Wichita eagle., 1890-02-06

gig9le en- low, 'Dar's Ben, reckon
Den / tuck er look out de winder, en-
sho' huff dar stood de ole niger dressed
up wuss'n marster Nv er Sunday. Evy
knot er ha'r wuz kyarded out, en- one er
marsser's ole beaver hats wuz settin' on
top er his he.,d. His sto' caoze wuz bran,
spanEn' new, en-, mon dat, he had on er
billed shirt en- collar.
''Bus. grashus, honey, down at de bot
tom dar sot his ole black feet spread out
faster'n ar pancake on de do'steps. ]
des Cl1sSn retcn under de bed en- fetcn
out de shoes.
"'Now, Delphy, s,,ys l. you des lem
mo lone. gwine fix ole Ben
"Wi dat walks ter de do en- opens
it er crack.
"'Good evenin', Ben,' says I.
Howdy, Aunt Becky says he; 1aint
yer gwine ter let me in?
"'Deiphy's putin de cape jessamines
roun' de weddin' cake says l, 'en she
sont me wild de shoes. Ben, SO yer won't
make no bar'foot tracks crosst her front
do. Des set right down on de do'step en-
put ON de shoes wiles 1 goes en- looks
after de roas' shoat er mint
81 didn't give Ben no time ter say
nuthin', but I tuck n drap de shoes
right alongside er de ole nigger en- shet
de do en- button it on de inside. Den
tuck my STAN by de winder fer ter
watch i'm.
'Fust he tuck off his beaver hat en-
scratched his he'd en- stood lookin' down
at de shoes; en- bless yer soul, honeyl he
wuz dat mad dat he couldn't sca'cely
move. He KEEP er mumblin' en- num-
blin' en- scratchin' his head, but he amt
move yit.
"Putty soon he shuffled roun' er little
en- den up went his foot, en- he gin dem
shoes er kick wat sont 'em fyin'. Den
he turns roun' mighty mad en- start fer
de gate.
'.Wid dat goes er little way of'm de
winder en- hollers out:
"Delphy, dish hyer mighty fine chick.
en- Said wat Miss Belle sent, en- Miss
Emily done empty de pote wine bottle in
dish hyer syllabub."
''Nex' 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 hollers out ergin:
"'Delphy, Ben's gwinter kyarve de
shoat, amt he? En- l reckon we better
put de roas'n years en- de chicken Said
alongside er him too. Iclar ter grashus!
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 wuz settin' on de do
steps maxim frens. en- hit want long fo'
I heard n'er knock at de do.
"'Lordy, Benz says 1. I mighty nigh
forgot yer, been dat busy wild de sup
per table
"Well, honey, hit wuz putty to hear
dem shoes creak, en- ter watch ole Ben
walk in 'em, but de mggers wuz er ged-
derin' by dis time, en- want long TO de
preacher come, en- mazster en- Miss Emily
en- de chillun en- Maxse Hills folks, en-
den de weddin tuck in.
Eyer may say wat yer please, honey,
but dat wuz er mighty fine time. De
preacher woz er fren' er ole Ben's, en- he
wuz one er deze hyer reg'lar backwoods
zorters texhorters) 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 en- 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
gin 'em er talk bout how dey halter ack
wen dey wuz married, des same lax dey
want gwine on seb'mty seventy.
AFTER de weddin' wuz over de wife
FOLKS shuck hands wild de bride en-
groen en- den went out en- tuck hook 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 " 'ise foli1s wH
gone de niggers tu'n looset fer sho' dat
night
I've had er whole roas' shoas fer sup |
per, en- roas'n years en- watmelons en- |
mus'melons en- cake en- candy en- bacon |
en- 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 er whole mess er chicken salid, en- |
Miss Emily whipped up de cream fer de
sy llabub, en- Miss Hill made de brides
cake en- put er COLE ring inside
''Cosen Deiphy cut de cake fust, but |
she didn't git NO ring. Den e~'y nigger
halter cut de BRIDES cake en- Mandy she
got de ring. kaze her en- one er Mis- Max
wells niggers wuz keepin cocDpny, en-
sho' nuf 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 sr lghtood fire
blazin' out der, en- putty soon de reel wuz
called.
ALEC wuz er rztslin' de bones en- bol-
lerin' de steps. so tuck'n ciipt in wid
one e de young nisyers, IN fust thing
knowed looked UP en seed Ben en Del
ply come prancin' down de line wid
Ben's ode fist fooss ez free q easy es II
dey hadn' :. been no shoes IN dn werl.
"'H you'd er bin Alec says ter my
sef, you'd er rep dem shoes On dis enc
night anyhow. But me en- Dslpby am:
ak one ernudder bout dat
We'll. honey, dey want MANY ssepe
dat we didn't dance ea, niShe Fvss il
WIZ dis. end den it wuz dat. en dar wuz
Alec er rastlin' de bones sn' hciserin, En-
NE heppin' roun sz spry 81 er bise jay
wid de hIuberes' niger IN de lok
Toag soxies marnin' Ben en- Deiphy
wuz des naiaIly picked up en- tosed
II ter dey cabin. bot we didn't none Nv
ss git much sleep dat night; bot dey