Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-09-25
ook no notice of the interruption

and it mought er been two, l mought
er drapped of in doze, en- l mought
er stayed wake; yit, long er short,
sleep er wake. de fust news | know |
hear sump'n trottin' long on de peaz-
zer-dip, dip, dip, dip. | look 'roun,
Ell dough it wuz dark Ell my eyes
weak. | seed great big black dog
comm lords me. Des bout dat time
il seem like de dog seed me, en- he stop
en- look at me- 'Fo' kin shew at him
wild my cane he fetched growl EN- run
right at me. shet my eyes and hit
at i'm, but dey want no dog dar
Dey wuz sorter cracklin' SCUM like
dry weeds a-burnin', when he Tipped
over my head.
Dat what been pesterin' me, " said
Uncle Remus, solemnly He Tipped
up in de ar, but he amt never liz on
groun'. Hit dess like tell you, the
old man went on, seeing that Chloe
was speechless with aStonishment.
DE creetur Tipped mp in de ar, but
he amt never lit Oh de groun'."
Want you skeered mighty nigh ter
DEATH" exclaimed Chloe, dropping
suddenly in chair.
"Dey amt gimme no time fer ter get
skeer'd," said Uncle Remus Mos
'fo' fine dat de big dog done make
his disappearance, ! hear sump'n come
long de peazzer-dip, dip, dip, dip.
dip, dip. look 'roun' en- dar wuz a
little black dog lopin' long, Ell time
could shut my eye, he riz en- made his
disappearance wild dat same cracklin
SCUM like weeds Albumin"
"Whyn't You break an rum cried
Chloe, with some show of indignation.
Shoe" said Uncle Remus. Run
min fun ha'nts il like dodgin' thun-
der clap lit ! amt a-denyin but
what got up fun dar Ell done my
level best fer ter foller on after de
dogs Dey moughter made der dsap-
pearauce mo quicker den what done
kase dey went away like BLOWN out
light, but lay dey want mo- wiIin'
dan what old Remus wuz. des tuck
de highest cut right cross de front
yard. speck dey wuz fence in de
way, kaze when | went back dar next
day de palms wuz strowed all long
de street, an folks wuz stan'in' 'roun'
akin one amer ef dey hear dat drove
er horses ruDnln' away endurin' sr de
night
"Ah-yi" exclaimed Chloe.
Dat what dey say" Uncle Remus
continued. Il went back in dar,
did, an look all round, an dey amt
no dog track in de yard Neider wuz
dey any yuther sign ceptin' whar
struck de groun' one time twlX' de
front steps an de fence
What you do them" asked Chloe.
Il went right straight back an tell
Miss Sally bout dat ar place bein'
ha'nted. Miss Sally looked so square
she got me illustrated. bin KNOWN
'er sence she was little bit er baby, all
what she don't bleve, yit she sot in de
hall an stood me down dat dey wa mt
no ha'nts Bimeby, | hear Marse
John stirrin' 'roun' in his room and
den know why Miss Sally gwine on
dat way. Marse John come out an
AK ne what is it, an den he natally
gimme Down-de-country \ little mo-
and he'd n cussed But after he done
gone. Miss Sally come outan call me,
an ak Inc how | gwine ter run de
ha'nts off. | low dat ef dey amt no
ha'nts taln't no use ter run um off.
Den she low needn't be a gump des
kaze l know how. an wild dat tol 'er
de way ter git rid er ha' 'nts wuz ter git
some prckly pear root and bile it in
stump water an sprinkle it round DE
yard"
What Miss Sally say
She say: Don't you min yo Marse
John You 20 on an run de ha'nts
away. Don't stan GRIMM 'roun'
here.
AN you went" said Chloe
Il went said Uncle Remus Il
went, but / speck I'll halter 20 ag'in.
De ha'nts done come back"
"Oh, 90 way, man" exclaimed
Chloe How do you know
''Wellum, I'll tell you, sad the old
man, more solemnIY than ever. Il
wuz in here last night after you done
gone, an ! found basket er vittles
hid in de wood box right dar, an !
kfowed de reason De ha'nts
done come back, kaze dey amt no
body 'roun here gwinter hide good
vittles like dat"
Honey" said Chloe under her
breath, did you tell Miss Sally
What | gwine tell Miss Sally fer?
| tuck de basket home an Inc an de
ole omen en- William Henry walloped
de vittles mp"
Well thank de good Lord fer datr'
exclaimed Chloe with sigh of relief.
and just then Miss Sally came into
the kitchen with a swish aud flutter
to ask why breakfast was so late.
Chloe will never know whether the
lady heard what was said about the
victualS, but Uncle Remus knows
Joel Chandler Harris IN Washington Star.
A Colonel BY Marriage.