Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
" ARSE DAVE WIS old and childish

| When &c war Wuz DrtNKln out
But seem he cudn tlgger up jcs whut 'twul
all about,
A lookin' up an won'rln whom he seed thu
things astir,
Alis'nin' an askin' folks jes' whut 1t all
| wuz fur
Ole Riverside plantation wild de hill an bot
tom Ian
Deongt to him. an niggahs sclttor'd bout
on every ham
DO cabins sottin hyar an da' tolo W, wuz oil
de same,
| An oil wuz doia' bizness In old Msrs, Davy's
name;
Marse Dave he'll Civ do mana,in' all up to
Hugh, his son,
An Hugh was In do prime Nv lto j,, TN.
min thlrtr lone,
He he'd do grit Nv ole Marse Dave, All he'd Do
kinoncss, too;
His flce en- acxshuns slowei t, ones da,
all his blood wuz blue,
Invent wild him to Gsorsy wAel h. wont down
dar to wed,
We wus pair o, Ayers, 50 10 Gcorsy mig
guhs SAIL
Marse Dave I'D still give orders In limo Of
CHILDISH way,
Do folks I'D hat to yunor hin al lot him
hab his say,
You'd sec hlmlry to loot a,ron d, aells at
arly morn
An askin' Ct do Mig ihs wuz hosin' IN do
corn
Twuz nifty sad to -, hin sot, about do drap
Nv sun,
An hear him mutter TO h.'sel,; Ma day Is
nclry doae;'
You'd SEQ him stannin' In do yai, lookln'
tode do hill,
Den tu'n away an totter of o. hi dim eyes
I'D ill
De war wuz on in earnes an dar cum do
southern oall,
Marse Dave be cud'n' understan' de state Nv
things at all;
But whom dey tole him dat do MORT wuz gwno
to fight fur u.s.
He raise BIZ head minnit, an l thought 10
gwino TO cuss,
But den he lent agin mo, an, he said; You Is
free. Jim;
Stay wild me till I'm safe across" -rlgh dar
lpromised him.
Matse Hugh was drillin' nabers, an SEQ his
curly hair
A wavin, OF no sot upon do little sorrel
mare--
All drillp tn do medder, an ridin' to an
fro
Day utter day until da cum dc summins for
togo,
Do mawnln' dat he lef US be wuz In suit Nv
gray,
An Marse Dawes eyes wuz runpin whom no
SEQ him ride away;
Marse Hugh he call me TO do fence an say:
,Rememher, Jim,
Use put DO creates trus in you, ma boy,
took kssr Nv hint"
You oil know bout do Aghtln', on hit seom
dat ever day
I'd hear de cannon boomin in do valley fur
Dc wust NV all wuz cumiu, for do niggahs one
BY one
Ksp sllppin' OF an lsAvln' till dar wusn'
hardly none;
Do nelds dsy wuz silent, an Do cabins oil wuz
still,
You never hear DO singin' out upon the pas
ture hill.
De river seem to run along an lap agin d.
shore,
Do ripples seem . ssyiu'; Days w Joy dey
Is no more"
Marss Dave I'D wander on do bank hear him
holler T-i-m-ml'
An ia DO jes behine him, kase YOU know
promised him
One day dc troops cum marchin' up Do valley
dey wuz blue,
Jes' Thousands Nv en- comm, an do bands
wuz playln' too;
tgot do ole spring wagon an got ole rnarster
In,
We tuck do river road an dew ,si like Do
wings Of win
We stopped to rest mint by do little Shiloh
church,
An den prest on an lei do place behlne Us
In de lurch
didn't stop until We cum TO ole Aunt Sahrat
farm,
Bout fo'teen miles away. an dsn knowed
hi' safe frum harm
Nex' day hear do cannuns o. stood upon Do
porch,
Afeler stop an say to me Hits down at
Shiloh church"
lhear dat boomin' goin' on clean up into do
night,
An ole Aunt Sahra walk do hall; her face
WIZ set and white.
Marse Dave be sot noddin, wild hi head lent
on hi han,
An payln' no attention, kass he oud'n under
stan,
An mex day when hit oil wuz done, "a ell d
air wuz still,
Isaid: Aunt Sahrs, watch him. please"
and den sho said: II will"
Ehitched do ole spring wagon up, en- went
down back do rosd
Jes' headed fur ole Riverside, Do shortss'
way knowed;
Ididn't hay Marse Dave wild me- wanted 1ss'
to see
Ifsnything wux loft down whar do ole home
used ter be;
An by and by cum to whar DO trees wuz oil
cut down,
An purity soon l see . man iayin' on Do
groun';
His face wuz loolsin to do sun. 'twud rise fer
him no more.
His hans wuz folded jes across do UNIFORM
he wore;
An by an by my heart got sick, an 'peared
Y legs got weal.
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