The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-05-31


ways pears to be tryin' ter see more
dan dey kin see. Now, dars Mis- De-
monte Lumpstin, whar got a joke an
q laugh on de eend NV her tongue, an
hit pear like l somehow got better
'pinion Nv myself when / gifts in her
cump'ny. She de kind Nv pussOn whar
heartens me up, but dat terri 'Oman's
too uppity an too bigOty fur me- She
sorter seem like she'd tromple on you
In a minute eff she git a chance"
The speaker held a bottle of snuff
in one hand and brush that she had
just taken out of her mouth in the
other; she was slowly "walloping" the
moist brush in the brown powder, pre-
paratOry to a good dip. Her compan-
ions, "twO Nv de neighbor folks were
busy at their wash tubs near the big
spring, and the music of the waShboard
and the bubbling of the wa .er in the
big iron pot were the accompl1 ;ments
to the words of the snuff dipper. By
common consent she was left to do the
talking while the others washed.
Sense bin had the lar grippe all my
strenk done Danish away" continued
Mary James. Bout all got de intrls
to do desc days is ter jaw little down
here at de wash place an to take
dip Outen Sis Lies snuff bottle. She
ShO' do know how ter s'lect de snuff
whar got de virchue Nv de flavor. Hit
holp me ter git my brush in Sis Lies
bottle, mum!"
A Case of TOOthache.
Hit holps de teethache nightly ter
Dip" broke in Mrs. LumpStin, who held
one hand to her jaw. while she used the
big wooden paddle to press the clothes
down into the bubbling water. You
done pass de cOmplimint Nv de joke
on dc eend Nv my tongue on de 'casion
of your comm after YARDS ter my
house. But when dish yer ole front
tuSk Nv mine gins ter ache de joke
done dart out Nv sight quick as chick
en- wild hawk after hit. Dere amt nuth-
in kin gin me no comfort den but dip.
De preacher coined to see me Onct
when I WIZ sufrrin' nightly wild toc III
ache. l done saunt my little gal to
de store ter buy me some snuff, an
dar | WIZ, near bout dyin' on de Ca
sion Nv not haYin' none. De preacher
KEEP on tellin' me dat | a mighty bad
sinner, an de teethache achcd me so
dat [ groaned tweenct all his words.
Den he 'peared nightly pleased, an
| rock back an fOrrardS, an grOaned
Wusser. Den he sOt in ter talkin' bout
de Lawd ready fur to wash out my
'niquitieS eff I'd stop sOwin' Nv the
seeds Nv discord. Bout dat time in
come de gal, an all Onbekn3wnst to
the preacher she hand me de snuff.
Den | throw'd my apurn up Ober my
head, an scrOnged my brush full of
snuff, an piled hit to de tooth Whar
dancin' like de sun on Easter mornin'.
Pres'ney de tooth git easy, an l call
out Thank the Lawdr Den de preach
er say: Dis is solemn 'casiOn, Mrs
Lumstin, kaze I see yOu'se' got 1igiOn.'
Den l sOrter giggle out, an peep out
from hindst de apurn l done turned up
ODER my head. an de preacher say.
Yes, hits 'liglOn you's got. 1 knows
dat holy laugh. You'S got hit, Mrs
Lumpstin. Den I giggled out gin,
an say: 'Br6r GOoden, you's mistOok
Hits snuff Whar done ease my tooth,
stidder ligiOn whar done clean out my
mind. You's got holt Nv de wrong hog,
dis time
Brer GoOden StOOdfast.
'Rrer Gooden wuz mighty upset den,
but fix him right dar by pourin' ont
some snuff, an tellin' him to cyarry
hit ter his sweetheart Most folks
amt got Gle impotence to fusion ter dc
preacher navin' sweetheart, but done
tuck noticement Nv Brer Gooden. 1
know'd his eye turnin' On lat 'oman
whar you say amt like turr 'omans on
de place. Dere whar Brer Gooden is
stOOdfast'
Mary James seemed overcome by this
piece of news. She walked slowly to
a big rock near the spring, and said:
DE lar grippe done gin me SIGH
trimblin' in my knees 1 cyarnt hardly
walk" The other women exchanged
significant glances. Il went up to ole
Colonel Jemison's house yestidd'y,"
she continued, IAN Miss Rosebud jess
throw'd UP dem little white hands NV
hem fom the pianner whar she playin'
an say, why, Mary James, how bad
you look! Den she brock out in q
laugh an say, like she unused bout