Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-07
Selected Miscellany.
CESAR ROWAN

ny T. d. ENaIsH.
YES, I heern about de proclamation
Ole Mas Linkum's-dessay, boss, its right;
But fO' seventy yeah on die plantation,
Young Mas Jeemes an have at do fight
Whah I've bin mean to stay.
Don't p 'ecisely know how ole he, sah;
But 'memb' dat ole Mas Rowan sed-
70 use tellin' me about ow Cesah:
He was ten when Cousin John went dead
Ten fO' sho--"
Dat was sixty yeah ago.
Hesh @ I've % bin upon the ole plantation
WHAT'S ds s use O. maxim S s opntiony SSts Sroon
Den AZ dead, done gone, an ondergrouni
Not one ieT' but young Mas omes.
Him an me were ra sd by old Mas Rowan
High old tines, boss, mawnin', night an noon
In de delds we wuhked whah hands we've hoe,n';
In de woods we went 10 hunt de coon.
,Wuhk an play;
Wewere pardnets ev'ry day.
An when he growed up, an went to college
Down at Wiliamsbu'g, I tell yuh den,
Cesah, he picked up heap o knowledge,
Tendin' on him 'mong de gentlemen
Cosah 6cah an overywh h.
Den he mawied-mawied Nancy Merritt
Gtnnul Petahs daughtah from Soufside--
Tell you, boss, she had mighty sperritt,
Beauty--mpsl an full o. grace an pride;
Eyes so bright,
Fahly III de house at night.
Young Mas Randolph he come mex Decembah,
Christmas day, sah-ki dc time was good;
Cesah he got tight-o' o'cOse he would
Drunk wild joy,
Kase Miss Nancy had boy.
setch boy as dat when he growed oldahI
Stout an, strong, de maxim or mani
Dis yeh chin jes retched up to his shouldah;
was nowhah longside young Mas Ram
NOwhah--uOl
An amt dwarf, fo' sho.
Well, one day, 'membah dat for sahtain,
We sot out wild grist for sinkah's mill;
Young Mas Jeomes sez jes' as we were startin'-
Keep ole Cesah safel" Sez he, 81 will
Yes, dat's sol
Bring back Cesah, weddah no"
Den he smile, Mas Ran he smile dat mawnin'
Like an angel--yes, he did, po' boyl
No one seemed to have a mite of wawnin'
what was comm on to spile our 10y.
On we rode to slnkah's mill.
Gwine dah, Rocky Branch was high an roarin',
Jes above de mill de bridge we eros;
Pqtiick taw ent off de dam was pou'in';
Fall In dab, boss, den you sho gone los.
Down dc bridge went-I was gone.
Me an hoss, an grist an timbers fallin';
In we went, an off we all were sweep;
Den heah Mas Randolph's voice callin'-
Nothin' mo-
Den lose all else TO- sho.
Seems to me felt his fngahs tetch me,
Den knowed no mo- ontwel heah
q Some one say" De bottle yander fetch mel
Gib'm a dram. He'll do now, nevah feahl"
SeZ den
"whah's Mas Randolph, gentlemenf"
Ev'ry one dab seemed to be dumbfounded.
SO raise an again TO- him;
Den dey tole me young Mas Ran was drOwnded-
Hit his head agin swingin' limb.
Drowndedl dead
Po' ole Missusl" den sed.
Home de cawpse o. po Mas Ran we kerried;
Dab was Mssus-not a wudh she spoke;
But she died de day dat he was buried;
Doctah Gahnett sed heh heat was broke
She went dead
Wild broken heat, he sed.
Sense de day we buried pO' Miss Nancy,
MOnsus bad times come to young Mas Jeemes;
Dab he sits all day wropt up in fancy;
Eyes wide open, dreamn daylight dreams.
But fo' me,
Dunno whah Mas Jeemes would be.
Heah's de place whah him an were bawn in;
Heah we stay, an heah we pottah roun'.
Twell dey tote de pah oh us some mawnin',
Way out yander TO de burryin' groun'
Dab we'll lay
Waitin' lo' de Jedgmen' Day.
--SrTibDfyiS HOBfhIy