The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-02

an dat Joe's slack tam. Well. one
night-it was de night before Christ
mas-Joe go down in st. Roch fer play
card for turkey. Long bout u or 'alf-
pas he start for home feslin' pretty
good an wit one turkey h'onder bees
harm. He walk h'up Cote St Gene
We've TO Rue ST. Jean. an h'up dat pas
de Basiliea- He see de church all light
h'up, an hear de music dat dey cele-
brate midnight mass, an in he walk.
Pretty soon he see de peop' look at
him for he carry a turkey in church
an he go h'out. He walk down de
step to Mountain Hill and down de
Ieet' Breakneck step for pass on Chant-
plain street. Wen he got to de bot
tom of de step he meet a. tall Wen
dress man who say:
:. Bon soir, M'sieu FOrtier'
Bon sOir. m'sieu.' Joe say.
DE stronger stop an say: Dat a
nice turkey, m'sieu. Were you got
dat2
II jus win dat by play euchre at
George Lambert Joe say.
"a I was down dere myself de stran-
ger say. but I not could win turkey
/" I not be see you dere,' Joe say.
." I was dere all de sam an more dan
dat not was far away from you on de
way h'up. but 1 loss sight of you de
tam you go in de church / think hear
you never go in de church
E" You seem for know me pretty wel,'
said Joe, an 1 don't can remember
you
".Bein QUIZ said the stronger. 7 be
know you for good many year now.
But would you let me see dat turkey
you ave-?
:. 'Certainement,' Joe say. an he and
the turkey to de stronger.
wen he give i'm de turkey, he feel
sonnet ing curious, lax all heeS strength
lef' i'm.
9 Oats fine turkey de man say.
Will you gif dat to me? 1 not got any
for Christmas.
g No Joe say. an he TEX de turkey
back. OATS de h'only one l got myself
well. de man say. I not lax fer
go home without one an tell you wat
do. You play YER good game euchre
an I play five dollar 'gainst de tur-
key.
g I play you Joe say.
so dey sat down thunder de street
lamp an Joe tex h'out hees card an
de stronger pull h'out five dollar an
put it down beside de turkey.
My deal de stronger say.
mo. we cut Joe say.
so dey cut an Joe win he frs deal.
De man play a YER strong game, but
Joe win an put de five dollar in hees
pocket.
L play you ne man say.
TEX de frs deal dis tam.
Joe try all de tam for get a good
look at de strenger's face, but he ave
hees cap pull down an Joe not be able
for see him well Dey play a few and
of de second game an Joe 'appen for
look down at de strenger's feet an see
hey are jus lax a cows. Den he know
who he be play wit So he mex grab
hees turkey an start run for home.
But de devil KEEP hup 'longside him
easy an Joe could hear hees feet hon
de hard sidewalk jus lax a horse trOt.
Wen dey come near Joe's place de
devil run head an stan in de door.
/ not be let you pas, he say. till
you give me something. You pass in de
church tonight an now you mus give
me your shirt
wit dat he ketch Joe, an his 'ands
seem fur burn lax red 'Ot iron JUS
as he tex i'm. one of Joe's gamecOck
mex crow loud. an Wen de devil 'es1-
dat he disappear so fas' Joe not see
were he 60 Joe fall down and begin
shout for help. Dat wake hees wife,
an she come run down for help Joe
hin, an ever since dat tam he ave no
power hin hees legs. an not can walk
one step. lie tell hees wife all bout
wat 'appen. an she telr de prizes an
de neighbor. Some Poop say Joe had
mex bargain wit de dew dat he never
go TO church IL de devil mex him reech
an smart at card; some say dat joe
was drunk. an fell down an 'urt hees
back. but de good prizes say sOmetam'
de devil go bout de same lax wiz beas',
an mebbe dat all 'appen Joe, for ne
so weeked. Well, Joe los all hees bees
mess an hees money. De Captain an
de mate not come hees house no more.
for Joe not can drink an dance he
same'S before an now he YER poor
Il a.~,T~
ern. Mais. msieu. he can play card
yet"