The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
SNUFFY SANS KINGDOM.
4 CAPE FEAR COUNTRY LEGEND OF A
RUNAWAT SLAVE.

SOUTHERN PINES. N. c., Nov. 2S.-"0ne ting
bean sticEin' in my crap. stlckin' in my crap
an stickin in my orap ev' sense de wah. sub,
an long befo' do wah. too" said the Black
Homer OF Jimtown, AN l CANT cit 1t out no.
how I kin fix 1t. / dcs' Ewnn TO tell yo' bout
dat. sub. nm I bet ct yo' doan' say dat ottuh
stick In my crap den yo' mus t'lnk got a
pow'ful big crap, sub. But mobby yo' done
heah bout Mahs' Bunn's nigEuh. SnufIy Sam.
long 10 dis timer No? Jlckctty! 'Peahs
lack dat bean mighty queeuh. tool / spec
folks dey doan' t'ink to tell yc' bout him-but
len, ! dunno bout dat. neiduh. l reckon folks
'roun 'hyuh dey doan' know much 'hout de
Cape Fair kentry. Shol 'Co'se.dey doan'!
Folks 'roun' In dis hyuh piney woods kentry
1oan' know much bout nufin'l
"Mahs' Joshway Bum he live down yon in
de Capo Fair kentry. an his plantation It line
on to Cunrel McKcevuh's. an dat de way my
| oil nanny she know bout SnufIy Sam. knze
my oil nanny abe h'lonR on Cunnel McKee,
vuh's plantation time dis hyuh done happen.
an cose she tell me bout it many time. many
time; but dos de same dat one ting it stick q in
my crap. SnufTv Sam he b'long on de Bum
plantation. an he a mighty sly coon. / tell yo'.
sub. Jicketty! Monst'us sly. dat Snuffy
Sam done bean. Mahs' Bum git dat nigRuh
down In Newulleans. or summer down dat
Away. 'Penhs lack Sam he p%uflec'ly satisfied
wiv Mahs' Bum. an Mahs' Bum he t'ink Sam
des' de succumbobbles' nigguh on de hull
plantation.
"'Mahs' Bum he des' natch'ly done meek a
fool o. heseff ovuh dat Snufry Sam my OIL
nanny she say. an 1t a heaven-bo'n wonduh
OF de skies she say. dat Sam he doan' cut
sticks an sheck de mud o. de Cape Fair kentry
, off he heels long TO he done do it, de pow'ful
heap O. chances he mahsuh give him.
But Sam he bean op de plantation mon a
yeah. chippuh rs a hen pottidge in a cowpe
patch whah duh ain nevuh bean a gun shot of
yit. an eff anybody had des' meek a little whis-
pub dat dey t'ink dat nigguh gwan to run
away some day. folks des' natch'ly set dat
pusson down as c~razy-crazy as q mullet wat
bean fool enough to suck in de doughball bait
wiv de ,imson-weed seeds mashed up in: 1t.
IN dat de craziest ting wat evuh bean seen in
de watuh or on de Ian below or In de sky
Dove. subj But one.mo'nin' Mahs' Bum he 20
down to de con fields. an 'pcahs lack he amt
feelin' des' sahtin In he mind.
."'Whah Snuffy Sam?' he holluh.
DE nlGCuhs dey all say dey hain't see Snuffy
Sam not sence he tu'n in las night.
Den Mahs' Bum he ~skrimmidGe back to de
house, an wen he done GIT dab de women
folks dey all bean combobbullated woful. an
de young Missy's' gal. Teety. she des' bout
cryin' huh eyes outen huh haid.
"'Wafro' dat wufiess wench belluhin' SOP
Mahs' Bum he holluh. Huh nanny done
daid?' he hollub.
"'No. suh.' de young Missy she whimpuh
Some un done stole Teety's neck beads!
OATS wat some un done do!' she whimpuh.
"'Whah Snuffy Sam?' Mahs' Bum he holluh.
Nobody dey doan' know whah Snufy Sam
bean. Dey hahn seen Snuny Sam sence he
lone tu'n in las night.
