The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26

giggle en- low, Oars Ben, reckon
Den tuck err look out de winder, en-
sho' 'nnf der stood de ole niger dressed
up wuss'n marster NV er Sunday. Ev'y
knot er hair wuz kyarded out, en- one er
marster's ole beaver hats wuz settin' on
top er his head. His sto' cloze wuz bran,
spankin' new. en-, mon dat, he had on er
billed shirt en- collar.
but, erasmus, honey, down at de bot
tom dar sot his ole black feet spread out
flatter'n er pancake on de dosteps. [
des tuck'n reich under de bed EN- fetch
out de shoes
Now, Delphy.' says |. you DIES lem
me lone. gwine fix ole Ben
ovid dat | walks ter de do en- opens
it er crack.
/ "'Good evenin'. Ben,' says I.
! 'Howdy, Aunt Becky says he; 'aint
yer gwine ter let me IMP
"'Delphys putin de cape jessamines
roun' de weddin' cake says 1, zen she
sont me wild de shoes, Ben, so yer won't
make no BAREFOOT tracks crosst her front
do. Des set right down on de do'step en-
put on de shoes wiles l goes en- looks
after de roas' shoat er mint.
II didn't give Ben no time ter say
nuthin', but l tuck N drap de shoes
right alongside er de ole niger en- shet
de do en- button it on de inside. Den /
tuck my stan by de winder fer ter
watch i'm.
"Fust he tuck off his beaver hat EN-
scratched his he'd en- stood lookin down
at de shoes; en- bless yer soul, honeyi he
wuz dat mad dat he couldn't scacely
move. He KEEP er mumblin' en- mum
bin en- scratchin' his head, but he amt
move yit.
Putty soon he shuffied roun er little
en- den up went his Foot, en- he gin dem
shoes err kick wat sont 'em flynn. Den
he turns roun' mighty mad en- start fer
de gate.
''Wid dat / goes er little way off'm de
winder en- holers out;
DelphN dish hyer mighty fine chick
en- Said wat Miss Belle sent, en- Miss
Emily done empty de pote wine bottle in
dish hyer syllabub."
"Nex' time look out de winder ole
Ben mo- higher de house dan wat he
wuz, en- l seed him lookin roun' de ya'd
lax he huntin' dem shoes.
"Den hollers out ergin:
"'Delphy Ben's gwinter kyarve de
shoat, ain he? En- reckon we better
put de roas'n years en- de chicken Said
alongside er him too. clar ter grashusl
dish hyar tables dat full dat hit couldn't
hole no mo-.
''Dat done hit, honey, des lax knowed
it would. Mex time l look out de win
der Ben en- de shoes wuz settin' on de do
steps maxim frens, en- hit want long TO-
heard n%fAaock at de do
"'Lordy, Benl" says l, L mighty nigh
forgot yer, l been dat busy wild de sup
per table,
"Well, honey, hit wuz putty to hear
dem shoes creak, en- ter watch ole Ben
walk in 'em, but de niggers wuz er ged-
derin' by dis time, en- 'twa'n't long TO- de
preacher come, en- marster en- Miss Emily
en- de chillun en- Marse Hills folks, en-
den de weddin' tuck in
Yer may say wat yer please, honey,
but dat wuz er mighty fine time. De
preacher WOE er fren' err ole Ben's, en- he
wuz one er deze hyer regular backwoods
zorters (exhorters) Der want no uppity
ways bout him, en- his ole jeans cloze
looked mighty funny longer de bride en-
groom. Fust thing he low wuz:
'Bre'r Ben en- Sis Delphy, jine hands;
den wen ak de Lords blessin'."
den off he went inter one er desc
hyer camp meetin' pra'rs After dat he
gin 'em er talk bout how dey halter ack
wen dey wuz married. des same lax dey
want gwine on seb'mty seventy.
"Atter de weddin' wuz over de wife
folks shuck hands wild de bride en-
groom en- den went out en- tuck look at
de supper table. but dey wouldn't eat
nuthin, kase dey low dat us niggers
could eat all dey wuz. En- dat wuz er
fac honey, kase after de wife folks wuz
gone de niggers tu'n looset fer sho' dat
night.
1--WE had er whole roas' shoat fer sup
per, en- roas'n years en- wat'melOns en-
mus'melons en- cake en- candy en- bacon
en- greens en- taters, en- we nuVer pass by
de ash cake, kaze dat waz one er ole
Ben's pennunces. En- Miss Belle she
made er whole mess er chicken Said, en-
Miss Emily whipped up de cream fer de
syllabub, en- Miss Hill made de brides
cake en- put er COLE ring inside.
"Cosen Delphy cut de cake fust, but
she didn't git no ring. Den ev'ry niger
halter cut de brides cake en- Mandy she
got de ring, kaze her en- one er Mis- Max
wells niggers wuz keepin' comp'ny, en-
sho' huff dey weddin' wuz mex.
4 AFTER supper de house got too little
en- hot en- we went out inter de ya'd fer
de dancin'. Dey wuz er lightood fire