Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-05

moon war ober. jis' concluded I'd go
max de call anyway. 1t wa two
weeks after de weddin', an I hearr.
as / said. dat de honeymoon las a
month But 1 didn't keer. ! jis' put
on de clothes Cunnel Appleton glib me,
an I went to de Johnsing fam.
walked along t'inkin' eff | max Pete
so happy why 1 not gwine to max
maself happy de same way. l wa
t'inkin' ober de gals dat 1 knowed
wha' would max me as joyful as
Mandy made Pete when put ma hand
on de gate oh dere home. / hearn
somep'n go bang agin de do. Den l
didn' heah emmy mo-, an l gwine up
T. do do an knocked Nobody didn'
ak me to come in, so / jis' opened de
do.
Pete wa a-standin' by de beaury.
scowlin'. an Mandy by de stove, look
in like de cloud comm befo' de bur-
ricane.
81 thought I hearn somep'n drap,"
I says, says I.
Reckon yo' did heah somep'u
drap." says Pete, says he. Mandy jes'
done frow hatiron at me-"
"Wha' TO. Mista Tomson," said Man
dy. said she. "yo' go tie me up wild
a man LAX dat? Befo' yo' brought me
an Pete toSedder I wa happy as de
day wa long. singin' an laughin' lax
a leetle kitten. An now
de claws done growed," de husband
butted in.
Mandy grab anudder fatiron an
frow it at Pete. Pete done lodged
benin me, an fus' ting / knowed l
didn' know nothin'. When / did know
somep'n l wa lynn on de bed; Pete
wa a-swabbin' ma haid. an Mandy
wa a-moppin' up ma blood on de fio'.
Might fine way" says Pete, says
he, ito treat yo' after 20 make yo'self
a go-between to get her a husban'."
''Mista Johnsing," says I, 1 says,
de next couple rs a go-between TO
after l done it 1 won't come back 80
SOON I rudder be between 'em when
dey's dom de coffin dan durin' de
honeymoon when de fatfrons is hyin'."
Scarves yo' right" says Mandy, says
she, so maxim a match between a
inherent leetle gal an a low down
nigga"
I put ma han up to ma haid an
felt de bones. De hattron done struck
it square, but ma bald didn't mind a
Ieetle ting lax dat 'cept TO de blood,
so git up an says. says I:
"Mista an Mrs. Johusing, please ac-
cep' ma apology 70 calm befo' de
honeymoon done gone. 1 jes' allowed
I'd come an see how happy 20 wa
togedder, but 1 reckon l called too
soon. When de mules is fus' put in
harness togedder befo' dey done broke
in dey might fractions. Sometimes
dey kick in de dashboard, an 1 hab
knowed 'em to smash de wagon into
llindlin' wood. OATS when de driver
better keep away from de heels oh
bofe OBJ EN-"
Better not try to drive 'em toged-
der in de fus' place." said Mandy.
Mrs. Johnslng." says 1. says. "ef
I'd "a knowed yo' had de debble in
yo' heels l wouldn't "a recommended
yo'. An Mista Johnsing." 1 contin-
ued, "ef I'd "a knowed"-
saw Mandy reachin' To- anudder
fiatiron. jist had time to dodge.
VIVA 70 yo' gwine say dat agin
my husban'T
"wha' I gwine say egin yo' hus
ban'T'
"Wha' yo' wa gwine { say"
EFF YOU let me finish I'll go on.
wa gwine to say when yo' put in dc
1atiron interjection dat eff I'd "a
knowed-wha' was it 1 knowed?"
II know" says Pete. says he. "dat
only a low down nigga II butt in be
tween husban' an wife befo' de hon
eymoon's ober.'
AN dey hain't got used to de love
taps" Mandy tucked on.
"Didn' 1 apologize?' 1 tucked on &c
dat. EFF yo' kin spa'e Il towel tC
wrap around my haid wha' &c love
tap struck me instead OBJ yo' husban
! I'll go way an not come back ag'iI
till de honey moons done gone entire
! ly."
Mandy she done wrap q towel obel
de place wha' de sha'p edge OBJ d.
fatiron cut de scalp, an as 1 wen
out she says:
81 hope 'twon't max yo' haid ache
! Mista Tomson. Goodby! Call anud
der time after we done git settled"
When l got to de gate looked bach
TO say somep'n perlite. an dem two
niggas wa maxim up. kissin' each nd
der.
/ reckoned after all I wouldn't try
gittin' married maself. It is too muct
wo'k gittin' through de honeymoon.