The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
. JIMTOwN FISH STORY.
BEGAN IN CANADA BEFORE TH1
WAR, ENDED HERE LONG AFTER.
II All Car.e Of Sushs' Mcseevcr-u Le.ruiaG -
Eat FroEs ana SounE nIahs' Sir's Beins
Robbed OF n watch ana Chain bg = BrsG
Nah., SIekeevsr was FatteninE On Doush.

I'M eAe ~ Aa-1" NtAS HNNNAH 4
Robbed or n watch snd Chain by . Brsr
Mahs, Ssckeeysr was FntteninE On Doush.
SOUTHERN PINES, n. O., Aug. 7.-"I reckon
yo' done heah coolies o. fresh stories wat bean
monst'us queeuh.' said the Black Homer Of
Jimtown, but I bet 10 anything. sub, 20 nevuh |
did heah one so queeuh as one wat done happen
down yon long do Cape Fair Rivuh, 70 dc Wah,
dune do wah an sence do wah. / doan' tink
done fo'got dat feesh story. Bean q long time
ago, dough. Lemme see. How dat feesh story
go Um.m.m-shoi How dat got oh, jickettyi
Now l 'membuhl Dat foesh story 1t done staht
in wild q frog-a monst'us big frog. No, sub. It
doan'. needuh. 1t staht way mp MORT in Candy.
whatever dat bean, wiz . runaway ~nigguh-dis
hyuh way:
lone time one O. OIL Mahsuh's nigguhs he t'un
up missin' an Mabs' he cain fine hide no wool o.
dat nigguh. He done gone des' lack he seenk
froo de sroun'. He pow'ful high price nigguh.
dat un bean. an oil Mahs' he desp'rit put oat
'kase he CANT gect on he track. Time 1t 20 and
go. an bahmby Mahs' he geet a lottuh ono day.
Dat lcttuh it kim all de way from Candy. an 1t
bean from Zim. de missin' nigguh. Not xsc'ly it
doan been FUN him. needuh, 'kase co'se zim no
CANT write, but 1t bean writ by some un In
Candy TO Zim. an 1t shy dat Zim he des'
natchly boat frixz TO def up dab. an he
pinin' to get back on dc O Cape Fair,
but no doan' know de way. He plid wild
Mahsuh to conc up dab an gcet him Tor SEN
some un attuh him, an he des' jog long back
wiv him, an be pow'ful good all dc res he
days. or Mahs', he mighty glad TO heuh dis
hyuh. an he 20 to Candy he ownseff to fotoh
Tin back. While he bean up dav, Mahs' he
done live fne. kase he fall in wild dat kyine o
man. an hove oil tings else he done do, he lain
to cat frogs! Yes. sub! Jicketty! Des' tink O.
dat dab. sub, An he meek Zim lain to cook
'em TO dey staht home. an when dey git back
TO de OIL plantation an Mahs' he oduh me ost
long de rivuh to cotch frogs, an We hne oat he
Gwan to eat EN-, 1t skeeuh ev'body on de plahn-
tation most In fits. My OF nanny abe mos
drap daid when she heah boat 1t, an she frow
up huh eyes an huh hans, an she holluh.
"'Froys!' she dun holluh. 'Dey bean one o.
de plaigs OF Iijipt, an oil Mahs' he dun tu'n to
an eat EN-! Gabriel. is 20 gwan to blow dis
hyuh minute. or is duh su fin' desp'rit gwan to
kivvuh de lan'f
NANNY she wait an listen, an Gabriel he
doan' loot. Den she holluh:
"'"Tain't Gabr'eli' she holluh. DE great day
It Amt come yit;, but 1t des' netch'ly mowt
bettuh be. kase wen folks dey tack and tu'n to
S Soos eat 70 d siv PlahisS; T. q 1tn i.ti .Bs, d Len s so!nI d''p'ris
4 n wat 20 link. slhi De wah it kim long
dc - rfS Ssae Vat IT I DONE %S Of tG %" goPf i Be- lsa! VIA.
suftin' desp'rit kivvuh'n IL, or Mahs' he done
Am heap o uddnh folks dev t..ink, So. too.
but Mahs' he des KIP right on eatin' he frogs
MahsSa iy did f% 10y 'S dem rlt frogs! one dsy 5 aSm
gwan 10 de rivuh to cosch him a mess-duh been
VEN fe1I | see e, de e mos iSssitat lGas go" Big sn frog fe9 wat /
evuh heah tell aboat seatin' on a gum stump.
