Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-08
THE HONEYMOON.
II Didn't Mean What Mr.. Tomson
Supposed
o. r. A. mitchell.


ssy moon
somep'n happen ouc day 60 Glib ma
some sperience bout dis yere honey
mcon. one mawuiu' va drivin ma
spress wagon. takln some trunks
fom one house to auoddcf house out
In de country. when ! pass by de fam
ob ms ffien. rete JohusInc Pete wa
only twenty-eighi ycnrs old an n
might fine nigga. tie had saved up
he money aud bought beautiful
fam. wild good house on II an
plenty oh stock an Do tools TO- farm
in
"Nista Johnsiug.' I says. says :,
'yo' got dc uiccs lcctlc farm fin de
eounty well stocked. TWO mules and a
COW besides go chickens. so ought
60 he might thankful TO dc Lawd.
Mista Jehnsine tp' dc blcs sins he's
heaped on yo."
Pete, who wa rlruu.u' on his hoe
lookm kind o. sa'Hm. me- says. says
be-.
"Nista Tomson. go dun reckon ON my
wokiu' dis we're fam uIl alone haint
got mo- one TO cook "a meals yittals To-
me, ! hab TO MAX up ma bed IN de
mawiu' masclf. an sit ma own suppa'.
Den sets all alone uu bedtime.
Haut no house mu' ucar'n mile away.
an hits might lonesome Fus' ting
! know, somep'n crack like a pistol.
an / jump; den / hear somp'n singln'
outside jcs like a h'a'ut wa goin' by
After dat de do blow op'n all on a
sudlent an out 20 de candle / must
up courage 70 slam de do shet an lock
II; den / so cober up ma face wild de
bedclothes. No, Mista Tomsou, de
blessins de Iawd hab settled on me
haint wha' dcy cracked up to be"
Wha' | betteh done was L punch
Bob wild de stump Of dc whip an git
long 1t must "a bin de debbel dat
made me say somep'n wha' got me all
mixed up in udder peoples doin's.
"Mista Johnsing." I says, says I.
why don yo' git a wife fo' Z keep
yo' company"
Pete TUX de hoe I'm de udder ham an
stood on de udder leg an looked up to
hebben s If he wa expectin { see
4 marry him. Ennyhow, he wa doin'
up pow'ful Job of tinkin' an he
says, says he:
"Mista Tomson, how cum yo' haint
got no wife yo'self?"
An says, says I, scratchin' ma
haid. "Mista Johnsing. don git lone
some nohow."
Pete, he do some more t'inkin', an
ne says. says he. "Mista Tomson, do
20 know emmy likely gal dat would
come In yere an be a comfo't TO meT"
De debbel wa n settin' beside me
ready to whisper in my ca, an he said.
Tell him bout Mandy JONES'" an
said. says L:
''Yes. Mista Johnsing. does know
a likely gal. an I'm t'inkin' she would
like 70 git married. I've knowed her
eber since she wa n pickanniny, an
kin recommend her TO cookin' an
washin' an all dem t'ings wha' are
necessary To- de comfort OBJ de home"
An Mista Johnsing he looked ut me
kind had, an he says. says he, Mis-
ia Tomson. eff yo' know all dis bout
de gal how cum yo' don marry her
yo'self7"
Dat wa n might had question fo'
Z answer scratched ma haid ag'in
an said. "Didn' tole yo' 1 want
lonesome"
Maybe she won marry yo'." he
said.
"Don' know nuttin' bout dat" said.
Il nebber axed her"
Well, sat dar In de wagon talkin'
Z Pete Johnslng TO- an hour O. mo-, an
1 made It up dat gwlne to do him an
Mandy favor. | wa L tell Mandy
dat might fine nigga wild q fam
wa wantin' a wife. an | wa { tell
Pete dat a might fine gal wanted a
husban', but Pete done knowed dat al
ready. an wa to bring 'em togedder
De debbel wa layin' fo' me. dissuad-
in me to mix maself up In udder peo-
pies business, an when he done made
me promise dis he done climb down
or de seat an went away chucklin'.
I driv' on, t'inkin' what a fine ting I
wa gwine TO do fo' Pete Johnsing an |
Mandy Jones.
Bimeby Pete Johnsing he marry
Mandy Jones. wa at de weddin'
maself. I didn't say nuttin'. but when
de woomen folks look at me an say
~Mista Tomson. hearn yo' made dk
match" an "Mista Tomson. de groom
an de bride ought t be berry thank |
fu' to you 70 bringn' 'em togedder,s
felt might proud o maself an wen,
roun' jis' s if | wa at cake walk,
After de cemmermony Pete come up
to me lookin' s If somebody d doused
bucket o joy all ober him, an he |
says. says he, "Mista Tomson, dis am
de happiest day o ma life, an / /
reckon yo gwine done t ALL" An
Mandy she so happy she jis' put her
arms bout ma neck, an she say,
How | gwine thank yo' nuf fo' glib.
bin me sch a might fine hus'ban'Y'
tell yo' l wa de cock o. de walk at
dat weddin
Eberybody tole me dat since I'd been +
de cause OBJ he marin mus' make
call. axed Mrs. Spriggin's when
de proper time come to max de call |
an she said after de honeymoon wa
ober. l axed her when de honeymoon |
wa ober. an she says, says she: