The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-06-03
s6Wharga de Ksrridqa 2,

He was q new boOtblaCl, but already
seemed quite at home atthe old stand so
long a familiar object on the line Of our
aaily peregrinations.
'Sartin, boss, shine 'em up in less'n no
hme," said he, and we mounted the hur-
riCane deck of his place Of business.
"Well, yes, boss, not bin here long, but
Use gettin' insight inter der ways mighty
fast. De ways here, sab, is different to
what dey is down in ole Massissip. Bin
Massissip, sah? Fine ole state, sah."
'The coloTed people here appear to be
quite as happy as in any part Of the
work" i" We VentUred to remark.
mo, sab, beg leave to difah; you's
not on the inside, sab; dars too much
/ elevation; dat's what's matter. Give you
an instance: Las week, you know, sab,
| de COllud folks had a ball; quite q high
toned affair, sab. Well, 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-clothes
dat don't every day see the light O,y de
sun-and went to de residence OBJ dc gal.
81 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 hggered
in tableauE, wid a few juvenile super
nUmerary members oD de family.
! Miss Augusta smiled on me in d6E
meltin' way OBJ de eyes dat alters guve
me a movement Oh de heart I was in-
| teTjuiCed to de more influential members
/ OBJ de household, an de discourse was
| agreeable. Presently I suggested dat it
would be well to be mOVin' for de party,
an Miss Augusta rose in all de pOmpand
| circumstance of her high-puced attire.
eve arrived at de stoop Of de door, an
/ offering my arm, s'pOsed we should
/ progress. No, sab, not bit Of it. Dat
| uaI receded. She rose erec to an aston
1shin' hight an as she trasfixed me Wid
her gaze, she uttered desc memorable
| words:
/ "Whar's de transportation ?"
"Eh what says ], feelin' dat sufiu was
| ogon' wrong.
"De transportation WhaTs de trans
/ pOrtatiOn2"
"What's de trespotation? says I.
"De wehicle-WhaTs de vehicle a.? she
Gays.
81 don't kno muffin bout no vehicle 2
says ].
"WhaT's de kerridgeF' says she.
"De keuidge?" says I. 81 haven't
seen no keTTidgeP'
'8Iistah Berry, does you pretend to
| tell me dat you've come to take me to de
| ball without a kerridgeW and she be-
came of q still greater hight.
'fWhy, of course" says I. q thought
We could walk. Down in ole Massissip
de gals think muffin Of going miles and
miles'-
$50 you expect me to hoof Is, Mistah
Berry2 You tell about de gals in Mas
sissip, Mlstah Berry; do de gals in Mas
sissip know any thing bout proper attire,
BIistah BerryP An she guy a sort Of
kick an a sling Of her body an trailed
out about 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: whats all dis confusion
Of tongues?
"IIistah Berry doesn't consider de
honah sufficient to warrant him in de
outlay necessary for de furnishing Of
/ prOpah transportation p said Miss An
| gusta. -
'sahr' said do ole man; @sah" said
de ole woman; "Sah!" said all the little
members"
Il saidnufin'."
'Does de niggah' spect he's gwine tc
lead our darter of on de hOOf like she
was a COWP said de ole woman.
'WhO you call niggah, ole woman 2
says I. "Why, Pse drove better lOokin
heifers nor yours to de plOW in ole Mas
sissip."
'De gal shriekt."
"Darvou talk to me an nv darter Il
dat bituminious mannerP' said de ol,
man, an ne guv mo a lift wid his oil
stOgas dat raised me off'n de stoop, an
fOllered it up wild numerous Of de same
dat was much assistance to ne in gettin
"Dar's too much elevation, sab, creep
in into cullud society. I turns my bacl
. 10 it."