The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-15
Es Whar's De KerrIdge 2"
virginia City INev.I ChronteIe.l


He was new bootbiack, 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 he, and we mounted to
the hurricane-deck of his place of bust
ness.
Z" Wall, yes, boss, not ben here long,
but I'se getin' insight inter de ways
mighty fast. De ways here, sab, is
different to what dey is down in ole
Massissip. Bin MRssissip, sab Fine
ole state, ssh."
The colored people here appear to be
quite as happy as in any part of the
world" we ventured 20 remark.
No, sab; beg leave to difah you's
not on the inside, sab; dar's too much
elevation dat's what's de matter. Give
you instance: Las week, you know,
sab, de culIed folks had 8 ball-quite
high-tOned affair, sab. Well, engaged
young lady for de party, sab one dat
l at dat time looked on as de pride oh
de country, san. l am not Indifferent to
dress, and L put on clothes, sah-clothes
dat don't every day see de light ob de
sun-and went to de residence OBJ de gal.
II rived at de 'pinted time. De gal
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 fggeTed in de tab eaux, wild a few
juvenile supernumerary members oh de
family.
" Miss Augusta smiled on nae in dat
meltin' way obrde eyes dat allars guv
me movement of de heart. 1 was in
teIjuced to de more influential members
OBJ de household, an de discours was
agreeable. Presently suggested dat it
would be well to be movin' Tor de party,
an Miss Augusta rose in all de pOmp
and circumstance of her high-prieed
attire.
e We arrived on de stop of de door,
an Offering my arm, l supposed we
should progress. No, sab, not a bit of
it. Dat gal receded. She rose cree to
an astOnishin' height, an as she trans
fixed me wild her gaze, she uttered desc
memorable words: 'Whar's de trang-
portation p
60 De what p says 1, feelin' dat sufin
was agoin' wrong.
"sDe Transportation Whar's de
transportation 2
"F What's de transportation p says I.
"'De wehicle-whar's de vehicle p
she says.
&c 1 don't know muffin bout no we<
hicle.' says 1.
90 Whar's de kerridge % says she.
"' De kerridge p says I. L haven't
seen no keTridge.'
'F' Mistah Berry, does you pretend to
tell me dat you've come to take me to
de ball widout kerridge p and she be-
came of a still greater height.
"' Why, of course, says I. I
thought we could walk. Down in ole
Massissip de gals think muffin of goin'
miles an miles
4" $50 you expect me to hoOf it, Miss
tab Berry? You tell me bout de gals
in Msssissip Mistah Berry, do the gals
in Massissip know anything bout proper
attire, Mistah BerryP An she guv q
sort of kick an a sling Of Ter body,
an traile1 out about four yards OF
train.
"'De ole man, an de ole.woman, au'
all de rest now put In dar 'peaTspee, an
Gays the ole man, What's all dis con-
fusion of tongues !?
"' Mistsh Berry doesn't consider De
honah sufficient to warrant him in de
outlay necessary for de furnishing OF
propah transportation said Miss Au-
6 Sab = said de ole man Sab p said
do ole woman; Sab 7 said all de little
members.
{" said Dufin'.
g. Does de niggah 'spect he's gwine
to lead our darter of on de hoof like
she was a COW p said de ole woman.
"' Who you call niggah, ole woman ?
saws I, Why, Use drove better lookin'
heIfers nor yours to de plow in ole Mas
sissipp
s' De gal shriekt.
"'D8r you talk to me an my darter
IN dat bituminous manner 2 said &c ole
man, an he guy me lift wild his ole
stogss dat raised me off'n de stoop, and
follered II up wid numerous Of de came
dat wss much assistance 10 me in gittin'
out de gate.
"Dar's too much elevation, sab,
creepin' into cullud society. turns
my back TO it, sab -
CURIOUS transformations: When &
pretty bonnet becomes a pretty woman
when 3 msn turns hOrse into pasture
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