Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-08
MOZiS Albums i'll The SOnth.
Moths Interviews the Es,ittUr of the HutiV.
Virgtntan-A Southern Tour, h:tc.


ORR1Ncu KorE Hous, Sept 1862 Hay
in Nv sum kattil to reggnlait for young
Fill Jonns, [ etopt heer day on my re-
turn for tn see my ole frien Baagby. /
foun him II aittin in split bottom cheer,
with tho bottom busted out hOldinge of q
newspaper in his han md n lookin very
discOnseftit
"Baaghy," sais to him, /" Baagby -
He wriggied III his cheer, and stopt me.
"Lool1 heer," he sails, lyons very famil
ynr. Like all Nv your clarss you'v took
into 20 he'd since the waw that you kin
call enyboddy by thar last naim. L do be-
leeve," he sails, " Of you was to SEQ Gener
81 Lee you'd call him jess ao-Lee.
stopt him right thar and | Gaia pint
blank blunt:
" ToWs n Hot" for 1 was mad 81 calls
| him Marse RObbert, coz l rispecks and
luvs him, and coodn't rispeck nor Inv
him no NON do nnless'n | wos to eat
him and don't want to do that"
| "Why ?" he inquire.
| "Coz don't want to rninate Washing
ton Kollidgc.'
That SCENT to pleas him and he briten-
ed up Iittil but sun rulapSt agin.
Baagby," [ Rais to him, s. Baagby,
what's tho matter, Haagby ?"
i iI;tr IL ID tSIII 1lb 'hbIn' bNNJ'tuhbly
knettled; you've called me GaaRby three
times handrunnin."
"NIvver you mine bout that" l aals
lest you tell me what's the Motor, Baag-
by
:" WE'LL" he saiz, "here's Sandy Littil
maxim fun Nv me becos | havnt started
that Goddinsvill Gizzet."
"Who's Sandy Littil ?" l sal land
what's the Goddinsvill Gizzit ?"
He ixplaind and lafrt him to skon.
"Eaagby," sails, " don't be downcarst-
ed, Baagby; both Nv UNI put together amt
with much. [ wouldn't give myself the
chicken garps for all tho eddytnrs and
newspapers in the wurl. ="
"But," he sails, /" 1 don't like to say I'm
goingter do thing and then not do it. "
"That is bad," sails; "but why don't
you do it ?"
Il amt got the MUMMY"
"That's wuss," sails and my count.
nance drord long like hisn, for felt a
sympathy for him. Bnt L sails g How
much much MUMMY" sails, "will it talk
to start 20 newspaper ?"
"Oh," he said, only few hundred dol
lars. l might borry a.
/ hauld him short up, and SINK my fin
ger plum in his fails.
"Baagby, sails. "dont borry'
"I've got no idee.'
'Baagby, whatever you do, don't you
nuvver borry, Baagby."
Il tell you -
g Borryin, Baagby, is dispepey Nv the
financis-it's eetin what you carnt oldest
its drorin note on bank that amt blt,
tho fuchure, its diskountin 20 own
paper-and it's indorsin for man that
yon carnt possibly kno nuthin 'bont-your
seif--it's a"
"Holdr' he sails; stake item to fetch
breth. 1 nuvver herd yoH run on so in
my life. You must Nv suited mitely frum
that borryin sikness in 20 ITEM" he sails
81 has,"
Then tole him how wunst pun item
I borrid 80 menny dollars frum a fren,
and paid 'em lin my own mine) in thirty
days, eezy.
Eyes, he says, ''the humun mine is the
po'ist nv pay-it's wuss'n Confederit
khucks, of Premium or Cuby bonds; it'f
la"
4 "But that's kneethr her nor thar"
Isais, "A fren's fren, and I'm thinkin
bout you, not myself. What you ginter
do bout that'ar Goddinsvill Gizzetf"
"Dop he sais-''why, do nuthin.
'.Do nuthin," / sails, els like the humun
mine-it don't pay no divVydens. -
"1 know ii" 4
! "Well, if you don't intep to borry, and