Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-24
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borned.'
"Dink, couldn't make living here"
''sIake the nationl What dyou want with
any better'n we gotl Why. you never sot
down to a better supper than ven git at Old
Man Dempsey's and gals, phew-ew-ewf'
"Girls don't help fellow TO make living.
Dinls"
whats the difference eff they dontl
Hain't Sue bout all that's worth hvin' furi
| Gimme plenty o good terbacker and Ticker
fur Christmas, an plenty o. purity gals an
| durn the expensesp
About this time we drove up to the gate,
| and in less time than it takes to tell it, the
| Old Man Middleton. and the Old Lady Mid
| dleton, and Old Aunt Sukey Middleton, and
Old Granny Middleton, and half dozen
other Middletons, had hold of me- Younever
saw such q time.
| The old man offered inc a chew of tobacco,
| the old lady hustled me into the back room
aud pulled out brown jug of corn liquor
from under the bed, and with many wink
and meaning smile, told me TO drink hearty,
| Tor that was some she was saving to make
camphor with
AS soon as ! could go back, began 10 look
| for Sis, but didn't have long to wait.
| why, you're a stranger in these parts,r
said she, shaking both my hands, you gwine
| to be at the frolicF'
| "Yes, and Pm going to dance with you"
TITS go, and here's your mule, my
honey"
How long till supper, Sisgr
ooh, III have it ready in three jerks Of a
sleeps tail Lemme go, now"
faint you going TO give fellow a liss7'
''If il amt thpaxin' fur, it ain't wo'th
havin'."
''Then won't ask, p and suit. the action
20 the word.
| had TO tell the old man and the o. lady
and all the neighbors tho history Of my life
during the last few years.
''And hain't you marriedln asked old Mrs
Middleton.
"Ahemi Wen, yes you know have been
married a good while, but you mustn't tell the
| girls
"Why, shure 'nough, you are melried.
Lemme see whon--
"Why, nanny, don't you recollect that
! gal that cut mo outsn said Sis, who had
slipped up in hearing distance.
"pl have another kiss for that, said /,
making the best Of Il bad job.
"Well, boss, you won't as easy as you might
think. You can't play of as a single Teller
with US We all know you"
"Go on an fix that supper, Sis Name o
common sense. You've got tho man beside
himself ! want to chat with im some. I've
knowed his daddy afore IN fur forty years
Useter spark me, in my younger days; that.
what makes this boy seem like home folls.n
l thanked her from my heart for that, and
/ was soon engaged in retailing an illustrated
history Of myself, with notes and comments
to the contented listener.
The twilight had deepened into dark wher
Sis yelled:
"Supper's ready, folkses!n
The long tables were erected in the sandy
yard, and were loaded with homely gooc
things of innumerable variety. If you doub-
the power Of tile hog to manipulate himself
you 60 down to that land OF "hog and HON
my" and investigate for yourself.
Ham, iowl and peas, hoghead cheese, sous,
meat, hog feet, Cuttings, sausages, liver pul
| dings, blood buildings, spare ribs back boac-
cracking bread-but why go on1
ate like famished wolf. II wns thu g.
meal of the kind had had in a dozen 81,
and made up for lost time. gobble, p. %
porcine delicacies that would make me i.
with dyspepsia TO even think Of hero IA ,.en
But after awhile we got through. $50 b,
, that time the sets were forming iur q y. eaz
down in the big room of the house, tslieh hal
been cleared of everything but q few chair
up close to the fireplace, where the old folk
could sit ana look on and enjoy the fan.
Partners on the floorn beloved Dink, an,
old Nick Watson began to tune his fiddle.
''Corne on, sis.n said, and $50 sock %,
places.
"First four forwardP
, Old Nick struck up Happy Tim IN GeoI
gy,n and at it we went.
Jerusaleml We came down 70 it in regr
t lar old time STYLE ] felt my joints grol
timber and my feet grew lighter at ever
jump
fright an le7 thar"
Here wewent, "trippity, trippity, trippitS
Q trip, and every time caught Sis by the han
/ squeezed it with all my might.
Hands all round to the right"
r "Trippity, trippity. trippity'---
Gan promenade"
o With ahop and a skip and jump we wen
while old Nick began to sing to his fiddle;
G "Reelin' an errockin',
An I'm boun' to go;
4 Reelin' an erTockin',
: An I'm boun' to 60.
Oh, ladies. fare you Welt
"Swing and changer
r Ny head grew dizzy, and as I swung 3
Sis reached my arm as far around her wal
as ] could reach, and yelled;
Il Bring me a piece Of chalkV'
. Turn your cornerp
"Swing your partnerp
4 "Iring me that chalkln / cried
sWhat furg" yelled Old Dady Middieto
h from the corner.
! $50 can keep count. I've Rugged Big S
a half way round; now want to make MAJ
SO / can 90 round and hug the otherr---
IA Smack
felt a singing blow on my check
n "What do you meant asked, openu
~ my eyes.
If ''Who are you huggingi Who's Big SisF
y Great Scottl 1t was my good and faithf
u wifei had been asleep all the time, and t
whole business was a dream.
q ''Who's Big Sis, l sayf'
The next time that doctor gives me any
those frisky white powders I'm going to G
At gage room at some hotel, and lock myself
er The blamed things fixed me up the jolli,
In dream, and then got me into a scrape.
Dogon such physic ~ Montgomery II. II
Nv som IN Atlanta Constitution.
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ri He Knew the Fact.
ed A small boy had dog that was rough,
IS most small boys dogs are, and a young &
who lived next door had Kitten sly as