The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-24
4 SOUTHERN SKETCH.

negro named 0fauNllie, 50 naileu
from Granville county ~ g., where
1olh ne d my Iaili,f were DoiIi'
This negro was called Gran Tor
short 1--WE had no lWnamc, Tor ncgro,'
IN those days. called MN Cilcle
Gran, and me called me Little Mars
ter
wish I could describe old Gran To-
you as l knew him then, but know /
can't do him justice. His frame YVES
large and uncainly and be was the
most unwicldly looking mass 81 hu-
mainly levcrsaw. Butlna punchcon
floor dance, when the p1uers and
singers started zap the old plantation
negro rhymes mo- negro could wing
higher from the floor, nor last longer
in the dance than old Gran, and when
he had danced down all hls partners
and the singers changed toJuoa, Gran
was always equal 70 the occasion
changed his step and branchcd out as
If hc mad just begun
ia addition 10 all Tins. as lncle lte-
mus said about Brcr Rabbit, he
could elbow a lonesome chuue ON de
quilts -hi5 strength was equal To- ms
size, and at log rolling m The new
ground Gran was always at the butt
cut Of the log.
Grams foot alone, if properly and
infinitely described, would hll a book
| viii not attcmptto say how large 1t
was, but his track In lie mud looked
as much ass If a PIC had wallowcd
There rs il did Ike the PRINT OF % hu-
man foot. You could not tell 10y ms
track which way he WIS gong lot
there Was as much OF ms loot behind
his ankle ps before IT. lie never had
on q pair OF socks until the day OF ms
burial-soldom ever wore a pair OF
shoes. and when he did. he had the
back of them mashed i'm and q couple
OF shoe rags stuck IN them for socks.
! recollect ON % occasion he had
an order ON a store near by Tor - ln
trade, and when Gran, with hls black
skin showing through ms ragged SHIRT
walked into the store and lald ms
order on the counter Nj. Crump sand
to him:
"Gran, what DO you want for tins
ORDER
Bacon. sab. Bacon, sab. Bacon,
Mister Crump, to de very last cent.
From the looks of that SHIRT OF
yours, Gran, you had better take part
shirt and part bacon, sad Crump -.
Dat all zactly So glisler trump
sald Gran, rubbing MS honus over ilie
hoics ms shoulders were SHINING
through. 'Dals hll zac'ly so san
but tells yer WHAT'S &c Idct' MlslCf
Crump, When l calls on oese shQul-
dels Tor creGlt J. always gus u, Pun
when axes desc Do"els lGT cicuil ueS
always calls LOT &c cosh- Ill u'Ac al
bacon, SAN.
but Gran great lofle was Possuih
hunllh9' ana ne vas no'eu hunter
lie had q dog named ldilB' lHat was
never known 10 open on au! '''ll O"O
thal oil a postum. 1'aDDl.S' coou, Siei
or any 00nef EarnIIlI lu"t pro-" i0Vt
we "ooos coulu pay "'o"s III 'Iou'ol
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i,1e' NCAI 10 nuns" HiSn 80
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