Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-26
Uucle Eben's Gowns

| spec Ehsull be NOAH dan pleased
Wit de present lse maxim him dis
yeah, He'll look like perhk
gem man, shuah nuf. in his long red
robe VIII de passed. o stripes on de
Guns and collah, Miss May dun guy
We de stun ter make it. bress her
haht an de cawd an taSsels for de
waist.
De honey chile is mahried nov,
an dar's anuvver Miss May toudiu'
roun de floah. an she's Sot her
mammy's smtltn' eyes an WALLER halr.
"l,.en an me nd bin in de pore
house Ions ago et it hadn't been fur
Miss May, Hope de ole man won t
cum III twill sit de Collah tacin
scwed down. len be dur den, an
kin hing it UP hind de bald uuucr
my ole Speekle dress, llc, he Ebenu
nevNah know il ann dar till Chrismus
mawnin'. | spec he'll ics open his
eyes an roll EN- as Of he war crazy.
Wind Gums in powerful strong
some days, roun' de dcah, an its
mighty bad fur Eben's rhumati2 hut
dit gyarment am good and long, AN
IL keep him wahm when he's sm0kin
his cohn cob pipe ohcr in de Cohnah.
Sc mighty glad Miss May stahted us
in de poultry bisness noau hah ter
eat rabbit dis yeah; wo'sc gwinc ter
hab roas' turkey! Miss May he, he
Miss May, she nodded musterus like
de udder day an say. Aunt Chloe,
yer need II min erbout de plum pud-
mus dluuah. Oh, | know that gall
Darn I've a big baskit down head on de
cabin tioah shuah's yer hawn, an itn
cum ies when de stahs am blinkin' out
ChuSmus ebC,
Huh! dar Gums de ole man, llatnt
got no time to git dis robe him de
bald Ian massy, whatll | do" III
jes sot down on II kcCrtul like, an
spread my skyurts out dat way; he'll
ncNah SEQ what I'm scttlu' en-, tie, he;
yes, Use got my knittin in my aprun
pocket EhCnll fink l'cS bin knittm
tur houhS.
"Chloc, cum out head. and holp me
put dis boahd up so 10 snow drippms1l
run inter d. rain barl."
Snow drippirs? What's de mattal
vii yo2 Doan' We know il am tree
ing? (Wonder If dat robe am stickin'
out fWm undah my dress any wharf"
1T am tree2in now, shuah nun but
Use dun gittin' ready fur de thaw,"
Wall, go long an git de hatch2t.
III be ont dar in a minnit
"Doan' We see Use got de Ratchet in
my han?"
Wei, sposin you hab! | KANT
Spite dis heel fur no snow drippins
dat II not cum twill ,laniwarN, les'
shet dat cole doar. an wait twill |
takes few NOAH stitches. Wat fur
you comm inside? Say out on de
poach dar. VIII We.
whats de mattah wifi you, Chloe?
OARS no fab head, an | wants You
to pcrsactly what yer told"
Fur Gawd sake, woman, Use
sprised at yer hcahtIcss conduction ub
late. Nou's CT gittin sassior an
harder ter git cr long wifi cbcry day"
Got him outen doahs an de doar
shet any way, he, he, I'll Jcs hcbe dis
Eyarmcnt unner de bad.
"Ebcn, Use dun raidy ter hole dot
fool boahd up now.
Wal, hole it up den, an stop
Chucklin like an ole hen. KANT druv
de nails in fur yer Conducshins. ]
blecb yer Gwinc plum 'straCtcd. /
want yer ter onCrstan', Use frew VIII dc
sc gwine inter dc house. an' Use
gwine ter sol dar all ebenin,
Il doan kecr cf var sot by de tiah
twill dc crack of doom. (Wondah how
I'm gwirter get dat dressin sack frum
undah de baid)"
Uncle Eben kept his word. only lcaV-
ing his favorite corner long enough TO
eat supper All through the cooking
of the meal and while washing the
stun cheeny" diches (as she called
thcml Aunt Chloe was trying to invent
some excuse to get her dusky mate out
Of the house but Uncle lGbcn sat be-
fore the fire and smoked his pipe in Il
silence and cCntent was partiCu-
larly exasperating to his wife. On her
way to the door TO empty the dish
water She looked over her shoudcr
ana said.
"Eben, has We fed de towls2"
Il dun toIe ye ! got dun wifi de
choahs, Chloe resumng his lazy
putting.
Chloe 'oenad the door. placing the
dish pan on a bench while she did So
picked the pan up again and in her
disgust flung both pan and contents
far out in the yard
Now was her chance. She controlled
an inward chucklc and exclaimed.
Fur dc Ian sake, f1ben II ! didn't
flung the dishpan out It's powerful
dark an lse fraid ter get IT, Yen
hey ter go an pick It up, ole man"
Chloe, yer gettln noah an noah
awkward every day. Ye kLoW AS well
az yer b1wn dat I'se too stiff wifi de
rhumatiz ter 20 prolin round in de