The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02
DANNT's THANKSGIVING DIyxEn.
ChinaIe Fadden's Mistress EatertAias
some OF His Frieads.

"Sure, | had me T'anksgiyin' feed, an 1t was
great. II was down q de mission, an me an
all de kids what lives 'roun' dere was asst In Z
de feed. what was free an what was turkey.
Dere was more dan turkey. cause dere was
sturin' an dero was poi. Say. dere was apple
poi what was great, an dere was punkin pol
what was right. but, say, dere was mince poi
what was q peach. OATS right; It was a dead
peach. an had me fill, cause dere was . loidy
dere what worked de graft for me finer dan
any ting yuse ever seed.
Say, she was a peach. too-a dead game,
sporty peach-an' she done de pArsOn for me-.
OATS right; she never done %nottin't' him but do
him dead. Say, she killed him. sure. Wait till
| tell yuse:
Before wess kids was let 4 feed our teet'
wese had I listen to a song an dance what de
parsOn gives us bout how thankful wese otter
be tide Lord for BLOWN us OF L de turk de free
turk wild stunin'. See? Say. | copied him on
fer not KNOWN his pizness, cause il wasn't no
Lord what set mp dat grub. but il was de loidy |
was tellin' you bout, what we knows as Miss
Fannie. Don't | know de felley what's her hired
man now His name is %Chimmie Fadden, an |
know a big Kid what knowed Chimmie when he
WAS a kid in de Fort ward.
f." Well. IL Was Miss Fannie what blowed us on
I de turk an de poi, al, Was dead sore on de
teet' while he MAS s%tringin' MS wild = game ms
long as de Bow'ry cable bout de Lord uein' dc
ploNllcI. Nrc ! WASH I khklh So nhfu tsIut MN
giyin' MS de nim-haIn. US bout not lettIn' ms
tackle de grub. for ~ese Was dead hungry. IN
deere Was de turk wild the btunln' right under
our noses, an II MAS smellin' dat good dat Id
let into IL for all de pArsOn, only ! knowrd II
would queer Miss Fannie, AN IL I'D done dat
Chimmie fadden would a punched me face.
Well, Say, II took dat parsnn longer L tell
Us how Isnkful Ne should he dan I walk acrust
dc Brooklyn Bridge. an he only stopped wnen
be- didnt have no more wind.
den didn't We wade in, say. de turkey was
Gutter sight soquick lie parson lnnkrd parlyLrd
like he'd been run lnIu lE "A IDDt hall Team
Den came de poi. Fulst, deere Was apple poi,
mex deere was punkln POI. an IL MAS Miss Fan
ME what fetched dem bate Z me, = jullyin' all
de kids dan any two of de Odder swell mugs dat
Was dere. Den | seed a kid what had rupIed a
piece OF minee Poi. an, say, | wanted a piece
II was kinder Iuokiu' roun' see could / pinch
a piece when de psrson mug cOpped me. au' lie
Gays. \ Dung man, Le says, young mau, he
ware de sln Of coNetness, says hr' and likewise
Say, ! didn't know what Z ell he Vas giyiu'
me, but kno"d he wasn't glNin' me poi, right
enough.
Miss Fannie. she'd seed de Whole game an
heard dose tings de parsou WAS sayin'. She
kinder slid up L me like she WAS maxim de front
Dat she was fraid OF do parsOn. an she wins.
psrs 1 me. says she. Daauy.' she says. would
yuse like a piece OF de minCe poi z says she.
ben | says sure. Miss Fannie says ], sure.
IL would do ms right Deh she Gays, glSin me
says she. we'll see II ne cant sneak a piece for
yuse-'
Say, dAt's what she done. She sneaked =
piece an gives h 4 ne, uIakln de front dat she
aiahL van De parson cop de game. but dat
We'll, say dat mincs poi was better dan honey
puns an stick candy togeddeT. IL done Inc
right, an 1 Was tickled L deaf Al de way Mas
Fannie done de parsOn.
-ssy. she didn't do nOItin' { him but KIN