The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-06-11
soiiIoquy of a Freedman.

golly, Is free now-I is. Got lots
O frens.
All dem white folks in de Norf
Cess go dar soon-hb like genble-
mum.
Git invite TO all de fine parties.
Plenty to eat and muffin ter do.
Dar's ole mars, dat use ter ride round in
de coach and four, aint got nary fren.
He aint good IS a nigger now.
No house to lib in. Tuken to de barn.
Muffin to eat.
Muffin to wear
Amt got muffin for muffin.
What's all his seolage larnin' good for.
faint wuf cuss.
'Taint no sconsekence no how.
He cant vote Ike dis yah cullud indi-
widual.
He can't hold no offs
He can't 90 ter de 'vention, make de
speeches and help make de laws
All he kin Go is ter pay de taxes, @ot
keeps up de buro da; take keer of dis cul-
led pusson when he don't choose to work.
Spec | 90 TO Congress sum desc days.
Ride in de steam cars
BE one OBJ de big folks dat take keer
OBJ de nashun.
Dat l would, ole hoss.
Plenty of money an no poor 'lations.
Wont hab a jolly time, doe.
Dat | will
is got de.,francheese, has, and tends
to hole on ter him; shan't CUB him to none
dem dar white folks
Dats wot makes niger a niger. lis
de francheese, you see. Ef it want f,r
dat, n white man 'ud be jis as good as a
nigger. But he amt
Dar's de Offence tween a nigger an a
white man, you see. Niger has got de
francheese and white man got none.
One of desc days dty'll send me TO
Washin'ton TO represent de white folks
wot a Mt fit to set 'longs;de of Mars Bull ,r,
wots got all OBJ dem dar 'silbr spoons
ole mars ulster hab an Mars Big gum,
or Hangum, wot eber his name is an
ole Mars StebenG, who lubs niggar bet
tern nigger lubs grady 'tators
(Dars old Aunty Smith, up dar il
Lansaketer, been keepin the ole m IN dis
long time.
He lob her mighty well)
An den I'll set dar an talk highferlu-
tin wild dem, an shake hans wild dem,
an be on a skality wild dem an all de res
OBJ dem big niggers in de House OBJ Re-
perseutltums.
Wont l hab jolly time doea
golly! De lrancheese do make mig
ger feel big.
Halle-lu>yah! (Going through a double
shuttle
Oh! Jerusha, put de kitle on an well
all hab tea.
Yah, yah, gufaw.
Bless de Lor for de francheese:
Den maybe I'll 90 to de Senate, an be
on ekality wid dem great big nigge; in de
Senate.
Dat'll be a Jolly time.
I'll make a big speech. Git one of
dem yankc 'porters to write it all dorm
on de paper 'iorhand.
Sure's my names George Washington
Caesar Alexander Napoleon Bonaparte
Chafe, FL hab a good time.
Fustrate name dat.
'Ole Abe aint no whar 'longside dat
name.
Wonder whar Mars Lincoln is now.
Spec he's down below habiu a good
joke wild his fader.
Nifty clebber ole man, de debil is.
Seems to hab lot OBJ frens now.
Specially in Congress. Guess I go fur
him too.
Specs dey give him de francheese mex.
Doe guess de ole feller aint got much
time ter listen to jokes now-hes too
busy down dar in Washin'ton helpin TO
peach Mars Johnsing.
l guess go fur him too. Everybody
seems to be gwiue fur him or gwine to
him. One or de oder.
Howsumeber goes for him dat pays
De best
People spec de debil kin do eberything.
Guess dey'll want de ole man to pay de
Nashunel debt mex.
OATS a whopper, doe. Spec it skeere
him TO deaf.
OATS good idee. Skere de debil to
deaf wild de Nashunul det. A good joke
dat.
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