The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-09

.,Pears like ,es eff he doan nebber
70 ter sleep; en- eff he do, ole Ring he.d
be dar, en- you amt gwine ter 1901 oic
Ring N. Gil, femme tell you"
.Mout glib ole Ring dog button.
"Mebbe some folks is near 'nuR ter
pizen yuther folkses dogs. Dis chile
amt. en- he wouldn't hab no 'sosashun
wild no pusson dat wuz.
Eli, hi, wh-o-o-py!"
"Whot's de matter wild you now?"
"Ts done thought err suffin' dats
amos too good" cried Will, clapping
his hands. "Is got er little game dat |
lows will git erway wild ole Peter bad!"
And then and there he unfolded
plan by which they were to get even
with old Peter, that met with instant
approval by Matthew, and they de-.
termined to carry it into execution as
soon as favorable opportunity offered.
Old Peter sat under his brush shell
ter; dark clouds were looming up on
the horizon and night was approaching.
II low dat we's gwine to hab oaa
night. Ring said old Peter, addressing
his dog. "De signs am all faborable TO
fallin' wedder. en-, eff amt mistooken,
we's 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 I hearn somebody talkin'. Keep 20,
sharp eve open, Ring. kaze dis yerc's
gwine ter be a moughty fire night ter
hook water milyens. I visit | didn't
hab ter watch dis patch, dat I dug.
Whot's de matter wild yo', Ring? Whot
YOU howlin' en- barkin' erbout? amt
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"
''Law,, honey, how you skeered me-
Dat you, WHIP"
Eyes"
swell, now, / war a-lookin' out ODER
de patch, en- you come up from benin.
1 notice dat Ring war maxim fuss;
but I thought it war bekaze it war
a-gitten' close onter de time dat turn
him loose"
1t began to rain and Will and Mat
thew took advantage of old Peters
brush roof.
81 reckon Wen jes' wait here till it
Stacks up little" said Will as they set
lied themselves in one corner. Il think
+, hit will stop soon. Hain't you gwine
ter set up the milyens. Uncle Peter?"
dat l would, honey. but is been out
en- thump EN- dis afternoon, en- dere
| amt none er 'em ripe. | sent 'em all
ober ter town yistiday, dem whot war
ripe"
81 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- green watermilyen am on
common bad TO- de colry."
They sat and talked until the rain had
ceased, but the sky was still overcast
with clouds, and the night was very
dark
cole Dan Tanner, ober on de Ridge,
he's got moughty fine milyen patch,
| said Will, zen some err de finest canter-
lopes en- nutmegs dat / eber seed"
Dem is NICE" assented old Peter
"Dar amt muffin much better dar q
good canterlope or a nutmeg"
"Haint you plant none er dem ar?
Eyes, few, few; but dey is power
full green yit."
sole Dan, he's moughty mean ole
coon. I'd like ter go ober dere. en- hook
some err his milycns. He's got more'r
he kin sell, ell dey is jes- a-spiin' on d.
vines. Matt, les you en- me 60"
"You don't git dis chile way ober dal
ternight, yo' kin bet on dat"
"Ten you what, Uncle Peter, you'i
young en- peert yit. S'pose you CO."
claw, honey! what would de folk
say? Me a-habin' watermilyen patch