The sun., 1897-01-17
SISSY DAWSON'S SHE BEAR.
BLACK HOMER TELLS OF
HEROINE or THE PTNEY woods.
The North Carolina Dnrky's Fear q,
Bruiu--A Possible Uss OF Long Heeis
Ilu-trntcd-Sis-y Dnwson's Need OF
Money. md the WAY II Came 60 Her

SOUTHERN PINES. n. c.. Ian. 13.--" Heaps o
bah In Moth Calinn sub. heaps OF 'em!" said
Tony Budiman, tho Black Homer OF Jimtown
but not in desc hyuh piney woods. sub
Haint yo' notice how do darkies round hyui
don hestat a speck, sub. to go out way bacl
In the woods at night aftuh 'possum an coon;
Spec dey would'n' hesitate II duh was bahs 10
dem woods. suh2 Shot II duh was bahs 10
dem woods yo' could'n' haul II niggah out dal
wiv double hitch-up o. mules. sun! No
even 'possum an coon could'n' pull 'eu
out in de piney woods II duh wa
bah out dab, subj Moth Calina darkic
pow'ful skeert o. bah. Pow'ful skcert OF EN-
Don spec yo' know de recaon. suh1 Co'se yd
dom lie reeson Moth Ca'lina darkies so pow
'fui skeert o. bah is dat dey's full o. de idee ds
duh hain' noffn' bahs Ia so desp'rit fond o. doin
az to chaw of nrgahs' heels subj Doy had da'
idee long. long 10 de wah, an dun' dc wah
seems dey didn' git jogglod enough to shake II
out O. dcy heads. an sence de wah II les stick
to 'em strong as evuh. sub. II yo' skimmis>
rouu' froo No'th Cn'llna right smart, sub. an
don't miss any p'nts. bimeby / bot yo' be
sayin' to yc'se'f: 'Sho! Hahn some o. desc
cullud folKs's legs sot II desp'rlt sight fo'w'rds
on de hoofT I bet dnts wat yo'd be sayinS
sub. cause natch'ly dats j-s w'.t yo'd see
Use built n heap on dat plan mysef. sub
Dressed ef kin tell yo' watts dc use To- all dai
heel! nevuh knowed 'ccpt one time when II
seemed to me dat heel might a ben put on q
darky To- business. an dat time de Experiment.
didn' wuck jcs' cause do darky w'ut owned de
heel didn't know NUT not to make q hog o
hese'k. sub. Dis was long time ago ovah to
BeRuft. A heap o. us cullerd gemman wuh
tossin' pennies. sudden great big copper cent?
we use to have. We wuh tossn' 80 pow'ful,
sub, dat fus' along dab wuh mon couple dozen
pennies rollln' roun' on de groun' at one timo.
Sam Cheste' field he didn' jes' happen to have
no pennies to toss, an lao wuh prancin' roun'
countin heads an tails, an mixin' hcsef up 10
de game mighty 'hshus. Nevuh see setch Q
desprit lot o. flesh layin' on de hind side Of Q
negah's foot as Sam Cheste'ned frowed back
frum his-nevuh. sub! Biinoby dem pennies
dcy took to shrinEin'. an dey shrink an dcy
shrink. till blmeby couldn' find no mon
bout dozen to toss wild. Den shacky Dillln'-
hem he cock he eve an shake he head an say:
80 Shu's yo bon. gemmen.' he say, 'dah's y
niggah hyah watts got tah on he heel"
" Den all us darkeys we tu'n up our feet,
cept sam Cheste'neld. an lie gin to aidcs
away. sub. But we cotch him. an wat yo fink.
subj sam he have tab on he heel. an twelve
o. dem big pennies wuN stickin' In 1t, sub. snug
as could be. wiv plentv room TO de uddah
| twelve. sub! Bress me- but sam Chesterfield
he did have powful heel! II q bah evuh
chnw dat heel off o. Sans foot, 1t be like cut
tin n dogs tall Off jcs' behind his ears. subj
But wat good dat heel do sam? Not a spech.
sub. jes' cause he make hog o hesef an
ritch out to git all dem pennies. 'sted Of wob.
blin' off wiv twelve when he habd chance. sub.
