The sun., 1897-10-31
TALE OLA TAR HEEL WITCH
THE BLACK HOMER RECALLS THE
UoES or THE M'CRUMMONSES.


| Under tho Han Of Meg McCrum'nonS-bi--
| appearance OF Jnney. Betty ana the M'dEet
! Haby-The Hear. the Deer ana tho Wof'
sorrurpx PINES. \. c., Oct 90" done spec
duh been a pow'ful hcep o 'witchin' done ycahs /
an ycabs ago long TO de wah, sub, down yon /
| in do Cane Fair kentry, FUN oil wat my oil /
nanny she done tell mo, many, many times,
said the Black Homer OF Jimtown. Heaps an !
/ heaps OF IL. But doan' spec duh oNnh bcah |
| sctch desput heap q 'witchin no"hab ronh |
Il all, sub, rs dat wat done happen ono time III
| dc OF McDade McCrummons tambly' down Noh' !
| tm.m.m-.um! how dat family uohc Ocell
| 'witchcd! Disputes kyinc. sub! Disputes
| kyinc!
| "Duh bean heaps o McCrummonscs in dat
kcntry wen dis hynh done happen an dcy all
kin. one way an 'nudduh McDadc Mc'rnm'
mons he live on dc lInckDerry Swamp plantations
| an he bean mighty fine man, 80 my ol mann
my done tell me. nn' huh oil nanny done tell
| huh So 'kase huh ol' NANNY bean one o his
ngguhs one time, an she know all aboat 1t.
Den duh bean dc Muggic McCrummons family.
wat live on dc Scrabble Hin plantation, an all
duh bean TO dat fumby wuz oil MuSgc an
he daughluh Meg. an dey sctch mighty
quccuh folks dat cv'body roun' dah dcy
kync o 'fcard OF em, kasc duh done
bean n heap O. 'witchin' roun' dab. an udduh
folks dey have dcv 'spicions. Mighty strong
'spicions, too suh Mighty strong! But TO all
dat. wat yo' thnki Meg Mc"runmons she
wah head an cahs IN love wild MCDadc MCCrum-
mons, wen dcy young folks, an boun to marry
him! Yes, sub! But McDndc he done treat huh
wild skawn. an say he reckon he go n heap fud'
duh dan Scrabble Hill wen he pick ont wife.
An he do, too. fo' wen he fadduh done die an
leave him de blackberry Swamp plantation.
bahmby McDadc McCrummons he go way down
de rivuh an fatch back a wife W at beans one o
de Rob McCrummons family. an n pow'ful
nice sweet gal she bean. too. OATS wat my oil
mammy's ol' nanny done say.
80 But jickclty. she say, wen McDadc he
done fotch he young bride to de plantation
'NIahs' McDade he bettuh kip he top eye peel
all de time attuh dis! Dat Meg McCrummons
she des natch'ly ravn mad she is! Ef she
nevuh did do no 'witchin' befo' dis. she boun' to
try huh han o desc days. shu's yo' BON!
Mahs' McDade he bean mighty happy man
des' now. bot he bcttuh Kip he top eye pccl
declah I'd rudduh hcah OIL Gabrul blow he
trompct dis hyuh minute dan stan in Mahs'
McDades shoes, fine as dcy is! would, sho'lyl
: Oats W at my oil mammy's ur nanny say,
but Mnhs' McDade. he des' laugh an say ke
cant hep it, an anyhow. he say. dab ain no
| use to kip he top eye open, 'ka2c ef he done
gwan to be 'wtchcd dah ain muffin kin stop it.
| An Mahs' McDade an he wife, dey dcs
natchly let tings glide along. An dcy glide
=. along. an dey glide along, yahs an yahs. an
2 Meg. she doan' liz huh han to hahn Mains
|
hahd name TO de doins wat folks say she do do
, or Muggic McCrummons he bean daid dis
/ | hyuh long time. an Meg. she live all by huhsef
l. on de Scrabble Hill plantation. Der hoasc il
r done git tumbly an rickcty. an de hcls dcy al /
x mys oil mamlny say Meg done do des' meek me
shedduh an creep ven my oil NANNY done tell
d me boat 'em ! Cm-m mum! de desp ut tings
my oil maminys oil NANNY say dat dat witchy.
o Meg McCrunmons done do! Desp'ut. sub!
