Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-19
OLD HECTOR'S VISTA.

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rnscd long and earncstly upou the faces
Unframed before him. - 4 levotee NJ saint-
- shrirc might rase Ana worsh;p. Il was
nj tbe Rrst time III had 40 AT, indeed.
| n wna his treatment Measure 10 slowly
,.,,ca ~, y,r. ,lnvs frup, M h,,,n Ma rnnin
4 ~ ,.Nfass Rob'sr n haar .s,ttle missv-
plav on her organ. and sing "a him The
sweet GOSPEL HYMNS; 10 gaze. as II en-.
transei' by the hour ON the reyercd faces
~ ..old ,nnu... AM raissua. " which were
the greatest eldovmeuts Of His fading
life.
Ella Merton, '.'ittle missy,- turned TO
| look at the old man ~ he sat. For ten
minutcs he had not moved.
"Uncle Hector. !" she said, n wish you
would tell me what you think OF when
| you ait still SO long and look mt grand.
fathers and grandmother's pictures"
"Oh. little missy, dunno cf kin tell
| Won. Seems like lockin' down dem LON.
baady poplar nbenus useter be In Lib'ty
| county fore you was born look down
an look down, an pears like can see
cherry ting eber happen to me in all life.
an all l member, too"
do tell ME about IL. What il the
tirst thing you seer"
sswhy, down yander way dc trees so
little dey look like dey touch an meet
de sky. see h great big ship. II is so
far of cant see 1t plain, but hear de
water on do outside 20 swish, swish,
swish. an know | am dar wild lots d
folks. and it's awful hot, an heap o. dem
die. an seems like de water neber gwine
4 stop goin swish. swish, swish on do out
side q dat vessel Den ses de quarter
ut de old plantation in Lih'ty county.
an 20 to playin' wild sum buckra chill.
len. pcy Is the fust wife chillcn cher
see. an yer grandpa up lar is one O de
ittlest ones, an e so good to little
Afcan Niger. an so pooty, dat | luh
'e,n straight off. an | lub em till yet.~
/ .Go on, Uncle Hector"
"Well. den, we git de big BOYS. an
yer grandpa, ma q let me TEX EN- wild
me a-tishir,', mn mex 'em Whistles. an
gun for shoot chiny berry, an we mel
rabbit tran an bud tran. an no II
a-washin'. an bring up 1e cows. an
swing on to calf tail, and 70 'possun
huntin' til / pit bigger an no 10 pickin
cotton nm, hoein corn an all dat YER
Look down yonr avenue again. uncle
ana tell me what you see"
II see de big weddin' wen yer grand
ma "a marry yer grandma an cut out lot,
q rich men wot useter court her, cas-,
she shorely was de pootiest lady de sui
cher lite ON. Den o went to o own plan
tation an TEX me an a gang more, tell ;,
mex up o min to move near Columbu
were de Injuns was. Den o buy Ian
FUN dem Injuns an pay 'em all In gol
an silber money. an dey call 'em a
homes man wot eber lib, an tink de sui
pure rise an set in 'em.
"Yer grandpa = plant e corn plum nj
N Iniun door. case iey neber move a
f,st year, an dis dc truf tell you, d
neber teef de fust roastin' year. nary one
After vile do bnckra and Injun gwin
fite, an dey all move of 'twixt dark nj
} daylite, an TEX all dere tings wild 'em
J neber leah Il mortar, nor pestle, no
bread tray, nor piggin, clean to de bar
calabash. an fore de Lawd dey neber to
chicken nor muffin wot b'longs to oil
maussa. Dat shows dc way lnJuns wi
ave wen wife men treat EN- right Ink
yer grandpa did. Well. Q treat ebery
! body right. Niger knew Q had to wuk
for true, but . glib EN- plenty TO eat, an
TUX good care OF EN- Wen Q sick an 81
ole An de fun we nseter hao at Christ
masl an Fort o Juiy' an de barbecue
an Wen we Jay by de crap, an dc cor
, shuokin's. ..igger don't hap de run al
, de frolic like dey useter IN siao'ry umes
no mon, DAT dey don't.
Now pears IKE mnaady poplar
CROWN bigger. an KIN see de dayiign
twix EN-. same iiKe Chnstmas marx Oh
one year from amirrer'
"Aii de chilien now CROWN up, oe ga
dey gwine on to school, an dc Toys
! college. An Wen dey cum nome ic
holday, missus gan EN- more pirtie.
. An den dey GIT married, one AFTER anue
der, an de big cakes an do tine doin's,
, san't tell you! NAUSEA gle 'em off lant
an niggers, an some go to plantin' an
some go to lawn, but o neber gle me Il
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