The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28
A VANISHED HEAP OF GOLD.
FAD LUCK OF MAH'S M'KEEVUH'S
FATHER IN MEXICO.
Story Told by the Black Homer of jim
town of n Remarkable Chase of an Eagle
Up n Mountain h Unusual Conduct OF
n Passing cloud and the Loss of n Bride.

hlgn yO' reckon dem dan clouds D6n0, uD yOn,
subj" the Black Homer Of Jimtown asked.
PERHAPS IA mile or q mile and ID half re-
piled the Northern man.
Huh! huhl' assented the Black Homer
Il reckon so. An duh doan' bean nufln' do
ceivin'some bout EN-. neiduh. An duh doan'
bean tick an heavy. Any one kin see dat
dem bean clouds. easy 'nough. 1t bean pow
full misfo'tunous TO Mahs' McKeevuh dat jey
doan' have setch clouds lack dem down in dat
Mexico kentry. Pow'ful mlsfo'tunous. sub ~
The Northern man. net knowing what to
say to this. said nothing. The Black Homer
unused a while and then said:
'Mahs' McKeevuh he mowt bean de mon
st'uses' riches man in Moth China. sub. II he
fadduh doan' turn to an lose a heap o. gold
down in dat Mexico kentry, one time dune de
wah we done have wiz dem Mexicos. But
Mahs' Mckesvuh he nevuh do 'peah to keeuh
'bout.it one tesny mite. sub. an he only des'
laugh an snickuh wen he done tell bout II.
lack 1t bean des' nufln' but q pow'ful good
Joke. I nevuh do see de lacks O. dat man.
sub. He wun'lull How fun yo' spec dat
Mexico kentry done bean. sub? Spec it bean
rs fuh de Peedee kentry?"
The Northern man REPLIED that the Pedee
country was hardly u step away compared
with the distance to Mexico.
Mighty Gabr'sl!' exclaimed the Black
I1OulbT ol Unknown. NneWl DdL ueS
natch'ly mos knock me breffless! Fudduh
Wit dan de Peedee kcntry! Why. man. dat
mus be mos to de udduh aind de wul'l Shot
Dat done squinch me TO- sahtin'. sub! Yeahs
an yeahs l bean t'inkin' maybe l go down to
dat Mexico kentry some day an skrimmidge
roun' dab. an maybe | bean pseuht enough
to fine dat heap o gold wat Mahs' McKeevuh's
fadduh done =. lose. Jickstty! Den l kin
come back hyuh an be des' natchly de skill
uriouses' citizen in de hull piney woods! But
now duh ain no use. Dat Mexico kentry
bean too distantatious TO me. Fudduh VT
dan de Peedse kentry! Whewl Why. dat mus
be mos to dc udduh aind o de wul. subj"
r,. piaoI uon,ou 80 -. .ho oio,a- an
Inc ni"I IN. non o%s s EaHea al inc e'ouuS anu
II done spec fun all do mighty tincs I heah
my OIL mammy an Mahs' McKeeyuh tell abou,
nghtines' man wat eyuh stomp he feet an
holluh. II duh dohn' be no wah an bloodshed
wat he kin git he hand in. den 1t 'peahs lack
he des pine an pine, an declah de wur IL ain
no kyine a place to live in nohow. One day.
. m.em bean de' a p'ekaninny' I say to my oil
nanny army
mieb mSr soin %' nSp' mam lauau' no mus bean a
"nu, man man my OF NANNY she say why
ne uoan heVuh pean u soluh man! lie peah a
soiuhs dey doan' bet to ride a hos bossI Dem
oo'unS = uoau J, NV q "oI5 pe
Gen'Is ~ am n's cunnei. q an u Mai uUts"'i soj pI, Od dep
5 dGan ~ h Ss t to r'd l',r h"s' a~. ,,o chile s siski In de icy,
~steppin' on EN- an breckin' dey bones. sho!
Sojuhs dey des walks de groun'. an dey doan'
mar 10 40 nulhn only aes tote a nice SHINY
gun an n monssous big wahm blanket and
Alright smah, o ki,tIss an tin cups. an a box
SO dey kin tromp easy. Dress yo' haht, chile
6ss s Ses w az h Ia s TO sIse Z. n LIN sb in hot TT te nta
down up an 90 IN right In front @ dem dab
fsnt ts.i q, a ds nt n' b.d ,SaS. a Ths al. ne ne kin stnrs sTe cav
SIo ' an twapEls in nS De Ky. IA an Ses n Dc isa owls San an
De tree loads sing an, des Joy hesefi dspow'-
rules l Mas,S Sy III e. Mans Mans MSSiklee nn e i a !, n bean sSa
but he bean a mighty ,dshtin' man. an time
Ma s' &e KY Sf% q isdd %s1 Re de : stom alG an
6 6oll Ss iho ns az az, V dsyh aw siSt te da an Ms ss sST Fsnt1s
to to cut u an Slash and dye hesef T red wiz t b!oodI.
an, dat wpn,tui man bean mon sixty veal, OF.
sub! Jicketty! ,Peahs lack dreamin, time
dash away 70 Mexico an he fowt an i"wt., I
hsah ny my c 81 maP bIay, say ; dHt dem En- N Me Si} . deg
knee deco ~ dey blood, 80 long dat he coteh ,he
poly. an bimeby he done die. But he have
time % tell en- bout de tings he done, do down
Dey des natcbly meek yo' haiuh stan straight
on yo' had lack a po'cupine's fedduhs. sub!
An he done tell EN- dis hYah bout how he lose
dat heap o. gold,
" Pears lack dat Mahs' McKeeyuh's. fadduh
bean cuttin' and slashln' down dab. an he fine
heseff in a place whah duh been ueountainsa an
mountains; an mountains dst rise mos lack
mountains dat poke dey halds clsan troo de
clouds. sub. dey bean so high. an he kin see
eagles fiyin' ioun'. way up dah. whah dey have
dey nests; An he fne heaps g. Mexico gals
dab. wat he do declah bean han'some as pic
tubs.
Dem dab gals. he say: ,dey look attuh,
foeks o. sheen. an wat yo' t'ink. sub? Mahs'
McKeevuh's fadduh he done tumble hald
ovuh heels In love wiz one o. dem gals Yes.
sub! FL he, do he a mighty fghtuh. an boun'
whah In he haht. sub. Yes. suhl Mahs' Nc
Keevuh's fadduh he done tumble haid ovuh
heels in love, WV dat Mexico gal; Mind yo'.
sub, Mahs' McKeevuh's fadduh done bean a
wid'wuh, Oh. yes! An dat dab Mexico gal
she, tickled mos to den an tg'n to an tumble
she done declare. All de time wen he doan'
be out cuttln' an %slashin'. Mahs' McKeevuh's
| faddnh no aittIp' down lnIuh ta traas u,bah