The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-11


one neither did il seem to heighten him
with 10Y. He KEEP right on greasin' his
boots, an saws:
Yes says he, Cousin Marcellus always
comes after haydn is all done says he. an
he goes away jest as soon as 'tater diggin'
comes on says he.
Then Uncle David quit greasin' his boots
long enough to take up the plug o. terbsCker
an the vial Of apple he was goih' to have
along with him on his spearin' trip an put
EN- away in the table drawer. there bein' a
streak o no respectcrness o persons in
Uncle David himself.
at mowt be, though, says Uncle David.
greasin' his boots ag in. that he's goin' on
to visit Uncle Juniper Jackson's folks
says he, an is only goin' to say how de do
to us, says he.
Uncle Juniper Jackson's folks lives
about a mile furder on. Cousin Marcellus
come on an arriv' to Uncle David's. an
they all says how de do an 30 on. Uncle
David keepin' right on agreasin' his boots.
an Cousin Marcellus sot down in the rush
bottom cheer. Seem what Uncle David
was dom. almost the first thing Cousin
Marcellus says was:
Jest as quick as that Cousin Marcellus
| Merriweather figgers out things, Then
Uncle David see that Cousin Msrcellus
wa'n't goin' on to Uncle Juniper Jaokson's.
an Aunt Sally says that she was afeard that
she'd nave to put Cousin Maroellus in to
sleep with the hired man, over the wagon
shed, an Cousin Marcellus says all right.
he could stand it IL the hired man could.
B that amt what I'm thinkin' about.
sorry l be that l couldn't fetch along with
me one o that pair o. twenty pound pickerl
an a saddle o. that 200 pound deer o. mine,
says he. Not as they'd tasted any better
than anybody else's twenty pound pickerl
as | brung EN- all down at one shot says
he. 'Thinkin' Of eels,' says he, maturity
sot me to thinkin' o. water, an thinkin' o.
water sot me to thinkin' o them pickerl
an that deer, says he.
Whether Cousin Marcellus was thinkin'
o. water or not jest then, Uncle David
looked kinder s'archin' to'rd the table
drawer al IL il mowt be that IL van tight
shet, but it was, an havin' finished his
boot greasin' he sot the boots down an
THROWN his hands over the back OF his
head he laid back in his cheer an shst his
eyes, Jest exactly as il he was on the jury
a l%istenin', not bein' able to help himself;
,,All to one shot Ssyys Aunt Sally,
cellus.' she says. L want to know
II was terrible glad that Cousin Marcellus
didn't zee Uncle David open his eyes TO
give a look at Aunt Sally Jest then, fer
that look said az plain as talkin': You
want to , know. DO you! Then you're a
That's what that Dol said as plain as
talkin. an | was terrible glad that Cousin
Marcellus didn't see 1t. fer know 1t would
"a hurt his feelin's tremendous, an mebbe
sent him on to Uncle Juniper Jackson's,
an then Aunt Sally wouldn't never "a
knowed
This waterthatI've been sot TO thinkin'
on says Cousin Marcellus, AZ pleased an
pleasant as could be. he not havin' seen
that look Uncle David turned onto Aunt
Sally. was a lake way over in the Penn
sylvany mountains. Bein' water in it /
was out in a boat rowin' on il. First thing
| know what should come plungin' into that
lake but a great big deer, which started
right in 10 swim acrost.
-'Seein' a chance fer havin' some fun with
the deer says Cousin Marcellus. / Jest
reached down an grabbed that buck by his
tail. an i only wisht you could a seen him
rip me along through that water. Aunt
fountains, an the boat cut through the
water so fast that had to turn my head TO
ketch my BREATH
MY! says Aunt Sally B~eckendarter.
I'VE ripped an skittered through that
water like a sea serpent slatherin' Of it,
says Cousin Marcellus, an by an by Z took
TO %noticin' as the deer scudded along holdin'
them big prongs o. his'n high that
scatterin' water, that every little while he'd
make a squirt forrid. like as il | was layin'
the CAD on to him.
What's silin' OF the c%ritter. anyhow |
says !.
what the ilin' was, an although | had heerd
o. the size an ierceness o the pickerl that
prowled in that lake. ] was all took back at
what I seen. Aunt Sally, hat deer was
bein' chased by a pack o. them pickerl!'
says Cousin Marcellus. A pack OF EN- was
chasin' OF him, jest like wolves!' says he.
II was tryin' to think up what'd be the
safest IN best thing fer me TO do under
these here sing lar circumstances, when one
o. the biggest an ugliest o them pickerl
give jump fer the bucks head, an the buck,
watchin' fer him, ducked his head down an
hung that pickerl on to one o them sharp
prongso' his'n. like Uncle David mowt hang
up a side o. pork on a meat hooki
" On we went a~-scuddin'. me hangin' /
on to the deer's tail like wads o. burdock
on TO a cows an the tire mendous pickerl
strung on TO the deer's horn. his tail dra ggin'
in the water. Then another big feller
sprung fer the deer's head on t'other side,
not seem the muss its brother fish had
got himself into: Duck went the bucks
head TO meet him. and there hung that
big pickerl strung on that side o. the deer's |
horn Jest like the one on t'other sidei An
on we went a-scuddin' like the wind
Right here Uncle Da vid opened his
yes an says TO me
'Rhads manthus.' he says, 60 pump a
fresh pitcher o water
Il went out>an' pumped the water an
sot n on the table. Cousin Wsrcellus
waited q srell as II me was expectin' some