The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-10
THE ADVERTISERS
 !: DAILY SHORT STORY

'Yas'm, das what wants ter do.
 th'cat CT dat vilyun, CT dat scound' 'el-'
 My sez Mandy.
 "Yas'm, twell hit go ri down th'ougl l wants ter do. En when l git hit dar I des wants ter tu'n dat knife roun' ei roun', twell 1 cut dat black heart e
 hisn,t inter chitterlins. . :, sarMy. sez Mandy. you suttinly il
 'Dar.' sez I, 'dar. you done said hit | When you sez sewage YOU des spells my name. des so savage dat l eat da vilyun's heart en drink his blood en de: not bat my eyes.
 | What make you so savage agin da | ter your
 doin' des a plenty. Amt he been trapes- in roun' wid de oman dat des good es | belong ter m.e; dat bin promisin' dess days en days fer ter may me? En now l he got ter shove his ugly self twin me en her. en try en keep cumpny wid herr " 'En what de name CT dat lady dat | you speakin' er?' sez Mandy.
 "Hit des fool oman CT de name CT Mandy. en kase she des fool oman, en ain't got so ve'v good senses. dey ain't nuthin' dat I kin do ter her. 'cep' en savin' des ter drap her, en dat | reckon I got ter do; fer by desc ways | CT gwine on she show dat she little | better'n a hussy. But fer dat barber. ] des suttinly takes hit outer him. I des bruck his back en knock de ugly head l clean offer him. das all.
 " 'En dat lady you speakin' about" sez Mandy, T des kin tell you dis: she got senses enuf ter do heap CT tlnkin' befo' she every may wid triffiin' vilyun like you is; wid yo' big mouf en yo' big tales, en yo' knives. en yo' weepuns, en yo' hussies-hussy yo'se'f, suh.'
 fC ot ff' wid yo'se'f what YOU tink de bes ter do. en eff you like ter keep somebody else cump'ny better'n my cump'ny, you des keep hit. Hit don't matter ter me you up. But aller dat ain't gwine save dat barber. Dey ain't no use CT yo' cryin' en whimperin' roun' me; dat bar Der des got ter die.
 sez Mandy. ain't sceart. bit fer him. Cat barber des. twicet de man dat you Is. Elf I do enny cryin' hit be fer you, you misubble .scound'el. Dat bar razors roun' wid him aller de time. You go foolin' roun' wid dat barber en he cuts de lights CT life outer you. Elf you tackle wid dat barber you better git you a dray pin fer ter hit him wid, fer ef he gifts clost ter you, you des es good es dead en gone en mos forgot
 What Mandy sez about dat barber diden suit me so vey better. l know mVSe om what l we're OH uie oHe eh fom dat one, dat he a bad man, desa teh'ble man; a fightin' man fom we're come wonder. He de5 boase es dat en- duin' CT his time he kill mon ten men; en wid one CT 'em dat he cuts out a piece CT his heart en toas'es hit over de ire en eats hit wid pepper on hit; en wid anudder dat he plarnt vines on topper his. grave en eats de berries oI- fer dem vine, des ter strenken his heart. I des sholy got ter watch my cornders wid A man like dat. 1 tink en tink. Fus' tink CT one way en den I tink CT anudder. One time hit look like a good way des ter stan behinder a cornder twell he come by en den ter swat him wid dray pin or croW roy par; S,,t sposen dat I does miss my lick, dar l is wid my lick done gone en he on top per me wid his razor. En den asln tink dat he got ter cross de bayou on one CT dem bridge. en I might des sot m dar on one CT de beams twell he come under en fall onter his head ri nara. But sposen dat he jump fom under, dar I is on de groun'. all shuck up Wio ue fall en widou:. de chanst ter III ny han. Dat tinkin' mos kep me awake
 Tn de mo'nin' I got, up en still At de las I tuck nickel outer my pocket en th'ow hit up in de a.v ar, tey vs,I sTe suh, eff dat nickel diden pint IT straighatt IL fer de shop CT dat barber l DICK hit up en tn ow hit again en my come I, Te ve'y way. Den I see, come gooo iush. {: come bad luck. des got ter go ter at dat harber shop. En widout taken enny mo fine ter tink I des goes. When l come fer de shop des walks in en nangS uP my coat en my hat, des like hit peI3Ls ter me- en den 1 sits down III 2e ti p1i poe ,,e a
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