The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-10
TON MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY FEBRUARY TO- 1888
yer. hit seem lack yistiddy dat

J Ci9 hAO cN' ~ ANSA JASS.~.J
hole um so."
"Aud yet have no doubt be he's
grown 10 be man since then !"
"Who Z Marse Ned 7 LORI bless
yer, sir, / can't blebe day boy hes
grown to be er man. What, yer
don't tell me yer know Marse Ned
Not hain't seen um sense he lett
yere arter the Yah. lay he hain't
forgot ole Unc. Lie. | lay he doan
lergit de good ash-cakes what !
usetcr bake in the q fer um. Um !
how dat chile did lack Qike) ash
cakel7
"Do you ever bake ash'cakes
now ~
+ "Who, me9 Lor' / hain't bake
one Ell so loug l mos grown rusty.
But Marth dar, sue says she kin
beat me all hoIleC, en- sol let's her
make um, | caa't 60 widout meh
ash-cake. When ! gifts cr misery IN
meh stummuck ell meh rummertlz
meks me quake, | des natshurly
hevter hev er ash-cake. Marth dar,
she wuz les mekin' one when yer
cum in. | lay eff Marse Ned wuz
we're he's mould be waterin' Ter
sum now"
"How is ash cake made ~
"Lor, marse, des es simpul es
fallen' off er log. Yer des TEX sum
meal-water-mill meal is de bes'-
en- sift hit, en- den yer meks hit up
wild cold water, putin in er pinch
Oh salt-yer mus mine Ell not mex
it too stiff, er too sloppy-en den
yer des scrape erway er clean place
| in der ashes in the ti'place, en- drar
in de do, en- den kiver it all up wild
GOOD hot ashes. No trouble mekln'
uln de uuly trouble is, dey doan
hole out long er nuf arter dey's
, made"
IL have heard OF another kind
Of cake the slaves use TO make-a
johnny cake 2"
"Hush! Go long! yer doar
know nolhin' bout johnny cake
duz yer9 Bless yer heart Marth
dar, she may ont do me making e
ash cake, but she hes ter Civ III
NJ when bit cum ter mekln' de john
nv cake. Hur! des Civ me er righ
smoove plank en- er geod hot f., el
den look out. Um! meks de ole
nigger's mouf fairly waiter when
thinks erhout de johnny. lay e.
Marse Ned wuz yere, he tells vel
how to mex der johnny cake. MenS
night dat boy hes fetched de dt
what be beg frnm he mar, or Auni
Kizzie-Annt Kizzie des natshural
| ly amt got dc heart to fuse day boy
nothin'-he fotch de do, en | dom
| fix me er plank en- tilt hit up TO IL
4 wid two brickbats berhind hit, ei
den | spred de do out thin on d
blank. Gu while hill er cookin' | de
light in Ell tell do boy erbout de Ia
baby en- dc rabbit, en- ole brer fox
twill de johnny rake done git done
ter | know cf | lew dat chile's min
ter rua on de cake he gwine to q
restless. Bynlly when | done te
, um bout de tar baby, | gifts tim
, to lech down en- turn ober de cak'
en- den | tells um de yuthcr story
when by dat time de johnny cak
is dun dun. Den we light IN Ell Ell
. our fill, when bit cum time fer d
boy 10 be gwine ter sleep. LoI
i, bless yer, when he gifts he's stun
/, muck full OF johnny cake he cyt
gin to droOp lack, eu be head ia
ol,er on nv knee, en- den know
rot ter tote HIN ter de big house G
. mex sum 'scuse to ole miss fer hi
: stayin' ont ser late. Johnny cal
good. but aiu't any sweeter dan
!, ash cake, cep dat one is made ontt
corn meal and the yuther QUITE
i -four. De do fer er johnny cake
made des lack biskit do, but sou
}, folkses dey puts er little sugar
~ bit ter mex hit sweet"
7 "Uncle Lie, you don't know N
y do you 1"
- "No, sab, amt know ger FAC
- ly, 1 speck l see you do. Who
N yer nOwf
!, "I am hungry as a bear, and
!" want some OF that ash-cake Au
Martha has ia the ashes there.
I am Ned"
sLor, bless my soul! Des lemI
"a nut my arms erhOut yer once mo
honey. Lookyere, yer amt fool
In wild de ole niggeri Lor, MAJ
~ Ned, hev yer cum back p
~ BY this time both Uncle Lie a
or Martha had their arms about
- and each trying to Outdo the OIL
80 i'm afiectionate demonstrations.
n. "Lor, chile, bit does my ole he
:, good ter see yer ergin," said Al
~ Martha. aver ain't gwiue no vi
W W fer diuner but right yere. Des
oia down by der d deere en l GIT
:" some dinner quick es de d eau q
mn bit"
~ ~ A Johnny cake aud an ash.c
~, a. were quickly baked, aud wit
w =" quantity Of genuine country bat
IS -; / ate With relish had not exp
e. - euced siuce / was boy. II
- -. not the irst. though il may be
- last time, l shall ever dine
- Uocle Lie and Aunt Martha.