The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
LUCINDA'S TRUE STORY.
HER EFFORT TO TRAIN THE ToUNG
IDEA II bedrock FACTS.

LEFT TO Care for the HounEster During the
Mothers Illness. AMI Under the Lond or
Maternal 1niunctIons Told n Verncious Tale
OF Royal Iirc Near EIorninEsido Fork.
This story is taken FROM n phonograph in
the homo Of n lawyer near Morningside Park.
His vito was sick. The only child was given 10
the care Of an old colorcd nurse who had been in
tho family of tho lawyers wife many years.
The lawyer and his wife had warned the nurse
TO be careful what she told the child in the way
Of stories. The lawyer knew that Lucinda was
given to visions, and he so arranged his phono-
graph that the story which follows is now ono
OF the treats he has for his friends. II the dia-
lect is imperfect in places It is the fault of tho
transcribcr and not of the photograph.
Come hcah to me, honey, an donn 20 be
skecrt. Cause l amt dc kind OBJ n cullud nuss
dat would tell you emmy OBJ dom harrum.skeerum
romancins like pooh ignorant people tells TO dar
chillun. No deed, honey. Lucindy tell do truf
all her bawn days, jus rs natral us trees grow
up an watah runs down. Why, honey, Lucindy
d no mo tell you what she diddon know, what
she didden sec VIII her own eyes, an what she
didden hoah wifi her own ears. honey. den
shed take her own salvation out oh hcbcn.
Deed she wuddcn, honey. Some folks gifts
skccred in do dawk. and pertcnds dnt dey SEQ
COLLINS an men walkin' in do air. an strange
passins an coins on, an dey mako n heep OBJ
doins bout it all. an sech coins on cs dcy
make, honey, is scanlous. Deed 1t Is dat way
chile, des sho cs yo'a bown aut av 20 own sweet
mudder's won.
"But Lucindy was token by yo' own sweet
mudder, honey, to tex yo' chile, an TO done
bring yo' up in dc way dat yo' won't nobbcr
want to go no udder way. no matter what emmy
body ebcr SEE to yo', Cd long es yosc libbcn in yo'
soul an body. To tell yo' only what Is dc truf,
honey, an not TO Spite yo' young mind; to keep
yo' FREQ FUN nll sorts OBJ Contamination whilo
dat sweet muddcr OBJ yourn, honey, yo' own
muddor what's sick an can't do any
talkin' to yo', is mcndin' an gittin' her
young strengt an her puttyness back in
her young face. She sed to me, honey, TO
me, Lucindy dat's speakin' TO yo, she say,
.Lucindy, doan 20 tell dat angel nuthin' dat yo'
wudden say CT it was 20 las brcff in dis wuld.
an yoor gittin' into dem golden streets was
pcndin' on what yo' said OATS what 20 mud
der sed TO me. honey, when she handed yo' into
my own kearh. Now, honey, yo' des sot yo'self
on dot cheer an look at Lucindy while she tell
yo' how it was dat she is heah token kearh OBJ
yo' instid Of hevin' fnc robes an all dat splen-
diferous. ~skrumpshus dressin' dat dey put in dc
papers, oney what Lucindy tell yo, honey, am
dcs as 1t wus.
~ was des walkin' long dc big road, des as
nah ole mummy ust to walk. honey, when she
was goin' to meetin'. or to n pussoln Ginnah. an
1 wusn't sayin' nuthin' to nobody 'cept Lucindy.
mysef. And dos cs l was crossiu' dc big road a
lady steps up to me an she say. .Lucindy.' she
say dcs like dat, 'Lucindy, you mus come an go
wifi me- des like dat. Lady l say, 70 de
lambs sake, cross nah haht. CT I can leabe nah
mummy. Besides, say I doan know who 20
is. Howcumc 20 for to know me- l say. Den
she say, Lucindy. 20 is comm for 10 be in de
| queens manshuns,' she say. 'Wha 20 doan
haf 10 do anymo wlrk, only To hope me put on
nah crown when l gwinc out, an den 20 Gwinc
"Dcn ebryt'ing change like It do in a dream.
honey. Listen to me an d9un 80 shct 20, eyes,
Lucindy tcllin' yo'de church truf, honcy. deed /
Is. De next Ting. honey. l was in dc manshun.