lack iicie q 8st pf frog %s't been Sf Sisgs Al dan q Du a pup. a nfA be
eyes deg lie pat on he cheeks lack q nigguh's
hysi, feel de,' lack dat fros tdh dome Rwan 70
Den 1 turn heel an scrummidGe away from
dab, but l ain scrummidge but a leetle ways
wen mos, dab squah as'in Mahsuh comm
WI 70, gwSnr he holluh, 'wano' 70
Imishty skeeuht, but 1 tell Mahsuh boat de
mou;t'us big frog wat sot me s~cIpmmidgin'.
she %9f he S ssy as a a% E!SSsan hs Is I say
He seatin' on de big gum stump. down yon'
"Coms wiv me- he say. We done cotch
de- I fra ss!G ee slf 1 as : .dlSySh lf Sat 1 T n sosn dos WEN WEN
Mahsuh, an done go. Fus'I hope de monst'us
iE1s I T Sops be be d MiIi be be d. sss spo Ssss to 9, l DO AZ. iisi 5 sn,
Mahs' he des' lacks not swat me an say I done
f sat h ,si aas sG ST gie iast Q, e9 ae! be f ESss Sn5 aSSy 4
my ceasrhr Mahs' he say. 'Da. . pow,fu'
rivuh 10 dough ball de wattuh to fotch de jack;
feesh bait in SO de jacks came long attuh EN-,
an meek de teeshin' good. an he teck a dough
hall oat'n he pocket an toss 1t to de frog. De
Aoe hC BoSoit y. al -hahS ~ toso. hnhlun ouC
fon, o dem dough balls he done iomp fun dc
he Ss1 KIN Kit Kit de- Ise dough SiSis balls 81 q Mths Rn I af S dsh nc q
squat an gobble dough balls tin M3hs' he done
den de frog he ieeck he chops. cock he big eye
till he reckon Mnhsuh ain done got no mo-, an
n'sr doa9 s an y" 70 a :ss aa sef is es% S Il ia f hs say say
Ishow him wano' he gobbie my dough ballsI
s as. i sssm s f l. I'D: fah 10 i isli FsS %shs Dc f SsSs, halls Tas;
its9 Pow,fGl fP fond dem NJ balls ls, an, p want no Gon.,,, ;,
I% oi 4 S,cs Sp PiDE g0 SaD EHseh 70 an r. long y1S ss e.n5, Wy 4,
Pudge he nevuh had a pow'ful good name round
dab; an Mahs' he 'auiAh Whah he Eeet dat watch
Ween it. Fudge he declah, playin' kyahdl
"He tell de ting so straight dat Mahs' he don't
buy de watch an chain, an meek young Mahsuf
Jim, he son wat ten yeah oil, des' dat day, a blrt
an young Mahsuh jim he pow fal proud Diem
Duh done bean some lettnhs inside de watch
mean. an dey doan Eesah. 1
Mex day MANS he done go down whah d.
attuh him to git mo dough balls. We all bea,
use 10 de monst'us chap by dis time, 'cep' my oil
"a"% aa6 m s sos mRahsaih Mlokcevuh. I wan,
you! Dat frog done Dean de taddph Of all den
TO nuhin'r
Dis hyuh day de frog done come long hom
WV Mahsuh, he doan, git no mo dough balls
none. an de frog he git he back up desp'rites
kyine. Mahs' he weenk at Zim an'say:
81 He fat enough, now. Boat t'mah / knoc
him in de head, an feas' on he saddles
U~m.m-m-m-um! But dey des gwan TO be pow
ful incl
DE big frog he bean ~squattin' on a stone b.
de rlyuh. an young Mahsuh Jim he standih' b.
him. De frog desp'rit mad. Mahsuh Jim b
de watch down 10 de frogs belgin' eyes, des' {
vate him. De frog he give one snap o h
monsL'us jaws. gobble de watch lack Ii bean
dough ball, rise on lie laigs, an go k'chug! In
riYuh. snatchin' de chain outn Mahsuh Jim
han an teckin' oil daI fine birfday present wi
himw Jickettyl But den duh done bean q hes
o mflsic roun' dat plahntation! Young Jim /
mos balluh he haht away, an oil Mahs' he swa
till de oil tuckey gobbluh's red chops dey dor
tu,n blue! Nanny she sheck huh haid an sa,
~ done VAIN vol | doue wahn yo'! ID
faddqh Of all dc plaigs Of ldjipt wat 20 bes