Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

way down town in de stos, so / starts ont in Ell
ias walk-an' goes erlong street what mighty
dark, case it war whar dey want no sto's, but
houses whar folks lib, an dey war all 'sleeE
yard An l walk long. tinkin' how 1 gwine
fetch daddy er new barlow an er plug er ter
baceer, an nanny er new hankcher, an ell
bladder o snuff-when all of er sTddint some
body hist err winder right up ober my haid an
Jump right spang out inter de street.-the fall
ergin me an knock me down es flat es or pan
cake.
"Jes den somebody else come to de winder an
holler out Thief, robber ketch i'm, and der
de Teller what jump out'n de winder git scyard
an drap er gor watch an chain. er han'ful o
money an or whole passed. o tings down on dc
groun. long o mo an den teck to is heels an
fly: but seed dem shoes erfo' he run an
know dey war de same shoes what | done
black soon in de mornin erfore, case dey war a
cu's-some kim o shoes. wild little ridges
Well, fus' ting 1 know, TO l hab
time to git up fun dar somebody ju'k holt el
me an holler out: 'Hyah he is; an hyah's all
de tings what he stole. done drapt long o i'm.
An say No sab rec dis ain him nuther
amt neber steal nothin' in all my bawn days.
An dey say: 'Whar is he den?' An say; He
jump out'r dat winder an fall er gin me an
knock me down, ali when somebody hoiler out
Thief robbeI, ketch 'im," he drap his tings
what he done stole an run; but seed bis shoes.
an ] knows i'm
AN den dey laugh an saws dey reckin does
kno dem shoes what come troo dat winder.
An dey jes' grab er holt o me an tell me TO
sing low / say amt gwiue ter sing none sn
dey laugh an say dat de bes' way.
''Dey would lister TO marry wo'd what say.
but jes walk nue. UP hyaL an slap me in jail
De Eek mornin' dey cyar me to cot swar,
jes' lack does now, daddy-dat nebber nap
nuthin to do wild dat stealth, but dey say dar
want no yether way fer TO tiI it. Oar wuz, or
setting down fat under de winder wild do lungs
lsyin long o me, an doy say dey war sorry,
an say dat ben er stsyin wild him er yer an
he amt nebber miss nuthin an dat 1
war alters or ood-behsvs niger as ever
he see. an he say he'll pay de COS
to keep me outn Jail, but dey wouid n
let I'M do it Dey axt me how de man looK,
what iump out'n do winder, an l tell i'm he
war q tall man, wild light ha'r en- little eyes, an
dey say dat wont do. Gaze dar war plenty
dem kynd O. men right dar, den tells IN, lack
tells yo', daddy, dat dey amt but one way ieit
fer to ketch lat rascal, and dat air by bis RICH
foot, what got de bigges, ongainlis black mole
on de top . it dat over yo' sot yer eye on. An
tell EN- how know dat:
''De man war or stoppin' at our hotel. an after
/ black his shoes one mocnln an cvard EN- In
he war lsyin in bed. an he say John. say
Dat ain Z N name, sah.' Den he say. WAL, I
don cyar what yo' name is, but ii yoll put
8
yo' er dime i say l amt got time, lessun l
does it dat minute, and he jump up all say,
WAL. yo kin do it dis minute, an erfors lie
git his SOCK on l see dat black mole on de tobo'
his foot, what bigger de dime what he 81. me,
an / say, Lordy massy, mister, what on 'arth
all yo' foo;Y An he say, Tain tnuthin' but er
mole. greeny: hit or sign yo' gwine ter ar
golden slippers, an den he laugh TO hissef lack
be know whar he gwine ter git EN-.
AN OATS all knows bout dat man, cepn he
had nifty little feet, an dem shoes wor de mis-
chieffer to git on. l say 'Ihankee' when he gi'
me de dime an go on bout mk yether wo'k an
iats de las time see dat man tel he Jump
outn dat winder an drap dc tings what he
stole long o me, 60 l kin be ketched fer thief
Std O. him."
Il b'hcves yo,' Tom, my boy, says L. yer ole
daddy knows yo's honest, but it'll mos kill yo'
po ole NANNY. case her hearts so sot on yo'
Tell nanny, he say, &c watch out fer or
loot wild er black mole on de top O. it; gwine
to pray night an day dat de Lord'll hep her to
tin it
II to!e yo SO, ole man." exclaimed Amt
Charity, triumphantly; Il know'd somebody
done laid off sdmp'n on my boy, an by de he .
D Gawd I'll fin him out yit."