Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-01-19

what had become OF ye. Ye hain't been
over in such a spell. But law. thee
short days hit jlst looks like bo4y
can't do ndthin cep'n cook an eat. How
air ye comm on. Sister Rainwater?'
asked Martha as she opened the door
in response to a loud knock. and dis
covered Mrs. Rainwater
"Oh. I'm well as common. Marthv,
all except my jints swels turrible such
weather as this. but I manage to stap
up and git aroun. No. don't git me no
cheer. fer l hain't much time to set
this mornin. fer I'm out solicitin. an
l come to see what you uns Is a goin
to give lords gittin Alice Roosevelt a
weddin present Ye see her and Mich.
olas-"
mot nary cent; not nary red cent
do ye get outer the Bosley family to
git Alice weddin present" declared
Jim emphatlcally as he took his to-
bacco from his mouth and almost ex-
tinguished the fire with a coplous dis
charge of tobacco juice.
Why. Jim. ye ort ter be ashamed
OF yerself to speak SO jerky to Sister
Rainwater; an I'd like to know why ye
amt willin to give nothing lords git
tin Alice a present. Why. she's the
presidents darter.'s said Marthy apollo
getically, while Mrs. Rainwater looked
at Jim from over her glasses.
Don't keer whose drater she is. |
done tole ye Jim Bosley don't chip
in to git no rich folks presents when
pore folks is a sufferin on every hand"
said Jim.
Law. Jim. amt astin ye to give
but a dime" said the old lady.
Don't keer; 1 done tole We I ain't
goin to give nary nickel"
Now, II ye wuz takin up a collection
to git ole Sister Lattimer and her
young uns some wood an warm clothes
an some vittles. which they needs. an
needs bad, I'd give ye five dollars plum
willin, an that's what ye ort to be doin
instid of runnin aroun here I'm this
weather tryin to raise a collection fer
Alice Roosevelt, who, / hearn tell, has
got a big fortune In her own name
Her daddy is rich, and she's a gion
TO marry a rich duck, besides. Then
what in the name of common sense
does folks want to make fools outer
themselves fer an chip in to git her a
present. Sich Tom foolery as that
makes me tired, an / tell ye again.
amt ready vi 20 jine the army OF
snobs an toadys what is allus a runnin
hrter them what has got somethin.
don't kinsider Alice Rosefelt an the
feller she's lowing to marry any thing
but plain human beins like me an you,
an don't see no use In the hull blamed
country a runnin plum hog wild jist
bekase two human critters like Alice
and Nicholas made up their minds to
git married Let 'em git married II
they wants to. but don't be asting me
to chip In to git 'em no weddin pres
ent. l got other use fer my dimes
Jim, having delivered himself of this
Democratic speech, now resumed his
smoking.
"Taw, Jim, ye're jist like Jeems
Rainwater. I amt never seed him no
madder since the time when he sot
down on that piece of blackberry pie
put in the cheer by them twenses last
summer at the barbecue. Jist az he
wuz gittln ready to speak his big
speech-ahan ne wuz this mornin when
] tole him as how ] had seed I'm
She paper that some folks out In
"Oregon has started subscription to
git Alice a weddin' present and wuZ
want.n dime from everybody in the
null country. and beins as sow me and
him wuz the leadin folks in this settle
mint I wuz wilin to start out and So
lieit fer dimes aroun wills's Point. and
bless yer life. instid of him thankin
of me fer being so obleegin. he got tUr-
rible riled and seq he. a griffin OF his
teeth. THAT ye go agin. actin the
fool. What in the Sam Hill do ye want
to be a gaddin aroun over the contry
astin folks to give money to git rich
woman a weddin present fer?"
"Becase she is the presidents darter.
an I want to show her the proper re-
fpectiveness." seq I
"Respectiveness. the dickens, y re
list like a good many other fool women
Ye aIlus want to be a runnin aroun
gittin up petitions fer this and that anf
tother becase ye haint sense enough tC
stay to hum. Now II ye have got e
CAD around with a partition OF som
kind why don't ye git all III women 4
the country 10 sign a partition 20 I'll
Congriss or the President or SOM
body else what has got the power &c
do 1t, to stop these here young fools
what goes to them military and aava
academys-from doin OF that r'I,nf
is plum dangerous to send bo. 20 o.,
OF them institootlons after he git
plntment fer he aint no soonr ar',
thar till some fisty elicky young ~
what calls hisself a upper class mar
but what aint nothin but a bui 81 ''
mejotly collars the new fell an u
him and kicks him and roaEr ~
stand on his head till he fair, e. =
and all tothcr sorts OK "a 8el1 Et
this is did jist because the law alio
such. and the supper c'ass raan' lo''
as how he is farming tie 10th le'
be manly" II the ~oth@" "f
country. wuz to git sinoImtul 80 3
agin sich hit would purity SOC 'f'
ped, and II you'and tother We '' w
put in yer time at sicN as ifl T.
OF trvin to git Reed Sfroot
the s Senate or tryin to fH
scription raised to git Alice RoosYell
present, yed bd better Off" sez j. ~
list a wallein gaekards and ford5 Il
wild man. he wuz that mad.
Don't olame him nary bit not no
bit. and he's ixackly right about g..
h-s., l>unfnaaa and ahouk AlieQ's Dresq