The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-17

The ancient and honorable don
key who had carried little Patrscis
Randolph In her babyhood. was t,
be superseded by Shetland pony
bought for Pate, the second child.
Never mind. jimmy" little Isabel
comforted the looking
animal. Never mind. honey" pre-
senting big bunch OF sugarcane
which was promptly accepted. II
love you. III love you when the
Sheltie comes, even II nobody else
don't"
jimmy ate the sugarcanc, then SOL
EMMY raised her big head and
brayed for more. 1t was trick
the children had taught her; but,
with a pony in prospect, it seemed
to them rather uncolth one.
That's why dislike her most, 2
Pate said scornfully. She makes
such an awful noise" Pate was to
have the pony, you remember.
Dat dest what de Man ay ayfter
he go ar teach his jimmy 70 speak. /"
giggled America, the nurse girl.
"Oh, is it taie?" asked the chill
dren. TELL 1t to us" ,or Amer
ica's stories OF animals were a
standing form of diversion with the
Broadlands children.
In de early tim IS, America
opened. plumb back in de begin
min days, jinnies amt lad no
speech. De Man he own enc, an
no say to de Woman. My jimmy
work, an my jimmy pun de pillow:
she eat reg lar an she drink reg lar.
my jimmy tote me forth an back:
but she carry mournful counte-
nance. an she amt never spoke for
to tell ME her ruthers. wusht
IA, jimmy would finC voice
Now, In dem days, hit dest like
hit in desc days an times; de old
Woman got mo sense dan de old
Z an. She say % him. Amt you
always complainin' case talks
90 much Better let well enough
alone, an be glad dat you jimmy, ef
'he amt speak TO pleasure you. al
10 amt speak to dis-pleasure yo'
Eou git her to talkin'. she mought
lot be so easy to hush ez | is
"Oh, your? say de OF Man.
You alters talkin' bout yo' ruthers
IN my failin course l amt got
10 use for yo' speech. But my
loss he nicker. my COW she bawl,
ny dog bark when he please, my
at new when she displease. and /
wants my jimmy to find voice.
loes.
de Man study an study about
lis hyeI business. an he all de time |
elievin' dat If de jimmy was right |
shed speak out. De old |
ian an de Woman live In de noun |
aims. whar neighboTs is few an |
ur between; he made up he mind |
at he gwine carry his donkey to |
own. an az de doctors can dey give |
er q voice.
DE old Woman spoke ag'in dat; |
he said her say; an yet she amt |
ersuaded him to give it up. So he \
uck an tuck him a load o. sich
ruck as grows in de mountains. an
auled 1t down to de town. De |
ist night he camp in de woods, an
y sun-up comes cut on de hilltop |
an dar was de town---de fust
OWN dat jimmy ever zee! She flop |
err years forth, and flop her years
ack. She look. an she flop; she
op, an she look.
Speak up says &c Man. What
gu studyia' bout? How you likes
e town an de looks G. hit? Speak
p, ny jimmy. Ain t nary soul
'out to hyar ye but dest me-
peak out yo' mind. my jimmy
Den de jimmy find a voice. She
~. dest like dis America threw
. her head. rolled her eyes and in
med solemnly-
Good Lord, look at de nou-ou-
lsesi Good Lord, look at de hou-
Look at de hou-ou
Uses. LOOK at ue HOu-Ou-OuSeS! |
ook at de hou-ou-ouses. In town
in town.
The little Randolphs shouted
tn laughter. That's what our
my says" Isabel confirmed; for
merica's loud bawling tones had
ven a very funny imitation OF a
,nkey's bray, the final I'm town
In town." being grInted out
food Lord, look at de hou-ou-
lsesl exactly as the donkey always 1
oses his speech :
Dat dest what all jinnies been
yin from dat time on" America
reed; "brt the Man amt like II. v
w he got IL. He dest like Marse Z
tie. He say he wusht his jimmy [
.dn't found his voice. An de
oman, she say done told you I,
:" dest like she do desc days an h
nes."-The Delineator. q