YES. sun. OATS why Moth Calina darkies
| SO desp'rit skeert o. tah. Dey's full o de idee
dat bahs les nate hly won't do nufrn' else 10
! dey kin jes' git TO chaw niggahs' heels. But
dab hahn no bah in desc sandhill pines. sub,
| Don seem to me us IL spec dab evuh was any
bah in de sandhill pines; Hut in de woods back
GT' UNI mn MN. ump! m su. dem bah. !. sassy!
da, all ali So'sS s caiina darEics IS sEeert o bah.
sub. cause / knowed one, any how. dat wasn't.
She @ dead sGso now. reckon, but whom Fnowsd her
she lived ovah back o Beaurt. She was Pomp
USSd an lived in daR. sv ~ss Sissy an De pef
annnies. Dis hynh time I'm speak In bout dab
months or p'heSaHd bay c"Ied him joe Gauss % dat wa.
slssy's fndduhs name. wat liye up TO Raleigh.
oRe yo SHy fdp snsy ihs say 70 want. to
60 an see my oI daddy an, nanny. d.t's w'.s
natch'ly go, TO take him an, de young uns up
s hyq9 sD,Rs ns as' asy 4. hun esh.
do!Ahs. sissy! Golly! Cant stan it dis hyuh
spring. nohow"
didn' Jaw back. She jcs' buckle right in
wgskin an, didn say word, word Blu. ;hs
an an see @ her S' o, daddy and NANNY an SHOW EN-
| pckauinny Joe. Dobns's plantation iay off 'bous
an her tS two u' cubs dey ben raisn Of SICK ronn'
DAB seHn HGs an slnSn msSv sn ssss G
| he come long by POmp's cabin an no said:
e. Pomp. yo' want TO make u heap o money!
DO green p'simmons pueker yo' mouth p
"'is "pen NJ snas he say: Come long wiv me. den,
an we make ten dollahs TO me and ten dollahs
."f"mp he say: How .,..
Aafn faha hah In ham hs
bah be dam" Pomp, he say. i got no time
to feed my heels to bal" ,,,,
"IlSw's 70, cw;an W; to git dat heap o money
Cause Dobhs he dccler' yiste'day dat he sis
twenty dollahs TO de bah's coccuss. dat's how y
two shots at her, 80 Sat hs she sb liz EN- do Slip She:
hsng,n, rom % S. SSh w u 20 go long p0mp'
s:SN!ss n'" fa@p dSs. rln4 mo- o. my
heels dan twenty dollahs! 80. suh!
end de % smr an h. ssS sa 10 he susl
Ss.
~ "rIWhs.w|ha@, S|@, Nha'sdo ma'iuh, si'''' Am
- sissy she pant like a hoss WY de heayes,
but himeby she get her voice. an hollah back Al
- Dat OIL she bah an her two cube am rompini
10 de creek right by de cabin! Now, den, yo'
vi ""Eoot.a hyuh, woman. Pomp he say. 'Jes'
yo' 20 back an lock yose'f an do young uns Ia
| de house. When dat OF bah gifts tahd o. rvmpin'
she'll take to de woods
Fink o dem twenty dollnhs, Pomp" Sissy
she beg. i kin take piccannlny Joe an de
young uns TO soc DADDY an nanny wiv dat
twenty dollahs an yo'll hab n hull heap left
"'Ssy. yo woman" Pomp he say. My heels
Is wun mo- den twenty dnllahs! Go shot yo'se'i
In an let de oil bah roinp.
, Sissy she hustle back home. Pomp he hadn'
got scarcely to wuck ag'in when 'bangv goes {
gun right over by the cabin. He look up, an
bang" goes de gun eg'in. sub; ,-,
'Sho" he say. Some fool niggah's riskin'
. hese'f TO dat twenty dolahs" an he goes ovuh
dat away. He got to dc cabin an went in. No
. Sissy dah, sub! No gun dRh eiduh, sub! ID
young uns dey wuh all dab. but whah wuh
Sissy? Pomp he mos turn pale. sub. He graf
lie axe an resh out like wildcat an make TO
l de creek, An wat yO' fink he see sub 7 Dab
3 s0t Sissy on de bank, bawlin' like she wnh al
, her mhmmy's fun'al. On lie udduh bank. snh
dab lay de oil bah, deador'n "A butchered pig
suh, an her two cubs n whinin' on her cOccuss
soon as Sissy see Pomp sho ria up. sub. an
quit hRwlin'.
- bar go Pomp Dawson" she saw. 'Ef 70
Q haint afeard dead bah coccuss an two suckin