The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-12-19

CLAUSE"
fore they had commenced this last
verse she was standing IL the door
way Datting time to the music Of their
voices.
May we all look i'll de safe said
the twin sisters, Mary Francis and
.Aiatella. as they ran III. followed by
the others.
"Io' all kin ef yer vans ter; but ez
fer ne. ole oman, | ain gWinter ag-
grrWate my stunnuck wild my eyeballs,
en I dean wan look" said Cnre Bat
Stummick Wild Ny E~yehnils.'
tus. "kaze iZe erfeered | I'D chomp
my tcofs in dem pUddil'S 70 ! kno'd
wat | w GOin'."
"Datl DO. dar'l do; you dun bin
brCNZin rouu' dat safe long huff; cun
way fun Oar 10 de Gebil temps YOU.
Den. ergin, you getter put 70 ten
nuce On de ice sum-" called out Aunt
Serena. and Immediately they all
looked around and then up at the
joist, from which. peeping in and out
among the evergreens, were the bad
ders they had blown up at 'hog-kill-
ing and hung there to be popped on
Christmas eve.
stop dat skekin' yo' toes en- crack
en- yO' heels tergedder-dem hOller-
berries IL er drappin' off. l wush yo'
had sum h Il peppers en- k
ter pop, too"
Leaving the Old Home.
"Nemine 'fOut dat said Cyrus;
dem bladderS 'ull mex er noise emmy
: how, eff dey Goan mex no sparkseS
ner fizzins nee light lax peppers duz,
en- den Mars Da' SEE we-allS kin hab
dat empty tar baril to sot tiah ter, en-
50. IT ls. l. l;-n,ltl Too ~ MO
choices, en- dey bOfe tOgcdder 'ull mex
lite cnuff fer us. e II de Dustin er de
+, bladders 'ull mex de esploshuns. En-,
nanny. | lax ter forgot ter tell yer.
but Miss Liz seq you mus wide up all
dem good t'ings tween we all so we
: kin had our sheer demOTrrr mite. 'Stcd
err C'ris'mus mawnin lax we in genial
;, ~ duz. en- IZe pOw'ful glad. too. fer |
ain nebrr ~magiuated in my menl-
bunce @ myth cZ s~krUmpShuns Ell lie
'pearunCe er dem perwiShuS."
Christmas eve hGd'CCme and gCGe,
Il the stock had been fed carly, the cows
= MIXED, the supper was 0veT HGd thn
Christmas presents Wee distributed,
I the Glacders had been popped. and III.
e last flicker Of light from the burning
limeiilr and the tar barrel were both
Y Ort. Ny little brothers ard sisters
bad been put to bed II give Cd Santa
C'aus Il chance to com" down tht
chimney with his reindeer. thOugl
they had all been tod not 10 expect 4.
many things this war Christmas. b."
cause poor Santa Claus would have tC
run the blockade, and could net gc,
throUGh the Federal lines without risk
ing his life in passing the Yankee
sentinels."
Come" sid my father. "it is grow
ing late, and time 10 lock up and turn
in
"Evt'ing IL raidy fer de mawnin.
said Caesar. rs he hung up the stabl'
and crib keys. ell demOrrer bcin
C'ris'mus, we ain Cwine tu'n out G
soon; den ergin. too, dar ain no ka
shun fer it, kaZp yO-alls dun gin II
our C'ris'mus gifts ~ter-nite. en- dat
too. To- We ebcn got er chance tie
kotch you
"AIl right" said my father. saily
and then he called them back an
said: "DO you know why | gave yo
your Christmas suits and gifts thl
evening? Well, it is because You ar
all going to leave your old master
home tonight. | hoped you wOul
Sc come and tel M before you wen
* Here is n little change for each c
ut you: Battus will divide it equally. an
of If YOU ever need a good home com
ed back To this-the one that you an
itc your fathers fathers before you helpe
to make" D.
tx Deny the Accusation.
ks II 'clar, 20 De Lawd, Mars Da'