Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-28

head en- thuh drappun uh yur hat--muh
gallussuz broke slap dab en- ttDo.
$50 Ihollers out tub Jim tub hole awn-ut
muh gallussuz I'D brokel Un by gum surI
he nuvver let avn ut he h-yurn uh wurd I
sedl I'm l hollers out uh gin, ut muh
gallussuz I'D brokel Un Q nuvver lets avn,
surl But ups un thoZe me-edzW Un urn
that L ups un Sez ut no man ut wuZ enny kline
Nv uh man I'D do sich w that Un he seq
he'z jist uz good uh man uz uvver trompt
thuh yethi Un nth that we .fU Un hit wuz
so good-uh man un so good-uh boy Un
nairry wun didn't make nuthxn much offun
thuh yuthernl
"Atter that, men Jim we nuvver sed ub
word fur -oh uvver sub lawng. / list
KANT reekulleck hol1 long hit lDuz ut we
didn't speak,
my oldust g-yurl, Mur-rt-you node her.
Well, Ri we allus called er-shed ben mar
rid tub Little Jim bikes bout uh yur, when
men Big Jim had thuh rulSus, ut jist now
tole yuh bout Tn lack more folks ut I
know-mad at wun, mad at dlcU I'd ousst
evvurtheng Nv thuh name NV bikes; un
thode-up, un thode-up, un KEEP up tho-un
up thengs ut wuZ uh-Oin um, tell Ri dast
tub come home emmy more. Staid uh-way
lawng tamil Uh tdl0no tam
"Well surf Wun Thanksgivurn, I'd put
uh yung turky hen en- thuh koop-lowd that
I'D be uh plenty. Un my ole wummern, she
ups un she ketchuz uh nuthern un puts
hit in.
81 sez whut'd yuh do that ferl Un.sle sez
she didn't rightly know ut I'd cGtch one Un
thot kline uh kyorus (curious) NV ut But
uh nuvver sed nuthun.
but, sur mex mornun see her un Han
ner uh pickun both than turkizl Un uh
sez, whut yuh pickun t1oo turhiz fura wun
Nv um uil be tub tho uh-tDdy, sz'I Men nv
ole wumer SEE, guess we kun eat um this
tamil Un so 1 nuvver sed nuthun more
bout ut.
"Un sur jist bout dinner tam, uh waggurn
druv up frunt uh thuh house; un Hammer
hollers tub me, un lights out fur thuh gate
Un uh h-yurn somebuddy hollern H-yur
pap! Kun un hep me out with thuh yung-
unsl Un out goes Un thar wuz Hammer
un Ri, un thur nav jst uh laffun un uh
kaklun un bout haf kriun un huggun wun
uh-nuther tell l begin tub feel middlun
meller mussev So uh hilt out muh han un
hollers out to um tub light down un KUN mi
I'm jist then up rides Big jim bikes un
Merruty Bilun-uh hoss-back.
"Well, sur, / lowd they'd raise thuh lone
un go by, uh hoopun But sur Merruty he
pulls up un Jim he pulls up! Un Merruty
he sez-Dinner bout ready Josec-fursa
SUI zee. Uvverbuddy jist calls me Seefl But
Merruty allus called me by muh full name
Jo-see-furs. Un dod-burnd ef knowd Daut
tub say. didn't know holD Big Jim nd take
ut. But jist then kotch Jims ey kline uh
lookun funny outun thuh konders (cornersl
at mih. Un we both bustud out uh laffun.
"Yuh know how fellers ull sometimes gis
tub laffun bout nuthun ut tall, ,ur some blanc
fool theng ur nuther-un tist keep avn tel.
they KANT quit, skaicely. Well sur we both
laft tell Jim lack tub uh drapt offun his
boss, un me un Merruty had tub hep i'm
down, un mighty nigh Iced i'm entuh thuh
house.
" But sur we had thuh best turky dinner.
Un thuh best tam uh tawkun un uh laffun
un uh tellun yarns, atterds (afterwards)-
Ut moce uvver had en- muh lifte Qife).
" Un uvver senst that Thanksgivurn men
Jim's ben thickern eUer we wuz"
II. w. TAYLOR