Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-26
The Little Boy and his Dogs.
by oeIChandIer Harris.
Copyright 1856 by 5. s.McClurc.I

woman in "IIow Witch was Caught
that the old man plunged at once into Il
curious story about a little boy and his
two dogs.
lone time, )" said Uncle Remus, scratch
ing his head as if by that means to collect
his scattered ideas, "dere wuz oman
livin' longside er de big road en- dish yer
'owan she had one little boy. Seem like
ter me dat he mus a bin DIES about yo'
size. He mout a bin leetle broader in
de shoulder ell a leetle longer in de leg,
yit take i'm up one side EN- down de
udder, he 'uz DIES bout yo' shape EN- size
He 'uz mighty smart little boy, Ell his
NANNY sot lots by i'm. Seem like she
amt never have no luck 'cepn'n long wild
dat boy, kaze dey wuz one time Wen she
had little gal en-, bless yo soul some
body come long en- tote de little gal off,
en- wen dat happen de oman Amt have
no mo- little gal en- de little boy amt have
no mo- little sister. Dis make bofe un
um mighty sorry, but look like de little
boy wuz de sorrieSt, kase he show it de
moStest.
"Some days he'd take notion fer ter
90 en- hunt his little sister, Ell den he'd 90
20 down de big road en- clam a bic pine
all ron sar ter see eff he cant see his little
sister some'rs in de woods. He couldn't
never Sc e'r, but he'd stay up dar in de
tree en- swing in de win zen low ter his
self dat maybe he mought see 'er bimeby
zone day, wles he 'uz IA settin' up dar
he see two mighty fine ladies come walk
in down de road. He clam down out'n
de tree, he did, en- run en- toll his mann
my. Den she up an az:
"'HOw Is dey dress, honey
Mighty fine, nanny, mighty fine
puffy-olt petticOats en- long green walls.
" How does dey look, honey
'Spick spank new, mamma
'Dey amt none en- our kin, is dey
honey"
Dat dey amt mammy-deyer mighty
fine ladies'
ode fine ladies, dey come on down de
road, dey did, en- stop by de 'oman's house,
en- beg 'er fer ter please 81 um some
gourd full, en- dey put the gourd und'
der walls en- drunk, en- drunk dies lik dey
WuZ mighty nigh perish fer water. De
little boy watch um. 'Reckly he holer
out;
Nanny, nanny Wat you reckon
IDey'er lappin de wafer. De oman, she
az reckon dat's de way de quality folks
does, honey.
"Den de ladies beg fer some bread, en-
de little boy tuck um pone. Dey eat
Il like dey wuz mighty nigh fami>h fer
bread. Rimeby de little boy holler out en-
Nanny, nanny Wat You reckon
Dey'e got long tushes. De oman, she
holler back:
81 reckon all de quality folks is got am,
honey
Den de ladies AK fer some water fer
ter wash der hans, en- de little boy brung
ttt,N ID 1.
holler out
Nanny, nanny! Wat you reckon
Dey got little bit er hairy han 5 Ell arms.
De oman, she holler back:
4 reckon all de quality folks is got
UNI, honey
Den de ladies beg de oman fer ter
please nm let de little boy 90 en- show um
whar de big road forks. But de little boy
don't wan't.ter 90. He ,oller out:
Nanny. folks don't natter be showed
whar de road forks but de 'owan she
low:
- 4 reckon de quality folks does. honey
De mt le boy, he gan ter Whimple en-
cry kase he don't want ter 60 wild de
ladies, but de 'owam SAID he oughter be
Shame or hisse'f fer ter be gwne on dat a
way right 10 de quality folks, en- mon
dat he mought run up on his little sister
en- fetch 'er home.
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