Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-02

mo bigger wat dey is, de wusser dses dey gi'
snstched-
raDgue az Gil, but he appreciated &c because hc
recognizes II rs the prelude 60 a story.
. Oar wiz MT. Lion. y ncie Remus went on;
he tuck'p' sot hisser up fer ter be de boss er
al de yutber creeturs en- he feel s. biggity dat
be go ro'B' en- rampln' noun' de neig boorhcofs
wuss'n AL ar speckle bun wat yol see DO yn
81 yo' nk Jeems Aoercromole place las year.
he Went 10 rouBs, he did, en- eyeysnsT ne
so he yfar talk er Mr.. Man. Right In Ia
middle - his braggin'. some IN I'D 40 "a tel
I'm boutw at Mt. Man Gone done. Mr.. non.
De say IA Done dis. en- den he year bout nov
Mr Man done DAT Hit went on dis way tSel
bimeDy br. Lion shake his name, be an en- be
up1 sg DAT he g~ineter s'arch 'roun' ca
nigh eRlo~. Ter Ter see q be can't Tue Mr.
Man, ef be low. MIR. Lon did. daT v en- he 90
me Ina he gwineter Iu'n In en- gin Mr.. Naa
sech ne lar upin wat nobody Amt never h "A
yit Den yuther creeturs. dey tuck n tell Mr..
Lion Cd he better let Mr.. Man lone, bur NJ.
Lion ssS he gw!neter hunt I'm down spite er
S65 pua, after he done tuck some res. Mr..
Lion. n put out down De hig ROAD. Saa sac
rise upfn shiiie hot. but Mr.. Lion ne keep 90.
ain. q come up cn blow. en- nh de- uleHeaIs
fuii rF9sl; rain, hit Grii up en- driLzie d1sD:
bu, Mt Lion. be Keep on. 'Bimeoy, wlles n,,
gwlr3sn dis away, wld his toague hapgia GA,
Be cOu7 W VIII Mr.. Steer. grain long on at.
size z w t'Ra Mt. Ilon, re upn' an ta
towCS ne Old monsl'ds perlite, en- Nr. ) DER
ke@e Ne DON en- scrape en- SHOW his mat
Lers De8 Mr.. Lioa, he do nka he waiter
savetome contAo wid Im. en- ne up'n' say,
d.y any body roun' IN deze parts name
"foooy Sac dsy is So Mr.. Steer sezae.
'angoay YIN tel you dat knogs I'm m Saty
"'weli, den. he de ve'y chap rm at.er.'
see
wat mout be W b.zness Wild Mr. Mlar'
~ done come dis long ways fer ter gin i'm
l0rlpin, ser MIR. Lion. sezee. Tm gslnter
shoT I'm who de boss er deLe nelghhorhoois,'
st o., end wild dat Mr. Lion. ne shake hts name
eulswitch his tail. en- strut up en- do avn wass'n
wCner deze yer town niggeTs
~Nell, den, ef dat wat you come after, ssZ
Nj Steer. seer, 'yoi deS better slew yo'seY
rem en- pint yo' nose todes home. kszs You
fxn' Ter 10 git In sho' nun trouble sezee.
''Im gwigeEes larrGp DAT same Mr.. Man.
So Mr.. Lion. sezee; Il done come Ter dat, en- da.
Wal IN gwine ter do sezee-
Mr.. Seer he draw long breff, he DID, en-
ctaw his cud glow. en- after vile ne say, seZee
P''l on zee ne sianniD yer front er 20 ewes. en-
now Gig Is en- wat long, sharp hswns L goJ.
Vel, .Uig a ny heft Is, en- sharp Dough my
lnwns Dc, Ut Mt. Man. he come out yer en- he
setch me-, en- he put me uud' a yoke, en- he
nj Oh me mp IN kyart, en- he make me haul
us WOOD. en- he drive me anywbar he min ter.
De GO DAT. Better let MI. Man lone seZee
81 you fool long wild i'm, watch ouL dat hs
doh bitch you up en- have you prancln' 'roua'
yer putin Ills kyart,' seNee-
Mr.. Lon. he fotch a ro', en- put out down de
ROAD. en- twa'at so mighty long 70 he come up
wid Mt huSs. w'ich he wuz nfbbtn' en- a.
CIoplih &c grass Mt. Lion make hissef
KNOW ., en- dtn he tuckn' AK Mr.. Hoss do he
know Nj Maa.
