Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-04-05
pose that you would ever leave Arkan-

pose that you would ever leave Arkan-
saw"
"Oh, err man halter stir 'roun' little
desc days. sab. Folks in Little Rock
got too cuts fur me-
'In what wayp"
"Wall, sab, dar wuz er time down
dar-er time long ergo-w'en er man
could pick up er chicken ur knock
down er haug, an dar want no great
'miration made erbout it, but, sab, dem
folks gittin' out dar ole-time an easy
ways, got ter sendin' folks ter de peny-
tenchy fur dom dem sorter things"
But do you find it any better up
here?n
'Wall, sab, | thought I'd try it, any
how. Been readin' de papers some,
an lowed dat I'd be safer up yere
close ter desc yere polerticians.
Thought dat whar dar wuz SO much
big stealth goin' on er little trick ur
two wouldn't be noticed er ha W hawm
But you must remember, Philpot,
that the big steal is the more likely To
go unpublished"
" thought o. dat yistidy, sab. blame
Of didn'. Tell you how much it 'ilu-
enced me-tell you whut er wise man |
is. started out ter git er little calf
dat ] had got erquainted wild, but !
thought erbout folks bein' punished fur
tahin' little things, an, sab, stead o
takih dat little calf an layin' myself
liable, acted like er white man an
tuck er big steer. Oh, vas, Is imprub
ed nightly in my Judgement sence ]
come up yere. But, gen'l, / didn' come
ter talk erbout my 'sploits. ! come ter
talk erbout er law pint. | want some
advice. ! married or lady some time
ergo named Nancy. She's er fat lady.
sab, monst'us fat. Waddles when she
walks, she do, an it takes er powerful
lot o. calico ter go 'roun' her, il do, !
ken tell you dat. Wall, summin' up de
matter, | wants er 'voce frum dat
lady"
Not because it takes so much calico
TO make her dress, hope"
''Oh. no, sab; "A stronger pint den
dat. It's jealousness, sab"
"Ah, you fancy that she loves some
other man better than she does you"
''Oh, no, sab, dar amt no man in de
case. III gin you de pint de whole
thing hangs on. Tother night | went
home pretty haungry, but she lowed
III
] didn't blame her fur dat-no | didn'.
Many er man would, but i didn'. sot
down by de fire, an close ter me wuz
err big yaler dog dat Nancy fotch wild
her frum Arkansaw i neber did like
dat dog nohow. an tole her ter dribe
him out, but she retched down, she did,
an patted him on de head an lowed
dat de dog had err right ter stay WHARF
she did. | didn say no mo- till after
while axed her whit wuz in de pan
up on de shelf She tuck down de pan
an dar wuz two pieces O billed bacon.
Il 'clar,' says she, Il didn' know dis
meat wuz yere.' an den she handed me
de little piece an gin de big piece ter
de dog. Now, gen'l, | KANT stan
nuthin' like dat, an wanter know ef
dat amt grounds enough fur er
'vorce?"
Surely not" the general replied.
'Whut, is de law gwine low er dog
ter come in 'twiXt or man an his happi-
ness? Is de constellation o dis yere
country gwine ter stan by an see en-
dog steal the 'fections O er mans wife?
Gen'l. | leabes you. ! had er mighty
high 'spect fur you, but | KANT stay
In de presence o. err man dat talks like
dat. Hole on er mint. De law KANT
tech me ef kills the dog ken itP"
" think not
Good mornin', genl. Dat dogs
dead. Oar amt no medicine dat ken
keep him erlive. Come or fechin'
jealousness inter my house. "-Arkan-
saw Traveller.