River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-14
The "Kunierin'" Of Sally Ann.
r THOUGHT it rather hard that Pris.
By DAVID YOUNG.



before she arrived, smiling and urbane,
and so perfectly sure of a welcome as
to be positively exasperating.
You looked so lonesome, Miss Mary"
she said, seating herself on the grass,
dat 1 lowed I'd jine you; faint good
fur young folks ter flock by deyselves,
sides Use in trubble, an / wants you
ter wise me.
well, what can i do for your"
you kin hep me a lot, Miss Mary;
hits Sally Ann what's in trubble; yes
sum, Sally amt he'd no luck sence de
day she was horned; fus tunnin a kittle
of bilin' water over herself when she
warn't no morn a baby, den bein'
ruined by a cow crossin' thru Gineral
H~ethercourt's p%arsture, an here lately
gwine an gitten Numbered by dat 10
count little gal what cooks fur Mister
Legroue."
"Angie?" / exclaimed.
"Yessum, an alongst of a squint-eyed
niger what amt wuth de shot ter kill
him wild"
"If he's all that" l said, why should
Sally Ann want him?'
Miss Mary, dere amt no countin' on
gals; Use lived a long time an Use
lunned a heap, but Use never construct
ed myself eZ ter what a gals gwine ter
dol Nathan Lewis, de niger what's
caused all de 'citement, wuz keepin'
cumpny wild Sally (dey was traduced at
de picnic what de Congregation of
n1neEaI Csnnarc ~ ~ la nrraraN arf
seem ez Sally amt nothin' on looks an
warn't likely ter git anoder chance. me
an Hinery 'cided ter make no 'jections
ter de match.
Everything wuz gwine on smoovely
when Sally Ann amt he'd no better
sence den ter vite Angie ter supper one
night when Nathan was dere. Well,
Miss Mary. you mayn't believe hit, but
she amt no mon set eyes on dat mig
ger fore she gin ter tract him; SIGH
gwines on 1 never seedl
sally Ann she amt dun muffin but
cry all night, an Hinery he SEE ter her
seq he: You got jest what you 'sarved;
amt got no more gumption den ter AK
dat gal here. l reckin you'll know bet
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than amt bin near us sence, 'ceptin'
once, an den twuz ter AK Hinery fur de
loan of a quarter, an Sally Ann she's
bin gwins roun' like a sick chicken,
never talkin' ter nobuddy an not sleep
in an actin so contrary, dat we knows
Angles dun 'kunjured' her"
Nonsense" said 1, 81 expect Sally is
low spirited and you are too easily
frightened"
mo, ma'am; she's bin 'kunjered;'
Monday night de fedders in her piller
wuz cram full of Jumps"
That often happens"
AN larst night she foun' a dade
chicken hade in her bade!"
"The cat took il there, of course; peo-
pie don't conjure each other nova
days"
white folks don't, Miss Mary, but
niggers duZ; an Ise dat trubbled bout
Sally Ann, dat Use pretty nigh 'stracted.
Hinery SEE ter me ez he wuz leayin' dis
mornin': Priscilla seq he, why don't
you insult Miss Mary? D'ere amt
nothin' she can't do, an ef you splains
ter her de sark'imstances of de case, 1
low she'll wise somethin' ter set things
straight"
Henry o~verrates my abilities" / re-
marked mot caring whether Priscilla
understood me or mott, but I'm willing
TO do anything to help you, because
Sally is IN honest girl and l hate to
think of her being ill.,"
"An' youse gwine ter help me?"
'Oh, yes; if / can"
"Lor, chile! / knows you'll 'complish
somethin', case when you sets your
'tention ter ennything you DON low
yourself ter be beat"
well. go away now and leave me to
think about it,"
So Priscilla departed, and a few min
utes later my cousin, Philip Dean, saun-
tered across the grass to me; in his
arms he carried something brown and
velvety and altogether lovely.
For YOU" he said, putting it down
on my knee"
'Oh, Phil" 1 cried, "a setter puppy!
How good of you"
"Well, you know you wanted one"
81 did; but where did you get it?"
Nathan Lewis, a negro whom l bailed
out of Jail drunk Saturday night, the
usual thing), brought ii TO me yester-
day"
Nathan Lewis; and you say he is I'M
der obligations to your"
YES" in great surprise.
Then he will do anything for you?''
mo; that doesn't follow"
"I suppose not; but there can be no
harm in trying"
Trying what?" asked Phil. my
brain moves slowly"
Listen" I said. and l hastily mar
rated the story wherein Nathan played
the part of hero and Angie that of the
villain.
well, upon my word" said he,
'fancy anyone signing for Nathan"
You forget" l replied, sally Ann
amt nothin' on looks an never he'd no
luck nobow."
Poor Sally Ann" said Phil.
Poor, indeed" l replied.
well. look here" said he, I'll make
a bargain with you. If you manage An
gle, I'll see to Nathan"
Every well. l shall depend on YOU"
Good! Now suppose we talk of
something else. Did you get those
books l sent you?"
That night 1 gave Priscilla a small
vial of golden liquid land how could
she recognize Fred's favorite char
treuse), and said. impressively:
Give this to Sally, Priscilla. Tell her
TO take four drops of it. in a glass of wa
ter, every night, as the clock strikes
IL, and see that she says, as she swal-
lows It:
IF 1 drink this precious charm.
Spirits cannot do me harm!"
Priscilla's eyes swelled. but she re-
peated, slowly:
"Ef / drinks dis preshus charm
Sperrits amt gwine ter do me harm"
That's right" l said. make her take
IL until she hears from me and you'll be
surprised to find how fast she i'm
proves"
Fred Joined me shortly after Priscilla
disappeared.
Mary" said he. "you're the biggest
goose living; the idea of teaching that
darky all that rubbish"