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

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pow bockerough gal--hab one little mig
ger for bring him water, sweep him
flow, take up de ashes, pick up chip
for bun in de fire. and do all dem little
ting (you a bab no pickaninny niger
for do dem ting to you house, is he,
massa n'yankeeO
Hush your impertincnce Cuff, and
go on, sir.
Well, sir, he bring he n'young likely
smart little uman home. He build
house on massa's land--be carry de Jug
Of rum home from de Court House.
When he talk bout dc plantation, It's
all Mr.. Oberseer own plantation. Him
own corn, him own cotton, him own
ebry ting. He nce him wife to meetin
in de double cheer. wild de red cushion,
like massa carriage. He feel hesef so
rich he buy peace land--all de time he
sen de jug to de Court House. He
beat de pow nigger.--beat him,--beat
him, like de debil--all for nutin. Mas
sa make dam shabby crop dis time; de
sheriff sell all Mr.. Oberseer corn at de
stack; sell Mr.. Oberseer cotton in de
patch; sell he horse, he gig; sell ebry
ting he got for pay him debt. Massa
ship Mr.. Oberseer; l don know whay
de debil he bin gone to. ! reckon he
bin in de new country, pun de yallow
bushy, whay dey say de niger lib pun
de cotton seed (Cufy make his lowest
bow.) Massa, you want Cufy any
more sir.
Yes, sir, ] do want you MORE want
you to say yes or no. want you to
let me know whether you'll have your
freedom if I'll give 1t to you. Ill give
you a good piece Of land, and build
you a house upon il; you may have
the horse that you have always plough
ed with to work your crop; you may
go TO the pen and take good mich
COW, to give milk for your children;
you may have as much corn and meat
as will last you and your family year,
and sow and pigs to raise meat for ano-
:her year.
Massa, all dis berry nice, sir, and
I glad you tink cuff want sump'n for
hab all desc things. But, sir, cuff ant
no fool yet, for all dat. Cuff hab ber-
~ good decent cabin, wild shed room
and plank floor for him urready. He
hab de SOW and pig you glib him long
time he hab nice little patch rice,
for boil Sunday when niger come to
cuff house from meetin; plenty good
warm shut and trowser, missy glib him.
He nab good bed and blanket; he get
plenty butter milk out Of missy big
chirn cherry day. Ebery day hog and
dumplin; hog and dumplin plenty for
him eat when he hongry. Him wife
qusshiley; hab coilard patch roun de
house wild de water-million. de mush-
million de cowcumber and snap been,
wild fine lodge lnglish grape vine. hung
full wild big bunch grape for him, him
children to set under pun de bench
Sunday by the dow. She hab little
hen house by de chimbley, full Of
chicken and two ladge peach tree be-
hind de house, wild de big white peach
pun him solf like mush.
Well, massa, who glib cuff all desc
tings' He ant pay no tax to de sheriff
for EN-. He wuck-he rest in de
shade wild all de udder hands when
noon time come. He hungry-he cal
plenty Of de good biftie, and no boldly
tall for poster him. He tired-he lay
down pun he bed; he hab nutin foI
trouble he mine, he fast asleep directly
He get up when de oberseer blow him
born-he stretch hesef-Kie Cufet
strong like horse. He feel like he
! ken jump high as any buck. Well, sir
q GntttrIae ntOht rnHtaEa hara ha N.
go down fun de LOFT. lie screw up dc
. stick, tum, tum, tum, --tudum, tudum
tudum-tum, tum. He tune 'em W
all nice--de chilun crowd pom cufy
| knee so much he cant do nutin hardly
. wid de old bango for long time. On'
, little deble say daddy, play "Juba"
uudder one little ting hab most no too
tall in he mout, say daddy play "bigl
, Bob" But at last de old Uman 81,
say, old man play de song what | hea
, you sing for de bockerough. about
DE white man take away de black man wif,
DE black man cut him I'd de jack big knife.
|, Den Cuff knock he banjo and stom h.
r foot upon de flow. The two little Eel
!. low begin for dance first. den de tw
little gal dance, way right nice out i
de flow. Den my son Quaeko he &c
4 up, take him wife BY de hand and say
!. come Dinah, We must dance some 70
, Wild de children. Daddy. you mus
r play sugar in de gourd' Tor me an,
4 Dinah. Afler a while, Mr.. johnson
n Dick, The couiin my daughter, youn
Il Quashiby,) he say, well Miss Quashi
n by, YOU feel like take little musemer
too, for pleasure yourself dis ebening
6 Quashy she pre,en for look shame an
r hung down her head. but she GIT u
e dough, and den sch anoder back s,eI
% shuttle, knock double trouble, mass
!. you nebber hear before; dey make d
NJ flow 90 dumb, dumb, dubity dumb
Is till he most day. play de banjo an
A. sing Zip Coon, Jun Grow. ID
q Indian Kill de woodoook and cut hii
- up 10 a minute, and cherry ting. AL
er hab de eramp in my hand, den cher
N boldly 10 10 BED like q cleber fellow.