The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

put 'em on de table, an den I went back
in de kitchen TO get de baked ham. Iput
on de ham an some mo- dishes, an marsa
says. lookin' up:
~ fought dere was a roast goose,
Chad?'
AZ ant yerd nothin' bout no goose 1
says. IN ask de cook
"Nnxt minute | yerd OF marsa a-holler-
in:
"'Mammy Jane. ant we got a goose?'
"'Lord-a-massv yes, marsa. Chad, YOU
w'uthless niger, ant You TUX dat goose
out yitT
els we got a goose?' said l.
"'Is we got a goose? Didn't you help
pick it?'
al see whar my hair was short. an I
snatched up a hot dish from de hearth,
opened de wen do. an slid de goose in
just as he was, an lay him down befo'
Marsa John.
"'Now see what de ladies II have for
dinner, says ole marsa, pickin' up his
carvin' knife.
"'What1l you take for dinner, miss?'
SAYS !. Baked ham,
mo SAYS she, lookin' up to whar
Marsa John sat; Il think I'll take a leg OBJ
dat goose-jes So
"Well, marsa cut off de legs an put n
little stufiin' an gravy on wild a spoon, an
says to me, Chad, see what dat gemman
III have
"'What'H you take for dinner, sah?'
says |: Nice breast o goose, or slice o
ham?
"'No; I think I'll take a leg OBJ dat
goose
~ didn't say muffin, but l knowed berry
well he want agwine to get il.
but, major, you oughter seen ole mersa
lookin' for de udder leg oh dat goosei He
rolled him Ober on de dish, dis way an
dat way, an den he jabbed dat ole bone
handled carvin' fork in him an he'll him
up Ober de dish an den he says, kinder
sad like:
"tChad, whar is de uddeE leg of dat
goose?'
"'It didn't hab none. says I.
"'Hou mean to say. Chad, dat de gooses
on my plantation on'y got one Lego
"'Some OBJ 'em has an some OBJ 'em
ant. You see. marsa, we got two kinds
IN de pond, an we was a little hurried to-
day, so Nanny Jane cooked dis one
cause | cotched it fust.'
"'Well,' said he lookin' like he look
when he send for you in de little room,
I'll settle wild We after dinner
wen, TAR i WAS sllVcFln an Snakln
in my shoes, an droppin' gravy, an spill
lin de wine on de table-cloth, | was dat
shuck up; an when de dinner was ODER
he calls all the ladies an gemmen an
says: Now come down 10 the duck pond.
Pm gwine to show dis niger dat all de
gooses on my plantation got mo- den one
leg
AZ followed long, trapesin' after dc
whole kit an b'ilin', and when we got to
de pond"-here Chad nearly went into a
CONFUSION with suppressed laughter
'dar was de gooses sittin' on a log in de
middle OBJ dat ole green go%ose-pond wild
one leg stuck down-so-an' de udder
tucked under de wing"
Chad was now on one leg, balancing
himself IN my chair, the tears running
down his checks.
"'Dar, marsa,' SAYS i, don't We see?
Look ut dat old gray goose! OATS be berry
match OBJ de one We had today
"'Den de ladies all hollered an de GEM
men laughed so loud dey yerd EN- at de
big house.
"'Stop,y you black scoundrelr Marsa John
saws, his face gettin' white an he a-ierkin'
his handkerchief from his pocket. 'Shoor
major, hope to nave my brains kicked
out by a lame grasshopper il eberv one on
'em gooses didn't put down lie udder leg
"'Now, you lyin' niger he says, raisln'
his zane ober my head. I'll show you
stop, Marsa John! | hollered 'tan't
lair, 'tan't fair
"'Why ant it fair?' saws he.
cause says l, you didn't say shoe
to de goose what was on de table