The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-06
UNCLE DICKS VERSION.
An Old Plantation Dnriscy's Story of "No

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An Old Plantation Darlscy's Story OF "So.
ray and the Ark"
Harry StilitrA Edpards III 81. Nicholas.
"Some FOLKS" be said packing up his
strips again, "tells dis story one way, an
some tell hit ernuther. I'm gwinc Ter
tell hit DIES like it come ter me straight
from dc niger dat was DER"
One Of the boys laughed.
"Whar yo' manners, chile?, Ell DER
want no niger DER, how come nisvers
heah? Niger was DER, an es name was
Ham. heah tell es how es wife named
M'randy, but dunno'bout dat. Dey
was both pow'fui skcered fun de time
dey got out er sight er Lam till Ian come
ergin; ev'body know dat, cause niggers
was only tended ter move bout on de
water ID CT. dateuu, an keep in close ter
do wilers." T..
Presently he began, in a peculiar sing.
song intonntion:
"Noray bull do ark, an he buip Ter
strong, lie bull 'er wide, an he bull Ter
long, an he put 'errooi on top. After
he got do work all! done, voice
say, Let CIR rain com; .an' or rain hit
come. Glory ter de mani An hit rain,
an hit rain, an hit rain, but err good ale
po'-down rain; yes, ttl'.chillun! Yes!
Hit rain forty days an hit rain ior,y
nights. De creeks all riz, an de ribbers
riz, an de low groun'ssoon got wet. Den
de fiel's went cute sight, I'M dc hills
gin ter shake, an folks cry ont fer hep;
but no hep COME Glory ter de Man!
"Bimeby de Ian all gone, but Moray
fix fer dat. He had or pair or envy kin
O. all do animals an de reptiles too an
er ev'yt'ing dat wear fcdders. But de
fish outside tex kyas deyselves. An de
ark rode on do waters, den, fer he bull
'er high, an he bull Ter strong, IN, he
bull Ter wide, an he bull 'er long, wild
room inside fer. all, an plenty, too, ter
eat. Bimeby long comes or dry spell,
an ole Moray he op'n dc window an
put es head outside. Nothin' DER cent
pu' water far rs he could see. Den
Moray TEX ole Buzzard an say ter him"
Grandma says it1ras q raven l went
and asked her" ii :: ! fii3E VI.
Dick looked hard at the bold inter
rupter.
"Yo' gran'ma es or mighty good
CONAN, honey, but I'm er telling dc
story straight, Mebby raven nuther
name fer buzzard. He tex him an he
say: 'G'long out er hyah an fine dat
lan.' An buzzard flop les wing an fly
away. roun' an rounr, tell bymeby he
plumb gone. Den Moray 20 back en- de
sittin' room an tell es wife: -
| ,"Kccp cr.knitttn', honey,
| Sllrer Euzzard gone. So ~
| Keep cr.kniiijn'. honey, st..
| = y An dc Ian come erlong. ~
"But buzzard gone for good, mn or
flynn yit, 'cep'n' when he fine sumpir
dead. Ell yer 60 out DER an look un Ell
dc sky, spec yer see i'm still er.searchi
! wild 'es eye for de lan'.n35N Al ri
"But Uncle Dick, rveseen him sitting
on q dead pine"
The old man smiled and shook hi!
head. He was prepared.
"No, yer amt, honey. Hit III foo
mos anybody; but dat ole Mssis Buz
card. An ef yer look mighty close, ye
cwine tor sec sumpin dead close by Sh
know dat dc ole man be long after while
an she gwine tel. wait DER for i'm. An
amt nobody gwine ter tech dat dead til
he come, nuther.-Whar'bouts dat stor,
. broke?"
1.-THE buzzard was gone" Severa
voices supplied the information. I
"Atter while Moray git tired or waitiu
! an no tok Sist' Dove ter de winder M