Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-01-14

Well, they think they must he duck
e1 ell under, or tain't no gool.''
DO they go to meeting? .
Yes they have meeting among
themselves
And q preacher?'
Yes, niggar preacher
Our niggars is mighty wicked. they
Dance repeated Eazoo.
DO you consider dancing SO very
wick ed thenR asked.
We'll, | don't account so myself, as
know on, but they do you know--the pi'
Gus people, all kinds, except the Pisco'
pers; some of them, they do dance them
selves, l believe. Do you dance in
your country!'
Yes
what sort of dancesl-Cotillions and
ree!sl'.
Yes, what do youi'
We'll, we dance corillicns and reels
too, and we dance on plank; that's the
kind of duncin' | Ike best
How is it donel'
why, don't you know thatl You
stand face to face with your partner on
a plank and keep u dancin. Put the
plank upon TWO barrel heads, SO it vii!
spring. A, some of our PARTIES
that's among the common kind ofpeopls
yon know-it's great fun. They dance
as fast as they can, and the people stand
around and holler, Keep ii up John, Go
it Nance, Don't girs it up soF and clap
and stamp EN-
DO your negroes dance muchl'
Yes, they arc very fond oft. So.
turday night they dance all night and
Sunday nights too. Day time they sleep
and rest themselves, aud we let 'em
dance and sing Sunday nights if they
want. 1t does 'em good you know, TO
enjoy themselves
They dance to the banjo, suppose,
'Banjos and violins; some of'cm has
got vioIins''
y like to hear negroes sing said /.
'Niggers ere alters good singers ma
Itrally, said our host. reckon they
have got better lungs thun white folks
they have such powerful voices. But
come let's go in and take drink, -
Thank you, said !, but excuse me
never drink before breakfast
This was new kihk to our host, mol
to drink before breakfast. He should'r
think it would be healthy for man not
to drink before breakfast.-He alway:
drank before breakfast-in fact he
drank eny time Of day,-'ellers drank
whcn he felt like it, end he reckoned
there wern't many men healthier thar
he. 1t was healthy track ofland he'l
located on, though, he reckonel-t
mighty healthy place; he'G like to have
me see niggar girl that he was raising
she was not but Ave years old,and woult
pull up nigh upon hundred weight
'Two.ysurs ago, continued our host
sfter swallowing glsss ofryo whiskey
when had carpenter here to finisl
off this house, | told one ofmy boys h'
must come in and help him. | reckon
ed he would arn quick, if ho was
mind to. So he came in, and weel
afterwards he fitted the plank and lait
that floor, and ! don't believe any maj
could do it better. That was two year
ago, and now he's as good carpente
as. you can find. I bought him som'
tools after the carpenter left, and HI
can do any thing with 'em-make ia
Bile or chest Of drawers or any thing
| think niggars are somehow naturall.
ingenious; more son white folks. The,
is wonderful apt to any kind of slight
I,ook out my pocket map and while
studying it, asked my Mississippi frien'
about route through his State. H'
did'n, know, he said, he never studied
ceograpy. Our host enquired where
was going that way. said | shoult
go on to Carolina. We'll now ssid he
aint you going to buy rice farm in th'
Caroiinasl i reckon you be and yo,
are up here spsckylatin arter nigga,
stock. Aint you now!. Well says
with an eye to BARxuMl | would'n
mind getting that fat girl ofyours if VT
can make trade. How much a pon!n'
will you sell at! we don't sell mig
gars by the pound in this country.
We'll, how much by the lump!
dom, know az ! kear about selling TIL
, LADY, .
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