The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-23
Written for the Democrat-Star.
sissy TELLS OF EXPERI:
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SISSY" TELLS OF EXPERT:
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"My naime is Mississippi Hifalutii,
hut they call me Sissy for short. NY
paws family belong to the rele ole big,
bug Hifalutins. My maw's maine was
Synthy Ann Green, and her family
was oa,a4 sosnnecshuns to the big
'Shody family. Wcuns used to be
richer than whut ge got now. Paw,
he had spring Vaughn and MISE
critter, and we'uns went in stile, and
the pictur man cum our way, and he
taken our pictures, and then took em
off and largencd EN-. They cost 3
and 80 cents a pcece. Maw's pictur is
hangin in the front room on wun side,
and paws on tUther side. My sister
Lizer and her ole man is took settin
clus Together, holdin hands. and her
he'd leanin on his shOwlder. Me and
bud is took tergether. | had on my
creme dress, and yaller ribbins, funny
part was mere forgot to tax my snuh
brush out my mouth.
"Maw's got sum Shoddy kin livin in
Mobile rich and boardin at the big
hotel. Paws Hifalutin kin lives on
Guv'ment street near the corner. and
the telegraf wires runnin in front OF
the house. Paw says, "Maw you and
Sissy take a little trip travelin, and
see all the foxes, and let EN- see what
fine gal she Is l says paw how's
the flnenccs? Hoppe" says paw.
you be a true Hifalutin, and the
Shoddys will never be ashamed OF
you. Nav said she was glad when
weuns got to Mobile, for the kyats
lun so reckless. Nav she carrid the
karpetsack and umbrel and shawl.
, carrid the bundle and the basket, and
the shoe box. Then l says nav you
jest follow me, with that / says, yes
, | want kerrdge, and you jest take
me and nav up to Mister Rich HI
falutins house on Gov'ment strete
mere the corner, now what do you
mean, l say git move on you. Who's
to pay says lie. l am the fnenahser,
says |. So we got in, and awl the
bundles. and in five miniteS here we
are at Richards. ! called him rich so
they wood think lie was sumbOdy.
How much moneys to pay? A for
the people and 8 for the bundles. l
says nav you jest hole on the bundles
and III run In and call cousin Mary
Bell IIfalutin. So | calls to her thro'
they hole, and then l give the dore
bell pull. Goodness, theirs one wun
thing | kin do. and that is ring a dore
belle. l could hear foxes runnin
round, and sumboddy was peepin, and
then man cum round the house and
says EVERYBODY here is got the small
pox, an its agin the law to let eny-
body inside. You folks will get the
smallpox il You stay where you arei
and then you'll lie arrested and put 10
Jail for commin where it is. But we'i
uns is the Hifalutin's country cOzzns,
an goin in to see the foxes ef they hav
got the raginest kind OF smallpox.
Git out ov the way, you black niger;
cum on, nav. Jest then herd sum
body say, 'Samsop, turn loos the hose
accidently on purpOs. Jest thena fine
kerridgc cum round and the man says,
johnson, you driv these people enuy-
where In the city they want to gn.'
l says set US down to the SeabOrd
hotel. My cozzcn MarIndy Maria
Shoddy was sick abed and so her gals
Angeleny and Serryfena com and TUX
us to see her. She was kind and luvin
TO us, and says, "Sissy' blood is thicker
then water, mummy maks the world
muve, and it will brake emmy coinbi-
nation. II you got plenty mummy you
can set the fasliuns, il you do ware
yaller ribbins. Keep yore eye on the
mummy bag, and now you gals 60 and
hav a regular Hifaluti1 time.
SISSY HIFALUTIN.
! Cross Roads, Miss, June, 1899.
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