The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-06-12

am sutt'niy mighty triflin'. sub. He
gittin' wuss'n wuss ever day, too. kun
MI. Whit you reckon done happ'n to
him now. sub? Well, l jes gwine tell
yo Dat ole Jed been out fishin' an
come traipsin' back home wild de roo
mats, subj an layin' fat on be back
gruntin' an groanin' lax he gwine die
ever mint, subj
You're too easy on him, Mirandy.
That's the trouble" laughed the colo
mel. You ought to take a broomstick
and wallop him till he amt too proud
to work. the old rascal Quit cookin'
such good whites for him. Mirandy. and
let him go hungry for awhiley'
Old Mirandy rolled her eyes heaven
ward. ''Kunn1 Todhunter." she CUR
gled. 81 jes' nachully KANT do dat, sub.
'Tain't dat ole Jed don't serve 1t, kase
he do. but he sho kin put up SIGH po'
mouf. sub, He's de mos mizzabul mig
ger on emty stummuck. sub. dat l
amt got de heart to fuse him when he
say he hungry. Dass de fac, kunn'l-
| jes' amt got de heart. sub"
well. but. good Lord. Mirandy, you
must be put to it mighty hard TO tend
to your washin' and look after that
trifiin' old scoundrel at the same timer
Il sho is. kunn'l / amt nebber had
no baby what's mo- trubble'n dat ar
old Jed. Whuss dom now. sub, but
rubin dat ole FOOLS j'ints wild lini-
ment whilst | oughter be right at my
washtub all my time. sub? | tell you
suh | got to scrabble fo' a libbin'
wuss'n a scratchin' hen desc heah
days. sub"
Where are you livin' now, Miriam
dyY
..Whah Iibbin'? Whah / Iibbin'?
Well. now. subj | mos shame TO to tell
you. sub. but men ole Jed is jes
a-squattin' down yander in a serted
cabin whut wuz emty on de Black
Bottoms road. sub. twell men him
jes' sorter moved into it. sun Yass,
sub. hits ercross fun whah ole Mr..
Rafe Doggett an he young grand
daughter. Miss Lottie-May. libbin',
sub An hit sho' am lonesome place.
Eff hit want TO some skylarkin' young
man a-comin out fun Nineveh to cote
Miss Lottie-May when her ole grand
daddy amt home. tell you p'intedly.
Kunn1 Todhunter. hitd be jes' lax
graveyard. sub"
Il reckon So" said the colonel. And
who are the young scamps that come
out to see Miss LottieMay, Mirandy?'
''Lawd bless you, sub. dey's two
three Nv 'em. sub Mr.. STAN fuckers
one. An Miss I.ottie- May sho' am a
pow'ful handsome young g'yel. sub.
An her ole granddad. he suttnly do
pear to be mighty skeered case she
SO gay an firta tious-like. sub"
"WeIl. Mirandy, l reckon that's only
natural for a pretty girl You amt
never seen Tom Strickland calm on
her out there. have you?"
mo. sub; not to reckernize him,
Kunn1 Todhunter. but dat amt sayin'
he amt been dar whilst l been away
so much O. de time. kunnl. Huccome
young Mr.. Tom Strickland takin' to
anybody but Miss Mary Todhunter,
yo' own daughter. sub? Amt he Jes'
p'intedly head over heels in Tub wild
Miss Mary. subj"
"He amt tellin' me so, Mirandy,
laughed the colonel But | reckon
I,ottie-May amt no more to him than
any other of a dozen pretty girls.
was Just wonderin'. that's all"
Then he put his hand in his pocket
and drew out bill.
Here. Mirandy," he said. 81 would |
not be surprised but what this might !
come in handy while you're a-wrastlin'
with that old scamp Jed and his rheu-
matism. And if you'll stop by and see
Mrs. Todhunter next time you come TO |
town I'll ask her if she can't give you
a basketful of vittles she don't need"
Glory hallelooyahr' cried old Mi |
randy Dat ar money looks big as de |
side of a house to me. suh-it sho' do!
Yass. sub. an gwine drop by you ais
house. too. sub. An | amt nebber
gwine fergit you TO it. kunnl; sho'
INIT. Some o. desc bright days gwine
pay you back more'n dat ar money;
you see If don't. subj Sudden tears
mad come into the brave old woman's
eyes Pouring out food of thanks.
she hobbled happily away.
Colonel Todhunter looked after her
almost sadly Them old niggers." he
said Il love 'em just like they was
kin TO me. and they love us too. But
he new breed-they hate us. and |
INIT got no more use for 'em than |
lave for a snake. It's curious and it's
of tragedy. too. SUBJ I'll
De dadblamed if | know what's goin'
o come of it all some day?