The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
The "Kunierin'" OfSally Ann
BY DAVID YOUNG.

THOUGHT IT rather hard that Pris-
Il ella should follow me 10 the gar
uen' whittier had betaken myself for
'ne express purpose Of enjoying my own
society, but scarcely was | established
before she arrived, smiling and urbane.
and SO perfectly sure OF a welcome as
10 De positively exasperating.
You looked so lonesome, Miss Mary"
ane said, seating herself on the grass,
dat lowed I'd jine you; faint good
,ur 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 q lot, Miss Mary;
hits Sally Ann what's in trubble; yea
sum- sally amt he'd no luck senee de
uay she was horned; fus tunnin kittle
OF bilin' water over herself when she
"arn't no morn a baby. den bein'
RUINED by COW crossin' thru GinersI
hethercourt's parsture, an here lately
gwlne an gitten 'kunjered' by dat no
count little gal what cooks fur Mister
Legroue."
Angler" I exclaimed.
fessum, an alongst of asquint-eyed
niger what amt wuth deshot ter kin
him Wild"
IF he's all that" I said, "why should
sally Ann want him?"
miss Mary, dere amt no countin' on
gals; Use lived long time an Use
iunned heap, but Use never construct
ed myself ez ter what a gals gwine ter
do! Nathan Lewis, de niger what's
caused all de 'citement, wuz keepin'
cumpny wild Sally (dey was traduced al
de picnic what de Congregation Of
Blessed Sinners guy at de grove), an
seem ez Sally amt nothin' on looks an
warn't likely ter git anoder chance, me
an Hinery 'cided ter make no 'iections
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; sicl
gwines on l never seedl
sally Ann she amt dun muffin but
cry all night, an Hinery he SEE ter hel
SEE he: You got Jest what you 'sarved
amt got no more gumption den ter a,
dat gal here. reckin you'll know bet
ter mex time Well, Miss Mary, Ma
than amt bin near us sence, 'ceptin
once, an den twuz ter ak Hinery fur d,
loan of a quarter, an Sally Ann she'
bin gwins roun' like sick chicken
never talkin' ter nobuddy an not sleep
in an actin so contrary, dat we knows
Angles dun 'kunjured' her."
Nonsense" said l, 81 expect Sally i
low spirited and you are too easil,
frightened"
mo, ma'am; she's bin 'kunjered /;
Monday night de fedders in her pile
wuz cram full of Jumps"
THAT often happens"
"An' larst night she foun' dad
chicken hade in her badel"
1.-THE cat took it there, of course; PEG
pie don't conjure each other nova
days"
white folks don't, Miss Mary, bu
niggers duz; an Ise dat trubbled 'bou
Sally Ann, dat Use pretty nigh 'stracted
Hinery SEE ter me ez he wuz leavin' di
mornin': Priscilla SEE he, why don
you insult Miss Mary? Deere ain
nothin' she can't do, an eff you splain
ter her de sark'imstances of de case,
low she'll wise somethin' ter set thing
straight"
Henry overrates my Abilities" re
marked mot caring whether Priscill
to do anything to help you, becaus
Sally is an honest girl and hate t
think Of her being ILL.,"
"An' youse gwine ter help me?"
"Oh, yes; if can"
"Lor, chilel knows you'll 'complis
somethin', case when you sets you
'tention ter ennything you dom lo'
yourself ter be beat"
swell, go away now and leave me
think about it."
So Priscilla departed, and few mil
utes later my cousin, Philip Dean, saur
tered across the grass to me; in b
arms he carried something brown an
velvety and altogether lovely.
"For you." he said, putting it dow
on my knee"
ooh, Phil" I cried, "a setter puppy
How good of you"
"Well, you know you wanted one"
81 did; but where did you get 2"
"Nathan Lewis, negro whom bale
out of jail drunk Saturday night, ii
usual thing), brought it TO me yeste
day."
Nathan Lewis; and you say he is III
: der obligations to your"
"Yes," in great surprise.
"Then he wiH do anything for you
"No; that doesn't follow"
: "I suppose not; but there can be I
harm in trying"
Trying whst?" asked Phil. an
brain moves slowly"
LISTEN" said, and hastily ma
rated the story wherein Nathan playt
the part of hero and Angie that of II
villain.
"Well, upon my word" said h
"fancy anyone signing for Nathan"
"You forget" l. replied, sally Ar
mini nothin' on looks an never he'd I