Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30
He WAS FOOLED

An, ain got no HldHudu VI use ~
him." said the handy boy in the check
cred jumper. "Ah's got NAH 'pinun o
desc yer pussons whut swells around
in DER good clo'es wifi DER gor watch
chains en- white vests lax dey des
owned all de earf, yassuh; en- when
es close es de bank on de tree. Dey
all may have mo- money dan what
Abs got, but Aid des' spise ter be
es close es some O. dem is, All sub
tently would"
did he beat you down on your
pay?' asked the fiat janitor.
"Yessuh," answered the handy boy.
"Das whut he done. Yo' wouldn't
think it to look at him wifi de creases
in his pants en- dat di'mund pin in
his necktie, but das whit he done.
He handed me a lemon. Wen All fust
looked at him wifi da hat on All took
him TO spot sure 'nuff.'
You done the work, though, didn't
your" asked the fiat janitor. Il seen
you startin' off with your carpet beat
,er. What did you want to do the
work for if he wasn't willin' to pay
you what it was worth"
well, sub, Ahll tell you huccum
dat" said the handy boy. "Ah got
fooled on dat man, OATS huccum All
done de wuk TO him. All wusn't feelin'
'speshully anxious TO to do dat wuk
en- de fus place. All wusn't feelin' des
perzactly WELL but All wus willin TO
to be 'bligin' en- All done mistook him
fo' err gemmun. Yassuh, All suhten-
ly thought, seem him wifi dat iv'ry-
headed stick en- dem yeller gloves on
dat he wus all right. Ah'll tell yo'
how dat wus:
"Ah wus err standin' leanin' up err
gains dem railin's wen he come
out O. de house twirlin' dat iv'ry-head-
ed cane an wifi his chest out like er
pouter doves, EN- when he sees me
he p'intedly stops en- asks me if All
didn't want er job. Alive got some
winders All want washed en- some
rugs All want beaten he says, EN-
iyo'all look lax yo' hadn't nothing
.'speshul TO ter ockerpy yo' tahm.
"'Nossuh, All says, haven't moth
in speshful TO- to do des at dishyer
.ahdentercal moment All says, EN-
lAh'd be puffeckly willin' TO ter un'er.
take sech er propersishun es yoalls
,menshun.'
"'All right he says, go in there
to No 20 an tell de lady All done
sent yo' an to keep yo' to werk until
All come back
"Dass all right. All goes to de house
en- oh rings de bell en- when de lady
comes to de do All tells huh what
de gemmun says, an she gives me Ell
scrub brush an er bucket er water
en- soap en- stahts me to work. Al
scrubs de flo en- den All wash de win
Iders on de fust en- second flo's en- del
,Ah goes en- gets nah cahpet beatel
IAN All takes up all de rugs an tote
dem out into de back yard. All wan
to tell yo' All hoped around lively
!Ah didn't hahdly TEX de tahm to ca
NAH lunch an All wus mighty sual
dat woman wus satisfied wifi de wa.
All worked.
"Bimeby de gemmun comes hom'
en- All hu'd de lady talkin' to him en-
presumptly he comes to wheah All WI
polishin de brass teakettle de lady''
dun give me to clean an watched nj
awhile. Wen All got froo he says
Well, what do All owe yo', George?
"'Ah'll leave dat to yo', suh,' Al
says.
"'Yo know what yo' wurk is wuf
don't ye?' he says.
"'Ah'd soonah leave dat entiahly t.
yo', All says. 'Ah'll be puffeckly sal
isfied, sub, All says. 'Des what yc
are willin' TO to give me, subj
HE pulls out dat gol watch ar
looks at it. All right he says. TT
now five o'clock. Yo' went to WI
at err quartah to IL; OATS six houah
an err quartah. All won't count youa
lunch tahm en- Ah'll pay you 20 cent
an houah. OATS $1.25.' An OATS a
he did pay me, sure huff. All ain &c
no mannah O. use FIR er man lax da
Nossuh."