Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-19
Poatsmuf. Febewerry. 1s. 1899.

Mars William, Most Spected Sur:
Please sur. skuse me writin' dis yer
letter. cos Is sick ter bed an cant able
for to cum to yo offs. De CURL brot me
ue message dat 80 wanted me. an 20
KNOWS. Mars William if dis yer ole
Niger cud put one foot TO tudder lie
wud cum to 20; but de fac is, Mars
william, l tended err cake walk gibben
by de Buckly 400 last mite. and | cant
dun muffin since but drink hot water
wild salt in it an putin mussard plas-
sers on my stumack Yo see, Mars
William. If you'll skuse me fer writin' so
much, since yos bin putin or me In de
Virginia Pilot paper. Is Citing to he
de DlSgiS cullud purSon in dis sexton.
l had cr lid TO de walk, and den sum
OF de members of de Shnin' Lite Sicty
suaded me ter stop by fer cr vile at err
wake up on High street. Dey passed
roun cake and lemunadc at de wake
an | forgot dat dar wud likely be fresh
ments at de cake walk. an 1 filled up
on de cake and lemonade. Wen got to
de cake walk de sho was jist gittin 'un-
der wa good. an de way dem niggers
was or cerVortn was cr corsnun, sure
nun. Dey spinned roun' on one foot,
Waited on boat hans and feet. Shufilcd
sideways cross de room, Stru:tcd up
an down like CT turkey goblcr in de
sprin. an such er huggn' and cr
squcezin' as 70 ncbber seen in yo born
DAYS, as dem niggers put up. Well
Surbed. an l eat or lot er billed mnkrel
ana Stued oysters. De latter supper an
dc prevus freshmcnts didn't homnizc,
an TO de speech maxim wuS ober |
Wus Slcker den 20 was dc day yo took
your lust chaw err baccer down hinc de
barn. Dcy sent me home in or kerrege.
an er- nherSiShan cum and give mo or
hanful er Pills, an l tell 20, Mars WIZ
liam. tween dc oysters and de cake dc
pillS an odder tings der cum nifty nigh
N
terry to Keep green. DE hot salt water
flnail% got in its work an vile Is
fceiin sumpn better Is cr nifty sore
Niger, sure nuf. | hopes | will be
well nun To cum to yo oils ter-morrer.
an | hope. Mars William. yoll slluse
me fer bein sick. Good bye, Mars VIII
liam; de Lord hrcss yo. is de prar oh yo
Ole subant wath lubs yo bct;ern he do
hisef. UNCLE ZI.R
"Gol-darn that ground hog" said Bob
Carty rs he brushed the snow from
around his collar and hung his number
elevens over the fender in i vni. ecr0r.
To get his trilbys warm. "All this comes
from That mcasly little sway backed
bristic-covercd. squinch-cycd bow
legged Nament seeing his ugly shadow
two weeks ago. oh. | would like To git
my paws on him just for twenty see
onds. and It's pies to corn bread that
there would not he enough of him left
TO make Il shadow. I'll notify BILLY
Perkins ana Henry Pacini that if they
ever run across this vile quadrupcd in
their Nirrodical tourings and don't
dispatch him without ceremony or
apology that ii will cost them their
Jobs Two weeks since that dried up
piece OF sausage meat showed himself
ana only one day of sunshine. Twon.
tN-SiN mere days of this yet to run
according TO Hoylc or Gray. or some
body. and at the same ratio loss thon
TWO more days or sunshine until after
the Eth of next month Yes. saw
Eol-darn the ground hog" ANA T.. 6.
pulled off his rubbers ana ambled INFO
the reporters Office for copy.
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Many Admircrs'' in Perai,lmoms
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