Part 10 (1/2)

THE STORY OF EPAMINONDAS AND HIS AUNTIE[1]

[1] A Southern nonsense tale

Epao to see his Auntie ' to take ho piece of cake; nice, yellow, rich gold-cake

Epaht, like this, and ca left but a fistful of cruot there, Epaminondas?”

”Cake, Mammy,” said Epaminondas

”Cake!” said his Maot the sense you was born with! That's no way to carry cake The way to carry cake is to wrap it all up nice in some leaves and put it in your hat, and put your hat on your head, and co home You hear me, Epaminondas?”

”Yes, Mammy,” said Epaminondas

Next day Epaave him a pound of butter for his Mammy; fine, fresh, sweet butter

Epaminondas wrapped it up in leaves and put it in his hat, and put his hat on his head, and ca hoan to melt It melted, and melted, and as it melted it ran down Epaminondas' forehead; then it ran over his face, and in his ears, and down his neck When he got home, all the butter Epaminondas had was ON HIM His Mammy looked at him, and then she said,--

”Law's sake! Epaot in your hat?”

”butter, Maave it to me”

”butter!” said his Maot the sense you was born with! Don't you know that's no way to carry butter? The way to carry butter is to wrap it up in some leaves and take it down to the brook, and cool it in the water, and cool it in the water, and cool it in the water, and then take it on your hands, careful, and bring it along home”

”Yes, Mammy,” said Epaminondas

By and by, another day, Epaave hi to take home

Epaminondas put it in some leaves and took it down to the brook; and there he cooled it in the water, and cooled it in the water, and cooled it in the water; then he took it in his hands and ca was dead His Mammy looked at it, and she said,--

”Law's sake! Epa, Mammy,” said Eparacious sakes alive, Epaot the sense you was born with! That ain't the way to carry a puppy-dog! The way to carry a puppy-dog is to take a long piece of string and tie one end of it round the puppy-dog's neck and put the puppy-dog on the ground, and take hold of the other end of the string and coht, Mammy,” said Epaminondas

Next day, Epao hoave him a loaf of bread to carry to his Mammy; a brown, fresh, crusty loaf of bread

So Epa around the end of the loaf and took hold of the end of the string and ca the ground) When he got ho, and she said,--

”My laws a-?”