- Mighty we'll SCI Mr. Hoss. sezes. zen
mon Cat, ] bin a known lm a long time.
" al You want w1d Mr.. NJ tn?' sezee.
- I'm a-hupuif I'm up fer ter larrdp I'm,
sez Mr.. Lion, seZee. 'Dey Tells me ne mighty
atuck up sezee, 'en gwine take I'm dosa a
peg sszee.
"Mr. Hoss look at Mr.. Lion Ike nc sorry. en-
60 'speck you better let Mr. Mann lone >
selee. You see how bg l Is, en- how much
sireuk At got, en- how tough my foots Is ;
lake me en- hltch me up in his buggy, en- max :
me haul i'm all 'rouu', en- den he kin taken
iaaSen me ter DE plo@ On M AXE me break up All
back home. Fus' news you know. Mr. MANN
have you oreakin' up Ills new groun, SEXES
"Spite er all dis. Mr.. Lion. he shake his
name IA say he gwlneter larrup Mr. Man any
omeoy he come up Wild Mt. JACK sparrer. set
iin' up ia de top er de tree Mr. Jack Soarrer,
he whul roun' en- chirp, en- ftutter bout up dsr,
en- paTiently make great 'mlration.
"'Eeyo yer. s,zee who'd er SPECIFIED fer
Ter SEE Mr.. Lion way down yer in dis neigh
oorhoods?' sezee. 'Whar you gwine. Mr.. Llole'
sezse.
den Mr. Lion sx eff Mr.. Jack sparrer know
Mr.. Man mighty we'll Den Mr.. Lion, he AK ef
Mr. Jack Sparrer know whar he stay, wIca
Mr.. JACK Sparrer say dat he do, Mr.. Lion AK
WhaIbouts Is MI. Man, en- Mr. Jack Sparrer say
he lignt over dar 10 de new groun, en- ne up'a'
ak MI Lion W at he want Wild I'm, w'lcn Mr..
Lon Spon' dat he gwlne larrup Mr.. NJ Ann, en-
Wid dat, MI. Jack Sparfer, he up'n' say, seZee:
80 You better let Mr.. Man lone. You see
how little Il. en- likewise how high 4 KIN dy;
ylt, spite er dat. Mr.. Mann. he Kin fetcl me
GOWN :" en he GIT good en- ready sezee. 'lJI
better tuck yo' tai EN- put Out nome see Nj.
JACK Sparrer, sezee, 'kiZe bimepy MI. n anil
leich you down. sezee.
But Mr.. Lion des vow he gwine after Ms
Nan, en- go he would. en- 60 he did. He aiat
Lever see Mr. Man, Mr.. Lton amt en- be dia-
ner " at te.look like, but he go on todes de ne
groun'. Sho' nun. Oar wuZ Mr. Mao, Oh dir
Liaunn' rails fer Ter make Inn a fence. ii 'uE
rippin' up de butt cut, Mr.. Man wuz; ca he
di NV la bis wedge Ell den be stuck In de gluJ
lie 'uz spifttin' way, Wen pimeby he year
ruStlin Out OAR In de bushes, en- he look 10, ea
MI. Man. eE Mr.. Man low daS ne knew am mo-
samer dan ef be wer' hts twin brer. Den Mr..
Lion low dat he wanter see i'm, en- den Mr..
III an say, Sezee, dat ef Mr.. Lion Viii come stick
bis paw Ia &c split fer ter hor de log oseu tgel
he git back. he go fetch Mr.. Man. Mr.. Lion ne
Mr.. Man, he tuck'n' knock de glut our, en- ne
split close up. en- dar Mr.. Lion WuZ. Mr.. Man,
he stan Of en- say, sezee:
90 Ell you'd "a bin steer er hoss you mont
er run, en- ef You'd "a bin a Sparrer YOU moub
er few, but yer you is, en- you kotch yo'ssT.'
seZee.
vivid dat, Mr.. Man sumter out In de bushes
en- cut 'im hickory. en- he let ia On Mr. Lion,
tn he fratl en- frafl I'm twel frailin' up I'm wuz
ttemus, In tone calculated TO destroy ali
doubt, you can't git no Lion t6r come I'D whar
oty's Man a-maulin' rails en- put his paw Ia
&c split. Dat you cant.''