The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
PETE NEAFFIES PARROT.
HOW IT'S CHANGE OF HEART MADE
ITS OWNER PIOUS.

n wonderful Bird with n Sturdy Spirit ana y
erent Riow OF Observation-Disclosures hdven-
tsres With beast ana Fowl That Lcd Finally
to the Convernion OF n ana Etc Master.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. O., Feb. Some time,
des' bout do time do wah dono bean on its las
laigs," said the Black Homer Of Jimtown, One
Eye Pete Neaflo he kin scrummagin' In to Mahs
Rivuh. an he say: {.
"'whah Cunnel McKeevuhf
somebody show him whah Mahsuh bean,
an Pete he say:
"'Cunnel NcKoevuh, 1 done do muhduh, subj
leo q 'sassinatuh, Cunnol, an duh ain muffin
to do but dos teck me out an hang mo, subj
"Jickettyi Dat des' mok all do eyes on dat
plantation beige out lax dey bean de butt end
o. hens aigs, sub, an Mahs' McKeevuh he say:
"'wa'-wa'-wa yo' mean, Petuhl Who
yo' done killf
"I done kill, Nicodemus, subj one.lEyo Pete
bio say. 'Da's who 1 done kill, an 20 des' toll
'em to TEX ne out an hang mot
Den Mahs' McKeevuh he git ovuh dc fun
mix Pete done frow him in when he say he bean
doin' muhduh. an gin 10 grin, an dc eyes on
dat plantation dey quit bclgin'. 'kaze we all
know who Nico6omus bean, but Pete he stick
to 1t dat he q 'sassunatuh, an declah no mus be
hung.
"I done bean de def O. N%icodomus!' he de-
clah. If dat ain muhduh, den I reckon duh
ain no setch a ting as muhduhl'
"Co'se, Nicodemus boin' a-but I reckon I
bettuh tell 20 bout dat. sub. One-Eye Pete
Neaffie'ho bean des' about de streakiest man wat
evuh live long de Cape Fair. Jickettyi wat
streaks dat man do takei Ef Mahs' McKeevuh
ovuh t'ink O. dom things One Eye Pete Neaffie
do folks dey done sot him down as ravin' crazy.
But dey doan' t'ink Pete bean crazy. Des'
streaky, OATS all. Streakiest kyine. sub. Long
time 70 dc wah Pete he run n sloop on de Cape
Fair, an mex money. He own nigguhs, an he
own a little plantation. One time one O. he
nigRuhs he done skin out in de night time an
doan' come back no mo-. Dat niERuh he leave
a wife, an she b'lonR to Pete, too. Two. free
days attuh de nigguh run away Pete he say to
dat %nigguh's wife:
'Suse, whah dat wuffless nigguh O. yo'nf
az reckon he done scrimmage up Moth.
Mahs' Neaffie.' Suse she say.
"'Yo' know whah he beanf
""Yes. I know whah he beam Suse she say.
"'Den yo' des' pack up yo' bundle an 60 dab,
tool One.Eye.Pete say, an Suse she have to go.
dat de kyine O. streaky man One-Eye Pete
Neaffie bean. an when folks dey joggle him To-
settin' one nigguh free 'kaze 'nudduh one run
away, he brestle up an say:
Nobody doan' 'bleege me to'set my nigguhs
Free he say. But looka hyuh! Duh's a time
comm when all 20 own nigguhs dey done bean
sot free, an yo' won't have muffin to say about
1t, neiduh!'
dat dab bean monst'us hot sayin' TO de
Cape Fair plantations des' bout dat time, an
If Mahs' McKeevuh done say it folks dey say
he crazy, sho's yo' BON. But One-Eye Pete-'he
des' streaky, OATS all; des' streaky,' dey say.
"Des' n little time TO dc wah kim along Pete
he go way wiz he sloop, an he git way down to
Cha'lston. whah he tie up. an one day he bean
gwan long de street an he heah some III hol-
".Damn fool!
