The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-13
SNowBALL's PREprcAMEyT.

I dun got big camp-kittle, filled hit full
oh watch, and histed hit ODER de fab, and
den set down tub kalkerlate. hadn't neb.
Der cooked no rice, but ! knowed dey billed
it same ez beans, and ez had larnt tub
cook beans, i fought wnz all rite fur rice.
sorter rekkined dat each OBJ de boys cud
eat erbout quart. So TUX aquart-cup,
and / counted on nah firgehs as Mistuh 10
had 1arnt me tub do
Deere" SEE !, takin' hold oh NAH little
hngah, and emptyin' de cup in de kittl
OATS fur Bert Gaskin. He's de runt OBJ de
mess, but what he can't eat I will. Dat
third fngah is fur Bill Bump; he's mejium
Dat long fingah's fur Fence Rail Pete. He
takes powerful site OBJ film. Betteh put
in half cup noah fur him. Dat fust
fingah's fur Ikabod Bump, and de funds
fur Mistuh 10. Betteh pnt in two fur him.
He's wuf hit. Den put in two fur NAH
own self, fur felt I'd be powerful hongry
after battalyun drill wuz obah"
De watah wuz a-bilin' and / set tub stir
rim and putin noah watah en- hit billed
off, thh keep hit frum Albumin. I'd larnt
dat cookin' beans
Bimeby de rice .swelled up and begin er
runnin' obah de top oh de kittl. Dis skeered
me, for Mistnh 10 and de rest hated waste
powerfully, and knowed he'd skin me alive
So runs obah tub de next mess and borryed
DER kittl. But hit wuz soon full too, and
er-runnin' Obah.
"Sumbuddy's dun put spell on dat
blimmed rice" SEE l. Hits er swelin'
wuser'n apizened pup. won't have speck
oh hide left on nah karkiss wen Mistuh 10
Gums often battalyun drill"
cuddent git no noah kittls. Dey wuz
all in use bilin' coze and sowbelly, and dat
pernickety rice KEEP on er bilin' obah de tops
oh de kittls like de blossums On snow ball
bush in May.
blanket, and / run and fetched hit and
spred hit on de ground, and begin skoopin
out de rice onto hit
Den dem udder low-down cooks geddered
round and begin tub poke fun at me-
Bin promoted tub cook fur de hull riji-
ment, Snowflake" SEE one. SCOT enuf dah
fur de right wing already, and noah cum
MINI
Let him alone. He's got Guv'ment
contrack."
He's expectin President Linkum and
Jinerul Mcclellan, and's gittin supper for
'em."
Git out on de battle-ground, and sot de
ossifers' tents back, and you'll have room
to set out yo' grub"
my, wen de Kurnel Gums in and finds
dat niggah wasting grub, won't he buck-and-
gag him?"
j cuddent stand it no longer. l wuz
sweatin wusser'n steer in harvest time,
and madder'n wet hen. l turned round
rite sudden and let the foremost niggah,
Soup-bone Tarsney. have dppeh full oh
de hot rice rite in his wide-open nouf He
tried to yell, but he cud only kick and claw.
De mex niggah dat opens his he'd I'll fill
ez full ez sassidge wild dis hot rice" /
yelled, and den dey scattered.
Jest den de rijimint cum a-marchin in.
fought dey would all we died a-lafin' wen
dey see what I'd been doin. Eben de grum
old Kunnel grinned.
Il wouldn't take hundred t'ousand dol
labs oh any mans mummy fur dat niggah,"
sez Mistuh 10, sezzee. "ril back him, 100
to 1, to be de biggest fool niggah, on jinerul
principals, in de United States of Ameriky,
and win ebbery time. SNOWFALL, you mus
nebber leah me-"