Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-11
WORKING WITH THE SINNER
MAN.

locust tree, eating watermelon. You
appear to be enjoying yourself, old
man." said the traveller.
@Oh, yes, sab, un'er de circumstances
rs dom right well.
~How are the melons this year%
II doan know how da is In de CINE
raj, but In dis yere partickler da is
mOnst'us good.
II am looking for a very fine bird
dog that got away from me last week.
Have you seen anything of him?"
%Nor. sab, doan reckon I has. De
truf is has been so monst'us busy dat
I hasn't had time ter look roun'."
Busy with your crop, suppose?"
AOh, no, amt got no time ter fool
wild er crap"
What are you busy with?"
Wild de eriairs O. de Lawd, sab.
@Oh, you're preacher, then?"
Vas, sab, 1 wuz er preacher den an
am er preacher now.
What denomination ?"
%Meferdis, sab; Meferdis clar down
In de heart"
"And you are busy with your congre-
cation I suppose?"
Vas, wild de sinners. Da puts me
ter or most'us sight O. trouble. works
wild 'em srly an works wild 'em late,
an still rs nightly feered dat some O.
EN- gwine ter torment in spite O. ever
thing / kin do. It peer ter me like de
old worp gittin' wus an wus ever day O.
de worP. But it amt my fault, fur de
Lawd knows rs doin' my best ter
snatch 'em frum de jaws O. destruction.
We'se got er 'vival gwine on down yere
on de bayou, an we'se er pullin' er
good many o 'em in fust an last, but
takin' dem dat we misses an dem dat
draps back after da dun tasted o. de
grace, wy it amt so nightly 'cour'gin'
AFTER all; still 1 mus say dat de Lawd
amt gwine hop it ergin de
ole man, fur de old man dun pitched in
de bes' he could. Sometime 1 KANT
hardly eat fur thinkin' erbout dem POI
sinners, an de truf Is dis watermelon is
de fust thing dat has tasted right good
ter me fur mo- den er laung while, 1
tell you"
you no doubt have great deal of
work to perform"
think da have er heap er work, but da
doan know whut work is. Wy, de white
man dat breaches ober on de turnpipe,
he think he got er hard row ter
hoe, but look at him. Whar is he now?
Gone off ter stay er week an Joy his
SET, vile I haster stay right yere ter
keep de sinner man from jumpin' de
fence an runnin' way off yander down
in de swamp O nikity."
The stranger, suddenly starting,
asked: What noise was that?"
Il amt yered no noise, sab. F."
'"I did. All, there it is again. 1t
was a dog bowling"
~Yes, blebe it wuz. Must a-been one
dem houn's dat b'long ter Mr.. Frazier.
Da allus howlin' bout suthin' 'ruther.
Yes, sab, 1 halter work SO hard keepin'
de sinner man frum jumpin' ober de
fence an strayin' way of down yander
in de swamp"
That's no hound bowling" the
white man broke in. "The sound
comes from that smoke-house.
Il doan think it do, sab; Gaze dar
amt no smoke-house on de place."
well, from that little house right |
over there.
"Oh, dat amt no smoAe-house. OATS
er hen-house, sab"
We'll, but want to look in is.
ooh, dar amt nuthin' in dat house,
sab, but er ole goat, an he smell mons
t'us bad"
II don't care for that. 1 like to
smell goat; there is something in the
scent that keeps me from having the
headache.
"Dar amt in dis yere goat, sab. Doan
you put no 'pendence in dis yere goat,
Gaze you doan know him like does. I
has had him for laung time"
Eyes, but If he is such bad-smelling
goat why do you keep him?"
Il wouldn't keep him, sab, but de
folks all knows him, an I KANT gin
him ter nobody"
why don't you kill him?"
~Oh, amt got de heat ter do dat.
[ KANT think O. sheddin' blood, Gaze, ez
[ tells you, rs workin' so hard to keep
lie sinner man frum jumpin' de fence
An strayin' way off down yander in de
swamp O. nikity."
Well, II none OF your nelghbors Will
lake that goat. and if you are too ten
to kill him, why, I'm your
man,"
How so, sah?"
~Why, want the goat"
"On, no; you doan want dis yere
,oat.
yes do, and I must have him."
ivy, boss, dis yere goat is dun }
,unned mad"
~That makes no difference; 1 want
him any way"
%Oh. no you doan; an sides dat I !
Iain't be sponsible fur you takin' or !
mad goat dat will be gibin' you de
obia. I amt dat sort o. pusson, sab, J
ur ez / says, I halter work so hard ter
Ieep de sinner man from jumpin' ober
lie fence an strsyin' way off down in de i
swamp O. nikity."
The dog howled again, and the white !
nan, after listening moment said: at !
must be peculiar goat to make noise 1
Ike that"
He is a most'us cuts goat, sab" :
Il don't doubt it, but must go and