Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-23

TIL SPEAK TER PAHSON DAVIS TER
MORRER.
at his feet he beamed approvingly at
the viands which Aunt Savannah has
tened to set before him.
would yo' kin'ly pernonce de bless
in, Mr. Pendergas'?'
With one partly closed eye on the
chicken, James hurried through an
elaborate blessing, ending with So
norous "Amen," in which Savannah
heartily joined.
'Hab some OBJ de orange marmalade
en- hep yo'se'f ter de guaba jelly, Mr..
Pendergas'."
"T'ank yo' mos kin'ly, Miss Hamil-
ton. Am dis jelly some OBJ yo' own
pussuvin'?'
'Bless de ERASMUS, yes, Mr.. Pender-
gas. | allus does my own cookin'. My
stummick hain't no sOrter fancy fo'
takin' in de contrapshuns what oder
folks muses. inter- | spec dat Georgy
gals a mighty scrumptious cook, now"
dat Georgy gals needer yere nor
dar EN- amt ter be menshun in de same
hadn't orter speak oh EN-"
Il s'pose yo'll be bringin' her down
yere befo' long?
''Nebah, Miss Hamilton, nebah.
done make up my min as how dat gal
don't noways gree wild my con'stu-
TOMS
whats de marter wild her!'
"Well, fo one ting, she hab q mos
owdashus. rip t'arin' temper When dat
gal gifts her mad up, de hull wide crea-
shun am bleedze ter stan out fun un-
der. En- she cyan't sing no more dan
one oh desc yere tukky buzzuds. 'Tain't
nachel fo' a man what kin sing ter be
line ter SIGH onmusikle creetur."
EN- am dat all, Mr. Pendergas' p
said Savannah as she handed her guest
cup of coffee.
"Well, not adzackly ALL" he replied,
inhaling the aroma of the coffee and
then taking large gulp; mot jes' in
tirely adzackly. It III cost me 'leben
dollars ter brung dat gal yere Mighty
back breakin wuk ter crn 'leben dol
lars pickin' oranges fo' ter git gal
wild a owdashus temper what sings like
a turkey buzZud when dar am folks
clus ter yer elber wild a smilin' face
which dey kin sing wild de melOjusness
OBJ a song sparrer. De trufe am, Miss
Hamilton, when l sees some oder folks
which p'r'aps / hadn't Orter menshun
'em. my 'feckshuns fo' dat gal am
pow'ful lackin'."
"Fo' de erasmus goodness, Mr.. Pen
dergas', dc" hab some mo- OBJ de chicken
en- anudder yamv'
'"Tank yo' mos kindly, Miss Ham
iIton, but befo' we perceeds furder wild
dis meal could yo' 'spon' ter my perose-
munce oh marriage" -
"P'r'aps l mought, Mr.. Pendergas', eff
yo'd gree ter spen' dat 'leben dollars
in fixin' up de shanty.''
''Dat I'll mos sho'ly do, en- I'll speak
ter Pahson Davis termorrer bout hab-
in de obs-squies immejit."
Mr. Pendergas', l mus reques' de
pos ponemunce oh de Obs-sQuies ontwel
/ gifts myself set ob store teef. I've
sot my heart on 'em en- couldn't t'ink
oh bein' jine nohow widout EN-"
miss Hamilton, q woman which kin
cook sich chicken en- con pone as desc
yere don't need no teef ter .chaw 'em
wild. en- a mouf which lets such hebenly
soun's oh singin' outn it as yourn does
dom need 'em fo' beauty"
"Dar am no use oh argyfyin' de mar
ter. I'm sot plum fiatfooted on habin'
dem teef. De presence OBJ de orange
blossoms in de ha'r en- de ebsence ob
de worries in de mouf don't gree ter
gedder noways permiscous. When 20
hans me dat 'leben dollars fo' ter fix
up de shanty en- my mouf am likewise
sot out wild dem teef de percession II
be ready ter mobe on"
The couple left the cabin and seated
| themselves under the orange trees.