The gazette-news., 1902-12-20

Yo' boys can't fool me dat erway.' De-
I ] say. Ne min, l be de ole headnan
Wen git er fo'ked linn, an put el
shirt r britches an er ole hat on dt
head, an we TAX some hogs bristle.
an mex mustashes an whiskers, an
III git up on de roof an let de ole
Sandy Claws down des es softly Der
vile we fixin' up de ole man we all
sing some mo- er dat song an lafI
bout how we gwinter do 'em up.
After so long er time we git every.
hng all right, an we start down ter
de quatahs. Unc' Ike so curious 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 des so much as he feel like. We
ha' ter be mighty keerful gwine Trough
de weeds. case we see er light in inc
lke's cabin trough er hole i'm de Chin
bly,. Any yudder time Aun' Sukie done
ben settin' by de fiah er noppin' an
er' smOkin' dat ole pipe twcl de dead
hours er de night; but now she done
laid down, case she 'spcctin' ole Sandy
Claws. an she heah ole ms say dat
he ain gwine come home long as any
pussOn wake bout dc house She lay
in down. an done had 'cr head Xiv
cred up wild de quilts. Unc' Ike, he
settin' up in de cOner wild he shucks.
Platin an ole hOSs collar wat lie gwine
ter sell mex day TO ter lit de Crismus
dram wild. An he had free big ole
niggCrkiller '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' late"
"Unc' Ike says: 'Sukie. yO' dcs' shct
up yO' mOuf | know wat yo' studyin'
bout. yO' ole fool. Yo' lcmme lone an
eft yo' sleepy so ter sleep, | tell yO'
"Den | sOrter hum low:
'raterroller. paterroller. let Ike pars.
Sukie cook slow. but she eat mighty fas':
Sorry TO lame niEger gets dar las;
DO, MiStah PateTrUller, let Ike pars.
"Unc' Ike. mus er hearn me, ease
lie stop rislG still an cock hc yeah side
ways an listen an den mumull out
sumpn' bout Ne min. git yo' sassy
rasc'ls yit. See + | don tell ole marse.'
"Aun' Sukie say: Wat yu' rr NUT
term an mum'lin' bout Ike? | docs f.
wish yO'd come OH ter bed an quit stir .
rim up dem Goals
"Unc' Ike say: is er-talkin' ter my +.
se'f, an 'tain't none or yo' business .
Sukie, yO' de bigges' gump eyuh seed.
NO' layin' dar Gukin' bout dat mess
bout Sandy Claws. IIain't done seed
yO' ole stOckin' hangin' dar? No' fink
ole Sandy Claws gwin ter pay any
'tentiOn ter dat ole wool stOckin'? No.
Stree, bob! Ole mis- dcs ruimt yo', an
yO' ba'kim' up de wrong stump dis
time, TO sho' yO' is
"Bimeby de ole man cit sortcr tired.
an he kiver dem tatcrs up mighty good
an start ter bed Den, a'tcr dc ole man
done laid down. he keep cr-talkiu' bout
crops an bout 'liSiUn AN bout angling
fO' ter worry Aun' Sukic, who ain
Sayin' notliu' tall. A'tcr long time
Unc' Ike drops off ter sleep an gin
ter sno, an den Aun' Sukic rise up an ,
look all erroun' drs as cunnin'lack ;
an den drap down lack she's er )
sleep
"Dpy WuS er little chunk cr liah wat
KEEP er winkin' an pr blinkin' i'm de
hath, but we done ben cr watchin
rough dat hole tWcl we giltiu' tied.
m las son' ter climb up on de house. :
clumb right easy up de co'ncr an e.
utter de aidge er de run. an rom da;
eaSed crlung twel | got ter de chin
'ly. | got cr straddle cr dc rid@cpole.
m den | Tx my ole Sandy Claws an
gun ter git ready To- de cirkiS. De
himbly wus about rr foot too low
lOwn. SOS ha' ter let one foot res on
e chimbly an wen fotch dc yuddcI
lig down say ter mysc'f:
"Ole Sukie Rlueskin
She fell in IOv, Wild me.
An she AK me down ter her house
Ter drink er cup cr tea.
Down, down, down went dc Sandy
laws, breshin' de sut down. an dcs
) e come in sight Aun' Suhic squallcd
lex er crippled coon, T.awd cr masSy.
Sc, he's come"
"Des den dc clof fetched dc little
laZe Cr iiah. an hit blazcd WAY up. an
it stited me twcl los my holt, an
id er Glitter clatter. rip an hcr hlim.
landed down in dc hot ashes. right
] top cr de Sandy Claws an all mixed
p wild Inc Ikc's tatrrS.
"NO' ncber hcarn sich or row 'tWiN'
S AN Judgment. Aun' Suhic' 81,
luall: oh. marsc! Oh miStis, Hep,
ep! DE ole boys come alter me am
e" An she went - Spiuuin' out
Ough de dead tcawccdS. the Ike.
, done riz, an w'ilcs | scuIfiiu' wild dc
INDY Claws he got or aN handle an
us deS er lambaStin' me.
Alter w'iles say: Please. Unc' Ike.
m hit me no mo! Hits Cvczc, Uuc'
Z! Please don hit me no mo" But
ole scamp, Sittiu' maddcr dan cyah
EN- he fin out hits me. KEEP or pcltiu'
= an er sayin': Yes, yo rascI, yo'
ne ruint my tatcrs. Nu' b'cu sin@in'
Jut me. I'll big Ike YOU, [ gwiuo So
tie Ike you! | gwine Sukie RlucShin No
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