Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01

I'LL 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'."
"Tank yo' mos kin'ly, Miss Hamil-
ton Am dis jelly some OBJ yo own
pussuvin'T
Bless de grashus, yes, Mr.. Pender-
gas. allus does my own cookin'. My
stummick hain't no sorter fancy TO
takin' in de contrapshuns what oder
! folks muses. inter. | spec dat Georgy
gals mighty scrumptious cook. now"
| Dat Georgy gals needer we're nor
dar en- amt ter be menshun in de same
week wild some folks which p'r'aps |
hadn't orter speak OBJ 'em."
81 s'pose YOU be bringin' her down
yere befo' s0ng?"
"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, TO one ting, she hab mos
owdashus, rip t'arin' temper. When dat
gal gifts her mad up, de hull wide crea-
shun am bleedze ter stan out fun I'm.
der. En- she cyan't sing no more dan
one OBJ 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. 1t III cost me 'leben
dollars ter brung dat gal we're. Mighty
back breakin' wuk ter e'rn 'leben dol
/
wild owdashus temper what sings like
turkey buzzud when dar am folks
clus ter yer elber wild q smilin' face
which dey kin sing wild de melojusness
OBJ a song sparrer. De trufe am Miss
Hamilton, when sees some oder folks
which p'r'aps hadn't orter menshun
'em, my 'feckshuns TO- dat gal am
pow'ful lackin'."
, "Fo' de ERASMUS goodness, Mr.. Pen,
dergas'. do hab some mo- OBJ de chicken
, en- anudder yam!'
''T'ank yo' mos kindly, Miss Ham
ilton, but befo' we perceeds furder wid
dis meal could yo 'spon' ter my perose
munce oh marriage"
"P'r'aps mought, Mr.. Pendergas', ei
yod gree ter spen' dat 'leben dollars
In fixin up de shanty."
dat I'll mos sho'ly do, en- I'll speal
ter Pahson Davis termorrer bout hab
in de obs-squies immejit."
"Mr. Pendergas', mus reques' d.
pos'ponemunce OBJ de obs-squies ontwe
! gifts myself set OBJ store teef. I've
sot my heart on em Ell couldn't tint
OBJ bein' jine nohow widout EN-"
miss Hamilton. woman which XII
rock sich chicken en- con pone as des'
yere don't need no teef ter chaw zen
wild, en- a mouf which let's such hebenl.
soun's OBJ singin' out'n 1t as yourn doe
don need 'em TO- beauty"
"Dar am no use OBJ argyfyin' de mar
ter. I'm sot plum fatfooted on habin
dem teef. De presence OBJ de orang
blossoms in de HAIR en- de ebsence Of
de worries in de mouf don't gree ter
gedder noways permiscous. When yo
hans me dat 'leben dollars TO- ter q!
up de shanty en- my mouf am likewis
sot out wild dem teef de procession 7
be ready ter mobe on"
The couple left the cabin and seate'
themselves under the orange trees
- where for two hours they laughed an
= talked with the light hcartedness Q
:, children.
= A month passed before Aunt SavaI
:, nah had secured the dental ornament
= which she considered so essential
: her trousseau In the meantime jaime
i had given her the "'leben dollars,
which she had expended for furniture
!, On an evening in April the elite {
- Egypt were invited to attend the wee
- ding. By this time the orange blo'
SONS were nearly gone, but enough ha
~ been obtained to grace the occasion az
" propriately, and other flowers wer
" abundant. A bower, beneath whic
. the couple were to be married. ha
u been built under the orange tree /
X front of Aunt Savannah's cabin. b
l. side Creesy's cabin stood tab
'. adorned with flowers and loaded wit
/. trophies Of Savannah's skill In cool
d ing. The space between the cabir
d was to be devoted to dancing, and tt
e tiddlers were already giving their II
e struments premonitory twangs, to til
great delight Of the arriving compan,
d Aunt Savannah and James move
Is about among their guests, greetin
them with gracious and elaborat
u speeches of welcome.
g About the time when the guests b.
: gan to arrive the train from jackson
> vile stopped at the little station, and
young colored woman alighted an