Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-07-17
DINAH IN

- ahu 6iSob PAVBoAatiohp
for teaching a class in the newly or
ganized Sunday School at the settle
ment. Happening to meet her a few
days after her undertaking to qualify
herself to fill dat 'portant position
honoh'bly an Specially, asked how
she was progressing in her labors.
"Fust rate, missus, fust rate; but Use
been habin' trouble wild dat saloon
keeper" she answered.
How so?" l asked.
why" she said relectively, when
l foun' dat we am all gwine to de Sab.
bath School, in course l wants my
childen to look as spectacle as any
body's, en- l sabes up all de eggs, en-
when | gifts tree dozen l goes out to de
garden en- looks it all ober to see what
l mout git out'n dat. We has some
nice radishes, en- some lettuce, en-
some airly inguns, en- beets, en- 'greens
en- a right smart o. garden truck dat
white folks likes, en- l reckons dat
maybe | kin git enuff out'n de hull on
1t to buy some new dresses fer de six
gals, en- some cloth to make pants en-
waists fo' de TO boys.
II gathers de garden truck all up,
en- washes eberything nice en- clean,
en- ties it up into punches, en'splinkles
it ober 10 keep it green en- fresh, en-
den l tells Pete to gear up de mules en-
we'll 60 to town.
u puts all dat nice garden truck in
a box, en- jes' befo' we gifts dar l sets
it up so dat everybody could see dem
purity pink radishes q shown between
de ingun tops en- a gleamin' between
de lettuce leaves, en- | tells Pete to
drive clar through de town, EN- we'll
stop on de udder side en- feed de
mules, en- den come back en- do our
tradin'.
"We hadn't more'n got dem mules
fed befo' folks begins to come roun' de
wagin en- looks at dat garden truck,
fo' it EN- de fust dat hab been brought
in. De hotel keeper he come up en-
says, Denis mighty fine inguns you
hab dar, Dinah; en- dem radishes too
-golly, amt dey purity? I'll buy de
hull lot en- pay you de money fer dem,
en- the highes' cash price, too
"'Wall, saiys 1, dat am as good as
eny body can do, en- we'll fotch 'em
roun' after a bit Den dat saloon
keeper comes walkin' up sorter careless
like an says, Hello, Pete, OATS nifty
fine garden truck you got dare. Fotch
it down to my place an I'll buy it OBJ
you
NO says Pete, II don't want no
mo- O. dat whisky; it hab got yaugle
worms in it,
"'Yangle worms, says he. 'W'atin
de world put dat in yo' head?'
"'I seed 'em wild my own eyes, says
Pete.
"'oh, git out says he, 'yo'must hab
had snaix in yo' boots
~ felt like | had snaix in my sum-
ick, says Pete.
"'Pshaw, what nonsense says he,
twas muffin but o little touch o. bill
lyusness. Jes bring dat truck down to
my place an I'll show you somefin'
dat will cure you TO shuah, if you eb-
Der was SICK
Pete amt gwine n STEP says /,
we didn't fotch dem vegetables down
heah to peddle off TO- whisky
"'Dis amt a woman s gubernment,'
says he, and a woman hahn t got no
right to gubern her husban'. Come
along Pete, an don't be bossed roun
by q woman
"'Pete, says I, 'how'se we ebber
gwine to raise dem childen spectacle
if DER daddy will let hisseIf be coaxed
off into a whisky shop ebber time he
comes to town? Stay where you is an
keep O. SIGH company
"A family OBJ spectacle niggahs.
Who ebber heard OBJ SIGH a thing?' de
saloon keeper axed, a turnin' up his
nose like a sick alligator an lookin' at
me as distemptuously as could be.
"'Mistah,' says l, L hab often read
OBJ 'specable cullud fam lies, but who
ebber heard OBJ a spectacle saloon
keeper Oar amt no such thing. Folks
won't eben look up to DER money. You
may buy your daughter de fines silk
dress in de hull Tur'tery, en- let her
put it on an go to church, an some
body's gwine to turn up DER nose an
say, Bought wild whisky money. I'd
rather hab a calico bought wild homes
wages dan silk bought wild whisky 1t
don't make no sort o. difference dat
de pore chile amt a mite to blame fur
your low down meenness,~ somebody's
gwin to say it jes' de same. An you
may buy your wife a sealskin sack, an
she may put it OIL an walk down de
street, and some strangers gwine to
see her lookin' SO nice an purity in dem
good clothes en- say, who am dat