The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-07-10
'sWJHAR'SDE EgIkERRIDGE?"
Mr.. Berry's Oversight in Trying to Take I
Young Lady to a Bali

He was a new bootblack,' but already
seemed quite at,home at the old stand, so
long familiar object on the line Of our
daily peregrinations. ~
| ''Sartin, boss, shine 'em up in less'n no
time,' said lie, and we mounted to the
hurricane-deck of his place of business. q
! "Wall, yes, boss, not bin here long, but
Use gettin' insight inter de ways mighty
fast. De ways here, sab, IS different to
what dey is down in ole Massissip. Bin
Massissip. sab? Fine ole State, sah.'
'The colored people. here appear to be
quite as happy as in any part of the
worId,' we ventured to remark.
"No, sab; beg leave to diffaa yous not
on de inside, sab; dar's too much elewa-
ton; dat's what's de matter. Give you
an instance; las - eek, you know, sab, de
cuilutl folks had ball; quite high-ton
ed affair, sab. Well, engaged young
lady for dc party, sab --ene dat lat dat
time looked on as de pride oh de country,
san. I am not Indifferent to dress, and 1
put on clothes, sah-clothes dat don't
ebery day see de light Oh de sun-and
went to de residence oh de gal.
Il rived at de 'pinted time. De gal
was in de bes' room, an in Ter bes' clothes,
waitin' my arrival on de scene De ole
man was dar, an de ole woman also fig
gered in de tab.eaux, "id few juvenile
upernumerary members oh de family
Miss Augusta smiled on me in dat
meltin' way OBJ de eyes dat allurs guv me
ii movement Of de heart. l was inter- uc-
ed to de more influential members OBJ de
household, an de discours was agreeable.
Presently l suggested dat it would be
well to be movin for de party, an Miss
Augusta rose in all dc pomp and circum
stance Of her high-priced attire.
'We arrived on de stoop of de door,
an, offering my arm, | supposed we
should progress. No. sab. not a 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: wv ar's de transportion?'
"'De what? says l, feelln' dat sut1in
was agoin' wrong.
"'De -potation! Whar's dc
transpotation?H
"'What's de transportation? says l.
"'Dc ehicle--whar's de wehlclc!' she
says.
"I don't know muffin bout no wehi-
clc,' says l.
"'Whar's de kerridge? says she.
"'De keridge" says I. 4 haven't seen
no kerridger
''N1istah Berry, does you pretend to tell
me dat you've come to take me to de ball
widout a kcrridge?" and sLe became of
still greater height.
"'Why Of course saysI. I thought
We could walk Down in ole Massissip
de gals think muffin OF goin' miles an
miles
$50 you expect me to hoof it, Mistah
Berry? You tell me bout de gals in
Massissip, Mistah Berry; do de gals in
Massissip know any thing bout proper
attire, Mistah Bcrry'?' An she guy a sort
of kick an sling Of her body and trail
ed out about four yards of train.
'De ole man an de ole woman an all
de rest now put in dar 'pearance, an
says lie ole man, "What's all dis confu-
sion Of tongucs?'
"Mistah Berry doesn't consider de hon
ah sufficient to warrant him in de outlay
necessary for de furnishing of propah
Transportation said Miss Augusta.
'Sah !! said de old man; 'SaIr said |
de ole woman; Sab! said all the little
members.
81 said muffin.
"'Does de niggah 'spect he's gwine to
lead our darter off On de hoof like she
was a cow?' said de ole woman.
"'Who you call niggah, ole woman?'
says I. why, Use drove better lookin'
heitfers nor yours to de plough in ole
Mississippi
''De gal shriekt.
"'Dar you talk to me an my darter in
dat bituminous manher!' said de ole
man, an he guy me a lift with his ole
stoags dat raised me otf'n de stood, and
follered it up wild numerous of dc same
dat was much assistance to me in gittin'
out de gate.
Oars too much elevation, sab, creep
in into cullud society. I turns my back
to it, sah Virglnia City Chronicle.