The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05


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 Aeain the othe; soiccs chlmed IF with mAmmy's. lohantc as lae,ly on her lap, gently s,roking her tig. black hand with h:s hubby, li;tle one "Tell on. mmnmy, sad he AS the song c-ssed.
 !" Well dea, sonny--lc'nme sce- 9h, yas Well. by dfs umc David hab CT hol seiui CT chiliuns, an some ob dose upspriag CT hissen dut growed He go, one mighty putty cuily heal boy whu, he call AbscIling, an iaNs d ma,sy how he wGz proud CT da; boy IS CT sight, fer cT fac, but Ahsering wux CT pow 'ial lazy chile an never do muffin bu, play m de banDer, doe hen ne vuzten' CT piokin on de banner, he WI CT foohn' wid dc juice chop, an .sllers giSin' folkses some CT hIs Jas. Well. one day he VIZ CT ridin long mighty peer, aa annc. CT gwine up de road arter q sack CT waiter millions outea hees patch, an he fid erieng CT wh.s,li er,ong under tree, aa' never ruts,russln' muffin when, laws massy hees fuuy ully ha'r got co,ched lnnc, isn' e de :ree. an hces hess keep et r'aFin' an CT pgancin' an den wall of .A leaf po Ab.esling CT hangn dar b. hee, ha't. Well -d'rcckly dar kame. long er man wha. done stcslc !! Abserling's chiokings an been in he's ingun patch las week, an bin tole bout hrt too. Den !. f.bserliag he say, sezzce, Look CT hese, felier, e' yer hep me ousen Us bad fix, ala'cf gwinc fer be de man ier konsekru,c yer 'bon, dem chiekings an doze ipaHus.' Den de man lsog ai him powful sassy an 'xerves an say serlee, 'Ain't yer jos yer mine! Yer's powfui perlite an sateful now. Las week yer begredged CT DO sick man e fried choking laig amer raw ingun. aio'ter hearia' none CT yer sluggish un- talkeuive wuds.' an he step up an stob Aoserl ng in de chs ar den he s;ob him In de side, an keep on CT stobhin il da, po' 5Jy w:s .ha' deA> Ar'ss while de niggers kAmed q long de rode CT hau'in ceiing ter de gin house. an dey sees de5 DO young narsei hang,n dar by kls ha'r. One de4a nigger xeste5 an say, sezsee, Goodness gfeshus . whut's dat CT hangn' daf n dat smi,k- erno tree an luther nigger zerYes an say, seslee. Dag my skin ef dat pusson ain, young Mars Apserliag : den d- od- der aiggeT 1eryes an say. sezxee, Yer don't sesso ksse es' las' night he wentc' coon huaiin' wid us boys. Ole mar gsineier be p3zen mad bout da, chile 2itta' kiii.' Len de n,ggers crope up ter te sfalckcrmo' tree an' onhitch dem putty ces's from 9e lirn' an fotoh de, t4axs a mu.sv' tsoodnls, Qreshus. How dAi ole man dii take on. tubby sho'. He none an he grone, es' lak he under vicshen. he do jes' so
 Here fnammy pu; Johnnie of her lap and walled half tent up and dosB ,sse path n iron, Of IS. .kaking her vhite head slowly.
 & Here wha. de ole man David zef ses an gay. sczzee, Abseriing, nay sen, my son, wush ter de Lawd yerfd e died fore yer was borned. i does Ter CT la Abseri;nx. my son. Den he weep 4n holler some more. an he git CT coffee sack an TOD hisseJ up in hit Den he 70 ou, ter de ash hopper wkar ce lye ~-uz CT drippin' an pore de ashes ail ober hees hade sczn1ous, an he never Ief CT single, nary ash in dat hopper fer ;er finish an 'pIete de soap biiin' naix day. When all de Miss Davidses gis arfes him bout hzvln' so mean, he go in rum 4l slam de dore an none an gronc an take on pow'frl, jes izk tells yer, hon ey.-
 | Was Absalom good boy, nanny ' asked Johnnie.
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