Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-20

wux mighty nigh famish fer bread. Bime-
es hos6 gut e1 W say you reckon,
pey'er got great long tushes.' De oman, she
"T reckon all de quality folks is got UNI,
honey
"Den de Ladies ak fer some water fer ter
wash der hans, en- de little boy brung um
NANNY, nanny! Wat you recken?
Dey got little bit er hairy hans en- arms De
oman. she boiler back:
81 recken all de quality folks is got 'em,
honey
"Den de ladies beg de oman fer please 'um
road forks. But de little boy don't wan ter
60. He holler out:
Nanny, folks don't halter be showed whar
de road forks, but de oman she low:
reckon de quality folks does, honey
DE little boy, he gun ter whimple en- cry
kase ne don't want ter go wild de ladies, but de
oman say he oughter be shame err hisse'f for
yer be gwine on dat a way right TO de quality
little sister en- fetch 'er home.
~Now dish yer little boy had two mighty bad
dogs One un UNI waZ name Minnyminny Mo-
rack, en- de ter one waz name Follerlinsko, en-
oey waz SO bad dey halter be tied IN de yard
day en- night, 'cep' wen dey wuzent a-huntin'
50 de little boy he went en- got pan er water
en- sot i'm down in de middle er de fio' en- den
be went en- got i'm a willerim' en- stuck il in
de groun'. Den he low:
NANNY, wen de water in dish yer pan
" rs Ter blood, den you run out en- tu'n loose
Minny inny Morack en- Follerlinsko, en- den
wen you see dat ar wiIler-iim' a shakin', you
run sick UNI on my track
de oman, she Jpn say she'd tu'n de dogs
loose. en- den de little boy stuck he hans In he
pockets en- went on down de road a wisserlin'
des same ez emmy yuther little boy, 'cep't dat
ne w lots smarter. he went On down de road
behime. 80
Ode furder he went de faster he walk. Dis
make de quality ladies walk fas' too en- 'twani
SO mighty long TO de little boy wear UNI maxim
mighty kuse fuss. en- zen he tut 'roun' bless
gracious. Cey waz a pantin, kaze dey wuz SO
tired en- hot De little boy low TO nisse'f dat II
mighty kuse how ladies kin pant same eZ a viii
varment, but he say he speck dat de way de
en- he make like he can't year uIn kaze he want
Ter be nice en- perlite.
little boy want look n at uIn he seed one I'm uIn
urap down on er all-fours an trot long DIES like
down on her all-fGrs. Den de little boy low:
Shoo, Ef dat de way quality ladies res der
SCI wen dey git tired reckon a little chap
bout my sIze better be fxin' fer ter res hissef'
" 50 be look 'roun he did, en- he tuck n pick
nm I'm Out great big pine tree by de side er de
road, en- gun TO clam IL. Den wen dey see dat
one er de quality ladies low:
MY goodness, Vat Ia de worl' you ND ter
nowT Little boy he say, sezee:
Il ID oes a clamin' a tree fer ter res nv
bones Ladies' dey low:
30, sa ny q I you res um on de groun'?' Little
high up WHIT II '''' ca
.De quality ladies, dey tuck'n walk ,roun, en-
see how big it is. Bimeby, after vile. dey say
"'Little boy, little boy! you bette- come down
rum OAR en- show US de way ter de forks or dc
road. Den de little boy low:
Des Keep right on, ladies-vou,u fin, de
Iofks or DE road; you can't miss UNI TIM
aiearo Ter ter come down, kase I might fail en-
nurt some er you all DE ladies dey saw sezee
"'fou better come down yer 'fo we nm an
low. 10 hssie wy
"'W'iles you er tellin' 'er please um tell e,
how skeerd u.s. ~ NA %
Den de quality ladies got mighty mad. Dev
walked roun dat tree en- fairly snorted Dey
pulled on der bonnets en- der wells en- de,
dresses. en- 10 en- beholesi de little bow seed dev
wuz two great big painters. Dey had great biS
eyes, en- big sharp tushes, en- great long tails en-
dey look up AT de little boy and growi en- grin
al him twel he come mighty nigh havIn' a chill
Dey tried To clam de tree, but dey had done thin
der claws so dey could git on gloves en- dey
couldn't clam no mo-.
Den one I'm um sot down in de road en- made
kuse mark IN de san en- der great long tain
turned ter axes. en- no sooner Is der tails lun tc
axes dan dey gun to cut de tree down. ain 4
oast ter tell you how sharp dem axes wuz kaze
you wouldn't nigh bIieve me. One on UNI stood
on one side er de tree, en- de ter one stood on dc
turrer-side, en- dey whack at dat tree like dey
wuz takin holiday. Dey whack out chips e.
Dig ez yo nat, en- twant so mighty long 10
de tree wuz ready Ter ter fall.
But wlies de little boy wuz settin' up dar
min dat he had some eggs In his pocket VA
he done brung wild i'm fer ter eat w'enever be
GIT hOngry. He tuck out one er de eggs en-