Vas. VIII dc queen. Dc sides oh de lnaushun
was all sprcckcd wifi sho-nutf gold, an de cc!lin'.
hunG down was real diamon's. big cs 20 own
head. honey. Cross nah HABIT tree times ef dc
Dressed hairs on yo' hSid. an when de queen
put her footses on de kyapats 20, dcs cudden
heah no sound. cause dey Tus SO downGy;iikc.
De queen she say: 'Lucindy. pick up dc trail
Oh nah gown an stoop down an begin to pi,ch;
hevv mar hof awms full. AMI say, ''cnusc l did:
den know what 10 do. | say: Miss Queen. l
s! spre. t9' !, S snny On mean Gs Hoo ! s"E Xn' A ! TUX ENf it SAY nA'
spread ii all obcr de hole Zoo, twcl dey was
mo trail on dc floo' den deere NUS on de queens
back. An den she say to me. she say: 'Luclndy,
go inter dc closet an bring me NAH crown. dc
one set in diamon'S.' she say.
cross ma hawt. hope l may die c! 1t wasn't
hnnSin' full o crowns: Honey. all sizes, one Ter
Sp mimi dIF am m 'f s ysS TO he suN honey m@H mi 'Mis sS Queen IN
do yo' want de one dat you BIT on Broadway, or
Dc d! one dat you got at III d f,n n"wgin eomntHh +
finer dan udGcrs. Den she pint out ono dat she
sed had DIES cum in from de shop. An. honey, il
mos broke nah back TO get dat crown, often do
hook an tote ii to de Queen. Honey. dat crown
must a cost lehcntccn dollahs on Broadway. Oar
an bans OBJ solid gold, an dnr was "a cross on
top dat crown dat was made outcn de precious
Queen put II on she aXcd me how il look, an den
she said de King was comm TO see her and dat
doy was gwino fab, fab. way-way of, forty;lcben
doy done git yo' Dressed mudder when she was
married to W fadder. hefo, 70, was bawn.
20 to de doah an show him in Nah hnht was
II ipd m u %oG n; honey n Mo 10 li sSk" Hn, l w nSnon ao sGS Z Z
dor | doss let him in, same cs | ort 70 to lot in
yo' ladder when he came 10, keep, comp'ny wild
wus Dawn. An whom he, como in he
Hes hands me his crown, an i Samg nigh
Miss Queen doy talk bout dat long tripdey gwinc
TO make, an den Mistah King he say: Lucindy,
go 10 de pantry an fetch me some oh dat rain
bow Ice cream, wifi honey on it. an put some
h E%tnH TO funded iGTnIiuhs To- yo' tfip, h, say !" q"
81 go out in dc pantry. honey, wondcren all dc
time when would Gbber SEQ dat Dressed mud
der oh yourn. IN when would | cbbcr look into
yo' eyes, ma honey. nm, wondcren who was
iakin' care OBJ you like Lucindy would. But
cuodcn git away, honey, cause de King and &c
Qneen had mo in dar m0nshuns. An ] went
down to de pantry, honey, to git do rainbow ice
cream an dc honey lushousncss an de watah
million pwasuvs. An when | 4it into dat pantry,
honey. in look at de To- hundcd dulluhs tip dat
de King gimme, an l look ut dc watah million
pwasuvs. den try TO. pray 10 nah Snvyah, but
my mOuf watahcd so ] cuddcn pray at all, honey
an | laid down de TO hundod duluth tip an
pick up do wHtahmillion pwasuvs, an | stawted
back heah VIII II, honey, TO feed II TO yO' Dressed
muddcr an make her well, an to GIN dc balance
to 80, nah honey. Shucks, says l, wat do ! kccri
fo'fo' hundcd dulluhs, or To- waitin' on queens
an kings when Isc got yo' Dressed muddcr Il
wait on, an when lso got yo' To fotch up in dc
way yo' won't ncbbcr get outon when 20 gil
growCd upi
comm bnck from do manshuns l sat down ON dc
side oh dc road an cross NAH haht, honey, Of
hidden go to dc deddcst slumbah dat l cbhci
had. An wen l woke up dc watahmillion pwas
avs was all gone, ebbcry one, an den J. reckO
membod dat i dwcmpt dat ! cat um. An 1t dc,
about broke NAH haht. An il would n-Inad,
me 20 way fo'cbbcr only dat ~reckomembed der
dat II waS all one oh dem dwcams in dc dwcan
book, an ISc so happy, honey, TO be hcah wi
yo' an you Dressed muddcr. An Use KEEP NAL
word to dat Dressed sick chile oh n muddcr NJ