At the Big House; Where Aunt Nancy and Aunt 'Phrony Held Forth on the Animal Folks (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...de top uv his haid ter de tip uv his tail, one'r dese yer hollers whar jes' natchelly mek a man git up an' hump hisse'f ontwel hits filled. He go traipsin' up an' down, lookin' behime ev'y bush an' up ev'y tree an' yit he kain't fin' nuttin'. Las' he got so mad he 'gun ter gnash his toofs an' spit an' snarl an' hump his back up an' rub 'gin' de trees, an' all de time his eyes wuz shinin' lak plumb balls er fire, an' he wuz dat rantankerous dat no pusson 'ud want ter meet up wid 'im. "Bout dat time he seed a flock uv wil'-tukkies, an' he 'low ter hisse'f dat tukkey 'ud jes' 'bout fit de size er his mouf, dough he ain' knowin' how he gwine git at 'em. He crope up an' he crope up, an' las' he wuz near 'nuff ter watch 'em. Dey wuz hol'in' a darnse, de funnies' you uver see er year tell 'bout. Der tails wuz all spread out lak a fan an' de gobblers wuz all puff' up an' struttin' fit ter kill, w'iles de ladiz wuz mekin' gre't 'miration over 'em an' follerin' after 'em, steppin' high lak dey wuz trompin' on aigs, an' gwine roun' an' roun' in a succle, lookin' mighty proud an' kyar'yin' der haids high in de air an' balanein' wid der necks at ev'y step. "Wil'cat grin so't he show ev'y toof in his haid, an' he say ter hisse'f, sezee, 'Um-umph some dem ladiz gwine laugh on de wrong side der moufs 'fo' long. Ef dey on'y knowed w'at comin' dey'd quit dat foolishness an' use dem laigs ter git outen dis. Good thing fer me dey is fools. I reckon I'd have mighty po' pickin's ef der wan't so many fool creeturs gwine up an' down de face er de yearf.' "De tukkies wuz darnsin' down in a li'l holler, an' Wil'cat he crope roun' ter de top er de hill an' tucken de game bag whar he bringed wid him, an' crawled inter hit. Den he turnt hisse'f aloose an' rolled over an...