Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-11-05

and all de tings you talkin bout, well,
bimeby massa dead. him children all
mobe way to de yallow busby; well,
one poor bockerough man name MIR
Joncs) been steal hog. De sheriff
come to cufy house; he say, Cufy,
you must go wild me; say, go where,
massa Sheriff, and he say to de court
house, Mr.. Jones say you and Quacko
been stealing hogs, he heary squeal be-
hind your fence. Well Massa, de
Sheriff take me, my son Quacko, tie he
hand behind him Wild rope till he all
swell up. He 60 TO de court house,
Mr.. Jones swear to cherry ting, like he
no steal de hog heself; but me, my
son. steal EN-. Dcre now. i say
Quacko, ant dis de debil, Whay my
my massa for stow Cufy security
Bless God. he dead. Whay my young
masss for help how Cuff. Kie He
gone clean. way! Dis one deble Oh
spot. o, wuck! who gwine for stan
Cuffy frien now, will you massa Yam
kee y No! ! swear to God, no boldly
tall ant gwine to help Cuff. Well de
Sheriff put Cufy, him son Quaco, boat
in Jail. He stay in Jail till court come.
all de summer. He glib all he money
to de lawyer, for hesef, and Quaco.-
Him crop all 60 to de deble. De grass
eat him up all togedder. II take all for
pay de dam lawsuit. De sheriff whip
Cuffy and him son Quacko at de whip
pin post. Cufy back, Quacko back
neber cut before in he life. Cufy
krakter, Quacko krakter, boat, all two,
gone clean to deble. He cant git EN-
back no more to sabehe life. Well, sir,
Cuffy hab TO bine out he poor little boy
TO de carpenter trade, and all he chill
dren. Hesef poor old cripple, rumity
deble, he cant work. Him wife Quashy
die. she greab so when de little chill
dren 60 way. and de house and land
sell for pay de money.
tink, massa, you know more bout
de law suit dan Cufy.
You manage all dem tings bout de
court, de lawyer, de sheriff, de law suit,
de tax, and de deble knows what all
yousef, and let Cuffy, him wife, him
child lone as dey is-dey been niger
always, let 'em be niger yit.
De preacher man tell me in de
church Sunday II mustn't take nc
fought for tomorrow" Cuffy say Le.
sef-bless God man! ant got no fought
for take, 'tall-When hab maSsa, III,
take all de fought to hesef-Cuffy nc
bodder he head wild notin. tall, bu,
wuck and eat and play pun de banjo
and hab no bodderment.
Massa welcome TO all de fought
Cuhy ant want for hab notin TO do vic
him, no how tall. Good mornin massa
Well but, says the abolitionist, lool
here, I'd like TO have you 60 hum 'lons
Of me TO the north, where the kyow
and HOSES is allug fat and there an
hardly any niggcrs tall.
tank you massa n'yankee, sc,
one niger been run way IN de ship I,
New York-he got tired and come bacl
TO he massa. He say he GLIB tree cen
!. for set and nod pom de stool all night
+ wild fire no more he can hold in he to-
hand. / tank you, sir, Cuffy do herr,
! well whay he is. Good mornin, mass
blitio on.
Stop bit, says the Yankee. IL yo,
wouldn't like to hev your master sen
the hui on you home long Of me dyow
East to Kantikit, may be you'd
leaves 60 out in our ship long of bro
Their Jared to Liberyee in Afriky, wher
! the folks most all on ems nigh about
: frees be myself.
year 'em saw, maSsa. de n'yanke
saylor man kin lib mos any where. De
, say he go TO dc debil house for on
, bag COTE Wild de ship. But tell you
massa, Cufy ant no Yankee tall for z
: in de ship like fool for drown hesef.-
; He rudder stay pom de dry grown. sli
T you plese, massa.
, CuGy. if all the free black uns z
: over to try to bring yewcr colore
, friends in Afriky all on 'em into III
: church, should'n ye like TO long III
; rest on EN- too;
( My COLOR friends in Africa, sir'
} ant hab no COLOR friend in dat countr
, 'tall-Cuf ant no Guinea nigger-Eb
E maSSa. been bawn here whay III
massa been bawn-in dis country.
}; You talk bout dc church sir, Gu
ant no preacher sir, no 'xorier sir nuC
? der, for hollow and clap be hand in d
|. pulpit and deble Oh racket for MOTH
o DE bookerough kin preach de hes sal
n mont, and you kin go and nabigate d
4 bessel. masSa Yankee, yousef and tai
all de dam fool niger choose for 20 vi
o you. CuGy AIT gNine for drown hes
I in de sea for nobody. no how tall, 81
1 msssa. You AIT me for 60 LTD Wild q
: Guinea niger, de Cola Niger and q
Q dam tick skull, bumbow SHIN Cat no,
!, Ebo ~ dem own country whay he h.
4 like oben.
:. Massa. de white Children been q
d un him lesson in De geography book
p my little massa read a. Cuhy. DE boo
,, say de nigger way yonder whay d
}, black man all cum from. lib like da
e Indian. he ani hab no,in for wear b.
}, one little peace rag. lie lay down
d De sun. and sleep like hog. tie eat ,
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