, 1885-06-23
ONE SPRING NIGHT.
mi shepperi in \ o Time. Democrat

IcuuA WuL lone pass ny.
De Ihins wat | gwine ter tell yer
din happen no mon 'uout one yeah go.
Lo'd. dis heah place din look same den
e. hit does now. desc neal consarted
tow's WIZ lively den. Whin de Grosbuiis
live hcah. 70 de family move Ter Texas
dar wuz fun gwine on all times.
wus he'd man on de plan atoms den en-
dat mite ! had cr big runnin' roun. fer
Ter make dem lot boys git out de cayage
en- all de convenience en- hitch up dc
bosses. cuze we he'd or big lot er comply
Wild rs. On we he'd Ter make W trips ter
town Ter git EN- all dar.
'Twuz less beginnin = er dc talk bout
phusphnt hein on de aidge er de prairie
ians whar dcy meet wild de san lan's
Look Ter me like mi ~ fur talk-dig up
dirt fun one place en- tote hit ter anudder.
fer sho If groun' is dat rich ez ter be tote
iroun hit oughten show hitse 70 dis.
en- | ain seed dat desc heah phusphat'
beds is no big likes no how.
tut hcah we wuz cr Twin at de ole
place. High lows, en- times wuz er git
tin pressin. en- we tuck hole er ennythin'
whnr lCok like money comm In. sorter
like ole times come agin.
Ole miss she sot en- red de noospapcrs-
emmy desc heah black Ian gcmmen ken
tell yer bout dc papers beiu' full er
nv AAAA k1A 'AAN o. ~ AAAA VI h1I an
done forgit hit. but hit wan no scasin'
time fer me ter forgit hit, Our house
wuz ginnerly full er comply, en- dis time
hit wuz clar full | 'cla'r ter goodness, de
ve'y lows wuz full, en- de basement
Mars Blake, he wuz de bookmember
Nv de family be dun come fun Nun.
gumory en- done brung er lot er men what
say dcy knob phusphat when dey seed
hit ney all come ter pronounce on dc
diggin's what we done made. wuz er
maxim dem lot boys knock 'roun' ter gil,
up dc dug outs. en- de folks come out all
wrap in dere clokcs, bein' e1 de mites
wuz cole. On ! druv lie head cayage inter
town.
Miss Can, she wuZ young Mars Alrs
wife. Mars All, he dc onlies' one err dc
boys whnr done got mayed. lie may ed
Miss Can. en- he brung her home. Talk
come ter de niggers dat Mars Blake usen
set heaper sio' by Miss Can, but lie seen
fit ter cay Mars All ter see her 70 he
come ter de las ac' er akin her ef she
gwinc ter ma y him. case he din wanten
put s foot in en- cou'n' git out lie din
kno' ef twas rite | reckin. ter may er
CONAN who played de fiddle. Mars All
he low ez dat wuz all rite. en- he tuck en-
done de same en- cut out Mars Blake.
n arter dat. Mars Blake he al as prog
roun home or signin' like he done los
someihin'-en dis mite Miss Can she wuz
gwiue ter pay on de fiddle.
/ put all de white folks down at de town
hall, en- | got my boys In or row. en- | let
on ca derc war gwine ter be no runnin' oil
en- leaf dem hOsses. En- set dar er
watchin' or de passin' mite by de stars. All
de white ladies wuz givin' er consari, en-
our Miss an wus goin' ter play bout
T. ard de las. low'd to be dar ter heah.
case / knob how dey wuz gwinc ter tar
down de house long er seein' err ooman
fddlin'. Dey din seem ter git use ter de
site noway; dey did dat same way ey'y
time Miss Can seen fit ter draw bow.
l set dar in de cayage err waitin' twel I
hearn de chunin' er dc fiddle begin. den |
kn0' Miss Can gwine ter git up. Fer sho
dat wuz de layin,outes' music wat uver
/ hcarn whin she tuck dc bow; yer cou'n'
no mo dance dan ef yo' bones he'd err ZEN
cotton. She cou'n' play dem sorier
Chunes. nor yit wuz dey hymn chunts
Directly hearn somethin' like de
rushin tOgedder er wiiier switches 10 de
leafs come Den / hearn er little spring
ain-piiter patter. pitter patter. pitter.
patier. Den look like de clouds sorter
druv away DER de fiets, den look like de
stars gun ter come nut. one by one, step
pin ter de music. En- den. sab, hit seem
IKE de van lone pruck loose on US all
aH w. yer e. ue WeePln en- vain or WIN
mn uih gih zen never hearh MT en-
M uet " heS o,ess hiS "uA or
sonlelhln roiin long, ! x dc beaiin er
ulunis' Wnat NeP tunln nc men iet ue
suus usy coun no ways leai on nun
Nhsu uh' NJ chune KEEP up M
Iv"A IN M u1 ooys MuN s"ihe yer
~ h"t out put iong 81 uat ar
SnuuS NcP car en- sweet On louu'
ueih puys WuA g"ino yer move on en-
ue NlmIllns "u1 er SWins Ter can out
20 en- 20 on put JAR sho Wuh er
my "eupln zen, san' ike yer sup
ou'.u us cay < ler Wnat hehIn hade
me lhlhN we Wuz eout yer lay ole mars
,ct N ne Grouh ng IN IKE We none done
,V"iu nc ecu et ue wan M Peareu
y ~ Nnune ~ up uon Iel Us VI we
~ nOah ho,nih uut ue opp CT .ears,
~ 81 solne'n,n wa! on y1huer uAt we
H. nov Mnat M N"5 ~, leI sho;
,lmc sot up yer 90 J Wlh kho WHAT /
nonIn 81 "iB uus nv q ue hinges q,
guy WIZ ca elath "acA oisss ne
- We IN ueui no mo crSin uat me
~ WIZ Bolon slIPeIs ue IT'S or ue even.
~ ! seen 'lsiue ue Whlle gates ohCt' e.
! nuNel uoS' ny m nut Lou 10 !
got 90 soou looA AT tnlns ue gates "uf
sNu
! look uoul or OIL, en- 1 seen lie Doys
done all lef de bosses. en- done gether
bout de foot or de hall steps Len |
quar- wild en- rite sharp. en- sent 'em
back ter dc bosses. en- | hearn EN- say.
-, at $ our Miss Can. " Den | knod |
ben sittin' dnr like er fool ve'y time |
said | wuE gwinc up stairs fer ter heah de
hddlin. | calf ter one or dc niggers ter
"Comc dar, hole my bosses. " en- dey
come, On ruined up de white folks WIZ
gwinr ter let ole man Ellis in.
ar. sho nun. stood our Miss Can. Her
eyes wuz CLOWN like dc two back liies
Ter tie train. She he'd on one or desc heah
lace frocks what sho d froo. Icy bad
spread or tiger skin fer her ter stan on.
en- one foot wuz liz up on er little stool
She wuz CT gen ly scrapin' dc strings with
what / do. | makes er bow. Miss Can
she sorter smile en- de w'ole house. what