The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-25

bic Ike, HUE Ike, You Oetnn Roi
"Lo'd er Massey! Yo' DIES arter seed
dat OF contrary niger wen We sing dat
song. He look so vigus dat yo' fink oil
Tomboy done got erholt er him; an
wen We see de OF man grab up err bresh
and mex to'ds US We git Rom dar.
gwen Crismus time gun ter git close
by, we all gun ter fix up TO- dem oil
pussans. Day mex TO- Crlsmus Marse
he mex er long highierlutin' speech an
tell US dat longs We all b'haved ousse'is
purity well an wo'k hard an mex er
good crop, he gwine gin US er whole day
10 to frolic erroun an 10y vessels. Me
an Jack an Tom-dem WIS de w'ite
boys-slip out'n dc back do an DIES lit
out. Down at de fu'nlss weY dey ben
er KILN hogs we sot an rugged up er
projick TO ter wake up dem'OP foIkses.
Tom say, Jack, yo' mus be de OIL Sandy
Claws an, We watch SOS We don git
cotch up wid.' Jack say, No, haint,
nudder, case yo boys run an lei me
an den ] halter git out The bes' ! kin.
Yo' boys can't fool me dat er%ay.' Den
say, Ne min" be de Of headman.
Well git err fo'ked linn an put or shirt N
britches an er OF hat on de head, an we
tax some hogs bristles an mex mus
flashes an WHISPERS, and ri cit up ON de
roof an let de OIL Sandy Claws down des
es soi'ly.' Den vile We tixin' up de Of
man we all sing some mo- er dat song
an laf bout how We gwinter do 'em up.
Dig Ike, little Ike, sit erlonR Apry,
sukiG watch do Nh.cake, watah IN 'er eyes
Big Ike, little Ike, gterlong spEy.
"A'ter SO long er time, we git every
fing all right, an we start down ter de
quatar. Unk' Ike so cu'ious an con-
trary dat he can't live in peace wild de
res er de niggers, an oil Marse halter
bull i'm er cabin way of f'om de res
web de OIL man could fuss m quail des
80 much as he feel like. We halter be
mighty keerfui gwfne Trough de weeds,
case we see er light in UnG Ike's cabin
trough or hole in de chimbly. Any
yudder time Aun' Sukie done BEN set
| lin by de fab er noddin' and err smokin
dat OF pipe twel de dead hours or dc
night; but now she done laid down
ease she 'speCtin' oil Sandy Claws, an
she heah OIL Mis- say dat he aim gwihe
come home long as any pusson wake
bout de house. She layin' down, an
doRe had 'er head kiVered up wild de
quilts. Unc' Ike, he settin' up in dc
co'ner wild he shucks, plattin an ole hosf
collar wat he gwinter sell nex' day TO
ter git dc Crismus dram wild. An hi
had free big OIL nigger.killer Eaters
roastin' in de ashes 70 ne brekfus,
"Aun' sukie keep er sayin', Ike, VIII!
don yo' come on ter bed? Don 20
know hits er gittin late?'
"Unc' Ike say: 'Shetup, Sukie, / ten
ter my bisness; you ten te yo'n'
"Aun' Sukie say: Ike, yo' know
gotter git up soon in de mo'nin'. OF
Mis- got er lots TO me ter do. Don 20
know it's CrismusY
"Unc' Ike says: 'sukie, yo' DIES she
up yo' mouf. | know wat yo' studyin
bout, yo' OIL fool. Yo' lemme lone, an
ef yo' sleepy, go ter sleep, tell yo'.
Den ! sorter hum low:
Patsrroller, pateroller. let Ike psri,
Sukie cook slow but she eat mighty las;
Sorry TO- 1AmO niger gets dGF las;
20, MlstSh PaierFolleF, let Ike paFs.
"UnC' Ike mus'er hearn me, case b
stop right still an cock he yeah side
ways an listen, an den mImull on