The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-10-06

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but jest he'll his hand round the en-,
he'd gathered up, to save a string an
tEin, an of course when he Wen,
down, he had TO let go an the p'tatoe.
jest rolled all over the suller floor am
sh'd say be bumped hisself eood'r
hafd on eE'ry step, judsin by the
sound bHt the worst sounds of al
cane out o his mouth 1t was reilly
/ frlShliul to hear him. The way bo
/ liighlttl to hear him. He's a church
/ member. in good an regular standin'
/ b"I don't blieye he would be long
if the minister'd ben there to hear
what he said as he sol there Oh the
sulier bottom an said thinSs.
went to the sllller-way an looked
down. An says /
What's the matter, Josiar? Has
anything happened9"
'Happened?" says he in one D them
awful tones o. his. "Happened2 Oh
ne, Don't git that iGee in yer head
was jest slidin' down the sulIer stairs
for fun. of course
He said that sarcastic
BE you hurt?" asked.
No, OF course not" saws he
: 'TWculdn't be likely to hurt man o.
my heft to fall the hull length o them
stairs. with a two bushel ba efu o
p'tatoos landin' on top OF him. Oh,
70. amt hurt any Then he croanad
jest dratful.
You'd OF to fixed it." said |. I've
told You about it. times enough II
yoE'd live UP to your idees-"
There it goes" says he Il knew
you'd come in with your everiastin' I
told you SOL | never knew it to fail
Why in thunder didn't you put me in
mind of it when | went to brinein' in
them p'tatoes? You re al'avs a eau
tianin the children to look out for the
SUI er-stairs, but not a word-not one
solitary word. did you say to me this
nurnin about lookin' out. Wanted me
TO fall an Kill myself, an cut swell
an get married ag'in, likes not Wall,
| shouldn't wonder if things d turn out
as you'd like to have 'em. Ni2h's |
can make out three ribs is broke an
my stummick feels all STAYED in from
strlkin' it ginst your old soap barrill
Cohfound it all, Sarah, why can't you
put things where they b'long, an not
leave that old barrill right where any
bcdy'd be sure to fall ag inst it or into
II, if they fell down stairs. | never
see anybody quite so shifless as you |
be"
If you'll take the trouble to think |
back. you'll remember that that's jest |
precisely where you put the barrill |
says l. You knew | want /
ed it in the corner but you said you
va MT 'agoin to bother to move it,"
oh. that's right, twit an fling!"
Josiar. Couldn't you move it
if you wanted it moved, I'd
ike to know? But faint anyways
ikely I'll De here to be blamed for
:" rything. must longer" Then he
some more. If live through
I, | wouldn't wonder a bit if was laid
10 all the rest O. the fall Right in the
'usy season, too. An you can't get
lelp for love or money | swan, it
makes me SO mad to think OF it. Why
n-in-"
BE careful what We say" says 1.
The children might hear you, an it'd
1T out what languidge you'd ben U.s.
n"
Josiar jest snorted.
"Why'n thunder don't you make a
igger fool of yourself than natur' did,"
avs he. But you couldn't do it, if you
ried, says he. Il forgot that But
Thy didn't you tell me to look out for
he stairs? Say-what's the reason?"
hi Josiar fairly shouted up the sui
ar-vay at me-
"ion needn't boiler so loud. l amt
eef, says |. Il didn't tell you to be
afeiul because | didn't happen TOT
hink of it. | he'd told you times
nough afore, but you didn't pay any
ention to what l said 1t don't look
cry we'll for you to go to calm me
lif less. Josiar, slong's you don't see
} things when you're told about 'em.
looks to me as if it was a kind o.
7dgment on you for not practicin'
hat you preach, an Blamin' other I
o!ks for it. Do you want l should get
,e arnicky, Josiar, or had l better
end for the doctor?"
| amt goin' to tell another word O.
hat Josiar said, faint tellable But r
e want half SO much hurt as he :,
fought he was, when he come to get
mhered up. He fixed up the stairs, |
Office, afore he took any more p'tatoes y
own 'em. But he hain't got vel., good n
atlred yet.
White Animals Can't Smell.