The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-07-20
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1H TaoHAs DrSs ESoLisH.
Yes, heern about de proclamation
RS Sls s Mas, LlSeSmsSsssa l. rs hight
Young ne.' 5eemes an :. :. de hight
whah I've bin mean t., = y
Don't pe'cisely know how ole be, sab;
But 'inenb that ole Mas' Rowan sed-
BE @ wss sfH TEN wRsn he as coassn INV os oSsss went e
Dat was sixty yeah ago
Heah I've bin upon de ole plantation
EvyAh sence-kneW an de foIkS aroun'
What's de use o, n.alEia. . noFStiO9, AID
Deb All dead done gone. an, opdergroun'.
Eo SHsief bas ypaaE Mas gssussss1n
Him an me wus raised by ole Mas Rowan
High ole times, bosa, uaHuin', night an noon
In de 6slds We Wahlea Whah hands we're hooin',
In de woods we went to hunt de coeu-
Wink an Piny,
We were Pardners ev'rJ day.
AZ, when he grOwed uP. an went 20 college
Down at " iliiaIns5u'g, tel yuh den,
Cesah, he picked up heap O knowledge,
Tendin' on him ,monsde gentlemen
cesSS hssh. an srsrshsA. ~
Den he msWied-4nawled Nancy Merritt
- Ginnnl Petahs danghtah from SOufside-
Tell yuh, bOss, che had mighty sporrit
Beanty-mpsi an fnli o grace an pride
1lFoes % l1lEalr
Fshly IL de house At niFl.i
Young Mas' Randolph he e9me mex Dsesmbah.
:, Cliris'nias day, sat--kii de time WBs good;
Egg-nog plenty--dah sliss' rensembsh-
Cesah 6s go tlEht--o' eo,ss hs SoNla-
Drunk sfdjoy, q a----t tti-
kase Miss Nancy had q hoy.
seteh boy dsG when he groved 6ldsh
Stout an strong de makou'-ofa man;
Sss ss sSf se % y6dSs IS hss as seqSs
An amt dwarf 70 sho.
Well, one day, 'msmbah dat for sahtain,
We set out Wid zrist 10 Sinlcah.s mill; =
Young Mas Jeemes ser, ies' as we were startin'-
Keep ole Ss.,s yssSh SAFE ''=-sez be. II wine
Bring back Cesah, Wledaah no.
Den he slalle, Mas Ran he srniIe eiAt Hawnin'
No one seemed TO have mits of wiWnin'
What NE comm ,l',s on 10 sPiie our 10y.
onwe rode 10 sinkshs mill,
GTins dah, Rocky Branch Was high aa,' ros'in',
4 Pufhek tals'ent OF the dam was Pou'in';
Fall in dah, bose, dep you she done los
Down de bridge wsn,--I was Eoae.E
Ne an hoss an grist an, timbers faiiin's
In we went an on ue ail aEeresW
Den heah Mas Randolph's voice callin;--
"Hole fas,. cesah '-an' ,Fid dat he leaP'-
Den fIoss ali else fO' sho..
Seems to me felt his fnRahs ieich me,
Den ! knoGed no mo out~elI heah i-l
Some one say-SDe bottle yander retch me-
t14Gib'm a dEanl--He1l do NOW. neEah fe&t :.
-''Whah's Mas Randolph, gentleUen:7
Fy'ry one dab seemed TO be dumbfounded,
] 80 raiss an AZ agin fo' him.
Den dsy tole lns young Maz' Ran was drOuaded a
Hit his head agin = svingin' liulh
Drowndedi dead FTsa ver
4 "Po' ole Missnss" den I=ed.
| Home de eaEpss o po' Ma Ran Ne kerried.
1 Dab vas Missus-not a Wuhd she spoke
/ but she dledd day dat he Wa~ btried
Doetah Gahneu sed heb heat was broke
She went dead
Wid broken heat he sed
! sense de day We bnried po' MIss Nancy
| Mousus bad times come 10 yonnS Mac IeeFnes
Dab hs sits all dsy larspt up IN fnnly, ems
4 % fJes vide open, dIealnin' daylight dresIns.,
DannOrahah BIa.' JeSmes Sould he. asaf
Heah 5 de plaee Whah him 40, / were baWn Ia
Heah ertay, an hsAh We pottaA roam
1 Tsell dey tote da pAh ofus soma mApnin's--
/ Way out ysndeF 70 de btiryliF groiln' : - -
waitin' To- da JedGeuaen. DAY. .Ct