Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-26
ONE SPRING NIGHT.
IEa sheprerd in y. O. rimes-Democr..l

Lod. dis heah lace din look same den
| ez hit does now; desc heah consarted
tow's WIZ lively den Whin de Grosbuis
live heah 70 de family move ter Texas
dar wuz iun gwine on u times
| wul he'd man on de plan ations den en-
| dat mite had er big runnin' roun. fer
ter make dem lot boys git out de cayage
en- all de convenie ices en- hitch up do
hosses. Gaze we he'd er big lot er combly
| wild US, EN- We hcl ter make two trips ter
town ter git EN- all dar.
'Twm JESS beginnins er de talk bout
phusphat bein on de aidge cr de prairie
Ians whar dcy meet wild de san lan's
Look ter me like m ty fur ialk-dig up
dirt fun one place en- tote hit ter anudder.
fer sho ef groun' is dat rich ez ter be tote
'roun'.. hit oughten show hitse 70 dis.
en- l ain seed dat desc heah phusphat'
beds is no b.g likes no how.
Iut heah We wuz er Twin at de ole
place High Tow's. en- times wuz er git
tin pressin. en- We tuck hole er ennyihin
whsr ok like money comm In. sorter
like ole times come agin.
Ole miss she sot en- red de noospapers-
emmy desc heah back Ian gemmen ken
tel yer bout de papers bein' full er
phusphat' dem days, let lone ei dey ain
doye forgit hit but bit wan no seasin'
time fer me ter forgit hit Our house
wuz ginner ly full er combly, en- dis time
hit wuz clar full l ella ter goodness. de
vey tows WI full. en- de basement
Mars Blake. he wuz dc bookmember
Nv de family; he din come FUN Nun
gunner, en- done brung or lot er men what
say dey knod phusphar when dcy seed
hit ley all come ter pronounce on de
diggins what we done made wuz er
maxim dem lot boys knock 'roun ter git
up de dug outs. en- de 70 ks come out all
wrap in dere clokes. bein' ez de mites
wuz cole. en- l druv de head cayage inter
town
Miss { an, she wuz young Mars Alfs
wife Mars Alf, be de onlita one er de
boys whar done got mayed He may ed
Miss Can en- he brung her home. Talk
come ter de niggers dat Mars Bake usen
set heaper sto' by Miss an. but he seen
iit ter cay Mars Alf ter see her TO he
come ter dc las ac' er akin her ef she
gwine ter ma y him case he din wanten
put . foot in en- cou'n' git out lie din
kno ef twas rite l reckin ter maS er
CONAN who played de fiddle. Mars ALI
he low ez dat wuz all rite. en- he tuck en-
done de same en- cut out Mars Blake
In arter dat, Mars Blake he al as prog
'roun' home er signin' like he done los
somethin en- dis ni.e Miss Can she wuz
gwine ter p ay on de fiddle.
put all de white 70 ks down at de town
hall. en- got my boys in er row. en- lei
on ez dere wan gwine ter be NO runnin of
en- leaf dem hosses En- | set dar er
wafchin' er de passin pite by de s'ars All
de white ladies wu. givin er conSar.. en-
our Miss an wus goin' ter play bout
to ard de las. low'd to be dar ter heah.
case knod how dey wuz gwine ter tar
down de house long or seein er CONAN
fiddlin'. Dey din seem ter git use ter de
site noway; dey did dat same way ev'y
time Miss Can seen fit ter draw bow
set dar in de cayage er waitin' twel
hearn de chunin' er de fiddle begin, den l
kno Miss Can gwine ter git up Fer shO
dat wuz de layin'-outes music wat uyer
l hearn whin she tuck de bow; yer cou'n
no mo- dance dan ef yo' bones he'd er be'n
cotton. She coun' PLAY dem sorter
chunes. nor yit wuz dey hymn chun
Dire. tly | hearn sOmethin' like de
rushin' togedder er willer swit hes 70 de
leafs come Den hearn er little spring
rain-pi:ter- -pat,er. pitter patter. pitier-
patter. Den look like de couds sorter
druv away o'er de fielS den look like de
btAiB kuu uI COuuC VI. Ouc W Onc, Stcp'
pin ter de music. En- den. sab, hit seem
ag in. fer ef de weepin' en- wailin' er win.
