Telegram-herald., 1889-10-19

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I reckon she tsst grabbed me up ar run
sway Mid me"
Il don't see why she should complain
Of yo3r treatment Of her when she could
pick you up and shake your SOC Ks OF.
- Yes, sab she Ken do dat"
"Jedge," rhe woman exclaimed, lax
him whut he done Ter me an Bruder
Mles Az hlm how no dun cdtch Us Ia
sr trap, Jedge."
The nsero man began TO grin as
though he were amused by most agree
able recollection
What aid you 90 ?' the Judge asked.
Wall" said the little old negro,
softly chuokling, 80 you wants me ter
III tell you al erbout ter haw! haw'~
He laughed and ducked his head and TT
tered with sort CT ioltinx motion
Vas, sah;" he continued, restraining
himself with diffioulty, "I had ter giv
ebeu yrd do lady. We got erlong pstty
well TIL Brudder Miles tuck charge o de
Mt. Simmon Church-Oh, she'd slap me
over once In er wkile-but as say We
got erlOng putty well till dat yaller gen
tleman tuck charge o de congregation,
an / wanter say right now dat de ya&ler
gentleman what l refers 20 on dis erca-
sion is or raskiL Brudder Miles he got
say whut you please, dis yere fat lady is
mons sus fine cook. Wall, sab, no KEEP er
comm dar or eatin' my vidults, an dc
lady she KEEP on er putin out de best,
fur when OF preacher brags on or lady's
cookin' dat do settle IL right dar-settle
de fack dat he's gwine ter git de best In
de house an er heap O. IL. Putty soon
yero Brudder Miles say: Sister Wash
ington. whut make you let dat little ole
husban' O. yourn smoke erbout de house
fur? Dat amt no way fur er lady in do
church TO let er man ack. ] doan like
ter smell er pipe Wall, Jedge, de lady
come ter me an tole me dat ef / wanted
ter smoke IA halter go off down In de
woods somewhar. AS | didn' wanter
hab no trouble wild her / went inter DE
woods, but ever once in er while she d
call me ter come an 90 suthin' fur
Brudder Miles; dig taters, ketch er
chicken ur curry de gentleman's hoss
fur him. an one time when | went ter
de house when she had dun called me
furgot ter take my pipe outen my
mouth, an de fust thing ] knowed dc
lady snatched it way frum me an broke
1t oben my head. 1t was CT gr'et big
pipe dat had made outen clay mysef
an it hurt me powerful, 1t did. / done
my best ter please de lady an Brudder
Miles but couldn' do It an after while
when de lady would git tired chunkin'
me er round wy de preacher would box
me fust one way an den de udder jest
fur de fun o. seein' de lady laugh. Stead
o gittin' better affairs kep' er gittin'
wus, an at las jist nachully lowed ter
merse'f dat suttin' had ter happen; an
Ter carry out my idee l acted jest like
er slave-waited on de preacher. BACKED
his shoes an cotch his boss fur him
Jest like tuck pleasure in it. One day
de lady an de preacher come out in de
back yard an gunter watch he at some
work I IVES doin'. / had driv er post
deep in de ground en- had some
chains fixed to il. 'Whut is all dat p
de lady axed, 7 does believe in my soul
de man dun lost all his sense 1t do
look mighty like It said de preacher.
'Whut Is all dis fur anyhow 2 Sweet
sarvant O de Lawd,' says 1, an sweet
lady too, dis is fixed up ter break er
yoke O. steers that has traded fur It's
much better den CT wagtn fur da KANT
run or way wild il. It's er plan dat l
got up merse'f an Use gwine to make
er lot o. money outen IL. Oh, you doan
un'erstan' how it works; wall, let me
show you. Stan right yere handsome
lady an you stan right yere, sweet sar-
want o. de Lawd. Now jes slip yo' hams
right back yere inter deze yere lap
rings Da done 90. Wuz da zap rings,
ter, be he, Jedge," the old fellow litter
ed. "Da was haRcuifs an had de ham
some lady an de sweet sarvant O. de
Lawd chained ter er post. oh how do