The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-13

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"Wcll, Jup," said I, "aCl.nt Is the mat
ter nOtcY'
ing dis here way. wild he head down and
his soldiers up and as white as a gose?
And den he keep a syphon all de time.
keeps what, Jupiter"
Keeps a syphon wild de fggurs on de
slate-de queerest fggurs l ebber did
see. Tze gittin to be sleered, tell you
Hab for to keep moughty tight eye pom
him mowers. fodder day he glib me
slip fore de sun up end was gone &c
whole oh de blessed day. had big
stick ready cut for to glib him deuced
good beating when he did come, but TIE
SIGH fool dat hadn't de heart arter all.
he look SO berry poorly
-what?-ah, yes! Upon the whole
think you had better not be too severe
with the poor fellow Don't fog him.
Jupiter: he can't very we'll stand it.
But can you form no idea of what has
occasioned this illness, or rather this
change of conduct? Has anything un-
pleasant happened since saw your
No, massa, dey amt bin muffin un-
Pleasant since den-'twas fore den I'm
feered-'twas de berry day you was
dare"
How? What do you mean"
why, massa. mean de bug-dare
now"
1.-THE WHAT
DE bug-Tm berry sartain dat Massa
Will BIN bit somewhere bout de head
by dat goolebug.'
And what cause have you, Jupiter.
for such supposition!'
CLAWS enough, massa, and mouff too.
never did see SIGH deuced bug-he
kick and he bite eberyt'ing what cum
near him. Massa Will cotch him fues,
but had for to let him go gin mighty
quick, / tell you-den was de time he
must ha' got de bite. / didn't like de
look oh de bug mouff myself nohow, so
wouldn't take hold oh him wild my fin
ger, but l cotch him wild piece oh
paper dat found. 1 rap him up in de
paper and stuff piece OBJ it in he mouff-
dat was de way"
land you think. then, that your mas
ter was really bitten by the beetle, and
that the bite made him sick?:"
Il don't t'ink muffin about i'll nose it.
What make him dream bout de goole SO
much if faint cause he bit by de goole-
bug? Tze heerd bout them goolebugs
fore dis
But how do you know he dreams
about gold?"
How l know? Why, cause he talk
bout it in he sleep-Gat's how l nose"
We'll, Jup, perhaps you are right, but
to what fortunate circumstance am I to
attribute the honor of visit from you
today?'
What de matter, NASSAU"
did you bring any message from Mr..
Legrand?'
mo, massa, bring dis here pissel, -
and here Jupiter handed me note which
ran thus:
MY DEAR: Why have not seen you for
| SO long a time? hope you have not been Sc
| foolish as to take offense at any little brus-
| querie of mine; but no, that is improbable.
| Since saw you / have had great cause for
! anxiety. | have something to tell you, yet
scarcely know how to tell it, or whether should
tell it at all.
| have not been quite well for some days
past, and poor old Jup annOys me almost be.
yond endurance by his we'll meant atten.
tons. Would you believe it?-he had prepared
a huge stick the other day with which tc
chastise me for giving him the sip, and spend.
ing the day, solus, among the hills on the main.
land. verify believe that my i'll looks alone
| s;.ved me a flOgging.
have made no addition to my cabinet since
| we met.
If you can in any way make it convenient
| come over with Jupiter. Do come. wish t.
| see you tonight upon business OF Importance
assure you that it is of the highest impor
lance. Ever yours, WILLIAM LEGRAND.
There was something in the tone Of
this note which gave me great uneasi
ness. Its whole style differed materially
from that of Legrand. What could HI
be dreaming of? What new crotche
possessed his excitable brain? VIVA
business of the highest Importance
could he possibly have to transact? Jupi
ter's account of him BODIED no good.
dreaded lest the continued pressure o
misfortune had. at length, fairly unset
tied the reason Of my friend. Withou
moments hesitation, therefore, pre-
pared to accompany the negro.
Upon reaching the wharf I noticed
scythe and three spades, all apparentl,
new, all lying in the bottom Of the boa
in which we were to embark.
'sWhat is the meaning Of all thil
JupT l inquired.
him syfe, massa, and spade"
Every true; but what are they dom
here?'
"Him de syfe and de spade what Mass
Will sis pom my buying for him in d
town, and de debbil's own lot Of none
I had to glib for en-"
Il "But what in the name Of oil that