The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-03

bes' people I'm dis county wants ter 'leck
Hillson fur sheriff Dis ken only be done
by good men putin dar shoulders ter de
wheel l Is Hillson's right han man, an
Use got dc ithority for sayin' dat II you'll
turn In an mako speeches fur him dat he
win pay you we'll"
NY wife looked at me. ''Mr. Hennifen,"
said l, 'swut you say may be de truf, but !
is maxim speeches fur de Lawd.n
s'Yes, but maxim speeches fur de Lawd,
Mr. Summers, Incident keep you from speak.
in In faber o. Hillson"
sDave,n said my wife, 'Mr, Hennifcn Is
sholy right, an mon dat, ef dar's or man
in dis neighborhood dat needs money, you
is de man. De folks dat lissuus ter you
preach neber seems ter know dat we needs
things in dis house."
.Frances.n replied, Mr.. Hillson amt er
man o. my choice He has been mixed up
inugly erfairs, an KANT makeno speeches
fur him; so, let de subjeck drap right whar
ii is.r
Hennifen sisted on sayin' mo- but tole
him it want no use. he didn't stay long after
dis, but sayin' dat he would see me ergin,
went erway.
"Does you alluz 'spect ter lib in povertym
my wife axed.
II doan 'spect ter meek speeches in faber
o. err dishones' man. answered
Hennifen.come back interde neighborhood
de naixt week an called at my house but l
want at home. Wen Taxed Frances wut he
had ter say, she said dat he didn't stay but
er few minits an didn't say much o. any
thin. Err few days afterwards hearn dat
he wuz in de neighborhood ergin', workin'
wild de voters, but he didn't come ter my
house an didn't hunt him.
Nearly err munt must hab passed wen one
day wuz called on ter preach de funul o.
er man ober in ernuder immunity. ! didn't
git back till late in de night De house
wuz dark, an ez went up ter de do
tangled my foot In de vine, stumbled %
tore il up by de roots. went in an lit de
candle. Frances want dar. called her :
stepped to de do an called her till de eciSo
o. my voice brought back wild il &c cry o. or
night bird. Invent ober ter err neighbors
house. De women folks gnnter cry ez soon ez
da seed me. axed Of da had seen Frances
20, Bruder Summers, she's dun gone wild
dat yaller rasKel. He fotch err buggy an
tuck her erway.n
/ went down ter de sycamor' trees WIS r
my old wife wuz buried, an got down on my
knees. Oar want no bright smile twixt me
an de grave.
CHAPTER III.
De women folks fotch fiowers nearly ever
day an put 'em in my house, an de men
folks tuck of dar hats wen da come VIA
wuz / KEEP on maxim speeches fur 10
Lawd, an men dat wuz once noisy In cburrh
wuz now quiet
De 'leckshun time come on, and l koich
up my old gray boss an rid W ter town. l
went ter all de yotin' places but didn't see
nobody dat knowed. heard one man say:
"Wonder wut dat cuts lookin' ole man Is err
pol1n' roun' we're fur Den somebody an
swered: 'sDars er yaller man dodgin' round
yere some whar dat mout fling some light
on dat question: Ever time hearn o. any
p'litical ter-do any whar, rid dar, but
didn't see nobody dat knowed.
Winter TING come, de coolest winter dat
eber felt. One Sunday dar come er heavy
snow, an dat night 1t turned so col dat
/ could hardly keep VAIN by de fire. De
win blowed hard. Suthin' tapped ergin de
winder. hill de candle an dar seed de great
starin' eyes o. or night bird. turned erway
an had ies sot down by de fire wen hearn
er noise at de do; Ilissened, an den hearn
er groan. My heart felt de tech o. or cold
han an lSnowed dat Frances had come
UdCk. lOpcncu NC uO SHc iay oh uo kfOuh
wild her face turned up. tuck her in my
arms an laid her on de bed.
"Dave-Daye, won't you forgib metz
stood lookin' at her. 30 won't you fur
glib mei De Lawd has pardoned me an has
come back ter ak you-you--n
"Yas," said, ''yas, POI child Go ter
sleep in peace
She looked at me IN tried ter smile, but
de light wuz gone an dar want no smile
twixt me an de grave.
We laid her under de sycamo' trees, but
not war my ole wife was buried
KEEP on goin' ter p'litical meetins', an
some folks wondered why err ole man dat
neber voted tuck such intrust in SIGH erfairs.