Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-02-21
WOt de Lcds er Says.
A CoLORED DIALOGUE.

| COLORED DIALOGUE.
Samuel Johnson.-Mr. White, doe,
you eber dispill de expresshun of spirits
wen you's laborin' under lusination oil
carniverous detractions wild literary pus
scots?
Brud. White. - Wha'-wha'-
dat?
s. J.--Do you eber, Mr.. White, read
de magazines, de newspapers, and dem
like scarifcators of de mentallects? Jis
you glib fo' cents for de Ledger. rs bin {
readin' sich a putty story in da'. Sich Q
story. 1t was .jist de most interestingist
dat eber was, and dat's fac done gone
for sartin.
B. W.--Bound to hyar dar story. Jist
am,
s. J.--Nuf to make fellet trimmle
all ober. Dem stories are alters SO har
rerin. Law bress you, honey, dey claws
you and scars you like cat does de mice
dat's fac. Jist tink of feler's bein in
battle, KILN all de enemy wild de han,
nle of an old broom, catchin' up de bloo-
dy willin of a Fitz Clarem de Snortolio
un hingun him up more'n eleben miles.
b. W.-Jis'--jis' jis' you shut up
Who you spose gwine to b'lieve-
S. J.-Dat's wot de Ledger says, any.
how. Well den, arter KILN de willin
de fellin tuck one tremendous leap arte,
de hyin foe from de atmosfear, pintin his
pistis at de treatin enemy wen de fints
strike fab III his volver blowing up dc
percussion caps
b. W.-Wa-wa dat? How could @
volver pistil hab fints and percussion
Gaps, toos
S. J.-Anyhow dat's wot de Ledger
says. Well den de feller got participated
into de briny deep.
B. WY don't you say de ocean,
S. J.-Kase he didn't fall into d,
ocean. Twas into de briny deep. Amy
how dat's wot de Ledger says. Wei
den, arter dat de sun Gums into his eyes,
and he git blind and swim for fotecr
thousand miles
B. W.-Oh, shaw. You git out Who
who's gwine to swaller dat? Bin,
man swim foteen thousand miles. Yah
yah, yah.
S. S.J.--(nettled. J OATS wot de Ledge
says, anyhow. Well den, de chap cum
to desert island whar dar wasn't nufiil
to eat, un nobody to talk to oh any con
sequence, un no siety wuf mentionin, III
dar he Ibis for foteen year.
b. W.--See hyar. Jist tell us how
that man lived for foteen years with puf
fin to eat.
S. J.-Dat's wot de Ledger says, any
how. Well den, de mans true lub, wo
he had mt seen for nineteen year
b. W.-Now--now, how you goin t,
tell me any gal 'mained true for nineteel
years an she neber seen no man in d
whole time?
S. We'll dat's wot de Ledger says
and dc chap he started one mornin for t.
swim after wessil, kase he seen hi
sweetheart sbod, up in de riggin. Yo
see she'd gon to sea dispised as sailor.
B. W.-'Sguised, you mean.
S. J.-Yes, yes-skized, dat's wot d
Ledger says. An only think, it shos j
wot true love kin do, and amt it wond
ful now, and dat's jis fac--dat gal il
went and dressed herself up in sailo
clothes and dere wasn't won sole aboart
---ner der captain neither, didn't know
she was a gal.
b. W.-How de debil, den, did da
chap dsr, way off on de desert island KIN
who she was, hey? Splanify dat, if yo,
please.
s. J.-WelT dat's wot de Ledger says
And de chap he jumps into de sea t
swim to dc wessil, but jis den dere sprun!
/, up tremenjus gale, and washed him o.
eber SO fur, till he Gums to de foot Of
fortyiiedcation, and kase twas arter dar
AN de front do was shut, he jist climbe
, up to one oh de cannons an creep int
, de moul of do cannon, and lay down an'
, went to sleep
} b, W.-Now stop dar. should j
, like to hab you expressity to me how
mans gwine to git into de mouf ob d
, cannon?
= S. J.-Well, dat's wot do ledger say
+ An vile he was asleep, dere cum on Wa
= in de night tween de two countries, an
: de cannons were al iiahed off,
+. W.-Wotl Wild de man in emp
, 5. J.-Dats wot de Ledger says
And he got shooted back into de werr
f identical island agin. Well, durn d
nigt de ship had got rocked, and ebery
(; body got drownded cept dc gal, and st
! swum asho' and cum to whar do feller la
/, seun asleep,
, B. W.--Now You mean to say dat d'
: feller hadn't got walked up when he WI
fred from de cannon and fell on de island
+, s. J.-Dat's wot de Ledger says-nel
e or woked up at all; and de gal she see
0 her lubber and gratc big tears cum in h'
i eyes, un she crep up cher so soRy an
: laid down by his side, and jis put her pu
+ ty white arms roun his neck an was
Q goin to kiss him, wen all at wunst-
IT b. W.--Well, go on, go onl.
= S. J.-Dar it says, TO be continyed
e dat's wot de Ledger says.