Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-10
MOSES 1T THE CIRCUS,

'I1fN ArE.. NhA aAA0Ns "a ~ - $780,
se vo'self in hyar d'recly wifi dat wood,
sumpin II drap round hyar.
The shrill cry, impelled by the vlgor-
Gus lungs Of Aunt Caroline, foated over
the bare little back yard, around the
corn crib, and finally reached the ears Of
Moses Elijah Ellison, who sat On the
chopin block" with his head in his
hands, Illuminating on some knotty ques-
ton.
Hastily gathering the few sticks OF
wood that were cut, Nose started for
the house. knowing by experience that
he would feel the weight Of Aunt Caro-
lines by no means gentle hand If he de-
layed much longer in producing the
much called for wood
"Wot yo' ben dom all dis vile benin
dat con crib, 20 lazy, good fer notln
niger? l sent yo' out dar ter cut dat
wood a haFn hour ago n 20 amt gotn
armful Wit. Take datr' and aunty made
a blow az Nose, who adroitly ducked
under her bare, black arm and ran into
the kitchen.
After depositing the wood in b box
prepared for it, Nose retreated TO a safe
Mace behind the stove, where he kept
an anxious eye on aunty, as with a
gorgeous red I'D yellow turban on her
head, she " t the dirty floor and dust
ed the furniture, which consisted mainly
of a rcketr table, some empty soap
boxes and a -hree legged stool
'sSav, Aunt Ca1ine." said Nose, gisnc-
ing furtive y up, kin l go ter de succus
wots comm hyar dis afmoong
Moses Elijah Ellison cried Aunt
Caroline. fairly swelling with anger at
this audacious question, 'hain't 70 got
not'n' better ter do dan traipsin aroun'
ter successes: Hyar! yo' take yo'self
'roun' ter dat wood pile, an eff 20 dar 70
stir outer nv sight dere'l be anudder
succus in dis town. Air yo' goin'E' And
She looked around for something 70
throw.
However. Nose was well out Of the
way. and by the time Aunty got 70 the
door with n of the precious sticks OF
wood all she saw was the twinkle OF a
pair Of black feet around the corner Of
the "CO'u CRIB.
" Pears like ~ if aunty wuz glttin
wuss n wu,s. ~solilOquIzed Nose as he
sat down on the %chopplng block to med
itate on the situation. Here l wuz
a-choppin' an a-choppin' all dis mawnln
tell nv back feels ike hit wuz clean
broke, and de minnit / axes fer a little
moosement she up n whups me Wit a
stick er wood. But l hain't gOln' ter
stan hit no longer he continued, shak-
ing his fist at an imaginary Aunt Caro-
line; Moses Ellison am goin' ter kick,
AM
eli, Vi. w'ot 70 dom, Nose: Hev 70
got de Saint Bituses dancer and Nose
i~nseparable friend, William johnson
Jumped over the fence and sat down OF
the log.
'Golly! Bill, how yo' skairt me, said
Mose, rolling his ewes and swallowing
hard. 81 tort yO' wuz Aunt Callne
shore, an yO' bet / doan' wan ter let hel
ketch me monkeyin' roun' like dis, and
for five minutes nothing could be heard
but the sound Of the AK, as Nose heweC
desperately at the tough wood
Say. Nose" said Bill, during a lull IL
the chopping, "goin' ter de succusS
''Doan' say succus ter me- said Mos
rather bitterly, as he made a blow at
huge knot. Il axed Aunt Ca1hne jes
few minnits ago, an she done set me a
the woodpile. But eff l he'd emmy none,
I'd 20, hckin' er no hckin'. Be yo' goin?
"Yaas," said Bill, displaying a blu
paper proudly. Il helped de man wasl
de bars cage dis mawnin', and he gu
me a pass fer two; 80 cum long eff ye
70 run away"
Nose was not prepared TO be taken u
90 quickly. and for a moment stood Il
open mouthed surprise, but, determinlnI
not 10 show signs Of cowardice befor
Bill, he threw down the AK with man,
misgivings, and, keeping the com chi
between them and the house, the
climbed the fence and started for tn
circus.
''Golly.7 exclaimed Mose, sitting dow
on a large rock and wiping the swea
from his face. Il 'spected ter heer Ann
Ca1ine yawpin' arter us cherry mlnni'
Didn't yoE'
"Yaas." answered Bill thoughtfuly
''but look yere, Nose, IF / takes 20 int
de succus 20 orter do sumhn fer M
hadn't yoT'
'Er-yaas,' said Nose, rather doub
fully, 'but yo' tel me w'ot 'hs fust fol
] do hit
Bill fumbled a moment in his pock'
and brought forth a rather small size
biscuit.
"Give dat ter de bar, he said, givir
it to MOse.
"Duz de man low yo'ter feed de bar
said Mose, turning the biscuit over IN h
hand and seeing nothing suspicious abo'
it.
Certainly replied Bill, from Il
height Of superior intelligence. He To-
me dis moruin' dat de fOlkses allus q
i'm peanuts an biskits. Well, ef y
doan' wan ter do hit / kin git Sam VI
son insted.'
sHoT mp. Bin, " called Nose, as Mast
johnson turned away as il he didH'tcar
IN DO hit
.'Well. hussle yo'self and Wen git d
airiy an git a good seat" said Bill Il
umphantly.