Sun.