Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1890 — What Ailed Him. [ARTICLE]

What Ailed Him.

“Good evening, uncle.” “Ebaning. boss, ebening.” “How are you getting along?” “Tol’ble, sah, tol’ble; gwine tor go er little slow case de roomatiz is in deise ere laigs er late. ” ( j “You are not quite as spry as you used to be.” ' “No, I ain’t dat.” • . ) I “Where is your brother Sam?” ! “Oh, he done dies out o’ dis life two yeahs ergo, he did.” “Did he die bed?” “No, an’ he fiidn’t want to. neither; four or five men tried to mek him to do it, but dey couldn’t hold him dar, so dey couldn’t.” “Why, what was the matter with him?” “Well, de dOctahs said as how he had de hilarious tremens, but I guess it was de snaiks, an’ dey wuz big ones, reglar bo’ oumstrictors, dey wuz. Yas. be had ’em la’ge, mighty la’ge, boss. Dey done got erway with him, dev did.”