Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-10-17
FLIRTED WITH HIS APPETITE.
How to Bring Darby out Of the Sun.


How to Bring Darby out ofthe Sun.
The sun was mercilessly hot. 4
traveller over duty road in Missouri
saw an old negro sitting on log, where
the sun shown hot enough to bake
hoe 'ahe. "Look here, why don't you
get in the shade?" the Traveller asked.
The old fellow slowly turned his bead,
raked a stream of Precipitation from his
brow, and answered; Gaze / wantel
set yere in de sun, sab. OATS bout de
only reason l kin give"
But amt yea too warm "
IL doan know whut you calls too VAIN
but knows dat Use bout ter melt"
THAT brings me back to the first
question. Why don't you get in the
shade?"
Gaze I wanter be hot"
DO you feel better when You are sc
hot?7
"Oh, no, sab, KANT say l does"
"You are fool, that's what ails
you."
"Yas, sab, it mout look sorter dattei
way ter or pusson dat ain looked at de
facks?'
"Well, but what are the facts?"
"Wall, sab, de Jacks is deze we're: ]
libed in dat cabin way off yander III
dat ole fiei' las winter, an it leered
like de win je,' took er mighty pleas.
ure in stretchin' itse'f out in er narrer
streak an driyin' at dat place Some
times would wake up in de nigh. wild
one O. my years dun frost bit, an !
says ter myself right deo dat eff de
weder cher did get hot ergin. wul
gwine stay ont in it. meek no diifunce
how hot de sun shined, 50 we're / i. an
dar is de sun shinin' fur all he with.
why, that was a peculiar reiolu'
ton.
"Yas, sab, an dat's wnut de June buo
lowed wen de duck grabbed him, but
it is err TACK all de same"
And you propose to stay in the sun
just because you got so cold last win
ter?"
Oats erbout the shape o it. recll
ons."
Amt you afraid of being sunstruck!
People are dying all around here from
the effect Of the heat
mo. sab, ANT or feered, Gaze wen
I gifts sun-strnck I'll den know dar amt
no danger O. bein frlz. I'm gwine try
ter git ernuff heat in me ter las me all
winter"
"You are a funny old fellow
l. 4 . hat 81. 10 10. a1
wen l grabbed him wunst an flung
him down an come mighty nigh ticklin'
de life outen him."
Have you made q VOW that you
would not sit in the shade during the
hot weather.
Oats zactly whut Use done"
"And nothing could induce you -
break it?"
"Nothin' er tall, fur l done promised
de Lawd, an if you breaks err promise
dat you mecks de Lawd, wy you amt
gwine prosper after dat All yo' cattle
will die, an yo fire won't burn, an 20
dogs won't tree nuthin', and yo' terbar
ker won't taste good er tall.
"Well, that would be bad state oil
affairs. am sorry that you can't go &c
the shade a moment"
"Whut you want me tcy go dAr fur?'
he asked opening his eyes.
Il have q bottle of very fine whisky
and thought that would give you
drink
"Whut's de matter wild gibbin, it ter
me right yere?"
"Oh it would never do to drink in
the sun while the weather is 80 hot
81 kin stan it, sab, swar ter de cross
/ kin"
Yes. but don't want to run any
risk"
"Dat won't be ez bad ez gittin me up
dar in de shade an KNOWN dat all dem
klamities will fall on me, Gaze would
be breckin' my word wild de Lawd
Gimme de bottle"
NO, can't let you drink here"
"Look yere, I'll be er RANT man Of
goes up dar in de shade"
swell, you'd better not drink then.
/ must leave you. Good day."
"Yere, hol on. You amt gwire fiirt
wild er mans appetite dat way, Is you?
Dat ain 'cordin ter de Skrip'ers err tall.
Hol on an less argyfy or little"
Il have no time for argument"
@Den wait an I'll foller you right on
ter my 'struction. Dis time mex munt ]
won't hab er single cattle, an my ter.
barker won't tase good, but blamed eli
/ amt gwine tech dat Ticker" --Artar-
sac Traveller.