Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-06

met yo' on dc street wid ham: lo had dc ham in one hand an rabbits fut in de oddcr, an yu' WAS in >ich hurry yu' couldn't stop tn talk Did dat rnhluI'S fut prevent de butcher from "hr}takin yu' be fo' yo' gog home. an hniu't >o lame Iit from de hurdn">> If his kiVk>+'
 Brother Watkins began 10 wuhhlr in tar knees and book h"m'sic!> and The rr >i dent continued
 'Onr ni"ht last simmer, H~ n 'u''lu bcr yo w.>r mp .l dl>ktvrr,d n .;h,',t in de room No s!u,'k nll siN gaLlu tu,s It him. Uut LG didn't >hr,r He l:-S iruwrd y"' down >I.tirS an IIUlrd ' , talk 50 y0 cuVldnt ~Alh fur a month Mighty cur'u~ Gnt charm Urua { work. N 3~u ij' An about lu'r l""d lu, '" ';.- h-'1ht $lU wnrt "f ht1,cN ticket, in c. lat twu y'nrs nn n"j hit d thiNS iu' h,t un lo 'irckshuu al lu~i St. lu'r u!r N man hruk" her lAlp. Au !u'r rhi!!eu L"N had n1'a~l,> nuiui'~ arid chi, kvn ltoA some. body dnt ~l"l,. y"'r soft soap an l.ikrnrd yer eat all >un,rh,,dy else dun carried of yo'r gua; an >lrlr yu'r dawg }ruddrr Watkins, pi,'.,>r inform dis club whar' y"' an dc rabbit tut cullidr>.
 Reckon it'> gone back uu me ~ah.
 muttCrrd the nhashcd brother.
 1T jess want tn say few mo words tu yo' an thro-,Sh yo tu sich other members of dis club A~ am danglin n rabbits fut around dcir necks. What's rabbit got to do wid ghosts or good luck any mo dan dc coon, 'pussum Ur woodchuCk' \ rab- bit pic takes dC cake ober beef bone. but when yo' cum right down to sunthn to make a Cull'd man happy yo'S got to mako it baked 'pO>Sum or friCaSSCcd coon. When gO ulner tu SeC my grandChillen an l want to mANr ',m frrl gund, l carry nlnng l ahl Ft.f l., NEil When lrv neuralgia ill the jaw, dV ole woman taE,'~ a rnhrtt = fut tn >trukC on dc liunCuj Dit all dc Use 1 chCr puts | il tO. \ Word about ghosts. Do Io 'Sprct d great biz fat ghost am gwinc to | l,c skcorrd away ny sich lcetle thing as | q rahhit'S fut ur ,;e head of black crow: No. ~iE Dat ghost am dar on hizneSS, an 1 d., only wuy I. to sail right into him with 1 !t"" hHu'ilr 1n a l'air 0t cOwhide butcS l an knock han uut hcfo' he kin hollcr. l | licked six rf 'rm, an den dcy dun quit foolin around my cabin. De talk about l good luck am all nonSrnsc. Do man who | loafS around all summer has no right to l complain about luck in de winter. Good | luck means steady work m takin keer of
 dc wages IL means kcCpin away from de 1 salOon an kccpin de whisky jug outer dc | house Take all de feet of all de rabbits | in de world, an add to 'em all lc heads nt | all de black crows dat cher flew obcr a | CrGvcvarl. an dCy wouldn't put 10 cent l piece in cnv man s pocket haln gwino
 "a so' down on v tcN hard st dis time
 but m dun cwtne to obsarve dat de next
 member of dis club who cums we're wid q
 rabbits fut in hiS pocket as a charm will
 hey it's varchCwS tested. He kin wave dat
 fut all around my head an even poke il
 into my left ear, an yit if l doan' frNw
 him down le alley sta rs I'll pay dc nCxt
 month rent on his cabin. Yo' jess draI | dem feet on de floah an let dc cat eat Cu
 uN, an if yo' am still skccrcd bout ghost:
 yum tn me. an will furnish yo' club:
 which hcv hrrn dipped in de blood of !
 pirate who WAS killed by lIghtnin, an nU
 warranted tn lay ghost at one crack "