The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-21

you may begin married life in har-

~" uay ocSin HaTTicu HIe III mar
mony.
Aunt Anniky expressed her graf.
itude- "An' dis time," she said, with
sudden fury, II sleeps vid 'em tn
The teeth were presented, and the
wedding preparations began. The ex-
pectant bride went over to Ned's cabin
and gave it such clearing up as it
had never had. But Ned did not seem
| happy. He devoted himself entirely
to his pigs. and wandered about look
ing more wizened every day. Finally
he came to our gate and beckoned to
me mysteriously.
"Come over to my house, honey"
he whispered, "an' bring pen an ink
| aa piece O. paper wild yer. wants
yer ter write me a letter.
l ran into the house for my little
writing desk, and followed Uncle Ned
| to his cabin.
"Now. honey" he said, after barring
the door carefully, "don't you ak me
no questions, but jes' put down de
words dat comes out O my mouf on
dat ar paper"
VERY we'll, Uncle Ned, g on
"Anniky Hobbleston," he began,
"dat weddin' amt s-gwine ter come
| off. You cleans up too much ter suit
me. l amt used ter 50 much water
splashin' aroun'. Dirt is warmin'.
Spec I'd freeze dis winter if you wuz
here. An you got too much tongue.
! Besides, rs got anudder wife over in
Upper. An l amt gwine ter
marry. As fur havin' de law, rs a
leavin' desc parts, an takes der pigs
wild me. Yer can't fin dem, an yer
can't fin me. Fur I amt a g,Uine ter
marry. I wuz born bachelor, an a
bachelor will represent befo' de
judgmentseat. If you gives yer pro-
mise ter say no mo- bout dis marryin'
business, p'r'aps I'll come back some
day. So no mo- at present, from your
humble worshipper, NED CUDDY."
Isn't that last part inconsistent !?
] said l, greatly amused.
Yes, honey, if yer says so; an it's
| kind o. soothin to de feelin's of a wo-
man, yer know.
l wrote it all down and read it
aloud to Uncle Ned.
Now, my chile, he said, I'm gwine
ter git ON my mule as soon as der
neon rises, an drive my pigs ter Col
Water Gap, whar I'll stay an fish.
Soon as | am we'll pleased gone, you
take dis letter ter Anniky; but min :.
don't tell whar Is gone. An if she
takes it all right, an promises ter let
me alone, you write me letter, an
I'll git de fust Metholis' preacher I
run across in der WOO Is ter read it ter
me. Den, eff it's all right, I'll come
back an weed yer flower garden fur
yer as purity as preachin'.
agreed to do all Uncle Ned asked,
and we parted like conspirators. The
next morning Uncle Ned was missing,
and, after waiting a reasonable time [
explained the matter to my parents,
and went over with his letter to Aunt
Anniky.
Powers above! was her only COM
ment as 1 got through the remarkable
epistle. Then, after pause to collect
her thoughts, she seized me by the
shoulder, saying Run to yo' pappy,
honey, quick, an az him eff he's gwine
ter stick ter his bargain bout lie teef.
Yer know he pintedly said dey wuz a
aceddin' gif'.
Of course my father sent word that
she must keep the teeth, and my moth
er added a message cf sympathy, with
a present of pocket-handkerchief to
dry Aunt Annikyts tears.
But it's all right, said that sensible
old soul, opening her piano-lid with q
cheerful laugh. Bless you, chile, il
wuz de teef 1 wanted, not de man
An. honey, you jes' SEN word to dat
shifle.s old nigger, eff you know whal
he's gone, to come back home and gil
his crap in de groun'; an, as fur al
I'm consarned, yer jes let him know
dat wouldn't pick him up wild ten
foot pole, not eff he wuz to beg me or
his knees till de millennial day
From Dialect Tales, published in 188;
by Harper Brothers.
1t is not easy to tell what satire is
or where it originated. In Eden, say
Dryden, the husband and wife excused
themselves by laying the blame OF
each other, and gave a beginning t.
those conjugal dialoguesin prose which
poets have perfected in verse. What
ever may be, we know it when it cuts u
and Sherwood Bonner's hit on tn
Radical Club of Boston was almost in
, excusable.
Shc was admitted as guest, an
her subsequent ridicule was viola
ton of all good breeding. But like 81
many wicked things it is captivating
and while you are shocked, you laugh
While l hold up both hands in hor
J. ror, l intend to give you an idea q
it; leaving out the most persons
!, verses.
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