Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-12-25

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/ shirt n britches an or ole hat on de
head, an we TAX some hogs brlstles
! nm mex mustashcs an whiskers, an
| ri Kit I'D on de roof an let de ole
! Sandy Claws down dcs es softly Den
willie we hxn' up de ole man we all
! sing some mo- or dat song an laR
| bout how we gwintcr do 'em up.
! "A'tcr so long or time, we git every
! nng 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 Biggcrs, an ole marse
! ha' ter buIl' i'm or cabin way off rom
dc res web dc ole man could fuss n
| uuan DIES so much as he feel like. We
! ha' ter be mighty kccrfuI gwIne trough
de weeds, ease we see cr light In Unc'
| ISe's cabin Trough or hole In de chin
| bly,. Any yuddcr time Aun' Sullie done
| ben scttIn' by de fab or nOppin' an
err smOlSin' dat ole pipe twcl de dead
! hours or de night; but now she done
! laid down, 'cAse she 'spcctin' ole Sandy
Claws, an she hcah ole mig say dat
! he ain gwinc come home long rs any
pusson wake bout dc house She lay
! IN down, an done had 'Cr head XIV
cred up Wild de quilts, Unc' Ike, he
scttin' up IN de COncr wild he shucks,
! platIn' an ole boss collar wat he gwlne
ter sell mex day 20 ter git de Crismus
dram wild. An he had free big ole
niggcrklllcr 'taters roastIn' in de ashes
TO dc brckfus.
"Aun SulSie keep or sayin': Ike,
wy don yo' come ter bed? Don yo'
know hits or FttIn' later
"Unc Ike says: 'Sukic, yO' dcs' shct
up yo' mouf. | know wat go studyIn'
bout, yo' ole fool. Yo' femme lone, an
eff yo' sleepy go ter sleep, | tel yo'.'
Den sortcr hum low:
"rntcrrollcr, pntcrrollcr let Ike purs,
sulde cook slow but she eat mighty fas'.
| Sorry TO lame Niger gets dnr las;
| DO, Mistuh Pnterrollcr, let Ike phrs.
"Unc Ike, mus' or hcnrn me, ease
he stop right still nm cock he yeah side
ways nm listen an den mumull out
sump'n' bout Ne min git yo' sassy
rasc'ls yit. See + | don tell ole marsc.'
"Aun' Sukie say: wat yo' or NUT
term an mum'Iin' bout, lkci ! does
wish yo'd come on ter bed an quit stir.
rim up dem Goals
"UnC' Ike say: rs er-talkin' ter my
ser an 'tnint none or yO' bus
Sukic yo' dc blggcs' gump cvuh seed.
Yo' luyin' dar Gnkn' bout dat mess
bout Sandy Claws. lIaIn't | done seed
yo' ole stockin' hnngln dnr2 Yo' fink
ole Sandy Claws gwin ter pay any
'tcntion ter dat ole wool stockln'? No,
Stree, bob! Ole mis- dcs ruint yo, an
yo' bu'kIn up de wrong stump dis
time, TO shO yo Is
"Bmeby dc ole man git sortcr tied,
an he kivcr dem tatcrs up mighty good
! an start ter bed. Den ter de ole man
done laid down, he keep er-tnlkIn' bout
crops an bout 1igion an bout angling
70 ter worry Aun Sukie, who ain
sayln' notliu' tail. Alter long time
unc' Ike drops Off ter sleep an gin
| ter sno', nm den Aun' Sukic rise up an
look all erroun' dcs' ms Cunninlack
nm den drnp down lack she's or
sleep.
"ncy wus or little chunk or fab wat
| KEEP or winkin an or blnkin' In dc
| hath, but we done ben or watchin'
! Trough dat hole twcl we gittIn' tied,
an las gon' ter climb up on dc house.
clumb right easy up de co'ner an
outer de aidgc or de run, an fom dat
| cascd eroug twcl | got ter de chin
bly,. got or strnddlc or de rldgcpolc,
nm den fix my ole Sandy Claws an
| gun ter git ready TO de Cirkis. De
| Chlmbly WIS about or foot too low
down, SOS | hu' ter let one foot res on
de chlmbly an wen ! fotch de yuddcr
lnIg down say Ter myself;
"Ole Sultle nucaNin
She fell In love wild me,
An she AK me down ter her house
| Ter drink err cup or tea,
"nown, down, down went de Sandy
Claws, hrcshln' de sut down, an DIES
ns q come In sight Aun' Sulic sQuallcd
lack or crippled coon, Lawd cr massy
Ike, he's conner
"pcs den de clof fetched dc little
blaze or tlah, an hit hla2cd way up, an
hit stIhcd me twel los my holt, an,
wild ~ Glitter cuttcr rip an kcr hltm,
| landed down In dc hot ashes, right
on top or dc Sandy Claws an all mixed
up wild Uuc' likes tntcrs,
"Go' nchcr hcarn sich or row 'twiN'
dis an icdgmeut Aun' Sulic she
squat: oh, morsel Oh, insists! Hc'pl
Hep! De ole boys come alter me an
lker An she went CT spnniu' out
trough dc dead tcawccds, Tine Ike.
he done ri2, an w'ilcs | scuthiu' wild de
Sandy Claws he got cr nx handle an
wus DIES or lamhustin' me,
"Atcr w'llcS say; please, Tine Ike.
don hit me no mot lIits Cceze, Unc'
lkel Please don hit me no NOR But
de ole scamp, glttin' madden dan cvah
wen he nn' out hits me, KEEP or pcltn'
me an Cr s0ym'I Yes, yo' rascl, yo'
done runt my mters No' ben stngin'
bout me, IN big Ike YOU! l gwiuC
little Ike YOU! gwtnc Sukic Blueskin
youn
"Rout dat time ole marSc he come
to'dS lie Quatahs, an he cotyh Jack an
Tom DIES as dcy wus cr gttun' ovah de
fencc,