Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-20


What were you fighting about2'
well, sab. dat niggers gittiu SO nm.
pydent desc days / hadter do sumrs
ter TEX i'm down a buttonhole low.-
Den he stole my dog. an laid up 20 pay
i'm fer dat. Den he alters say.n jat F..
niggers on dis side de river amt ha. ..
good as de niggers on dis yanner silo 90 g
river. Use a peacerble man; amt swrs
have no rucus wild no po' folks r'rs /.
longs I kin hep It. Yudder night at %
frolic wen l was er tryln ter play fur s
folks ter dance. he fetch In is OF BANJO
an sing er little OF sing wat sounded ls
way:
De raccoon am er mighty man.
An he cars a bushy tail
An Ia like to see Queen Victoreo
Err ridin' on der rail, po' gal.
An er ridin' on der rail!
De 'possum cling to er 'simmon Inn.
My bulldog never fail;
But I hope to see Queen Victorec
Err ridin' on er rail. po' gal.
An err ridin on er rail!
De rabbit hide in de blackberry bush.
Ain gwine ak no bail
An l hope to see Queen Victoree
Err ridln' on er rail. po' gal.
An er ridin' on er rail!
IT say: Look heah, Phil. dat amt d.
good song to be playin' bout or we
lady.
wat you know bout Queen Vlctoroev
he ak.
81 know wat my Of massa say. H'
say dat she don't mex niggers wo'k .-
tases. ef she is er Britisher. an dat w-
dey come to her house she gin EN- or n..a
clean plate TO eat out'n, an she ein en
sweet-bread an ham an des' treats el
lack de folks does on our side de river
'Humph! Yo' oil w'te folks is tories
he say.
".You bettah not say dat on our Side o,
river
~ say It wen cit ready.
"'You dess bettah try IT, say, an Der
I got up an went long on. case ] d.i.t
want no fuss over dab wild dem nigga .s
How came you TO &c in # this rm'
asked grandpa, who was getting '-..--
ested.
well sab. gwine ter tell yo' da i'I'
trufe Dat ting lay on my min. .'
er projeckin' ever sirce how Use af
mix up wild Phil an mex i'm fox '.at
insult bout my family. So DIS sr. os"n
wen I wus er cummin' ron mI f
in long on ole Beck. wild d. dog iroi''.
alter me, / seed somebody wild or hsh..
pole an err string er catfish. an Dee "Hs .i
our side er de river.
Hit wus Phil Soon's I seed i'm ] Ei
Il vi. ketch. yo' hr"? spec 7 ew.n'''
mex you TEX back what you said 'oolt mf
folks
Tick back muffin. he say y a'
whoorp you in two minits You ro' n.
dog, 1 see. Heah. Ruler. phe-ew pa'-'".
Come heah. OIL dog
LET dat dog erlone.' I say, dat ny
dog
'You's er lier he say.
"You's anudderr / say.
at des dare you ter sit on dat rnu =
you oil knock-kneed po' folkss niger
Il sw'ar I couldn't stan dat
He flung down de fshIn pole and a'
fish.
"He fotch me er lick an or kick
Den I bumped myself hauled back
an ! sent dat Niger to kingdom come
bout dat time dat mean OF dog r''-
bed me by de iaig. an wen ] s'e .7
scoun1 takin' sides ergin me. ] say % -''
self, I did. Hits all night. Isom.
but / kicked de dog an I LAMBDA
de Niger. on de dus' riz; an you t..H
seed sich er rucus sence de Injun Wa
How did you come 70 get the
it?"
"HoP on, Is er comm ter DAT a'
erwile. We had II round an round -
round. an round an round. an 'ro'.'
an round Les Use or gittin' mos '-. -
breaf, an / gun TO tink bout Dol.
But Phil. he fought he'd mex or.
break an knock me out. ] seed i'm
off an bow his neck same lack d'" ID
ram Sleeps, an l des know wat WIS rs
comm
wed done fout all round dat n p.
an I had my back to her wen bee n
his lunge."
"Linpity. lippity-vip."
"'Oh. Mass Jesus, Who dat drop r
cannon on me?' / hear i'm yell
Il bresh de dust out'n my eyes. an
'roun' an seed dat Niger gwine heels ..
head. an every time he feet totem
groun' oil Beck hit I'm ker blim. ker '.'
wild bofe hin feet.
"Oh, gollyi I wus mad an ] WIS
an wus tired. an l wus purity
bunged up: but wen ! see OF Bees
dom up dat a ram buttin' Niger
down an laffed twel l cried
How came the mule into ltt
We'll you see. wen he come ai "
buttin'. / des Zip to one side an. ''
oil Beck in de flank. Oar we"
missed it."-Phnadelphia Times