The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-11
DOTE ON THE COLD WEATHER
watts, S c, mundy mite.

COlc "SGilSl Oil ~ 10 yASS-NNS
not termorry. yistiddy mornin beln
sundie an lital cole slep late, an
when gifts up ter maik ther fire j.
fines the nice chunk which cuv-
vered up the mite befoar an which
shood maik large coles had dun gon
out, then i looked roun fur ther
kindlen and seed at wunst that the
boys had failed to fetch it in. then
i goes out ter git it and fines none
cut. when isplits it and goes in
the hous fines evry stick of wood
is too long to 60 on the fire and
bout then kummenses ter git mad.
wei the wood wus green and most
of it wus sweet gum and it wusent
in no idee of burnin in cole wether
ennyhow and had time startin
that fire.
then goes out in the cole wind
with ther Thermometer down to bout
16 to feed the mules, and arter SAN
term round and gittin out ter ther
lot fines that has lost the kee to
the crib. now i looks round in the
hous and out till was bout froze
ter deth when lizzie says look in
yore uther britches pocket as it is
sundy-and you is drest up and then
the thing Gums ter NEE, we'll goes
on an gifts the corn and started up
in the loft to get down sum fodder
and tore a hole in the nee of my
new britches which jist cost NEE
two weeks ago s4.99 and begins
ter wunder if is in good standin
in the church.
but i goes on. see that no wa
ter is drawed so let's down the
bucket and starts up and the durn
rope breaks. now that wus ernuff
to make me cuss, which did, but
j cussed too soon for bout that
time wun of the boys which had
got up an rubbed his eyes and lookt
down fernents ther lot hollers out
ter NEE and sails Pa the COWS is
out, which j fines is the case. we'll
j remembert the time had last
Kristmas gitten the cows up when i
was sick, and begins ter feel putry
tuff bekase cuddent reminder en-
nything had dun wrong to cause
mee all this trubble, but soon
foun the cows and driv them up.
then calls out the boys ter doc
ther milkin and fines lizzie has
sent wun of them oaver ter ther
naburs ter git a bucket of water to
kook breakfast an CESS he had
furgot the way hoam or had eatin
breckfust an was waiting fur din
ner bekase he jist woodent come
back and my uther boy said he had
cut his hand and so lizzie says ter
me, Love you will have ter milk the
cow. we'll i knode i had as well
ter git reddy which did, but if
you has ever seed ther Kapting in
the funny papars arter Hans and
Fritz you kno bout how had it in
fur them too boys. l got thrue pur-
ty well ceptin the ole muley cow
with the cuckle burrs in her tale
wood take a few swipes crost my
face which didn't feel good on a cole
mornin.
we'll arter breckfust lizzie said
that sum wun shood go ter church
as it wood not doc ter let ther ma
borhood think we wus all heethans,
an arter wun excusement an nuth-
er soon seed that dote smith was
leckted ter doc ther church goln.
well finally did git there neerly
froze ter deth, and fines no wun
there. arter a while the preecher
Gums an few moar faithful men,
bers like myself and got a good
sect neer the stove in which had
ter start the fire. The preecher
had the whoal thing ter hisself. he
had ter doc ther reedin, prayin and
preechin and hist all the tunes.
wus cole and seeted .neer the stove
isoon got hat on wun side and had
ther misfurtun ter go ter sleep
while singin ther fust him and did
not wake up till .arter the kollec-
shun wus taken but CESS Jim cheet-
um put in ernuff fur both NEE and
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