The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-15
dR MSS I MINERVA I
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SS,VYWILLIAM GREEN HILLS
~ FRANCES BOYD CALHOUN
Copyright by Reilly & Britton Coz

ob Shc SOl W nuSS y. All inc mex
Is Mount Sinai Tabernicle, he name
fer the church where OF Aunt Blue
Gum Tempy's Perjury Pearline takes
her sackerment; an the mex Is First
Thessalonians; Second Thessalonians,
he's dead an gone to the Bad Place
cause he skunt cat--I don't mean
| skin the cat on actin pole like me
an Wilkes Booth Lincoln does-he
| Skunt shO' 'nough cat what was a
| black cat, what was a ole witcn, an
, she come back an ha'nt him, an. he
| Srowed thinner an thinner an weas-
Ter an weasler, tell finely he want
nothin' tall but a SHELTON, an. the
Bad Man won't low nobody tall to
give his parch tongue no water. an he
got to. ever after amen, be toast on a
pitchfork. An Oleander Magnolia AL
thea Is the Mex" he continued,
enumerattng Perjury Pearlines off
spring on his thin. well-molded fin
gers, she got the seven-year itch; an
Gettysburg, an Biddle- Brothers
Mercantile!Co.; he name fer the sto'
where ole Aunt Blue-Gum Tempy's
I Perjury Pearline gifts credit so she can
( pay when she fctches IN ner cotton in
| the fall; an Wilkes Booth Lincoln,
! him an mes twins; we was borned
the same day only Is borned to my
! mamma an he's borned to his'n an
/ Doctor Jenkins fetched me an Doctor
| Shack'nfO0t fetched him. An Decim-
us Ultimus, the little boy triumph
antly put his right rorernger on his
left little one, thus making the tenth,
she's the baby an she's got the collie
an cries loud nough to wake up Is
rael; Wilkes Booth Lincoln say he
wish the little devil would die. Per-
uny Pearline frs name her Doctor
Shacklefoot' cause he fetches all her
chillens, but the doctor he say that
amt no name fer girl, 80 he name
her Decimus Ultimus."
Miss Minerva, sober, proper, digni-
fled, religious old maid unused to chill
dren, listened In frozen amazement
and paralyzed silence She decided to
put the child TO bed at once that she
might collect her thoughts, and lay
some plans for the rearing Of this sad
ly neglected, little orphaned nephew
William" she said, ut Is bedtime,
and know you must be sleepy after
your long ride on the cars Would you
like something to eat before put you
to bed? | saved you some supper"
"Naw'm, hain't hongry; the major
man what | talk to on tho train tuck
me In the dininroo an gimme all
! could hol; l Jest eat an eat tell
| they want wrinkle in me-" was the
| reply. He axed me bout you, too
Is he name Major Minerva?"
She opened door in considerable
confusion, and they entered small
neat room adjoining
! This is your own little room, VIII
| liam" said she, you see it opens into
mine. Have you night-shirt?"
'Naw'm. | don't need no night-shirt
| | jest sleeps in my unions and some
times in my overalls."
We'll. you may sleep in your union
suit tonight" said the scandalized rel
| ative, "and III see what can 40 for
you tomorrow. Can you undress your.
self"
Her small nephew wrinkled his
nose, disdainfully. We'll. reckon
So" he scornfully made answer "Me
! an Wilkes Booth Lincoln been un
dressin' ussclf ever sence wes born
III come in here after a while and
turn off the light Good night, WI
| liam"
Goodnight. Aunt Minerva" re
sponded the little boy.