Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-01-20
For the Port Tobacco Times.
DE MUFFIN MAN;
Or, Dose Boys.

A short time ago, not berry long since,
wint to a party, about Chrismis.
De ladys dat seed dere was purity you may bet
But de boys was, by far, de most illigint yet.
got in one korner, fur to get look around
And to see ebery site and to kotch ebery sound,
And wilhelm dat korner continued fur to stan,
De dore opined widely, and in kum "de Muffin
Man."
A CRATE tall critter, up ten feet in de air
Wild his sholders all kivered wild de skin of
He danced an he capered all ober dat fore;
Den he bowed down his he'd and showed fur de
dore, a4..s s,.I.,
De ladys was frightened and begined to quake,
Ny har stud up wildly, and my jawbone gin to
shake. - 80
But we all rekivered safely, and der rose anod-
der cam,
For muffin was.moor harmless dan dat CRATE tall
Dose boys den got der partners and went out
in de fore,
And OBJ all de kaperin dat dey cut, dis fellow
nebber saw, iss. "a n 5sv.s,e 4 /.
De lady's gin out intirely, and sot down in de
cheer, s" :" - ~
For to rest little spell, and to git little air.
Dose boys den thort dat it wood nebber do
Dat de ladys should not see all de purity things
dey knew,
% one tdll IelOW, wiz uAnS UOtu Sdlt anu WulCcs
Strid boldly in de fore, full in de ladys' site .
And wild berry graceful bow, and wave OBJ
Sang out to one "snsaU pattern" if he know'd
de Muffin Man?
Dis little fellow know'd him, and he begined
to sing -se =
And wint in de fore, and gin to form ring
Den berry long and loudly de korus gin to ran
For all dem fellows mostly, know'd de Muffin
Man.
And all dat was acquainted jined in dat jolly
ring
And danced, and kapered, and continered fur
to sing. M +
I laffed, tell you, at de funny things saw,
And nebber seed sich funny things in all my
life befor. 4e Ae sisI
At las de kurtin felled, and silence rained ar
round,
Had lady drapped her harpin, You could a
herd de sound. m sits.
PresentHe de dore opined, and turned around
to see a.a.-s..s q
And dare was fellow, squattin on one nee
His hans was tied afore him, and his clinkin
chains did sound, -
And his har was ruf1ed up a bit, and he wore
an awful frown. | fsl
thort dat surel;e if he cher got away
He'd take up de poker, and he'd kill, and he'd
But purity soon, tell you, didn't feel SO bed
For de fellow keeped hollerin out "dssd h
| soas' est nsad.'
/ did'ent lsf much den, for it wer my second
| scare
And I gin to wish nightly, dat had ent gon.
| dere; 5s1
| De cam arose agin, when herd awful cry
"Let's sho de ladys how to dance and sing
'Shoo Fly.'''
Oh, dey singed it purity, and dey danced it meet
No fly eber 'sboddered" dem, aldo dey was 90
sweet, -
Oh, dey beet any boys dat eber did see,
And hope when dey sees me gin, dey, wont
thort, dat now, it wur time for me to 60
So slipt out de dore, and maid tracks thru de
snow.
Oh, pll nebber fnrgit dat mite, if I Ibis fur a
Fur had gud time and awful big scare;
And de ladys dat 1 seed der, was purity, you
may bet, 7..s.s..
But de boys was by fur de most illigint yet.
MISTER EDDEruR DE abuv lines is kind
Nv autobiogravy Nv what seed whin 'you and
me wus young Magic" If you thinks your
kolums is worthy NV um, you kin put um In
and obleege me muchly. Uvkourse you won't
publis dis Letter unles you chewses as it and de
lines mout lie, as de yankys used to say, "two
much glory fur wun da." Let me her frum
you thru de 'sTimes''
Troolly yourn,
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