o "Rut she doan' lif huh han to hahn Mahs'
MeDadc an he family. an bahmby dcy done
d Yeahs dey glide. an bahmby Nahs McDadc he
fine dey have two de fines gals in all dat kcntry,
e :" Jickctty! he says Denis De sweStcs' gals
.e An dey bean dc apple Of his eye, sub, an de
it apple of dey mmdduh,s eye but dcH have to give
oH' sauah VI nSs oS
e. Bailey Creek plantation, he love huh DISPUTES
It he mus have huh an he did. But dcy hayc Ia
IjTs de iIaekSerry tPlantiatioH% MaMs Nah,
~ go way furn oa,cn he sight, So Roy an
n"fN asy sHt SrFt o. annh i,Ay
ly mons he have heapo, Ian, way down on dc
sSs SS bSSn aTn" anE%
lie sen Mahs' Roy down dah to see how t, incs done
Me"k but @ S Hd back p he s
to froo; an dcs lnGks not he be down d1h i've sX M
cr. done done bean M bon on N de iiackbcrry pien,oti9n
st an, Roy he bean a ,,i ta,Gdiuhr an, Mahs
s ss % duh nSvuh III w"z VIZ nuddan baby bo N in dis hyu
ID wide wp' " at bean scich a wondmhfnl baby a:
IS 1@' co din " to Mnns Mcbadc In, Wen my Of
ammys o. mGmy y, kin noC eaten E de haas" fun rn
- sho! she say. Dat baby ,woan fill pin
t baby W. Wal II "vnH hi had de brcf o lie! waGS d'
rs rcasoni Dcs' kaEc Mnhs' Mcllade he doan' XII
Sy s EsS on ash @ gig &S@ Mss
she only des bean iayin low she Sovo wa;tin I'm, 10
~, spell dat po, baby, and stent it! nat's wa
she done do An dat m BABY dSs % 9Eisny bopn
its but Mails McDadc he hoot at setch lnG
'' 'kaze he say he Goan see muffin litilc bout da
~"HfHni@ frsn he sny sGn %R R!s ckcy Duh
ng bean sctch a big baby as dis hyur baby Ncyuh
IN. Roy he cain't git home yit. One day Jancy sh
'd- says she gwan to teck da! BABY yisiiin oysh
~, say deed she amt, don! Dat baby amt swn
lei out to Cotch its den o cold. No, sub! An ;
" it il sit dahk, an janey she doan come home vi
he MehS McDadr folks dey nigh Sk"e"ht Graz,
of y: Whan Janey Ihe say. .v.,
all den Iey snhch an ;ahrh, but dcy CANT fin
ois Squiah's nigguhs say h. see huh, Eoin 10y dc o
hc Muggic McCrunmons Scrabble Hin plantation
ier now da, Meg shc come out an rrot long benin
,ry huh, wiv hun big black eat
me Zen Mans Mclauc nc mos tonlplc OH II
I'M hoss.
30 Meg Mccrunmons dcs,, natch'y done gon
it an witch dat gal. shu's yo bo'nI he holuh. nj
hy he dash TO oil Muygie's plantation. Nobody dial
rt sub! DE rckctty hoasc bean empty as bust q
yer Cow.pca pod. an iahk MS "A runnn O tab! 81
md body haint see Meg attuh Squinh's niEguh dor
idc see huh. an nobody ncvuh did huh i'll Gl
lch kcntry no mo. Den duh bean dcsput times
The MnhS' McDades sub.
cnt An wen dcy bean wnitin an tax II dcy ha
the mos oatcn dey hcids.' my oil nanny OF ma II
all my say, dcy hcah some un ldughin an yci
the an chucklin an mnwkin' in dcy cahS, an ,
the s0uawlin' an sInttin % eats. Nobody in dc la
ess kin cvuh do dat but dat weekcd Meg Met trW
mons, an Mahs' McDadc no know it! But
i've done wahn him. long time bcio'! | done tC
rhe him to kip he top eye peel
ion "tOsc dey son Mud to Mahs Roy, down on
lief Pccicc, but 10 he kin git home 'nudduh mon
OF tus ting done happen To de famnly, One d,
hat .Ialiey's sistuh Betty she can't be fuun ni
sti- whah dat baby Mgty Gabrul! II can't