The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
MAHS MKEEvER'S MULLET.
4 TtR-HEEL TEMPERANCE TdEE
FROM THE CARE FEAR COUNTRY.
Hack Homer or Jimtown to Fight Shy
or Pcrrimmon Decr. Peach and Honey. |
scuppernanE wine. aud white Corn IIausr.

SOUTHERN PINES, y. c., March o.-"I done
have n powuhful temp'unco lcctchuh one time,
Town yon In dc Cape Fair k~cntry,' said tho
Black Homer of Jimtown, AN done fight
mighty shy O. 'simmon hcouh. an scup'nong
vino. an peach an honey, an wife CON lickuh.
sub. ev' scnce dat time. Jicketty! Pcahs to
me lack / ncvuh did hrah tell o. setch n temp.
unce lectchuh lack dat lcctchuh done bean Ef
all do cullud folks in dc Pincy Woods kin have
setch q temp'unco lectchuh lack dat. duh done
bean q powuhtnl sight mo- niEguhs in dc meet
In house. sub. holluh'n Glory an n mighty
sight less Of 'om snickin' to de cock fight wiz a
raZuh In dey pocket! Yes. subj Shn's yo' bon!
Long time sencc de wnh. Mahs' McKccvuh-
co'se he doan' bean Mahs' McKcevuh no mo-
den, but we des' nntch'ly call him mahsuh 'kaze
we CANT get out'n do way o. 1t. an he mighty
fine man-NTahs' McKcevuh he done t'lnk he go
up Moth an Sec how things lookin' up dab, an
hc kim home bahmby tickle mos 10 def ovuh n
fcceh pond wat hc done see on a mans planta.
tion up dab, an he tu'n to an meek n fccsh pond
TO he ownscf right in de do yahd. An hc-scn'
nm he git gold fccsh an silvuh fecsh an red
fccsh an streaky fecsh an crawfeesh, hoaps an
heaps of en-, an tu'n en- in do rond. an dey
'peah mighty fine. dc way dcy scoot and serum.
mage an ramincate roun' in dat pond, sub
mighty fine! Den. one day Mahs' McKcovuh he
cotch in hc net n monst'us big mullet, an he
tun de mullet in dc pond. De mullot he root
an poke he snoot roun' on dc bottom, an he SO
desp'ut bad lookin' dat mahsuh ho teck n great
shine to him an name him Absalom.
"Onc day Mahs' McIiecvuh he bean watchin'
Absalom pokin' he snoot roun' an roun' an in
an out. des' lack he bean sahchin' TO sufin' an
he can't fine it, an bahmby mnhsuh say:
TONY he say, ''peahs to me dat dab feesh
done bean mighty dry. Dat fccsh bean lookin'
TO n drink o. sufiin. shu's yo' bo'n!' he say.
Il have to snickuh wen mahs' no say dat, an
l link to myself. Guess yo' bean lookin' TO
suffin' to drink yo' ownscF, Mahs' McKeevuh.
an done foun' it. subj But l say:
"'Sho. mahsuh! l say. 'Fccsh dey doan'
drink muffin! Ell dey do. ain day got de hull
pond to hep deyseffs inf
Tony Mahs' McKcevuh say, dat mullet
Absaiom he know too much to drink wahtah!'
an mahsuh go to de house. Bahmby he kim
back wiz a bottle O. milk. an he done At n noz.
gle on 1t, sub. Den he shove dat nozzle down in
de pond. an Absnlom he cock he eye UP at &c a
spell, an den ho wiggle up an grab it. He suck
he big mouf full O. milk, but peahs he doan'
lack 1t, an he sput it out an wiggle back to de
bottom an look up at Mahs' McKeevuh des'
lack he done bean 'gusted wiz him. Mahs' he
lie back an snickuh an chuckle.
"'Absalom he done t'ink l teck him TO- a calf |
mahsuh say, an he doan' lack It! I reckon dat
dab feesh know n heap. mahsuh say. an 1 des' |
gwan to see how peeuht he done bean.'
Den mahs' he ponduh in his mind an
bahmby he shy:
TONY he say. Il done bIieve dis hyuh
Absalom know SO much dat 'simmon beeuh des'
gwan to set good on he systcm!'
