The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
THE ADVERTISERS !. DAILY SHORT STORY

| You axe me eff love dat oman? Well tell you does Why. dat 'oman kir | cook! Dem chicken, en dem pie, en dem stew. en dem good messes! Lordy! En dat oman des got a natchui tas'e fer nussin en coddlin. Dey aint nobody dat kin nuss en coddle no better den her We'll. now. eff she kin cook dat a way, Dey aint no gemman dat kin ac' mo honubbler by a lady den I done ac' by her. But fer ailer dat honubbleness what you rackon she gi me back? Ev'y time git good start ter tellin' her love tales, she make up her moufs at me en hunch wid her shoulders; en ef des so much es say may. she des l rows back her he'd en laughs. Hit des scannerllse me. Mandy, gall. sez l, when you gwine may me. when you swine say de wud; sholy bin co'tin' you time a plenty"
 En wid dat she des look way off over my he'd, like she lookin' at a bird up in de ar. Some times, I rackkon." sex she, when I git ready; when I git good en ready, en, maybe. dat time nebber come"
 Times en aginst I axes here dat a way, en dat de ve,y bes wnd l gifts back. Alter whiles. I gifts mad. Oman" sez l. '.all I axes CT you is des de straight plenty. l ready en willin'. Den agin ef you ain't gwine may me, fer de good ness sake. des say so, en l ind me anud- der lady. who got senses enuf ter know what ter say, when a 'sponsible man. wid his own mule en dray, axes her for ter may"
 En what you rackon she say ter aller dat? "Ef," sez she, 'dey Is enny lady company dat you likes ter keep better den my company-I I rackon you des better keep ift."
 Dat did'n' suit me no better. Kase dey aint no udder lady's company dat likes toY lra hnr an a In no udder lady dat kin cook en nuss en coddle like her.
 tink, en I tink. en I tink, what de bes' ting fer ter do, ter make dat oman may me. I tink twell I lays awake in de night wid de tinkin'. I sex ter my se'f, You got ter do sumpin' ter pleas ure dat oman. sumpin' big en fine. so dat she cyan hep herself but love you. Fl you do dat, she may you sho'. Den T tink ter take her on one CT dem 'scus- sions. Dey is one CT dem 'scussions run min outer de town on de railroad mos ev'y week. But dem 'scussions don suit me so ve'y better Dey cos'es a heap CT money Before you kin hor yo' pref, hits two dollar gone. thee dollar gone. fo' dollar gone. l don min spend- in money when l swine git hit back; I des ded sho' dat Mandy gwine may me fer takin' her on dat 'scussion. des | put my han in my pocket en lay down | my money free. But sposin' l spend my money en den don git her? Den what is F
 Right den en dar. right des at dat ve'y l time. es l step offen my dray alter haulin' two bale CT cottn fom de depot, bad luck gun ter flicker, en my good | luck come a bilin'. Den en dar come a 1 podner CT mine dat ain't see desc many days. He stop ter say howdy, en ter de time ter open his mouf good befo' he as | say: You gwine ter de hangin' ?
 Who's hangin' wuz dat7" sez I. Fer | de goodness sake,' sez he. you Twin
 CT de hangin' CT dat little shoemakin' man fer de hllin' CT his wife?'
 When dey gwine hang him?' sez I.
 "Termorrow,' sez he Hong about de | middle CT de day"
 Dat ve'v night sez ter her. Mandy. l
 bin tinkin' CT doin' sumpin ter pleasure
 youc I bin tinkin' CT axin' you ter gc | somewbar wid me. l bin studyin' CT one 'scussions?' She tink while en scratch her he'd. Dem 'scussions," sez she
 ,''ain't so bad. ef dey go far enuf en stay
 long enuf."
 "En den sez I. 'dey swine ter have
 What datg' sez she. "who dey gwine
 hangT'
 'Hirs,a little Jwite shoemakin' mar
 sf f sel ETns ws snF Kin fsF Eo xn dar early m
 git a good place en see de whole CT hit
 But ef you like de 'scussion de bes," sci
 I, i've suttinly take de 'scussion. d'
 ionges' en de furderes' dat dey is.''
 My" sez Mandy. "dem 'scussions i
 good, but we git one mos enny. day; bu
 hangin' we don git hangin' mo deI | wunst yer; we go ter de hangin'."
 De nex' mornin' we git good star
 des after breakfus You know whal
 dey does dey hanRin'? Down at dat lit | tie park, right nex' ter de pa'ish prison
 We suttinly did git good place; under {
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