Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22

bette out fur hull days after with the
cookin an clesnin orfter them.
They quilted me out 4 quilts, an
William Henery he got wood
enuf chopped TO last all summer.
an he is tibet tickled over it you'd
think he'd foun a-a-horse's nest.
sJe whiz, Hester Ann" ses he, II amt
got nothin to do now till croppin time
an we kin visit aroun heap"
civilian Henery," ses I, sorter i'm
provin like, edo not use cuss words; ef
you hev bin so lucky es to git all of
your wood chopped fur nothin but the
feed be thankful, but don't cuss!"
well, I'll be dod burned, Hester
Ann, eff beleave that is cuss word,
an I'm goin to arsk the preacher, :"
ses he.
william Henery," ses I, but he went
out an slamd the dore, sayin sunthin
under his breth about "bangin bob
tale"
William Henery is good man in his
way, tho he will let cuss word out
now an then. al'ays try to make him
repent Of it, tho.
But ,es 1 wus goin to say. Mr.. Ed
itur, Mis- Roper she wus tellin sum
of the things she seen in Californy.
She sed thet everbuddy out there he'd
a 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 SEES,
Paw won't never cum to see us eff we
take o John Chinyman hum with us,
an so we didn't" Mis- Squire Roper
wus en- another quilt into the parler.
Good land! thinkses I to myself, it's
a wunder you didn't bring hum sum-
thin besides fool noshuns and GIN
cracks.
SEES 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" Laws" ses Mis- Blodgers, JON
athens wife, Il wusht he'd Chinee
or .sumbuddy to wash fur them young
un's of mine, fur it jest keeps me aw-
full busy to keep change close fur
the five of EN-"
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-
Blodgers; Why" Sos she, zone almost
broke us up. don't no whot in the
worl I'd do with five." An she rolled
up the whites her eyes an side. She
larnt to do thet while wus gone.
"My sakes!" ses ole Mis- jackson, 81
RACED a family of seventeen an amt
nigh used up yit. I kin do about ct
much work es the mex one yit." lei
thet room then an went into the parler
but I Good here Mis- Roper tellin
sumthin about "Whin we wus in Cali.
forny."
They couldn't nigh all git aroun the
fore frames, so the gals wus mostly q
goin to help me with the vittles an
then they Good run out to where the
boys wus sawin wood.
OF all the tusselin and raslin aroun
thet ever I saw I see tibet day.
Why Smsnthy Caruthers an Jerry
Wilmer got to scuf1in, an he wus a
tryin to kiss her.
George Trumbul he stood rite clost
by, Madden hops, but they KEEP rite 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. mus quit fur this time an
mend the sete of William Henery's
ipantaloons.
He is the betinest man to ware out
close; it do seam tibet when q pursen
is jest settin aroun doin nuthin they
hadn't orter ware out ther pantaloons,
but he do jest awful. So good by,
HESTER ANN SCooPER.
Chicago Ledger.