The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09
STORIES OF NEGRO LORE.
TIE "Fpsss BErHEES Mr.. WOOD
PEtHER AND MIR. BLUE JAY. o..

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Dogs tsAhEhter- Disast lhferferencn
by n Fien-The Loneiy htttie Boy-He
Meets the snake Docfoe-Hi- visit to the
Snake Countryside Fine. n Preferable to
MI. orr promc ara p.,.a.. In R.r,,r
IN the ssu.nwes.eFa paIt OIL missouri thSro
h'es mixed Taee OF negro anu ihuian ue-
seont. THESE peuS.e have Inherited a Sast
ancestry. and have combined and blended the
them h There there run run. /" . Dv vein IL" Of h ,"tthbsIs aa and ID
voodooism ,ntsrss,,nc 70 nj, fois .,orists ond
II is therefore fortunate that the tales should
have been collected and put into readable
snare oy = person Iam',,nr win inc people anu
was born and bred among those suDsrstlt!ous
negroes ana rom infancy mas been familiar
with their stories and fables. {, ~; rutnsm,s
n nsr p pooi : ISs . seSfi Ts,s wn'eh mo es,lo %, t a,S ,F s1o
!ola by an o ! ,, Gol0 rSt.. woman SMi,a w known nn.s as
by the name Of Tow Head.
Tho woodpeeAer and tho n'us DAY.
All knows am des bout de fuss 'twixt
W wG = ion. an, Blue BIZ, ,, Jay an nyss" rs; de-.
sa. III Ut. y" ~
time woodpeckch am keep nisse'f ter hissc'f
nm mini r.sr ronnd much ia des nina In
AL n r, apuma mue"' no We" n,n m',o ~
he don't putt in nowhurs. Ole Blue jay. ho
como TO- ter fink dat dc whole yearth wuz hlz.
Jaw he ct 'W up de u nirs in de- + s nesttes' nm n' he aire
he he u ' scH ssa M eli eye sv . av " hi isb. ov wn vs. , jan
pp-snse: dat he WIZ! an \ Dc Terry f.y nn.dst
ii IN: $S! ss "a E fG rs ! h sS s.S: W wy HS'S 81. + / hSfsan =
"!Dunn I,u zack ds. k Mse S yo' ein ref lei US play
family wuz oualItr'' nm Adie ebiIluns wuzz.nt
e snM n iff ,r rah F"uA an play wiz no hali-s'ra'n-
n ,Sr ! fnny i ana Ionp a. i sath c Tow Head; rT TdiG 4
r1ctinn aa ao, u,s IN Dl han, I nayh Sin u faisih' hsapo
bo am n"b bos: a on s se'' ne oje 6 oS "a ,S wCo ne say S Ins
| 'pe,.rs Lax he mean hit mon dat, kass he lin
=" tt meg ola Wonhn S Oh ,a or G w mes L'aek'
"'Boss is he p seq e. 'WeliI | pwlne for
dd dol hit r %y own MS so Hfs,e sen ~ ns0''"00'' l Jay l KIN
so he tell Miss Woodpackeh she mought ez
we'll On rom a.visitin' an, sae RI sbe lin nict
mp nppe enng ka ssS Sess MARTYRS npps. h bo9n' 'a tsr 'H he LOOK ae
"so Miss Woodneckeb. she 90. an, wen she
gltigSme, an gin ter tell ali dat She, resdd;ernTr..
he ia biii Ea seT Se boup' ter S 4 sun ,,r piny a n az h. bo
n nnrt. bit de tree ne m0urht n hit Miss Wood.
':"EzNhe chop. he munrnle mn erummlc. lax
dis hyenHs
"w HWi1o 'e Mh ruh qeSe "0ooS' 10 no.
"'Et up nil de S1hd aics. hez'e. an bruck up
al! vi ssHI 8 hhesjke
stole or hazel nut. right outeu de fox
say! !Wb ls fnW w;h HM < yis'''d'' a'a n'' .
Peck de eve Clean outen Miss Cat. Builds
d%aMrMtsF Gsc had MI d'd heT
penis fine Mn"GSSw ines.on. amt dcy?
"Whack!
Oh. y.s Jew l dos iuo ION I'm ter KID right on
o""Wbnck,
,v.o he 81 ! , bettsh az Mater Jay De et Kin stay
Oh. J .S.r-,"
s. WAN, r; sd ds tree re ss np a s,gritiii ~ u me- to GIss a.
twsl, IS, , l Iesn sane 10 t a3orasn, az Gs trunk isjit!
bamt "z de- inns elap de ground an den,
sgaHsh! ez de ie"iy SraRs6es HSeeysh an.
s1stie down munHs dc busted undehhresh an
my, now dat Ole woodpeckeh did 20 on!
IN mn nh 10 - Lat NrlD iT nN lIRh lat
Hev #. ~ on IA a. m mt = WI" NV nne xit fnh ", AZ az
hvsah niyreb tnnw ~ ue' u"' io" a"u''
h!::oHpan ns E;m,, dow, o,o wood,o..ob bo
cIr Nh me nn ~ tf * , MI he ao .mt d Eie mh "ennwinf hah hs
ot"' a'oUanin' = u Eo oDes dns nn az
anrobbSv ,nu1 a arnin' y :, :, atbt oi
"h1t DO y,,,n No unin' NJ p.nnnrod Surt
N.rv 49, q nr.. /. a. ~ ~ n rrativa 70 oirn NM
IA eHpressive r%sntoniine " Pie wnz mskt m' %p
nc NINE. Men ne glt Iat done yer ne noshln'
i hS rorIed q DE- |. G aise . o Se or fs gum stu nnl ~u~ "'peeA-
.,o,LSl! Ro nanny ppttet sol up Ibn me nis
Ivy Soen'n ne a ,te"De J. ,uansm. Hni,p"n
he eyebaIl.. ~ ~
one ";A al. ris sMsy dSs I'd j. I hS,'s ssw back be young
ne neweo an ne newed.- continued aunt
her from one end to the other. as Il IN It She
c3uiu trace me wooupeckers night DIS i4k
cnaih ighthin wuz arter I'M no ny ~
less lax. r. 81 he Wuz des sorter playin' roun'
al, hisset or ehunr. p,ro
Mut he 90 DAT inhI Ease he knoweh f!ue
jay wuzHent iur on. an he low ne spflse I'M.