Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-14
CHAPTER XLvI.

About @ O'Clock In the evening 4
guests OF Rumford began TO arrva
At Z dinner was placed upon tla
BILE.
Astrea went. as she had promised
assist Venus in arranging the m
course. and then she retired for N
evening 10 her own chamber. WHEN
Venus took care to bring her tea IN ID
season.
An now, honey, you an me can 4
down an be comfortable togeder IN
rest o de ebenin'. Ole Aunt Cyb4
she don't know muffin I'll 'beat N
bein' ordered TO 90 back to my If II
night, so she won't ak arter me An
ole marse too busy; he an de Odd
beasts just gone to dere feed Si0
Venus, as, after having taken avgI
the tea service, she dragged In h3
mattress, and began to spread II m4
underneath Astrea's bedstead.
Poor Venus, you'n be halfsnghI
cred under there" said Astrea.
Not me. honey. Dere's a good, cod
draught; sides which, long as g4
gwine to keep de candle bnrnin', Il va
he shady under dere, an keep of Y
'squitoes, which dem little debbIs \
de torment OF my life, an makes ~
init more sin in cussln' an sweara Y
myself at night dan anything else ID y
worl'."
well. my good woman, sat your
self! AT least, you viii be out Of ss1]
there.
Honey" said Venus, coming o1
from under the bed, and drawing hs]
teriously near to Astrea, honey VAN
you think:
IL don't know. What is IT.?
"Dere's thirteen sinners set DOW Y
dat dinner table" q,
We'll. you told me there was q rvuAa
dozen invited. OF course, Mr. huu'
ford makes the thirteenth j.
"Yes; but, chile. take a 'slde'al.a
on to it. thirteen sinners set COVE Y
n dinner table" n,
"Nell. what of that? That Is Nv :
very large dinner party ,.r
but thirteen, honey; slider ua'
well, / do; what of itg' :.
'Lors, chile. how your etlcatloi =,
been neglected in some things Z
sure. Now, i dessay as yoye iaia 10
heap o. music. an paintin', ah a. =,
in. an singin', an dat! but you 4
nebber larned what Germs you nO's"
know" xu
Il certainly do not know wha' =
mean, Venus" - !,
'De lors, chile; don't you hn.s IN,
when thirteen sinners SITS low i. srs
table, one o. the sinners :, sar'a a,s /
to go to de debil afore thirteen '~ os
over dere headsf" said Venus ma
mysterious whisper. - ann
NO; / never knew that. hs rss
superstition, Venus" replied s,rs,
Eyes, honey: / dessay US = ~ daf
striction; but it's truth, lof a,s N
| nebber knew il to fail. NO Ii" Ia 4
Aunt Cybele, or Uncle sat w; !. dep
dey bofe is-which dcy saiu :, uo,
selves dis blessed ebenin'. s'.trlrb
you look out. honey: fore ! sa,rs,
is over u heads, an dat y an ii
days, we hears oh Il death. ~
gwine to be o. dem dere gen No
sittin' boozIn at dat dere taple, j
be ole morse for aught kho" roul
deed. If II was, faint venus a. n,lef ID
be ravin' 'stracted crazy via
his loss; l tell you dat, gooai ,stsi
..They are very noisy" said ~ MN /.
as the sound of their reverb
ear. -.,a;n' 'sl
Not as / knews any ting pu y, 40 cloi
ole Aunt Cybele say. walt un de tsbl
is drawn, an de wine put On Nix d
win you? Den you t'ink ole les
all his imps done broke loosr an d
wise. so ole Aunt Cybele say hsIIef
ought to know. Why, It's my nebS
dat is de reason why ole mais ow Der
married. cause, you sc, he sne" Ii
well how no wife would eper prdr
long O. such high-jlm-be-l,smass nov
ON In de house! Listen 10 sou
said Venus, Indignantly, as aon ~
Of wild revclry rolled II w
ears.