The Bossier banner., 1921-12-22

this house whatll sniff at the other
comp'ny. Eff yew're cal'latin' tub make
Mrs. Wells happy, I'm 'spectin' tub put
gigle er two intuh Wad Turner'S
life. He amt he'd many sence thuh
bank busted an his boy died He
thinks they amt nubuddy in the world
gives dern whether he liveA or dies,
an that's why he amt no close shop
sign; an nubuddy out'n the church hez
gwen him a glad ham sence his
moneys gone, an he's sour. Mrs.
Wells kin sniff all she wants tub, but
she's got tub eat at the same table with
Wad Turner, er 60 'thout"
g Wad Turner! sez she, but she
sorta whispered it.
''An' Lew Green!" sez l. She give
a horrified gulp, but didn't say nuthin'.
"An' Andy Cross!" thought she wuz
dyin' fer a minute, but she lived
through it, an nerved herself fer
'spected final shock, an she sure got it
when l drawled out: "An Jack
Downs!"
Jack Downs!" !" 1t came In a hollow,
choked-up groan. Why, he's-he's--
why
Yes, know he's whut he IL, but
they amt no man In the worr what
needs frien' right now more'n him,
an I amt no right tub be thankin'
God fer things He's did fer me, ef
amt willin' tub make tustle with the
devil tub hop Jack Downs tub de-
cency.
Sides that sez I, 81 gotta hev
some perfection eff all them wimmen is
comm. know how til be: I'll hev
tub put on my coat at the table, an I
CANT tuck my napkin under my chin.
An or Lady Wells IL blow bout her
'ristercratic family an how she never
he'd tub do nuthin', an how she used
tub bathe ev'ry mornin', Std o. waitin'
till Sat'day night. An yew'H wait on
her, Mandy. ham an foot, an she'll
take it like she wuz doin' yew a favor"
But Abner," sez Mandy, "she's OF
lady, an it won't hurt me none tub
wait on 'er like she wuz my folks"
| I, hevin' got new chunk o. wind In
my pipes, confined: "An Phrony Mel
bar'll set mos o. thuh time weepin' an
tellin' how happy her an Gid wuz fore
he died, an how they went tub Niagry
Falls on their weddin' tower An
Fannie Lincoln1l fix up like she wuz
bout sixteen years Of, and giggle. An
| Lizzie Benton'll bring her ear trumpet,
an yewll hev to shout ev'rything over
what Is sed."
Well,' SEE Mandy, 'sposin' It's all
Jest ez yew say it's goin' tub be? An
'sposin' Wad Turner sets in crouch
all the time; an 'sposin' Lew Green
| spits tuhbaccuh juice all over the coal
stuy door like he did oncet afore, when
he wuz here; an 'sposin' Andy Cross
fergits hisself an cusses when he tells
US bout the battle o. Antieam; an
'sposin' Jack Downs fergits tub be a
gentleman? What about it? Air yuh
goin' tub hev a Thanksgivin' dinner
here asettin' all by oursels, er air yuh
goin' through with it,"
They amt no use my tellin' yuh thet
we went throught with it. An when /
ast the blessin' come nearer tdlkin'
direck tub God then l he'd ever did
afore
An Mandy sez I'm awful glad /
thought tub hev Abner bring yew mem
" was in the ack o. gnawin' a drum
stick an nearly strangled. come up
fer air an then remarked to the ladies
Yes, an thought 'twouldn't do
jest tub hev bunch o. men, So sug.
gested tub Mandy thet the party'd be
a fizzle 'thout yew girls.
Girls !! Girls! Yew'd orter heered
the cackle when sed this. AM Wad
Turner laffed out loud; an Lew Green
tuck chew O. tuhbaccuh; an Andy
Cross he sez. Well, I'll be-" then
caught hisse'f; an Jack Downs went
over tub Mandy an sez:
Mrs. Brown, | amt never goin' tub
fergit this day, ner yer kindness. God
bless yuh.n