Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-06
an it we hadn't thrown our guns away,
they'd have run over us sure.
,s'WHAR'S DE KERRIDGE?'

| WEARS DE KERRIDGE?'
hr. Berry's Oversight in Trying to Take
Young Lady to o Bali
He was new bootblack, but already
seemed quite at home at the old stand, so
ong a familiar object on the line of our
daily peregrinations.
| "Sartin, boss, shine 'em up in lessn no
time,'' said he, and we mounted to the
hurricane-deck of his place Of business.
"Wall, yes, boss, not bin here long, but
Use gettin' insight inter dc ways mighty
fast. De ways here, sab, Is different to
| what dey is down in ole Massissip. Bin
Massissip, sab? Fine ole State, sah.''
HThe colored people here appear to he
quite as happy as in any part of the
world, = we ventured to remark
"No, sab; beg leave to diffah you's not
on de inside, sab; dar's too much elewa-
ton; OATS what's de matter Give YOU
an instance; las week, you know, sab, de
cuilud folks had a ball quite high-ton-
ed affair, sab. Well, I engaged young
lady for dc party, sah-one dat I at dat
time looked on as de pride oh de country,
sab. am not Indifferent to dress, and I
put on clothes, sah-clothes dat don't
cherry day see de light oh de sun-and
went to de residence oh de gal.
Il rived at de 'pinted time. De ga
was in de bes' room, an in her bes' clothes,
waitin my arrival on de scene. De ole
man was dar, an de ole woman also fig
gered in de tabieaux, wild a few juvenile
supernumerary members oh de family.
"Miss Augusta smiled on me in dat
meltin' way oh de eyes dat allurs guy me
a movement of de heart. I was interjuc-
ed to de more influential members oh de
household, an de discours was agreeable.
Presently I suggested dat it would be
we'll to be movin' for de party, an Miss
Augusta rose in all de pomp and circum-
stance Of her high priced attire.
eve arrived on de stoop of de door,
| an, offering my arm, supposed we
should progress. No. sab. not bit of it.
Dat gal receded She rose eric to an as
tonishin' hight, an as she transfxed me
wild her gaze. she uttered desc memorable
words: 'Whar's de transportion?'
"De what?' says I, feelin' dat suffin
was agoin' wrong.
"'De transportation Whar's dc
transportation"
| What's de transportation says l.
| de wehicle-whar' de weh1cle?' she
says.
/" Il don't know muffin bout no wehi.
cle,' says I.
Whar's de kerridg e?' says she.
"'De kerridge" says I. Haven't seen
no kerridgev
"Mistah Berry, does you pretend to tell
me dat you've come to take me to de ball
widout a kerridge?" and she became of a
still greater heig ht
"'Why of course" says I. I thought
we could walk. Down in ole Massissir
de gals think muffin OF goin' miles an
miles -
$50 you expect me to hoof it, Mistah
Berry? You tell me bout dc gals in
Massissip, Mistah Berry; do de gals in
Massissip know any thing bout proper
attire, Mistah Berry?" An she guy sor
of kick an a sling of her body and trail
ed out about four yards of train.
"De ole man an de ole woman an al
de rest now put in dar 'pearance, an
says de ole man, whats all dis confu
sion Of tongues?''
''Mistah Berry doesn't consider de hon
all sufficient to warrant him in de OUTLAY
necessary for de furnishing Of propaf
transportation" said Miss Augusta.
Sab! said de old man; 'Sah!' sale
| de ole woman; 'Sahp said all the little
members.
II said muffin
"'Does de niggah 'spect he's gwine tt
lead our darter off on de hoof like sht
was COVE said de ole woman.
who you call niggah, ole woman?
says L. why, Use drove better lookin
heiffers nor yours to de plough in ole
Mississippi
ode gal shriekt.
Oar you talk to me an my darter in
dat bituminous manher2 said de ole
man, an he guy me lift with his ole
stoags dat raised me off'n de stood, and
follered it up wild numerous of de same
dat was much assistance to me in gittin
out de gate.
"Dar's too much elevation, sab, creep.
in into cullud society. I turns my back
to it, Virginia. City Chronicle.