Now I des' pinin' TO- 'simmon beeuh nv
ownscff, 'kaZe l know dc heaps o. Joy duh bean |
In it, an CANT satiate myself to tink Mahs'
Mckccvuh done gwan to cas- he beeuh on de
wahtuhs dat away. des' TO dat oil mudsnoot
mullet to poke he nose in. an me right dab
a-quiv'n an a-shiv'n TO des' a little sniff of it
my ownsetf. an hollnh:
go way, Mahs' McKeevuh! l holluh. Dat
monst'us foolish. sub! Doan' yo' go squanduh
'simmon bceuh on a clay.rootin' feesh wat ain |
got no lips to smack ovuh it. sub, an CANT feel
It's snap. Dat dc mos oncivlized pusscedin'I |
evuh did heah Of sence de wah, subj
But mahs, he des' grin an say. Tony he
on he system an he skittuh in de house. git a
bot bottle ni0 o. : simmer MINOR +, begun; squeeze de nozzle on it.
hsseif up TO It WV no mo- life in him. sub sui % dsn a
nozzle an git one sniff Jieketty! j. He Gays dey
eahs on a skittish boss, sub! Den he close he
sn nSn0o on dat nozzle an give a suck. Mighty
He leggo do nozzle and back off a little mite, an
chaw on dat 'simmon beeuh. an roll he eyes
ute a .a's sW va aG to s6on ne P!Gf% sIielo aS1 Plsss Den mi he
swash up gin dat nozzle Sg'in, shct he snoot on
II; e eyes su sR' n roll suck he cy es' S eIGs rry he 70 e gss b an, o pc
de belly WY he tail tin duh ain a dram O sim
Keevuh des' swoop back SCist on s de g ro vans an: Mi SoII
an a! h9liSh T an, klG bo he Sd hsGIs. AZ he h9lluh:o,
yo'l Doan dat foesb Know enough TO- isimm sor
beenh to set good on he system
des. as mhsh lack as dat he ie dsi,l s rsSko AM M kn9Ts
no IN dnt m saSS: s@s m" 6r m he SO S Sssp u hS13,
did teck dc hint sinh An p'at yn' t;nl. al,
ifeesh dono dor lie go back to do bottom 1nnn S an'
how he do cut up didos! He eyes dey beige. an
an'de silvuh feesh. an de stroaky feesh. an he
stan on he haid in do mud. an wigglc he tail.
an, swish way outen de wahtuh. an tu'n ovuh
an, oynh, lack he bean "A clown in de ,succuss,
SoilInh an ?p Sol I'M m,ou'h deS' lack he boun' to
~. Jiafe.Sy! Mahs' McKeevuh say, wen he
try r to- to sing he woan' go home till mo'nin'. shu's
,h. mM ! NJ Mekeeyuh.'1 say. dat feesh bean
done se5k5 nok = bssn he say. DIN toll yo' he
Den ] go way, sub. mighty sad an pow'ful
Mex, mo'nin'l go ovuh to dc pond,
san ma hs Ne Mck sS%ped he k inng down o nd dah 1:ot A.;
II haid i 'peah desp'ut heavy. an ne eyes dey
"'Ho. ho!,, mahs' he say. "Peahs lack Absa.
lom ain, ioelin, peeuht dis mo'nin.' spec he
;Anrw'at yo' tfnk Mnhs McKeevuh done do.
sum- lie NIX powful boot o peach an honey
"A pow full boot, sub! Um.m.m.m-um how II
DO meek my mouf wahtuh dcs to catch de scent
o DAT h9otl He mix 1t, an he put it in dc bot
tie, an he MT de nozzle on, an lie push il down
in de pond f. dat disgraccful feesh to tampuh
WHY. SUM-. Ahsalom he stagguh up an guZZie il
lack an oil topuh, an he wiggle back an prance
around an show ,heseff, an swaRguh 'lmongst
q 'udduh feesh des' lack he nevuh did feel bad in
life! An how dat do tickle Mahs' McKeevuhi
an. yah! mahsuh chuckle. 'Des' lack a
Soth'n gemmun, subj he say.
- Il CANT stan setch q vase o. soothin' lickub.
sun. Eaze u shameful, an | skittuh way fun,
dab. But Mahs' McKeevuh des' spen' mos he
lime c'rousin' wiz dat monst'n bad feesh. He
lotch out he scup'nong wine, an Absalom .
hhradie' srh; Mahsuh foteh out de peach mn {
loo. 70, CAIN go ovuh TO dat pond but dab bean
lat nipllet stagguh,n roun' an, actin shameful.
Mahs' Mckeeyuh lyin' back an declah'n TO good ,
ness dat feesh know DIES as much an any So'th'n :
Senmun dan is from Cape Fair to oil V,ginny. !
Dne day Ahsalom he done load up on 'sfmmon {
oeeuh an peach an honey an Scup'nong wine, {
an den Mahs' he fotch out he wife con lickuh'' ,
vat been, made back yon in dc hills, sub, an /