Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-05
Whar's De Kerridge.
Mr.. Berry's Oversight IN Trying to
Take Young Lady to q Ball.

Take Young Lady to Ball.
He was a new boot black, but al
ready seemed quite at home at the
old stand so long a familiar object
on the line of our daily peregrina-
tions.
"Sartin, boss shine EN- up in less n
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 getin' insight into 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 co'ored people here appear to
be quite as happy as in any part of the
world" we ventured to remark.
'No, sab, beg leave to ditfah; you's
not on de inside, sab, dar's too much
elevation; dat's what's de matter.
Give you an instance: Las week,
You know, sab, de cullud folks had
ball quite high-toned affair, sab.
Well, l engaged a young lady for
de PARTY, sab one dat I at dat time
looked on as de pride oh de country,
sab. I am not Indifferent to dress,
and | put on clothes, sah-dat don't
every day see de light OBJ de sun-and
went to the residence oh de gal
a rived at de pinted time. De
gal was in de bes' room an in her bes
clothes, waitin' my arrival Oh de
scene. De ole man was dar an de
old woman also fggered in de tab
leaux, wild few juvenile supernumer-
ary members OBJ de family.
Miss Augusta smiled on me in dat
meltin way OBJ de eyes dat alters guv
me movement Of de heart. I was
interjuced to de more influential mem
hers OBJ d. household, an de di~course
was agreeable. Presently suggested
dat it would be well to be moyin' for
de party, an Miss Augusta rose in
all de pcnp and circumstance of her
high priced attilo
owe arrived on de stocp of de door,
an offering my arm, I suppose we
should progress. No, sab, not bit
of it. Dat gal recedod. She rose
eric to an astonishin' night, an, as
she transfxed me wild her gaze, she
uttered desc memorable words
'Whar's dc Transportation p
ode Whist ? says I, feelin dat sufin
was agoin' wrong
"De transportation Whar's de
transportation? p
What's de Transportation p says I.
"De wehicle-whar's de vehicle p
she says
"I don't know muffin bout no We
hicle," says I.
"Whar's dc kerridge?" says she.
Ode kerridge?" says I. II havn't
seen no kerridge |"
"Mistah Berry, does you pretend
to tell me dat you've come to take me
to de ball widout kerridge?' and
she became Of a still greater hight.
"Why, of course, says I. "I
thought we could walk. Down in
ole Massissip de gals think muffin of
goin' miles an miles
$50 you expects me to hoof it, Mis-
tab Berry? You tell me bout de gals
in Massissip, Mistah Berry; do de
gals in Massissip know anything bout
proper attire, Mr.. Berry p An she
guy sort of kick an a sling of her
body an trailed four yards of train.
Ode ole man an de ole woman an
all de rest now put in dar pearance,
an says de ole man. "What's all dis
confusion Of tongues?"
"Mistah Berry doesn't consider de
honah sufficient to warrant him in de
outlay necessary for de furnishing of
proppah transportation" said Miss
Augusta.
"Sah! 7 said the ole man; 'Sah 7
said de ole woman; Sab said all de
little members.
7 said muffin.
"Does de niggah 'spect he's gwine
to lead our darter off on de hoof like
she was q cow said de ole woman.
"Who you call niggah, ole wo-
man ?" saysI. "Why, Use drove bet
ter lookin' heiffers nor yours to de
plow in ole Massissip p
De gel shriektl
"Dar you talk 70 me an my darter
in dat pituminous manner" said dc