The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-06

de unwillingness Of de incompatibility
seemed to you to predicate total de-
STABILITY fur seberal years to cum. De
words was English. Brudder Jones
but went home and worried ober 'em
most all night. Did dey relate to airth-
quakes?"
II dunno. sab"
odd you mean dat we wuz gwine
to have wah wild Japan?"
II dunno"
did your words relate to yaller fe-
yer or cyclones?"
Reckon not"
ibid you know what you did mean?"
''N-no, sah."
"Jest shot 'em right off at de grocer
to let him understand dat you was
some pumpkins. eben il you was a
black man? Was dat it?'
Reckon it was, sah."
cit relieves my mind to hear it.
didn't know but you was loose in your
head. Jest shot 'em off at de grocer.
and do you know what he said when
you went out? He axed me If it
wasn't dangerous fur SIGH darkeys as
you to run at large. You missed your
mark when you shot at him. Don't
shoot any mo-, Brudder Jones. If you
keep it up you'll be taken fur a glib.
BERN monkey instead Of a purfessor
of languages. Now and den you come
ODER to my cabin to borry a dollar
When you cum and talk common
words kin understand. Should you
cum and shoot off big words ut me |
might think my life in danger and 60
fur you wild de spade. Your ladder
showed his good sense when he named
you Giveadam. It's name dat rings
plainly on de drum of de ear. and eben
leetle child kin understand it. Be as
sensible as your ladder. You may
now sot down and rest your knees,
and Brudder Lemuel Johnsing NAV
take your place."
Brother Johnsing stood up and drew
a long breath and prepared to sell his
life dearly.
Brudder Johnsing's Mistake.
"Brudder Johnsing." said the presi.
dent. you am one of our new mem.
bers You cum from de- souf, and YOU
glib out dat you had attended college
down dar. Am right?"
eyes. sah."
'Bekase you had attended college
you went around shootin' off big words
maxim de rest of us feel small. Artel
hearing you make use of astrological,
'coagulatory' and 'crpytology' / wrote
a letter down dar. and hev de answer
befo' me. Brudder Johnsing, yCu
shorely did attend college. You was
de janitor of de institushun, and YOU
didn't miss day. How many mo- big
words did you copy from de dictionary
and bring up heah wild you?"
"'Bout hundred l reckon" was
the honest reply.
"Thank you. Sum folks would have
fled about it. Will you kindly lend de
rest of dose big words to me fur a
week or twow
Eyes, sah."
II want to make an experiment Is
got pig in de pen dat has lost his ap
petite. | want to stand befo' him wild
pail of swill in one hand and dose
big words in de odder and see if
can't bring him back to his feed.
may be dat de pig has got beyond VII
derstandin' my plain English. OATS all
And now a word wild Brudder SyntaA
Green. He's fast asleep ober dar by de
stove, and sum of you wake him W
gently fur fear he may hev weakness
of de heart"
The brother was aroused and brough
to the mark, and when he had got his
balance the president said:
"Brudder Green, you and me hap
pened to be at de butchers at de same
time de odder evenin' wanted ba
con, and you wanted liver. De butcher
asked us what we thought of de Taft
administrator as fur as it had gone
and didn't answer him. left it tt
you. Yon was ekal to de emergency
You replied dat OWN to de circumlo
cushun of de prevailin' deciduous con
sternashun of unqualified jurisdiction
you was not prepared to answer his
question offhand. Did you notice d.
effect your words had on him?"
NO. sab"
"You should hev noticed. Bruddel
Green. He went red and white ant
den stood and stared at you wild terror
in his eyes. He am inclined to apo
pleXy. and he come widin a hairs
breadth of hevin' stroke den and dar