Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-29

pete out fur 2 hull days after with the
eOOlin an cleanin orfter them.
They quilted me out 4 quilts, an
William Henery he got wood
enuf chopped to last all summer.
an he is thet tickled over it you'd
think he'd fOun a-a-horse's nest.
"Je whiz, Hester Ann, ses he, 81 amt
got nothin to do now till croppin time
an we kin visit arOun heap"
william Henery," ses I, sorter i'm
prOVin like, edo not use cuss words; eff
you hev bin so lucky es to cit ali of
your wood chopped fur nothin but the
feed be thankful, but don't cussi"
Well I'll be dOd burned, Hester
Ann, eff I beieave that is a euss word,
an I'm q goin to arsk the preacher, +"
ses he.
william Henery." ses I, but he went
out an slam'd the dOre, a sayin sunthin
under his breth about 'bangin bob
tale"
William Henery is a good man in his
way, tho he viii let a cuss word out
now an then, 1 aPays try to make him
repent of it, tho.
But es [ wus goin to say. Mr.. Ed
itur, Mis- Roper she wus a telIin sum
Of the things she seen in Californy.
She sed tibet everbuddy out there he'd
q heethin Chinee to cook fur en-. cause
it is more stylish, an ses she, Me an
Peter, we'd bring one home with us,
but father ROperses the air so queer
about sech things. Peter, he ses,
Paw won't never cum to see US eff we
take John Chinyman hum with us
an so we didn't" Mis- Squire Roper
WIS en- another quilt into the parIer. d.
Good land thinkses [ to myself, it's
a wunder you didn't bring hum sum-
thin besides fool nOshuns and GIN
cracks.
Ses she. "The Chinee they do cook
jest perfectly lovely, an then it is SO
funny to watch 'em eat with their chop
sticks, an they kin wash an iron lovely,
too" claws" ses Mis- BIodgers, Jon
athens wife, 81 wusht I he'd a Chinee
or sumbuddy to wash fur them young
un's Of mine, fur it jest keeps me aw-
fuI busy to keep a change o close fur
the five of 'em.
Mis- Roper she smiled kindly plying
ly, an ses she, Il don't see how you ever
do git along with all your family, Mis-
BIodgers; why" ses she, zone almost
broke us up. 1 don't no Whot in the
wOrl I'd do with FIVE" An she rolled
up the whites her eyes an side. She
Iarnt to do thet while Wus gone.
My sakes!" ses ole Mis- Jackson, II
RACED a family of seventeen an amt
nigh used up yit. I kin do about es
much work es the mex one VT" lef
tibet room then an went into the parIer,
but 1 Good here Mis- Roper a tellin
sumthin about "Whin we wus in Cali
forny."
They couldn't nigh all git aroun the
fore frames, so the gals wus mostly a
gOin to help me with the vitties an
then they Good run out to where the
boys wus a sawin wood.
Of all the tusselin and rasIin aroun
thet ever I saw I see tibet day.
Why Smanthy Caruthers an Jerry
Wilmer got to scufain, an he wus
tryin to kiss her.
George TrumbuI he stood rite clOst
by, Madden hops, but they keprite on.
William Henery he KEEP a hollerin,
'Kiss her, Jed; kiss 'er, Jed; thet's the
way got my stUrt.
Sum Of the other gals went an
helped her to git away, an then George
he Wus better tickled seein es Jed
hedn't kissed her.
Lawks, I mus quit fur this time an
mend the sete of William Henery's
pantaloOns.
He is the betinest man to ware out
close; it do seam thet when. a pursen
is jest a settin aroUn dom nuthin they
hadn't Orter ware out Their pantalOons,
but he do Jest awful. So good by,
HESTER ANN SCOOPER.
Chicago Ledger.