Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-07-08
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"Whar's de Kerridge?"

''Whar's de Kerridge?"
MR.. BERRY's OVERSIGHT IN TRYING TO
TAKE A YOUNG LADY TO A BALL.
He was new boot-black, but already
long familiar object on the line of our
daily peregrinations.
.sSartin, boss, shine 'em up in less'n no
tlme." said he, and we mounted to the
hurricane deck of his place of business.
well, 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 Mississippi. Bin
Mississippi, sab? Fine ole State, sah."
''The colored people here appear to be
quite as happy as in any part of the world"
we ventured to remark.
''No, sab: beg leave to differ; you's not
on de inside, sab; dar's too much elewa-
tion, OATS what's de matter. Give you an
instance: Las week, you know, sab, de
cullud folks had ball; quite high-toned
affair. sab. Well, 1 engaged young lady
for de party, sab; one dat 1 at dat time
looked on as de pride OBJ de country, sab.
I am not indi fferent to dress, and 1 put on
clothes, sah-clothes dat don't every day
see de light OBJ de sun-and went to de res
idence OBJ de gal.
I rived at de 'pinted time. De gal was
in de best room an in her bes' clothes,
waltin' my arrival on de scene. De ole
man was dar an de ole woman also fig
gered in de tableau, wild a few juvenile
supernumerary members 90 de family.
Miss Augusta smiled on me in dat melt
in way oh de eyes dat alters guy me d
movement OBJ de heart. I was INTERRUPTED
to de more influential members OBJ de
household, an de discours was agreeable
to be movjn' for de party, an Miss Angus
ia rose in all de pomp and circumstance of
her high priced attire.
We arrived on de stoop of the door. an
offering my arm, 1 supposed we should pro-
gress. No, sab, not a bit of it. Dat gal
receded. She rose eric to an astonisllin'
hight, an as she transfixed me wild her
gaze she uttered desc memorable words:
"Where's de transportation?'
SIDE what?" says 1, feelin' dat suffin was
agoin' wrong.
''De -po-tation Whar's de trans
potation?'
whats de transpotation?' says I.
s'De wehicle-whar's de wehicle?" she
says.
81 don't know muffin bout no vehicle, 81
says I.
''Whar's de kerridge?' says she.
ode kerridge?" says [. II haven'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
still greater hight.
'sWhy, of course" says I. II thought
we could walk. Down in ole Massissip de
gals think muffin of goin miles an miles,"
$50 you expects me to hoof it, Mistah
Berry? You tell me bout de gals in Mas
sissip, Mastah Berry. do de gals in Mas
sissip know anything bout proper attire,
Mr.. Berry? An she guy sort of kick
an sling of her body an trailed out
about four yards of train.
de ole man an de ole woman an all
de rest now put in dar 'pearance an says
de ole man, what all dis confusion of
tongues?''
''Mistah Berry doesn't consider de honah
sufficient to warrant him in de outlay nee
essary for de furnishing of propah trans
portation, said Miss Augusta.
'Sah - said the ole man.. sSah p said
de ole woman: ''Sah - said all de little
members.
Il said nuffin'.''
''Does de niger 'spect he's gwine to
lead our darter off On de hoof like she was
cow" said de ole woman.
''Who you call niggah, ole woman ?''
says I. why, Use drove better lookin'
heiffers nor yours to de plough in ole
MISSISSIPPI"
de gal shriekt.''
ssDar you talk to me an my darter in
dat bituminous Manner said de ole man,
an he guv me lift wild his ole stogas dat
raised me off'n de stoop and followed it
up wild numerous Of de same dat was
much assistance to me in gittin' out de
gate.
OARS too much elevation, sab, creep
in into cullud society. turns my back
to it. sab II