The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-20

meanin' the young lady RATHER. An
that's what IL was, Danl.' says Uncle
dandy sSsi yoSSs feiIer s way s as1 he .b Sos
bis head out lords the young lady raj.
ter kittsnish an playful like. an nebSs
.She struck up on them rattlee o hen
till they was whizzin' like spokee in a Az
wheel. an sounded like a kettle drum
beatin'. double quick time on sinerl
, 1oa ! fe dsy! VIZ sas snsin ass h e 4, 0 ,p! The x.
hissed wuss'n d hatchin' goose. see to
wupst that her dander was way up 10 the
Fl felt sorry for that young Teller,
Dan'l. the way his feathers did DROP
says Uncle Jase. He shot his serenads
right OF. loosened hisself u Of his ron,
an. drug n a'' sssm ov q e e. n %a sds o, Tho
enough. But he KEEP his eyes turned on.
to the heppin' mad young lady rattler
"1Thst'sa case o. havin' 1t bad avs I.
.oh. nsturl Naturl' says. -you do It
To us alli"
young buck OF a RATHER put on his best
DiD uu tuCA0x Ill p0IoNOu uuIb8I. m0DDA
to show the young Teller the sassy cal
rattler had sent away with q flea In his
ear that 1t want the way 1t was done
as much as 10 was the one that done Il.
this here dandy young black Teller went
through ezao'ly the same performance
that t'other un had.
But, oh. the sex. Dan'l!' says Uncle
Jase. How kin We count fer emp says
he: That snappy RATHER beauty. soon
M thu vn,pnn kIook follnr-ho -.,-G
ezac'ly black. neither. Dan'l,' says Jase:
'somethin' the colo r Dwell. somethin'
the color O. that seasoned ash skid LAWN
yonder. Dan1-or amt that a skid?' SAYS
he. Why. to be sure it isl says he.
ITS N you use fer rollin' bar'ls in tho
cellari' says he. Looks like it's been
used toler'ble lately at that. Danl. says
II said 80 It had. Only about an hour
before. I told him. Uncle Jase was
seemin'ly corroboratin' that saroum.
stantial. evidence an feelin' thai he had
| clinohed it he says:
yes says he. 'Somethin' the color
o that seasoned ash skid layin' yendsr
that young black RATHER was, an soon
as he sot his ~rattlers to goin' in that
sorty dropped her head an began q
sound her set O. rattles Jest 90 they tuned
In with the sound o. his'n.
--Ha. hal" says I. Two souls with
but a single thought. a. it were,' says |.
two hearts that beat as one. 80 to speak.
Unless says l. I'm most everastiney
Il want mistook, says Jase. In
like to sink her fanes into him up to the
gums an sock him full O. p'ison, same as
she acted lords the yaller chap, she
Jest sorty swayed her head over to'rds
him in a bashful gal-like way an pooty
soon Jest cuddled 1t right down on to
the young feller's shoulder: metaforkly
spAakin'. Dan1. O. course says Uncle
-'.Now let turkle doves rejoice says
his bowl" says /.
The two lover snakes cut their
speakin' short says Uncle Jase, an
piked II Tor the rocks together to Get up
housekeepin'. / s'pose. But Dan'l, the
onfortnit young yaller Teller that had been
give the mitten 80 suddent' IAN to the
pint by the sassy RATHER beauty, seem
wiggled around on the rock In a de-
spairin' sort D way a spell.
Then he stopped, riz up an looked
of in the direction the proud an
scornful beauty had Gid away with
t'other chap, then throwed his head
back an socked his fangs plumb IN hs
heart. Jabbed the dagger 10 clean to
the hilt, SO to speak, Dan1. By the
time I got TO where he laid IN the rock
that onfortnit young RATHER was deader'n
a last years cabbage stump. Killed his
self, DAHL ssys Uncle Jase, fer dis.
app'inted love! Hammer James comm
out O. the cellar ag'in with the dipperI.
DAHL says he. Can't be soft soap shea
got in it. isI it2' says he. .,
Yes I says; an 80 it Was. Hammer
Jabe bein' busy washin'. That's what
It is, Uncle Jase.' says>I. And l must
20 an put them skids away an shet
the cellar DOORS says, the time havin'
arriv fer me to pub my idee to workin'
we been rollin' the bari o. cider out,
says, 1t havin' turned harder than .
mill stone I says. an It's layin' out
behind the house now with a bottle in the
buns maxim vinegar says.
Uncle Jase went away 30 fur down in
the dumps that | couldn't help but feel
sorter sorry that sarcumstantial evidence
was 90 onsartin' to depend on, but some
how 1t seemed to me that the Sqnire,'s
idee about how he counted fer Uncle
Jase's dwellin' so on snakes an their
doih's lately Was mebbe the right 'des
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