The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14
BRER EpHs VALENTINE.

evening appointment over on Postum |
Trot, when he met youpg Master Hart |
Lind, the sixteen-year-od son OF his |
former owner, Mai. Lind, Of Hawkspur |
Bend.
''iIiyo, Eph!" said this devotee OF frolic
and mischief, did you know tomorrow
was Brc'r Valentines day?"
"Don' know nuttin' erbout Woll'ntin
--nebber seed 'em. Is he brack or is he
wife; dass wat rs like ter know"
"Why what difference can that maker"
"'K.ise il he's brack | don wan ter
know i'm, and il his wife, faint none or
Eph's .bizness wat day he git hyer on"
''Well, he's mostly any color you want
see? When he calls on you, seeing you
preacher, he'll mebbe look dark, sorter
like the old fellow below perhaps. You'd
better keep look out for him. He's more
N apt to come along; and II yo've done
anything wrong, you know he'll catch up
with yon sure"
Then Master Hart trotted OIL, highly de-
lighted over the qnandary in which he
had plunged Bre'r Eph, who resumed his
walk more slowly, with sundry wrinkles
gathering on his brow.
Oars de trifiin'es wife boy; no mo-
mammals dan groun' hog, nd UT he's
shorely mons Gus peart, do no Is dat big
CITY he CANT stan up street 'dout GRIMM
VINO dat M wall ntine he glaboin 80
big erbout, wonner! Lux like dc debbil
do her Come ter see me termorrer, ehY
Wen, p maps he won nm Hsh yer Niger
at home--yah, yah! Das sho'ly mex I'M
mad, won hitY' Brc'r Eph appeared
much gratiiied at the notion OF exciting
this unknown visitors ire by, his absence.
,N9 yit, at ye'se cat ar 1901 BOY say
ne ke'cn up VII me l does ehhye ny
M1nei en-. nun Da' cii,'e lery,. MS !,
in nu preacher, uat at "Ni h.lle
hs I'ih 80 olS eroout iessorl No, sai.
"a w WI SCI 20 ua' ne sey ~, iYrie
.ra Nv III, sse own pn hess, s;e"u W
p ,, nvu" ue Nenuy "uai !up
uuue' 'V WI; erplege ~L suiuol ua'
s''he, msi n.i ,s "o III sneePS e'oSc
va Vioou' AZ ne H. a.,
Hhme see-whur Wuz IL On! DC
UN ! sc CHOSEN Ter ni&nt' my pfe rem,
reads erDout dls way; Nd de seed 90 de
r. shus ham gwlne ter DO seed Begin
is Dreui' NO, ORE rem, eDen III all deze
yer haru uines, 20 won nm, de n sinus
man or oman habbin' ter git his hoecake
dess by begsln mt. Oars erbout dc way
Use come at dose Postum Trot niggers.
meDDe dey " shell out n mo wen dc
nat go eroun', dess ter keep der preacher
rom telhn' OF EN- lie. dess natally
hates YER beg, does; seem Ike drudder
steal.
bnt without revealing too many OF Bre'r
Ephs sell confessions at once, let US with
draw our ears until after "meetin.' Even
presclleIs o. 'i,e bIe I Eph Vpe-unstnaU!
,,e ,n1st seai.eoniplacssn' OF tnHi .,. kno
"".e ,"els n'oniVh,S Vi sccict 'lnioiN'
Brc tph held "meetin lar into the
night TWO hours sermon-an hour or
more OF hervld prayer, song ana cNhorta.
uon-then long benedlcuon; lie started
home under The starlight, with deep shad-
ows shooting from under the trees, and a
sad sigh IN the night air around him.
Those III friends going his way soon dropped
OIL here and there, until he found himself
vending sundry by paths and shortcuts
across hclds and patches oil woodland
alone. Ills long sermon had wearied him;
ne was also hungry, and ut last grew lone
SOM:
hsh yer ec ohnahuyes, uoss9nes
way DIV nph was not always ehVice
" mns"'is W eNp'ess JUS meanings Nheh
MVhe, Snly onp ulnle ai TWO hicki.s IN
c nel nu one 90 u,ln wal noe ~ eln.
us ,vMs ~ a,k . isa''i put 1a. Jar ~,
~ ~ ,ys slo,n seen ~ oar iGt &c
i,;sh se. yeek - nap yer g1o UP
az, =, ~. ioe Pinu",h, u k,h
s".s % ". ult ooh payLht nauM
w" Ply, shoe; NC coi g ,neeun
,ov' no Snna.s on ue MOI, mans pench,
no nary pit 90 shonun Bess groan OF
"o nu "'', sc.h's nAc' n"ru 'e' "tcn'
TN gentle rise back from bend oil The
river some huge oaks Hprawled themselves
round a large plantation house. There
il. We're numerous outbulldings scattered
behind, with royal disregard OF sym.
mctry or economy OF space. As Bre.r Eph
toiled YEARLY ON q rooster crowed loud
AMI clear.
Better hush yore lynn troat, he NUT
tered, peevishly. Dish yer ain mornin,..
iool. lns 20 Know 20 git yoro neck
"ing yH,
ms ~nnke started q new traln OF
,hougnt lie leaned against fence ana
Iooked toward me great mousse WINE
tm@ parted ms thick ups
Dat ar chicken longs to de majer.
Maicr got hull noodle OF sech-chicken,
geese, iurkey-shol He'd nebber miss
one mo DIN de roos. Den ergcn, hahn
dc najcr my yown ole masseI Didn' l
wuk out mo- chickens Ter him n ebbcr |
ycag D,ss wu1 way before de wah. ! w
propy den, same rs DAT ar chicken'
Wen, den, 81 propty yeat ,propy, how
KIN MI DC the same ca tleaih yam
cat my lOMn thcct lct-hun hnu de