The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-21

Shocked at the burning of the woman IN How
witch was caught" that the old man plunged at
Dnce into curious story about little boy and
bis two dogs
Zone time," said Uncle Remus. scratching his
head as if by that means to collect his scattered
ideas, "dere wuz oman livin' longside er de
big road, en- dish yer oman she had one little
boy Seem like ter me dat he mus a bin des
shout so size. He mout a bin eetle broader
in de shoulder en- leetle longer in de leg. yit,
3ale i'm up one side en- down de udder, he uz
dies bout yo' shape en- size He 'uz mighty
smart little boy. en- his nanny sot lots by i'm
Seem like she amt never have no luck 'ceep'n
dong wild dat boy. kaze dey wuz one time wen
she mad little gal, en-. bless 80 SOUL somebody
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 I'm UNI mighty sorry. but look like de
little boy WIZ de sorriest, kase he show it de
,mosest.
Some days he'd take notion fer ter 60 en-
hunt his little sister. en- den he'd go down de big
road en- clam big pine tree en- git right spang in
de top en- look all roun fer ter see eff he can't
his little sister somers in de woods He couldn't
never see 'er, but he'd stay up dar in de tree en-
swing In de win en- low ter hisself dat maybe he
mought see her bime-by.
'Ore day, wiles he 'uz settin' up dar. he see
two mighty fine ladies come walkin' down de
road He clam down outn de tree, he did, en-
run en- tol HE nanny. Den she up an ak:
How is dey Dress honeya'
Mighty fne nanny, mighty fine, pufyout
pettcoats en- long green vels.'
"tHow does dey look, honeyp
"'Spck spang new, nanny
"'Dey amt none er our kin, is dey honeyg
'Dar dey amt. mammy-deyer mighty fine
ladies'
'De fine ladies', dey come on down de road.
dey did en- stop by de 'oman's house. en- beg 'er
fer ter please 'um gi' UNI some water. De little
boy. he run en- fetch UNI a gorrd full, en- dey put
de gourd und' der wells en- drunk en- drunk, en-
drunk des like dey wuz mighty nigh perish fer
water. De little boy watch un. 'Reckly he
boiler out:
"Mammy. NANNY! Wat you reckon9 Dey'er
1appin' de water De oman. she holer back:
"T reckon dats de way de quality folks does,
honey
Den de ladies beg fer some bread en- de little
wy tuCh uiA % pOuOs Doy Coo Az AAo Wy oN
mighty nigh famish fer bread Bime-by delittle
boy holler out and say:
NANNY. nanny! Wat you reckon7 Dey'er
got great long tushes.' De oman. she holler
back:
81 recken all de quality folks is got UNI,
honey
'rDen de ladies ak fer some water fer to wash
der hans, en- de little boy brung UNI some. He
watch um, en- bimeby he holler out:
NANNY. mammyl Wat you reckenq Dey
got little bit er hairy hans en- arms De oman,
she boiler back:
"T recken all de quality folks is got um.
honey
.Den de ladies beg de oman fer ter please let
de little boy 60 en- show 'um whar de road
forks. But de little boy don't want ter go. He
boiler out:
"'Mammy, folks don't halter be showed whar
do road forks But de oman she low:
'Irecken de quality folks does, honey
''De little boy, he gun ter whimple en- cry kase
he don't want ter 60 wild de ladies' but de oman
say he oughter be shame er hssef for ter be
gwine ON dat way right TO de quality folks en-
mon dat, he mought run up on his little sister
en- fetch FER home.
Nov 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-
dey waz so bad dey halter be tied in de yard day
en- night cep' wen dey wuzent ahuntin,. So de
little boy he went en- got pan or water en- sot
Esm down in de middle er de ho', en- den he went
en got i'm willer-lim. en- stuck it in de graun'
Den he low:
Nanny wen der water in dish yer pan
.tuns ter blood, den you run out en- tu'n loose
Minnyminny Morack en- Follerlinsko en- den
wen you see dat ar willer-lfm' shakin', you run
sick UNI on my track
''De oman, she up'n say she'd tun de dogs
loose, en- den de little boy stuck he hans in he
pockets en- went on down de road wisserlin' des
same ez emmy yuther little boy, 'cept dat he w
lots smarter. He went on down de road, he did,
en- de fine quality ladies dey come on behina
''De furder he went de faster he walk Dis
make de quality ladies walk fas', too, en- 'twant
80 mighty long TO de little boy year um maxim
mighty kuse fuss, en- wen he tu'n 'roun', bless
gracious! dey wuz pantin. kaze dey wuz so
tired en- hot. De little boy low TO hisse'f dat it
mighty kuse hoWlades kin pant same ez q will
yarmint, but he say he speck dat de way de quail
jty ladies does wen dey gifts hot en- tired en- he
make like he can't year UNI, kaze he want ter be
nice en- perlite.
''Atter w'ile wen de quality ladies think de
little boy want lookin' at um he seed one un
um drop down on er all-fours an trot long des
like marment an twan't long TO de ter one
drapt down on her all-fours. DEN de little boy
lows
Shoe! Eff dat de way quality ladies res
dersef wen dey git tired reckon little chap
bout my size better be ixin' fer ter res hisse'f'
$50 he look 'roun', he did, en- he tuck'n pick
i'm out great big pine tree by de side er de
road. en- gun to clam it. Den wen dey see dat
,ne or de quality ladies low:
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