Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-06-01

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morteyfnll hellf"
"BIieve in it, Does l b'lieve
in q Hire what starts from nuthin
and buns M nuthin, and Ia built
for no puppus 'ceptin' jes' to ma.
ke q light blaze, like boyes playin
wild q pile a. shavins 7 Ak me Ia
'tach my faith to a f0x.nre, jack.
my lantern hell dat shines but
don't bun? YOns a fool. Lis'en
to me-"
"Yaas."
"When q man die, he done DO
de, amt he Z"
"Yaas."
"Well, when 4 mm dole, he
done dodle. an h~ carnt come to
life no mo-, uuver 7"
"Yaaa."
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hon Z"
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"Yxaa."
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sassiu'. Here ! il, ole 'nuf to I've
de daddy Nv 20 gran'mOmmy and
l carnt open my mouf fntto kwote
de goepil Ob Scripter but yOu keep
on 'truptin' me wild yo' averlara.
ten yaasain' and yaassin'. Eff I
csrnt talk in peace ! ain gwine
talk Q tall.".
"Den l AZ 20 parain, grant yo'
grace-g'long; my ear ar opin to
de truf."
"De trumpit shell SCUM, and lie
graves shell pop, aud de dOde
she'll de rais', rome to the glory oh
sheep and some to lie damnastion
Nv biilygoats. Well |! when you
come out'n yO' grave what you
gwiMe dot"
~ dunno"
"NO mo- you don't. No news.
paper.readin' fool muver knows.
All sich minds me Ob tatlpoles
dout no head; only q teenchy hit
Oh tail, aud de- wigglin' o dat dey
conf0Us wid obeervashun and calls
Il riteuinment. But what you
gwine do when yon come out'n yO'
grave You gwine stan dar in de
middil oh de road like q balky
muIei M, sirree. You got to
git up and git, and 20 whar you
blomgs-sheeI,a to lie right and
goats to de LET. De sheeps and
lam's Oh goo.lness ies' rises up like
b1oosns frUm glory tn glory, till de
highest and de farlerext stars in
hehin aint nOthim' bat low groans
Oh ~orrer compared to '.m /; while
you, my oWpenitemt, witle.monf,
wewspaI,er.reatlin' young bigger
fFem', and de likes oh you, will
Be kotch BY de nap O sls neck
and flung O6er sle battilmimts, and
you'll lral, and drsp, sw.l lrxp.
and drap tDe = Thomson year
aud when you light yonTl light In
de bnrmim' lake, and great will be
de splssh dsroG And you wont
bear muthin' bat de droppiu Oh
os)er wicked billygoats aud slim.
crs-s slroppin' and . droppin'
like I'eas on . rawhiie or turkey
shot IN hns&pon'. And De IN.
dyin' wurrum he'll be dar and he'll
b dar and he'll grab you do mo-
ment you light, and he'll kile and
kile hisself aroun' you till de very
marrer oh yO' soul 10 sques outeM
you. And ole Sstum he'll b dar
to kiver you mp wil newspapers
soskt IN karosene lie, and wid sml.
fur and wisl birthstone, and he'll
bank de 6res on yOu, and dar
y0ull b and dar you'll stsy, vhl
plenty Oh newspapers wild bril-.
lyxmt artiklas In 'em, 'till himehy
sle Gin dsth = stewin' and . ftyin'
and . hlasin' and q hillim' and q
bubl,lim' In yom will buat mt IN .
blaze dat will retch tle skies and
de smoke Oh so t0rmeut will b
dat big and hlsck dat ell de tar.
kills In North Keliimy wont b M
sso'n . lassity match 'ong,lbs oh
It."
"Dar! stop right der, Unc
Islsam,- end lemme q you die ono
QnestRm Ef der b all dat smoke
down dar, whxr de chimbly 70
car' it a, assd wbsr Il gwi,;e 70
b arlt~r e hin done ,sAe'd-en.
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Oh s-ob s-lxstle.tail pigsoeaw.
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