St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-02-25
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. A traveller who had read much q the
negro. and who had. willis listening -
negro melodies sung BY white men.
been impressed with the ''darkey's"
fullness Of sentiment. stood Watching
an old negro Who worked Ut . country
hotel -,i..,-.,-.+.s ~. .tf "a
..How do you dos'' said the whits
man. bowling with . sort of tender aud
sympathetic po!itenssa = .s7
How docs ! dos" replied the old
fellow. sise 90 3
'.Yea" e--.t s9 soE7-
''wall. I does bout Dc bes' ken.
sah." - IS: ~
Il mean how 10 your healthr'
''Sorter slow At de present =. Ain't
been oil right in mer health fur seb.
eral days. Went de uder day whar O.
ftien' O. mine killed hangs an I stood
roun' de fire. roastin' hang melts on dc
hot rocks an eatin' EN-, I did. TIL da
made me sick. It ain't gwine do fur
or ole man ter ack like or boy. sab:
amt gwine ter do er tall wy wen
wus er boy I uster 30 ter er hang.
KILN an cat all day laung. Uster
chaw. I did. till I couldn' hardly shet
msr mouf wen I opened it."
IA simple child q NATURE" unused
the traveller. ''an instrument upon
which the skilled politician may play
the tune Of his unscrupulous improvisa-
ton" Then addressing the old negro
the sympathetic traveller added: ''You
love poetry. do You note' -
20 yas. sab. yas; likes any thing
dat's good ter eat"
..You don't understand. Poetry b
not to eat. You can drink"
''Suthiu' ter drink Hits mo now.
yer does. When it comes ter suthin'
ter drink. Wy. my top-not stan's mp
like er rooster'a Wars dc 'bottlep
Show ne de bottle e yer wants ter 80
me bite de naik or" t ra"
"You still misunderstand ne. and IN
truth, do not see how an 70 en-
tighten you. Poetry-and I wish now
that hadn't mentioned it's nothing
to eat or drink-" ss-.e-a,--l -
'.Suthin' 10 war. den. sAp Wan. I
like tar dress up ez much - anybody.
Jes mix some red in or suit o, el03e an
I'm 6ar. tell ver."
.Just keep quiet now until I u.
plain, myself. Poetry = the music
o." a4t =.
..Music! Now I got ysr-got ysr dis
time. sho. Ausic-w'y, bless yee llfs>
chile, rse er fiddler fru,9 Dc ole Aease.
ESQ made an dsas yere fslks roun' ysrs
shake do hoofs at dances. I tell yer.
rse got er ole fiddle dat'll take de gout
an rheumatic outen er foot in two min
it's"
Il am determined to mako yoa un-
derstand me. Poetry-and vhea ] *
plain it know that you will aeknowl
edge its influence-is . revival - q
feeling which you have felt before q
feeling brought mp by certain wNsds.
whose tenderness. like tho falling al
teardrops. brings glimpses Of your cwn
soul"
Look yere. Mister. Use er peaeesbla
man. is. an Use been here too laanH
fur er pusson ter come roun' talkiA' tey
me dat way. You talk ter me like rsa
been stealin' suthin.' talks ter mo like
dat jcdge done ober yander in de ceu't.
house, an / wants yer ter un'erstan'
dat rse er man dst tends ter mer own
bizness. I come out yere ter scou' lia
| flo' an not be slan'ered. sab"
| '.Poor, deluded"
'Who's er 'luded? Call me er 'ludei|
ergin an I'll hit yer wild dis wet rag
Go ON outen yere. now. ur I'll call de-
boss. Come huntin' me up wen
want doin' nothin' ter you an callin'
me er 'luded. You's er 4uded yerse'f.
sab; you's er blame son O. er 'luded.
dat w'ut yer is. No. sab. no; doau
stop ter say ernudsr word. OATS right.
move on. Huh, imperdcst man ! ebcr
seed. Come down yere tryin' ter raise
er row an l lay he gets t."-ArhanaesI
Trereler.
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