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Show 80RGHUM TIME. I'm mighty glad when sorghum tlmo Is gltitn' round ngaln 'Cnu-c -clo Silas alius sends a big jug o tien, An' ti she puts th' Jug nway bohlne ill' cellar stairs, 'Cau; 'nt's th" coolea' spot they Is In our house anywheres. An' nen she glta u pitcher full for all us folks to use, An' when we're eatln' brenkfas", paw ho makes us cnrlycues. My paw c&n Une th" pitcher up an' let th" sorghum run Out of It tn a teeny stream nn' I tell you It's fun T.'hen he Jest mnkn It whirl around iros" exer'whlchaway An' w'ltes my name wltc on my plate-he plate-he innkca tho blggcs' J An' nen he whops th' sorghum 'round fer O. an' II n' N- An nen I'm purty tickled 'cause It . sorghum time again. Inw nln't th' same ns paw she scs Jio- lases nln't ns good As pencils Is to w'lto things 'Ith, 'at sorghum's mado fer food. Uut mw tin la Its an see ho 'Iowa as how It wouldn't do For wlmmen folks to w'lte 'Ithout no handle fer to chew. Nen maw she says she pities men 'at never sees no Jokes 'Ithout It's somepln 'al'a made up about th' wlmmen folks. O' course they're only funnln. Nen my mnw sometimes she takes Th' pitcher In her hand nn" makes me clephunts an' snakes An' turkles. too on' nen I wait until they run nnd sprend An' nen I tell 'em all goodby an' dip In 'Ith my brend. t like It heV when paw whops out that J. O. H, an N. Dut I'm ns glad ns anything It's sorghum sor-ghum time again. Chicago Tribune. |