The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-15
How Persimmons Took Cab oh de
Baby.

But he did bis duty ever
AS well as you, il may be;
With faithfulness and pride always,
He minded missus' baby.
He loved the counsels of the santa
And. sometimes, those Of sinners.
To run Of possum hunting and
Steal water million" dinners
And fsrvsotly at mss4i1', too,
$ On every Sunday night,
He'd with the elders shout and pray
BY the pine knots faring light.
And sing their rudest melodies,
With voice so full and strong,
You could almost think he learned
them.
From the angels triumph song.
SONG.
I'VE be nearer TO de Lord
Dan de white folks-and dey knows
it,
See de glory gate unbarred-
Walk in, dsrkies. past de guard
Bet you dollar he wont close it.
Walk In. darkies. froo de gate.
Hear de kulled angels holler;
Go way. white folks. you're too late;
Wes de winnin' kuller. Wait
Till de trumpet blow to foller."
He would Groom this over softly
As he lay out in the sun;
But the song he heard most often
His granny's favorite one
Was. "Jawge Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Persimmcns Henry Clay, be
Quick, shut de do,
Get up off dat flo,
Come heah and mind the baby"
One night there came fearful stor m,
Almost second flood;
The river rose, q torrent swol'n
OF beaten, yellow mud;
1t bit at its embankments,
And Tapped them down with foam.
Till. surging througha wide creva sse.
The waves seethed round their
home;
They scaled the high versnda,
They filled the parlors clear.
Till floating chairs and tables.
Clashed against the chandelier.
Twas then Persimmons' granny,
Stout of arm aud terror proof,
Rv means of AK and lever,
Priet up the veranda roof
Bound mattresses upon it,
With stOutest cords of rope,
Lifted out her fsinting mistress.
Saying: "IIoney, dar is hope.
You. Jawge Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Persimmons Henry Clay, be
Quick Oh dst raft,
Don't star like calf,
But take good cab oh baby
The frothing river lifted them
Out on its turbid tide,
And for awhile they floatcd on
Together, side by side.
Till. broken by the current strong,
The frsil raft snapt in two,
And Persimmons saw his granny
Fast fading from his view.
The deck hands on steamboat
Heard. as they passed in haste.
A child's voice singing in the dark,
Upon the waters waste,
4 song of faith and triumph,
Of Moses and the Lord;
Aud throwing out q coil of rope,
They drew him safe on board.
Full many Q stranger city
Persimmons wandered through,
"A-totin oh der baby" and
Singing songs he knew.
At length some city fathers
Objected to his plan,
Arresting as . vagrant
Our valiant little man,
They carried out their purposes,
Presimmons Flowed he'd spile
EN-"
So. sloping from the station house,
He stole baby from the 'sylum.
Aud on that very afternoon.
As it was growing dark,
He sang beside the fountain in
Tho crowded city park
A rude camp meeting anthem
Which he had sung before,
While on his grsnny's fragile raft
lie drifted far from shore.
SONG.
Moses smote de water, and
DE sea gabe away.
De children dey passed ober. for
De sea gabc away.
o Lord. feel so glad.
1t am always dark 10 day;
So. honey. don't yer be sad,
De sea'll glib away"
A lady dressed in mourning,
Turned with Q sudden start,
Gave one glance at the baby.
Then caught it to her heart
While a substantial shadow,
That was walking by her side,
Seized Persimmons by the shoulder,
And, while she shook him, cried:
You. Jawse Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Persimmons Henry Clay, be
Quick. 'splsin yerself. chile
Stop dat ar fool smile
Whar you been done wild baby!"
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TnE st. Louis GLIB Democrat, Radi.
cal, sAys: Just here We will take occa-
sion to say that General Grant, on the
day before his departure for Europe.
predicted that before the LIST Of Febru-
sry Eext, Mr.. Hayes would be without
any respectable following-numerically
speaking. Abiding to the so-cslled
"reformcrs." the General said they had