The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-05-25
CHAPTER v.

de bar cabbern my rich claim up de
loway petered out De cunnel he got
tired OBJ climbin de big monntain 10
much, rackin up gold an comm down
broke, so he sell his claim on de Scotch
man fur whatever he kin git Den he
say to me, Jerry, my boy. let's us two
go a-sportin togedder an ketch all de
suckers"
bar and dey won't find me mo, neb-
Der. nebber, nebberl De bones OBJ Jerry
Hawk mus lay in the bar cabbern till
Gabriel comes an blow de horn" say
dis an den | set down wifi my head on
my knees. De watah is rOarin, an says
like | vus in "a dream. "Watah. watah;
oh, give me watahr' Pears Jis' like
am gwine ter fo'git myself an jumpright
down among all dat watah. | mus wet
my mouf wifi suflin.
Den de baby bars dey comes an plays
roun-de little boy an girl. as call dem.
AS dey plays roun looks at dem-mo
an mo looks at dem. | looks mostly
at de little girl. Den gifts out my
knife an feels de aiSe. De little girl
don't know de ugly bisiness OATS in my
mind. She come an she git up in my
lap to play. Den | feels bout de neck
Oh de baby for do right spot. "Swish!'
de blade is in de vein, an resl stream
is pourin.
Dat ebenin skin de little one dat is
dead, make u fire an roas' some of her.
De little boy cry for some, 50 let him
oh Il attlY MI nh fu | a N
'spectin dat it's gwiDe ter Toe his turn
fore long sleep well dat night, an so
do de little boy. De ole niudder don't
come up outer de watah TO wr.stle wifi
me.
Thursday mornin. am feelin pooty
strong today. | make smoke Oh de
shelf an hotter good deal, but only
dem sebon debils in de rocks boiler back.
While am settin t'inkin if de Lord is
still seem me it all at once comes to me
to write whar | am an send de letter
down dc canyon. have a pencil an
sum of de paper wat use ter fix de notice
OBJ de. claim. KANT write much, bat
Kin print it out. SO fix de letter tellin
whar am. De mischief den wur 10 send
de letter If tie it to piece oh despruce
tree may be de boys neOber notice it, At
las de ole wool hat come to my mind.
So pin dc letter good an strong inside
dc hat. Den tie chunk stone fas' undez
de bottom ob de hat for ballas' and two
sticks dry wood to de rim fer floats. l
fastens desc wifi strips Off my shirt, an
when all is ready / draps it otf'n dc
rl.,lE "a 1. IL - "A
up, an wen see it dart away say,
80 Lord make dat de meansr
De launchin ob de hat induce me to
considah how | may git wat,dl eff de
boys don't come. kin make a little
plunger bucket outer Ge skin obde leg oh
de baby bar; den outer my shirt an strips
oh all my clothes | kin make line
Soon de meat oh de little bar gwine ter
be gone. Well, dar am lots Oh trout in
de canyon. Kin make tishhook outer
my gallus buckles, an den wifi u tis line
on de end oh de bucket rope | kin begin
de hshin.
Neg | considah dat while got some
meat fer bait mus catch mo meat.
kOlLeT heiNu sum vi utiil uOOt wv 10.
mus stir my stumps if I'm gwineter live
half way comf'able up dar ON de shelf
De bats come bout de cabbern cherry
ebening-l kin knock sum of dem down.
Oar amt no great mount oh eatin bout
er bat. but reckoned dey might do fer
fish bait. when gifts a-gwine," SEE |.
'I'll be jis like Mistah Robert Crusoe
on de islandr'
Right away gifts out my knife an be-
gins ter make tisger four traps fer dc
boot owls makes two oh dem-w'at
we calls dealfalls. kalkerlated dat eff
| kin ketch two oh dem owl ebbery night
amt gwine ter starb. AS am maxim
de traps settin out dar on de shelf,
keeps AN ear cooked and an eye peeled
fer de boys, kaise / don't know how
quick dey may git de letter. While
hopin fer de best am gittin ready for
de wust. Little Napoleon he is out
on de shelf 'longside me a-playin wifi de
trap sticks an a-jumpin to ketch do
shabins wat / whittles. calls him Ma
poleon kaise de moas he gifts ter eat am
de bony part OBJ his baby sister.
All day am on dc shelf. No sign of
de boys. Dey hain't got de letter.
wat" SEE /, wat ef it go to de de'd
letter orfus long wifi de ole barr" Dat
worry me some, but as it is comm dark
sets boff de boot owl traps. an den NE