The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-08

blood-curdlin' yell, an went tru' wit
der Queerest kind er tantrums, an I'd
like ter give crbout err half or dollar
ter see wan, but der Teller keep on
chinnin an shootin' off his mout' till l
got tired an tout I'd better skip.
"Dcn begun ter feel erbout wit me
arms out straight, tryin' ter get out er
der place, but pcrty soon l heard a
couple or parties talllin' in er low voice
right crhead of me. lis'ne6 an wan
er dem says:
'Billy's too drunk ter go on saws
he An den der odder wan says: Don't
make no difference; he's got to-
Den heard dem move an dev was
comm right in where was, an ! tout
I'd make er run fer it, but didn'. 90
but CIR step or two when me foot caught
on sump'um, an it moved an | fell
right on top cr il an it had arm an
gruntcd an tout it was wan or dem
Him-cr-liar buns, may be, an let loose
wan cr der wors' kind err screcchcs dat
1 had in der box, cause it mighty near
scarf or lung outn me. Der mex minnit
cr couple CT big ducks had holt or me
an dragged me tru' der curtins where it
was light er little, an held me up deere
till CT noddcr Teller come up, dat seen
was der wan dat had been tall,in' on
der stage, an he says, says he: He'll
do
Den dem big buffers picked me up
lik was or case er imported onions on
de dock and fired me crbout half way
cross der stage, an I'll Civ yer CIR
straight tip nobody ever went on der
stage an mad or bigger hit dan what
l did, cause when | struck | kinder
bounded an spattercd Ground fer err
yard er two. 1t sortcr stunned me
fer er minnit, but when pulled mcser
tergcdder dere I was in me night shirt
an barefootcd an me hair want
combed err nuthin'.
All ter onct it struck me it want
no place fer er gentleman, an | made
fer err n'entrance but err Teller showed
me back, an / started fer ernodder but
dey showed me back ergin, an den I
sprintcd crcross der stage ter try dat
side, but ev'ry time some wan would
head me off wit er big club err er max
er er spike pole cr sump'um.
BY dis time | was SO darned ratified
dat l didn't know which end | was
standin' on, an begun ter 'whooper
up an yell. an turn mesel' loose fer
cr general smashup.
"All of or suddint l made err dive for
cr n entrance an Civ der Teller dat
was standin' dere er smash in der cob
dat set him luggcr end up, an fore
dcy know'd what | was dom got ter
goin' up der ladder dat went up for
bout half cr mile, it seemed ter me.
Den comes ter err platform wild err
lot CT ropes onto wan side, an went err
long dis till | come ter crnuddci lad
der dat went up ontcr der roof.
when | seen where it went | scoot-
cd back an borro'd CT rope an tied it
round CT chimley an slid down onter
der mex roof.
81 didn't hear no one follerin' me an
ev'rytinS was quiet, so tout as how
der burglar excitement an so on had
cooled down er bit.
Den Skinned up dc water-pipe an
started fer der house where was livin'
at. didn't have no trouble ter find it
dis time, cause every blamed cat in der
ward was geddered GROUND der trap
door tall1in' der matter over
81 had ter rap sumpum lill' er n our,
cause der door was fastened down.
Den some wan hollered up an wanted
ter know who was.
81 tolc dem. an when got inter me
room dey asst me where was /, an /
said i was after der burglars SAYS T."
WAYNE PoUcHEE