min din gin den l never hcSrn hit; en-
all dat w'lles bless life.-dar wuz er
somethin' rollin' long. like de beatin' er
drums, what KEEP III min de men ter de
guns; dey cou'n' no ways leaf oil fi'tin'
when dat ar chune KEEP up Hit
look like all de boys wuz gwine ter
git kilt out but long ez dat ar
chune KEEP crar en- sweet en- loud
dem boys wuz gwine ter move on en-
de wimmins wuz er gwine Ter call out.
Go on Go on but dar sho wuz er
NIFTY weepin. Den, sab. l like ter slip
outen de cayage. fer what hearn made
me think we wuz bout ter lay ole mars
ter in de groun' ag in. like we done done
toard de cen er de wah Hit reared
like de chune er hope done lef' us. en- we
din heah no,hin but de droppin' er tears.
en- er some; hin a way OF yCnder dat We
din know what hit wuz En-, fer sho,
time got up ur 60. dim kno' whar. l
hearn er big bus. like ez de hinges er,
gole wuz er grat,n' back; en-bless life,
EFF we din heah no mo cryin. dat mite.
hit wuz gofen sir pers de res er de even
in seen inside de white gates onct. ei
/ nuver does agin. But. o'di TO 1
got er good look at thins de gates W.
slut
look 'bout or bit, en- / seen de bows
done all lef de hosses en- done gether
bout de foot er de hall steps / en-
quar- wild EN- rite sharp en- sent EN-
back ter de hosses: en- l hearn em say,
.. At our Miss Can" Den l kno d
ben sittin dar like er fool vey time
said wul gwine up stairs fer ter heah dc
fiddlin' calf ter one er de niggers ter
.Come dar. hole my bosses. en- dey
come, en- ruined up, de white fo'k ks wuz
gwine ter let ole man Ellis in.
NJ. sho nun, stood our Miss Can Her
eyes wuz g.owin' like de two back lites
Yer de train. She he'd on one or desc heah
lace frocks what sho d froo. ey had
spread er tiger skin fer her ter stan on
en- one foot wuz lif up on er little stool
She wuz er gen ly scrapin' de strings with
her long pink fingers. 'Dout KNOWN
what do. makes er bow. Miss Can
she sorter smile. en- de w'ole house. what
look like dey wuz daze' fer dere senses,
bruck inter c!appin' en- de like
Oar wuz de wole family. Oar wuz
ole miss holm one er Miss Cans chillins
on each yother side. proud ez er peacock
WIN ouc foOA II uefe Lud, u0I WuZ our
little missy, you know her. our Miss Bell
Grosbuff; dar wuz Mars John-nobody
wan goin' hit louder dan him; dar wuz
Mars Blake-youd d er tho'I for sho, his
watch wa gone en- he done forgit de time
er de day. Well done Mars Alf wuz er
shakin' NV hans wild ev'ybody wat come
nigh ter him. en- de tears wuz Jess er roll
in down s checks Well, sab. hit wuz
er sho dat mite. l stood dar 'twel er
w'ole thin wuz done, den set ont ter git
up de conveniences sen de boys long
wild de fus' trip foks stay long er de
res er de gemmen in town. twel de caya
ges wTich wuz full coul git back. Is all
wen 'roun' ter Mars Alf 5 OTIS, whar he
done s lawin' fer ter famine er lie dig
gins en- noodles whar we done dig up
Dere wuz er gre sarchin' en- peerin thoc
de pile, en- one er de men clap Mars Aft
on dc back, en- seZ he, .Ole feller, you'st
de risin man er millions"
Our Mars Allie he look kin'er unsartin
but, Lod. hit come ter pass nigh bout
e'vy man in de room say de same thin.