Den Mahs' Bum he cletch he haid an hol-
""";Mighty GABRIEL Dat erantorious nieguh
he done pull de wool oruh my eyes. shu's 1
den de wooman, folks ,dey, all combobbul-
lated mo an moi H., ea5e deg know dat Snufiy
yo%ne mis- missy fotch huh cIah fun GoaSe ewTliean ns
time Mahs' Bum fotch snuffy, Sam to de plan,
s sHasEs ,k sap tam s dam. d !sldes stale dss. a &ah Ssf Bsn ans
nigguh, amt gwan 70 meek he feet So sheckin'
de % sail away ray in Mahs' BUNS c smee e Iieikeftt Hf
Dat bean a monst'us sly coon. dat Snuffy Sam,
miles an miles; but dey CANT git on dat mig,
G mamm 5yas ssy a dat d sSe nf hea 10 Ganne IF n; My oh
say dat in all he life he pevah did heah Q man
Snufty Sam. an Cunnel McKeevuh. so my
nanny IN say, b be an o a man wat had a Dow'tul
I done heah dat man wiz he
t9mpuh 81 something's m III ssy my my ;9r nanny IAN m d say sio till | |
o. birthstone evuh do be comm it sahtinly
mus be on de way des' dem, :,
de CON. an two. free weeks attuh de con bean
shuck. ues' about dusk time one evenin', my
She heah tap, tap. tap on de DO Jam, She look
up an, den she mos drap daid whah she set.
ana nrzs so ann w Wi We it's ao eyes SeSos so 9Iin way sop back X in Si it's
mX:9l, MANN; an say. kind o low: ~
Nanny she. done spec huh time bean
come. but she amt gwan TO go wivout a word.
wa, uaduih de elsamin, sky yo' done do
in de .s f hh6 dat a j. yG SS CANT sEiG reS' in in ST' sr SElSnrn
Use in de flesh! Rosybell, doan' yo' know
%,Rqsybell. dat ben my Of mammy's name.
dat suffin' whispuh it. but dat minute she git
oyah hu doa s6e9 know an ,o shs shy shy; say. but if vi
tote il! Idoan see muffin, but skin nm bonesi'
'Rosybeiii; Use snufy SAM
My OF nanny she spring to huh, feet an
SSi aid to aa &c s1 do'1. S 81 is r s90 5on. sun ah i Il be aus
Snuf1y Sam, all shr9nk an sonk, an, rattly.
Of m "a my she cIetch h" him iasiuG VT. an she
s @S Tss,S ssiS %sst sSS s Z nisr"h yo'' wAah lit
"Snufy Sam he winch. an he pump down.
%'sh:b.h,hh, Rosybell! done trade 'em TO-
My Of nanny she drap Sam an des' squat
tie down in huh cheeuh an look at him. kaze
she cain't speak. She tink sam done gone outen
'shet de do. hosybell,' lie say. an | done
tell yo' all about it,
MY OIL nanny she shet de do. an'iSnufHy
Sam he set down. an dis hyah wat he tell huh
des' lack'my oil nanny done tell me, many,
many time.
~ bean t'inkin' long time snury Sam he
say, dat [ gittin' tahd dom wock To- udduh
folks. an l des' meek up my mind ! sail away
fun lie Cane Fair .kentry an go 'skivvuh an
l lalnnn ann mn N hn n E1nD In an neck
folks .wuck. 10 me. i snick Teety's neck beads.
koze rink me by | gi, . queen. an dem beads
away in Mains Bunn's canoe. an | sail an |
an dab | t'ink ! kin teck a breathin' spell. !
tie de canoe TO de 'Iuatuh an dab rest an
rest on de waves. l amt bean dab long 10 |
see a mighty: shadow. an / look up, Rosy
bell. ii bean IA monst'us big fowl. comm swoop.
swoop, right down to'ds me, AMI weesh / bnck
on de Of plantation. But dat monst'us fowl ii
de canoe, an / see dat one Of it's mighty wings
bean hut desp'rlt. | hep de fow! in de canoe;
an doctuh. an doctuh. an doctuh lie wing till
IL done git well. Dat fowl so thankful dat wen