The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-08

the horizon and night was approaching,
II low dat ives gwine to hab q bad
night, Ring" said old Peter, addressing
his dog. de signs am all faborable TO
fallin' wedder, en-, eff amt mistooken,
Yves gwine ter git rain en- dat TO- long;
but I'll low we won't git much wet
onless it come down pow'ful hard. Lis
ten, Ring! Whot's dat? Feared ter me
es hearn somebody talkin'. Keep yc'
sharp eye open, Ring. kaze dis yerc's
gwine ter be moughty fine night ter
hook water milyens. I visit didn't
hab ter watch dis patch. dat I du:.
Whot's de matter wild yo', Ring? Whot
you howlin' en- barkin' erbout? ain't
goin' to onchain you till it gifts mo-
darker; dar amt nobody in de patch
now"
"Howdy. Uncle Peter! Gwine ter
rain dis ebenin'? It's a sprinklin'
now"
claw, honey, how you skeered ME.
Dat you, WHIP"
EYES,"
"Well. now, I war a-lookin' out ober
de patch, en- you come up from benin.
notice dat Ring war maxim fuss;
but thought it war bekaze it war
a-gitten' close onter de time dat I turn
him loose"
It began to rain and VIII and Mat
thew took advantage of old Peters
brush roof.
81 reckon We'll jes' wait here till it
Stacks up a little,' said Will as they set
tied themselves in one corner. 81 think
hit will stop soon. Hain't you gwine
ter set up the m;lyens. Uncle Peter?"
"Dat would, honey, but is been out
en- thump 'em dis afternoon, en- dere
amt none er 'em ripe. I sent 'em all
ober ter town yistiday, dem whot war
ripe"
II hab eat 'em when dey wasn't jes'
dezactly ripe"
"Moughty Unhealthy" said old Peter.
"Dey tell me dat de colry is gitten err
bout, en- a green watermilyen am on
common bad TO- de colry."
They sat and talked until the rain Lad
ceased, but the sky was still overcast
with clouds, and the night was very
dark.
cole Dan Tanner, ODER on de Ridge,
he's got moughty fine milyen patch"
said Will, cen some err de finest canter-
lopes en- nutmegs dat cher seed"
"Dem is NICE" assented old Peter.
"Dar amt muffin much better dan a
goodscanterlope or nutmeg"
'Hain't you plant none er dem arr"
Eyes, few, few; but dey is power
full green yit."
''Ole Dan, he's moughty mean ole
coon. I'd like ter go ODER dere. en- hook
some er his milycns. He's got mo,e'n
he kin sell, en- dey is jes- a-spiijn' on de
vines. Matt, les you en- me CO."
'You don't git dis chile way ober dar
ternight, yo' kin bet on dat"
"Tell you what, Uncle Peter, you's
young en- peert yit. S'pose you 60"
"Law, honey! what would de folks
say? Me a-habin' watermilyen patch,
en- a-goin' en- a-hookin' yutier Eco
ple's?"
Ode folks amt gwine ter know nuth-
in erbout hit. You see, ole nan's got
more'n he kin sell. You kin sell all
yourn, en- it would be good thing ter
60 ober en- git some er ole Dams, ter
keep 'em from spilin' on de vines"
EFF We want ter 60, Uncle Peter"
said Matthew, ''I'll stay en- watch yo'
patch till you come back"
Old Peter was very fond of melons,
but it is doubtful if he had tasted one
that season, for he was too stingy to
eat any of his own, and therefore it did
not take much more persuasion to in
duce him to go. So, leaving Ring tied,
lest he should follow them, and Mat
thew in charge of the patch, they
started.
81 amt nebber been ODER ter Tanners
place." said old Peter. Fac is, I amt
been ober onter de Ridge at all sence
las year, SO I'll jes' let you take de lead"
Cali right" replied Will. eve. won't
foller de road. Well ies' take de Dutch
cut en- 60 ercross lots"
"Law!" said Uncle Peter, as he STUN
bled over log, did you ebber see SIGH
a dark night es dis yere? Peers ter 'ne
es ef we war takin' kinder roundabout
way"
eyes," said WILL, I'VE skips de worst
part oh de hill dis way"
They walked ON for some time in 81
lence. Old Peter was beginning to re-
greet that he had come, for the dis
lance seemed much greater than he
had supposed, and he feared that Mat
thew might not be very dligent in
watching the patch.
'Here we is" cried Will at last.
"Creep right up through desc bushes,
en- git ober de fence. Don't make a
noise, kaze dey do say ole Dan keeps a
gun"
"Don't you be afeer'd, chile. What
you 'spect yo' Uncle Peter gwinter kick
up a row TO-, when he's come ter borry
er water1nilyen? Law! hits 50 dark