Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19


| scooted up dat tree wus 'stonishin': En- he
cunjure dat water in de tub en- mex 1t tu'n
bloody, SO he ganmammy d see 1t en- sen
de dogs He got mo pennanee In dem DEM dogs
dfdden' know she wus layin' on er horse
haid en- couldden' wake up"
lick Hummidy say:
"I'se got you dis time, Jack Ash-cat, sho'
en- certin. En- dis is de las day you gotter
live I done sesso wen you come after me
In my boneyard, en- now Use gwine prove
it."
He turn er stick inter er ak, en- er light'd
knot inter err grin'stun. He grin de ak
right unner de tree so he kin watch Jack
Jack ain much skeered, kase he tink he
ganmalnmy see de blood terrectly en- III n
loose de dogs.
lick Hummdy went t. cuttin' de tree, en-
wen it mos down Jack shoot er arrer in de
groun' en- say: "Grow, arrer, grow, t de
bigges', highes' tree in de fores'."
Fo' Kick Hummidy kin look up dere wus
er tree right by de urrer one, en- Jack In It,
ez safe ez eff dey want no axe in de Worf'
ner no lick Hummidy at one cen NV 1t.
Fuss, lick Hummidy dunno wat t DO:
Den he go cuttin' on de new tree faster wi
he one han den anybody elst wi two
Jack ain gwine ter let it fall WI UNI. He
shoot down nurrer arrer. en- say: Grow,
arrer, grow, t de bigges', highes' tree In
de fores.'
En- wen it come up he dess step FUN limb
t limb. But he ain laughin' dis time he
stretch he neck en- look en- Hssen TO de
dogs. lick Hummidy say:
you ain got but one mo- arrer. I kin
cut froo two trees tereckly." En- de way
he mex dem chips fly Wus er caution.
Jack shoot down he las arrer. en- raise
nurrer big tree, en- begin t call de dogs;
kase dey want muffin elst kin git UNI out
dat scrape.
"Oh, Dell, Delwiso,
Deldee, Delviro."
lick Hummidy kiner smoker t hisse'f,
kase he know de dogs ain comm. He cut,
en- Jack call de dogs; he cut, en- Jack call
de dogs, tel in nurrer minute de tree would
"a topple ober WI Jack in 1t, en- den he
would "a got UNI TO true.
Mr.. Ricebud wus settfn' on er limb. en-
he say: Jack, l eat many grain o you
daddys rice" en- he fewed inter de holler
en- close 1t up.
Kick Hummidy wus mad! But he want
gwineter give it up. He grim he ak mo-
sharper, en- begin ober. En- Jack call de
dogs.
"Hey, Dell, Delwiso,
Deldee Delviro"
Dogs ain comm, en- dat ak gwine fas' ez
er woodpecker knockin' on err sweet-gum;
tree wus dess ready t fall wen Mr.. Crow
fly up en- say: Jack, I eat many grain er
con out you daddy's fell" En- he full up
de cut en- mex de tree dess lax it wus BIO.
lick Hummtdy grit he tools en- sharpen
he ak. en- cut ergin. He low he kin hol
out eft Jack kin. Jack walk out on de
stronges limb, en- call de dogs
Come, Dell. Delwiso.
Deldee, Delviro."
Dogs ain comm, en- Jack low he come t
de cen Nv 1t tereckly.
Soon's de tree got nurrer big hole in it.
Der Possum lope up en- see wat er fix
Jack done gone in. He say: Jack, eat
many one er yer mammy's chickens"
en- he lip in de holler en- mex it SCUM tree.
lick Hummidy say: "Dey cain be much
mo- buds en- beases fat'nin' on you dad
dy's po' san hill, so Use gwine keep on
cuttn."
Jack, he t'ink de same He dunno wat
kin come dis time en- full up de hole He
git on de toppermos' limb en- call, call,
en- call, tel yere dey come, all TO dogs, lax
TO streak er Iight'nins. Dey bin we're Jack
call. en- Dell pull tel she broke 'er rope. en-
jump on de oil CONAN en- roll 'er off de
horSe-haid Co'se, den she kin wake up.
She see de blood in de tub, en- loosen de
urrer dogs.
Jack sic 'um on lick Hummidy. en- dey
to- UNI in To- pieces
And Jack came down and ran home"
says Johnnie.
Bress de chile He dunno MUFFIN bout
lick Hummdy, yit. Soons dem dogs drap
de pieces, dey fiewed t'gedder ergin, en-
dere wus lick Hummidy, mo- samer den
befo'. Dey had 1t dataway, nip en- tuck,
en- bimeby de dogs gittin' tired.
en- he say: Jack, l eat many one er you
daddy's watermillions. Eff you tell de dogs
ter TEX de TO pieces O lick Hummidy t
de TO p'ints O. de compass en- leave UNI
dere, dey won't come tgedder no mo-
So Jack. he tell de dogs, en- dey done 1t.
Dell kyar her piece L de noff, Delwiso
t de sour, Deldee t. de cas-, en- Delviro t
de wes':''
En- dere de bones is dis minute, eff you
kin walk fur 'nough t see um Remus i?
You dess UNI eff he know OIL Kick Hum
mildly. Dass all l want.