The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11

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more barbecue than any other man in
the county. Tempe was ignorant Of
this fact, however, SO she agreed to
appease Pete's .'honger'' for what
seemed to her fancy price
II gwyne let yer eat twel yer got
plenty fer half a dollar cash. she
said. An expansive smile dawned and
spread itself slowly over Peters sooty
countenance, and reaching some where
into the depths of his ragged trousers
he pulled therefrom a small tobacco
pouch, from the grimy depths of
which he fshed five small silver
pieces and laid them on the table.
Then, drawing on empty fruit box
to the curb, he sat astride of it and
began to eat.
Tempe proffered a knife and fork,
but the implements were calmly ig-
nored and huge jackknife taken
from handy pocket was brought in
to play.
Slice after slice of bread and ham
disappeared, but Pete showed no sign
of quitting. and Tempe began to feel
that she had not made such a salts
factory bargain as she at first sup
posed. The ham was lessening fear
fully under. Pete's well-applied jack
knife, and Tempe remarked, s.Look-a-
yere, niger, ant yer gwyne quit?"
s'When gifts done"
';Yuh done eat fo' dozen biskit an
now all dat ham. OATS too much
eatin' for only half dollah."
"Dat what yuh axed," indifferently.
Another onslaught on the shattered
remains of the ham, which left
fleshless bone exposed to the aston
ished eyes. of Tempe, and Pete care
fully wiped the jackknife, replacing
it in his pocket.
Then the real fun began. Reaching
for the pile of tempting cakes, they
began to disappear with astonishing
rapidity. Six, a dozen, two dozen,
and still Pete gave no sign of being
done. Tempe now asserted herself.
Spreading her hands over her wares
| she exclaimed, fierce determine ton
| on her shriveled, black countenance.
{ 'Look-a-here, niger, yuh jess quit
dat 81.
Amt yer gwyne femme git done?"
"No, l ant gwyne let yer eat no mo-
dem vittles." #e5-e
"Yuh done low, lady, dat I could
eat twel I warn't a. hungry no mo- fer
dat half dollah.
''Hit makes no differ. Yuh done
eat out de half dollah on dat ham an
braid. Now, you quit"
But Pete insisted on the terms of
the contract, and was beginning to
exterminate Temples stock anew,
when old Judge Tice appeared around
the corner. Tempe waddled out from
behind her table, hailing the magis-
trate in excited accents: 3D.
"Jedge Tice, sab, oh, ledge Tice!
Speak yere ter dis yere nigger He
bout ter eat all Use got" ...
The Judge sauntered to the curb,
surveying the scene with amused eyes
and Pete explained the situation
':Dis Teddy low I cud eat twel
warn't hungry no mo- fer hat dol
lah, sab, an 1 done gee her de money,
but ant eat huff yit."
Fore Gawd, jedge, he done eat meh
ham an all de biskits, an mos al
dem cakes. Dat much truck cos mel
tree dollahs, sab, an he out done gil
meh but one ieeule OF ha'f.''
''Dat what yuh low ha'f.''
"Gawd, man, l low you was folks.
"Huh!'
"Yas. sab, an now yuh is got tie,
pay meh fer dem vittles err 1 gwyn,
carry yuh right befo' dis yer magis
trit''s a.
81 carry yuh dar, CONAN. an
done" A@ . 4
"Who, me?" Temples voice ros
shrilly in indignant protest, and a few
idlers attracted by the raised voice
gathered about, and the old woman
encouraged by the attention she at
tracted, began to explain her griev
ance to the crowd. She stood on tn
curb, her back to the table, one arr
akimbo her huge hip, the other point
ing at the object of her wrath, sittin!
coolly on the box.
. Little Elihu Walsingham Lamkir
slipping through the crowd, took i
the situation at a glance, and dodgin
behind the por1ly form of Tempe
filed every available pocket in hi
Topped and Widowed raggedness wit
the remainder of the cakes, stealth
: away unobserved to enjoy the feast.
Tempe, turning about at the end c
. her harangue, the empty plates me
her eyes.
S "'Fore Gawd!' she exclaimed SO
= emily, "ef he ant done conjured d
balance err dem cakes often de plate
Use gwine quit, kase done knowe
!, hit warn't no ev'y day man VIII;
could git outside all dem vittles. ]
) he ant de debbil he kin to him, a
black huff to be hesef ennyhow."
: Of course the venture, having struc
I such a cyclone of an appetite as Pet
: had, was failure, but Tempe alwa.
talks about the money she would hal