Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-25

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gin US er whole day TO ter frolic erroun'
an Joy wese'fs. Me an Jack an
Tom-dem wus de wife boys-slip
out'n de back do an des lit out. Down
at de fu'niss web dey ben er KILN
! hogs we sot an rugged up er projick
TO ter wake up dem ole folks. Tom
| say. Jack. 20 mus BE- de ole Sandy
Claws. an we watch SOS we dom cit
cotch up wild. Jack say. NO. ! hain't,
nudder. case 70 boys run an Ief' me
an den ha' ter git out the bes' | kin.
YO' boys can't fool me dat erway.' Den
I say. Ne min. be de ole headman.
Well git er fo'ked linn, an put er
shirt N britches an er ole hat on de
head. an we TAX some hogs bristles
an mex mustashes an whiskers, an
I'll git up on de roof an let de ole
Sandy Claws down DIES es softly Den
vile we tixin' up de ole man we all
sing some mo- err dat song an latf
bout how we gwinter do 'em up.
AFTER so long er time. we git every
fng all right. an we start down ter
de Quatahs. Unc' Ike so cu'ious an
contrary dat he can't live in peace wild
de res er der niggers, an ole marse
ha' ter bull i'm er cabin way off f'om
de res web de ole man could fuss m
quail DIES so much as he feel like. We
ha' ter be mighty keerful gwine trough
de weeds. case we see er light in Unc'
1ke's cabin trough er hole in de Chin
bly,. Any yudder time Aun' Sukie done
ben settin' by de fab er noppin' an
err smokin' dat ole pipe twel de dead
hours err de night: but now she done
laid down. case she 'spectin' ole Sandy
Claws. an she heah ole mis- say dat
he ain gwine come home long as any
pusson wake bout de house. She lay
in down. an done had 'er head xiv
cred up wild de quilts. Unc' Ike, he
settin' up in de coner wild he shucks,
platin' an ole boss collar wat he gwine
ter sell mex day TO- ter git de Crismus
dram wild. An he had free big ole
niggerkiler 'taters roastin' in de ashes
TO- de brekfus.
"Aun' Sukie keep er sayin': Ike,
wy dom yo' come ter bed? Don yo'
know hits er gittin' lateY
"Unc' Ike says: 'Sukie. yo' des' shet
up yo' mouf. know wat yo' studyin'
bout yo' ole fool. Yo' lemme lone, an
ef yo' sleepy go ter sleep, l tell yo'.'
"Den | sorter hum low:
''raterroller paterroller. let Ike pars,
Sukie cook slow, but she eat mighty fas';
Sorry TO lame niger gets dar las:
DO. Mistah Paterroller. let Ike pars
"Unc' Ike. mus er hearn me, case
he stop right still an cock he yeah side.
ways an listen an den mumull out
sump'n' bout Ne min, | git yo' sassy
rasc'ls yit. See f dom tell ole marse.'
"Aun' Sukie say: wat yo' er NUT.
term an mum'lin' bout, Ike? l does
wish yo'd come on ter bed an quit stir.
rim up dem GOALS
"Unc' Ike say: rs er-talkin' ter my.
self, an faint none er yo' business.
Sukie. yo' de bigges' gump evuh seed !
YO' layin' dar inkin' bout dat mess
bout Sandy Claws. Hain't done seed |
go ole stockin' hangin' dar? Yo' fink |
ole Sandy Claws gwin ter pay any
'tention ter dat ole wool stockin'? No,
Stree. bob. Ole mis- des' ruint yo', an |
yo' ba'kin' up de wrong stump dis |
time. 70 sho' yo' is.
"BimeDy dc ole man git sorter tied, |
an he kivcr dem taters up mighty good |
an start ter bed. Den. alter de ole man |
done laid down. he keep er.talkin' bout |
crops an bout 'ligion an bout anything |
TO ter worry Aun' Sukie, who ain
sayin' notfin' tail. Alter long time
Unc' Ike drops off ter sleep an gin J
ter sno', an den Aun' Sukie rise up an
look all erroun' des' as cunninlack
an den drap down lack she's err
sleep.
"Dey wuS err little chunk er fab wat
KEEP er winkin' an er blinkin' in de
hath, but we done ben er watchin'
trough dat hole tweI we gittin' tied.
an las | gon' ter climb up on de house.
| clumb right easy up dc coner an
outer de aidge er de ruff. an f'om dat
| eased erlong tweI got ter de chin |
bly,. | got er straddle er de ridgepole,
an den fix my ole Sandy Claws an
gun ter git ready TO- de cirkis. De
chinbly wuS about er foot too low
down, SOS la' ter let one foot res on
dc chimbly an Wen ! fotch dc yudder
laig down l say ter myself:
"Ole Suke Blueskin
She fell in love wild me-
An she AK me down ter her house
Ter drink er cup CT tea
Down, down. down went dc Sandy
Claws. breshin' de suit down, an DIES
rs e come in sight Aun' Sukie squalled
lack er crippled coon, 'Lawd or MASSEY.
Ike, he's Gomez
"Des den de clof fetched de little
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