CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-05-05

mighty consciauoE. 10 me Final
long about the june rise IN the river,
was hauiin' up some driitN cod from the
river what / hau ketched in the back
water, an the wagon pin broke IN :
J-y -y7'e---e. ked sl leanorC lo.y Tciies-
off am threw me down an hetcilcd ne
under it an broke my laig, besides skin
rim me up considerable The neiei-
oors heard Iae hoiler an came al
rolled the log often me an carried ms
up here an sent fer the doctor, JL5
afore he got here that dadIeiched wild
der woman came sailin' IN, right in the
middle of all the misery l was a-suf-
ferin' from.
The widder woman never left the
house after that at ali, fer she said
I'd need some one 70 tend TO me. an she
would be most ticlzled to death fer to
do it. an the doctor agreed with her,
an so l couldn't do nothin' to stop it,
be,n' laid up in bed thataway with my
leg strapped 10 a board.
Il dunno whether that laig er the
widder disconnected ME fer the next
lew days" continued the old man; ''but
[ do know that this female was power
ful irritatin' while l was tryin 20 cur
il. She had brought a neighbor slrl
over with her for company, an sae'I.
the girl ulster sleep in the room JiIin
tnIs one. where the widder ssIid she
could hear me if got thirsty duIln' the
night an wanIed L drink. but / Gste-
stand the thirst ruiher than have he
come in u wayiayin' me when coulGn's
run. an SO l uster keep quiet. Frog-
the time she'd gii up an t.sake the Gre
fer breakfast shed seold the dogs lo-
traclSin' up ,ne kitchen loor. an sUr~
the cat out fer the night, an go to bed,
She'd paiaver am talk an fuss 'rouaG
an Id squirm an kick the kivers 'roan0
with my well foot till the doctors ssld
if didn't keep still my laig would grow
as crooked as the Wess nigger's WIS.
what got broke by the nigger faiiu
over salt bar1 on a steamboat. lie
uster lean over the side of the bed fer
TO play dice on the floor with the other
niggers who'd visit him.
"one night the widJer woman was
sittin' by the bed thar by me an knit
tin socks fer winter, an a-clatterin', /,
when this neighbor girl got to foosiu'
round an found ole meal sack full
ov hazelnuts. an acourse She had Il 3
to I'LL her apron an come IN 20 shoNs'
Miss Sile y eat She had G.aiivered.
Fer the .ands salSes, Mandy W here'd
You git 'cm@' says the widdcr, when
she sees um. Gracious Goshen, but
they is jes' what want, hare hecred
many an many timc that h..ze,..ut lie
is jest the very hcy; thing fer To rake
things heal right y:p,' sez shc. n sig
= 4 :
the rloraiug IN Inake some i.c lcr -.
Barnes Nvhat'll fetch his limb al i5-
in jiffy.' sez she. An she got .I1
often the shelf am Topped down in
chair an begun craekin' nuts an 4 CAB
bin.
''She was chasterin' along when |
notices the rat stick his head outen tho
hole an look round. Hazel heered th
crackin' ov the nuts, an he was s,gorc
hungry fer SOME ov 'en an had eO..}e
out to investigate, l knowed what1
happen. so les stuffed a corner of The
iSiy,er in my mouth to keep from laf-
,in' an watched the crittcr.
"Thc rat looked round couple ov
times like his appetite was affeetin'
hir.,. an then he took run fer 10 climb
u2 on ole SIS Sile's knees. jes' like he
ustcr en- mine. an ducked under the
,iccts an listened. The rat never took
iuto account no fcmale attire evidently,
an that's where he missed ii.
II hrcrcd scrcech an n crash an
the wiajer woman went backward over
her chair. the hazeinuts in her apron
| fallen like rain nil round the room
When pec,cd OUT she was a-gettin' up
an she grpb6ed the iron an ianmed u
ut Hazel jes' as he was a-disin' in his
hole, an she turned on mo where ! wAs