Pete he stop quick an tu'n roun' hut he
on, wen dat same holluh kim ag'in. Pete he
stop, an den he see an oil woman wiz a parrot,
an de parrot hoiluh:
Damn focl!'
"..Jicketty!,, he say. Dat parrot he know me.
sho on enough Gs hn,obbrunt, /, sT SaIin l n nc sma know him. , >
Pete till Pete he des' mighty neah laugh heseff to
def: an he buy dat parrot an iotch him home:
but visit wiv him all de time.
Use gwan 20 quit boatin', Pete he say. Me
an Nicodemus hahn got no time TO boatin'.' he
San he quit boatin', sho's yo' bon. sub. an
des' put all his time In wiz dat parrot. Den de
wah hit begin to push along, an One.Eye Pete
bfah's gwan to be hell 20 pay 'roun hyuh
An wat 20 tinki He done sell he planta-
dc wildes' kentry. he kin fine, an Nicodemus go
long WHY him; Jieketty! Wat a streaky man
Pete an Nicodemus dcy done go way up
dab an, rise a cabin in do woods. Dnh bean
heaps o game up dah-oodlcs of it; vile tuckv.
bah, deeuh. ''possum, coon,, vile ducks. vile
geeses, dey ali des natch,Iy bean plenty as gum
hang CT in dem woods! De vile lucky CANT |
mex he own call nigh 50 natchI as Nicodemps
ike hin a u geese as way an HG b faafi Ike t,k * f e %Ick; dn c it des
monstus! All Onc.Eyc Petc he have to do bean
to des tex he gun an go our in dc woods an
Nicodemus he dcs set on n limb an holluh EN-
in. an Pete he pick out de ones he keeuh 70 an
an duck, den he des hide by dc creeks, an Sico,
no mex de Pc, fowls tink, when dey bean
geese an ducks feedin' on do fat O. do Ian
down dab, de way he kin cackle an quack, so
G ~ wheel WI, doa an drop down ain in dat creek to see
good. Den Pete he whang 'em. an Nicodcmus |
he laugh an holluh like he des tickle to den de
he evnh miss a lucky wen Nicodemus call it
up pDs 70 c d9 i gun. mn IN How Dat parrot
Why, j~iicketty! Pete he CANT help gittin'
mighty :skeeuht many timc5 when Nicodemus
B nsan Hy'' st l So%n dat an3 wnIt f 9a. dc he say he d los
fab an birthstone he feel mighty sahtin mus
shoIy tumble on him for, dat parrots mon
swush at Pete, an yank he hath out. nm swab-
BILE he face; an joggle him desp'rit. Pete he des
lay low an tex it ali twcl Nfcodcmus git froo,
'kaze he say. any man wat CANT hit a lucky
wen it done been fotch to he gun. DIES ought to
be joggled till he CANT see.
"Des, SEQ wat n mons'tus crittuh dat Nico-
dmus done been. sub. Wen Ono. Eye Pete TEX
he gun to go in dc woods attuh game
dat parrot he des cock he eye uD an say:
"Mebbe Pete he say no. Den Nicodemus he
"Mebbe Pete he say no ag'in. Den Nico-
demus say:
" 'Gccsei'
+ Pete he say no. den Nicodemus say:
'Deeuhi'
Den Of Pete say no. Nj cd emus he scrumble
hissetf an swan, an holluh:
bah! Damn bah!
"kaze, Nicodemus he doan' keeuh TO- bah
TO he CANT call bah; hut he always
go long dcs' to swan ut Pete. One time Pete
done chase a bah all day long, an he CANT get
nigh him; Nicodemus he swah an swan an
swan, an tell Pete he bean so many monst'us
t,ings dat bahlnhy Pete he git skceuht, an think
sholy dat oil satan done gobble him TO- he git
outcn dem, woods. Den de bah scootle into n
swamp SO deep dat Pete he des' nachly give up,
a. say ne Cyan home. Den yo' oftuh hcah
Pete dat Petn's haiuh riso up. an, no MINT he