The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-05-20

wen, tell me all about It, l said
as it Manda?' Nor, sub, hit ain
dat gal, she ali right. She doan
worry Inc none. Nor, sab, tain her
well, it's . woman, Pm quite sure
of that" replied.
How you know dat, Mars'r Jeemes
how you fin dat out?'' said Sam, the
slightest suspicion of a grin invading
his face. Like ter know bow you
fin dat out. ain sayin' nut;in' bout
80 gal" continued he, evidently
rather pleased than otherwise that
had OWNED his secret. You sutt'n,
ly is KNOWN Marsh Jeemes. 'Twuz
er gal shO nuf,n and he actually show.
ed his teeth with much the broadest
grin had seen on mis- face for many
| days.
''You may sit down there, Sam,
while you tell me-" said l, motioniug
to Il chair.
"Thankee Sub, thankee, Mars'r
Jeemes, but doan keer ter set down:
IL feels better standin',3 which
seemed to be the fact, as he was GO
ing through peculiar set of motions.
growing out of his EMBARRASSMENT,
motions heard him subsequently de
scribe as the "wriggles. -
W VIZ JHoO tAo iva b'lCl 81 NAi3 NO.
wait a minute; hand me that box of
cigars and e match and III smoke
while you talk.
Deed Marsh Jeemes, yous' de
onlies' gent'men | kin meek free ter
talk ter; leastways you done loos'n de
string O. my tongue, en- | ain gwine
tell you no lies, but de plain, homes
turf, so hep me de Greet Marster.
You know Marster Jeemes when you
sent me over to DR.. Miller's wild dat
note las spring | hadn't no mo- no
ton O co'tin' den | had err flynn.
Gals wuz gis gals, OATS all dey wuz, en-
| frolics wild EN- en- 'scorts EN- ter
clutch, ell dances, en- SIGH doin's, but
l had no mo- notion O tim en- you,
en- when l gifts over to Maple Grove
Ell knocks at de front do, | wuz Ell
inherent ez er chile. Den, wen de
doctor read de note he steps ter de
front do N he say: Is you de boy
what brung de note; | sutt'niy is err
bliged ter you. He talks ter Inc gis like
l wuz er sho nuf genterman. In he
say l ain quite done breakfus yit Ell
you better step inter de kitchen en- git
some you'se'f eff you ain had none.
Co'se l ain gum ter tell him l had
gis say aim had none; Ell Sam alters
meek it er pint ter eat wen eatiu'
place Ell eafin' time come. SO ! gees
long inter de kitchen, en- l sees Gle
Polly, " at cooks fer Ne doctor. en- she
Say, how 10, Sam teck dat che or, so I
tec!ls dc cheer CT: gins de CON p!liusLts
en- lookiu' 'ToDn' fur de breakfus,,
when de dinin' room do opens en- er
gal come out II dar wi er plate in her
han, en- she say ter Polly: Is you got
emmy mo- hot buchWheat cakes? En-
Polly say: In er lninnit.-d griddIe
need greasin' fu2. En- Deb she say:
Dis is Mr.. Sam john. on, Miss TarGcr.
l looks rocks round at dat gal she
called Miss Turner, en- she gigglin' en-
laffin' tell she leetie mon let de plate
fall out'u her han. En- say, how you
how's you? En- | say o, Use able ter
eat my 'lowance. specks you is, SEE
she, en- mon dat, you got big 'nuf
mouf fer two 'lowances. En- dat meek
me feel right easy WI her, en- I up'u
says,I gifts de 'lowance any way, mon
you gifts, specks.
By dat time de cakes wuz brown on
bofe sides, Ell ole Polly she shoves ZEN
Oh de hot plate Ell tell dat gal: You
better fly right quick wi GEM cakes;
de ain no good 'dout de's right hot
often de griddle. Min now mum, you
you better run. En- dat gal she cut en-
run sho 'nuf thu dat dinin' room do,
ell eZ she dodge in she stick her haid
thu de crack ell grin, en- say, Good
mawnin' Mr.. Sam. En- doan' you
know, Mars'r Jeemes, I feels sutlin'
crawlin' down my back gis like 'twuZ
hot en- cole de same miuniU.
