Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-12

dish hyer 81 llabub.~
Mex time look out de winder ole
Ben mo higher de house dan wat he
wuz, en- seed him lookin roun' de ya'd
lax he huntin' dem shoes.
Den boilers out ergin:
"sDeIphy, Ben's gwinter kyarve de
shoat, amt he. En- | reckon we better
put de roas'n years en- de chicken Said
alongside er him too. clar ter ERASMUS!
dish hyar tables dat full dat hit couldn't
hole no mo.
Dat done hit, honey, des lax knowed
it would. Mex time look out de win
der Ben en- de shoes WIZ settin on de do
steps maxim frens, en- hit want long 10
| heard n'er knock at de do.
"'Lordy, Benz" says /. 4 mighty nigh
forgot yer, been dat busy wild de sup
per table.
We'll. honey, hit wuz putty TO hear
dem shoes creak, en- ter watch ole Ben
walk in 'em, but de niggers wuz er ged
derin' BY dis time, en- want long 70 de
preacher come. en- marster en- Miss Emily
en- de chillun en- Marse Hills folks. en-
den de weddin' tuck in.
"Yer may say wat yer please. honey.
but dat wuz er mighty fine time. De
preacher woz er fren' er ole Bens, en- he
wuz one er deze hyer reg'la backwoods
zorters (exhortersJ. Der want no uppity
ways bout him, en- his ole jeans cloze
looked mighty funny longer de bride en-
groom. Fust thing he low wuz:
"'Bre'r Ben Ell Sis Delphy jine hands
den wen ak de Lords blessin.'
Den off he went inter one er desc
hyer camp meetin pra'rs. After dat he
wen dey wuz married. des same lax dey
want gwine on seb'mty (seventy).
"Atter de weddin' wuz over de wife
folks shuck hands wild de bride en-
groom en- den went out en- tuck a lock at
de supper table, but dey wouldn't eat
nuthin, kase dey low dat us niggers
could eat all dey wuz. En- dat wuz er
fac, honey, kase after de W lite folks wuz
gone de niggers tu'n looset fer sho' dat
night.
We had er whole roas' shoat fer sup
per, en- roas'n years en- wat melons en-
mus melons en- cake en- candy en- bacon
Ell green's en- taters, en- We nuver pass by
de ash cake, kaze dat waz one er ole
Ben's pennunces. En- Miss Belle she
made err whole mess err chicken said, Ell
Miss Emily whipped up de cream fer de
syllabub, en- Miss Hill made de brides
cake en- put er COLE ring inside.
"Cosen Delphy cut de cake fust, but
she didn't git no ring. Den ev'ry Niger
halter cut de brides cake en- Mandy she
wells niggers wuz keepin' comp'ny. en-
sho' nuff dey weddin' wuz mex
AFTER supper de house got too little
en- hot en- we went out inter de ya'd fer
de dancin Dey wuz er light'oo fire
blazin out der, en- putty soon de reel wu2
called.
"Alec wuz er rattln' de bones en- hol-
lerin' de steps. SO tuck'n clipt in wild
one err de young niggers, en- fust thing |
knowed looked up en- seed Ben en- Del
ply come prancin' down de line wild
Bens ole fiat foots ez free en- easy ez if
dey hadn't been no shoes in dis worl
"'Ef you'd er bin Alec says ter my
SET, you'd er KEEP dem shoes on dis one
night anyhow. But me en- Delphy amt
lax one erhuuuef o"u' os'.
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