Den say ter Polly: What dat gal
name? En- she say, Miss Turner.
En- say, o G. long, ole woman; what
her Chris mus name? Oh, she say, she
name Ailsie. Fo' de Lawd, Sun, when
1 hayar dat name, hit meek lie feel
right Gu yus, fer dat de name I done
drempt bout last Sunday night. En-
say, is yo' sho' dats her name? Ger
tainly, she say; o. co'se; think gwine
lie bout de gals name;you mus think
Ise er fool. Nor, I say, nor doan' but
dat de gal done drempt bout las
Sunday night, gis's sho's def; de ve'y
one. I'm gis den de gal pop her haid
in de do Ell Won t mo- cakes, en- she
fotch back er whole passel O cakes
en- bislits, en- she say she warn gwine
let her Mistis eat no cole cakes, de
warn wholesome. En- mp en- say,
Lamme see eff de's good fer my whole
some. En- she laf. en- say, de'S good 'nuf
fer you eff de's stone coli. Eu she sot
de plate right in my lap, ell tuck de
jug en- poured ec whole lot CT 'lasses
on top de cakes. en- she say,-Now,
stuff yo'se'f, greedy. But gis iaf ,en
say: Desc cakes is good, de sutt'nly
is. En- ole Polly she say: Sam yo'
got err big mout', but yo' cayarnt git
one O. dem cakes in hit wid6ut doub-
lin it up, en- hit spiles buckwheat
cakes ter double EN- up. Ailsie, fotch
Sam er knife en- ok. So she fotch
me er knife Ell fox, en- ez she hams
EN- ter ne her han fetch mine, Ell
doan' you know I feels dat same
creepin' up my back, fus' cole en- den
hot.
But eats de cakes do, spite de
creepin' en- den de calls me Ell tells me
de doctor done writ de answer to de
note fun you, en- 1 comes long back.
Gis's wuz tunnin' de cornder O de
house I see dat gal Ailsie, switch by
de dinin' room winder, en- feels dat
creepin' er gin, gis's plain ez kin be.
De mex day 1 aXyou Mars + Jeemes,
doan you member it'll aX you doal'
you wan 'nuther note tucken over ter
lie Doctors-En you say, yes, b Ives
1 do. No, 1 won write no note, you
gis say ter de Doctor will he lem me
dat mag zine, -sho'lly you members
dat,-wi' sumfin' in hit bout de cot
ton states, fergit gis wat hit wuz.
So 1 goes over, does, Ell de fus' thing
1 sees when 1 walks up ter de front do
wuz dat gal Ailsie, scrubbin of de
steps. 1 say, Mawnin, en- she say,
How de do, Ise real glad ter see you.
En- I feels dat creepin' gin, gis's plain
ez kin be. En- she say, de Doctor, ain
home, he gone ter see er sick lady
YOU better wait till he come back.
So goes inter de kitchen, does, en-
presently DAT gal Ailsie, she comes i'll
de guarden ter git some things fer
dinner, en- I sot dar hardly KNOWN
gis what I wuz dom. En- presnly dat
gal she up'n say: You done los you
mouf, ain you? En- dat start me er
little, en- say, gotm ouf 'nuf fer you:
Den she say, L doan wan you mouf;
I ain worrin' myself bout you, boy.
BY dat time 1 ain keerin' Ell L sot
down right long side o her, en- We
chat erway gis like we know'd one
nudder always. Den I hayar de Doe
tors buggy rattlin' round de by de
stable. en- l say, linus git out'n dis.
Whar you gwine? she ak me, en-
tells her whar, en- she says: You mus
come ergin, Ise real glad ter see you.
De ve'y mex night arfter | done
finish waitin' on you l start fer de
Doctors gin. En- meet him at de tu'n
O. lane en- he say: Sam, got emmy
message fer me? Zen say, Nor, sub,