The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
SCARED THE BEAR WHITE.
POTENT TERROR OF MAHS M'KEE-
VUH'S FATHERS voice AND EYE.

bIieve dat Mahs McKeevuh's fadduh he bean
fierce an roarn' pirate somc time in he life.
nevuh did see do oil gemmun my ownsefr.
'kaze he done pahs ovuh the rvuh long befo'
rive 'monest desc hyuh ufry scenes. hut NAM
my she sec him many times an heah him. too.
an FUN de tinRs she tell me bout him. l
bet yo' OF he doan' been fierce an roarin'
pirate some time In he life. den de herces an
roarin'es pirate wat evuh live don bean
wasted, suhl
wat wunduh dat man did be" my OIL
nanny done tell me. I'm MUM! she
say. L nevuh did see setch n wunduh as dat
man He kin look des' as in'cent an peaceful
as skippin lamb she say. an he kin talk
des as gentle as pigeon cooin' in do balm.
but. jickettyn she say. den he kin tn he
face iercer dan oil Satan's. an frow he voice
10th wussuh dan n roarin lion. tell 20
suuinch and trim BILE an 20 blood tu'n icy. an
yo' declah 20 sho'ly Rwan to drap daid whah
yo' stan! l caln't bah to tink nanny sho
say wat sho'ly bean boun' to happen in de
Cape Fair kentry time Mahs' MoKeevuh's
fadduh dwell dab. Of he doan' have a stroke
wat lay him mp so he CANT git roun' no mo-
NANNY say.
AN wat yo spec done give him dat
stroke subj asked the Black Homer Of jim
town.
The Northern man was unable to say.
well. sub. :" said the Black Homer. nanny.
abe declah II bean q spensation o. Providence.
TO- de good o. de Cape Fair kentry. an she
done tell Mahs' McKeevuh's ;adduh 80. 'kaze
abe teckin' keeuh o. de oil gemman, an he
doan' mind wat she say to him. But Mahs'
McKeevuhs fadduh he declah dat Providence
doan' have nuffln' to do wiv 1t.
~ ovuhstraln myself. Rosybell.' he SAY.
OATS wat totch dis hyuh stroke he say
Nanny she turn huh nose UP an say:
,hntr tn vn'a Tuviv do pnl ~
skeeuh Jonas Off de plantation. de best niRguh
Mahs' McKeevuh have. sub p she say. Or did
yo' ovuhstrain vo'sef wiz dc roar wat fetch
nigguh Jim back Z? she say.
"'Kaze one day Mahs' McKeevuh's fadduh.
10 he git de stroke. git desp'rit put out at
Jonas. an he des' tn n dat fierce look on de po'
nigguh. Jonas he 1uivuh an quavuh minute.
an den he CANT stan 1t no longuh. an he
skampuh like de win TO de co'nfeld. Dey 1oan'
tink nuffin' bout dat, not till Jonas he doan'
come back no mo-. an den dey find he done
keen on skampuhn. Jonas he wuff good
deal o. money. an Mahs' McKeevuh CANT git
no track o. dat nigguh. not till he heah from
way up in de Candy kentry. wha Jonas git
one day. de skceuhtes lookin' man. dey say.
wat evuh was Den Mahs' McKeevuh's Jim
he tu'n up mssin'. Mahs McKeevuh's fadduh
he des' holluh once cross de swamp:
Iii! yo' niGguh jim! Des yo' come back
hyuh" he holluh. wiv dat monst'us roarin'
voice.
Jim he layin' hid de snugges' kyine. way
on dudduh side de swamp. mon two mile. an
dey nevuh find him in de wul. but he heah dat
voice OF Mahs' McKeevuhs tadduh. He sheck
an trimble an des' rise up FUN he hidin place
an skampuh back to de plantation 30 ias. my
oil nanny done tell me. dat he got dab 70 de
echoes o. Mahs' McKeevuhs fadduhs voice
done quit holluh'n It. Dat wat nanny she
gittln' at wen she quiah OF Mahs' McKeevuh's
fadduh ef dat how he ovuhstrain heseff
"'Poofr Mahs' McKeevuhs fadduh saw.
Dat doan' be nuffn. Rosybe Dat doan' be
nufln. Membuh dc time l bean ovuh to dc
Drowndin Creek kentry ? he say.
Nanny she ronduh. but she CANT mem
buh de time.
"Doan make no difference Mahs' McKee,
vuh's fadduh say. Ibean ovuh dar. an 1lookin'
roun' for tahpeutine timbuh. doan' find no
roun' tim buh dab. so reckon go down tod s
the Peedee kentry.
900 oan' 20 60 troo de squiah Blue tim buhv
dey dun tell me, e oan yo' go froo dat tim
buh. sub. Kaze ef yo' do yo' woan' nevuh
come out o DAN dey say.
Wafro'? ?" I say
go" De gantes bah at evuh gnash he teef
an crash he claws done dwell in dah." dey
say, AN he all de time gon' about lack a
roarin' lion. sub. seekin' who he kin de-
vou-uh! !" deg say. Cut aroun de SQulah
Blue timbuh eff yo' Goin' dat away" dey say.
~ des' smile at EN-. RosybelI.' Mahs' Mo-
Keevuhs fadduh he say. an pint straight To-
de SQuiah Blue timbuh. 'kaZe Of lack sunni
mon n nudduh it bean fo'cin' a bah to fight me
et he dab. an plenRin dat dab knife o mine
froo he haht. Dat bean mo- spote TO- me. Rosy
bell. dan 'tendin' campmeetin',' he say.
80 Mahs' McKeevuh's fadduh he say he
pint hesefT straight TO de Squiah Blue timbuh.
an tromp along froo, hopin' TO- dat monstus
giant bah to rise up an show he teef an he
claws.
DE mawkin' bird it bean singin' de sweet
es' kyine in de BUSH Mahs' McKeevuhs fad
duh he say an hyuh an dab a sin snak Q
he resh out an t'ink he sail me wiv he p'ison
teef but change he mind; an now hyuh an
now dab an now ovuh yon heah a panthuh
rise he voice. an 1t meek me smile to t'ink how
strong an smtin' dc panthuh he t'ink 1t be.
Nachuh. she dcs' bean powful Jolly an gay.
Rosybel.' Mahs McKeevuh's fadduh say. an
jicketty! ef | doan feel des' natch'ly shame o.
myself TO- breckn' In on de in'cence
O. dat timbuh wiv my haht sot on
KILN sunni. an l tu'n to leave de timbuh an
cut roun 1t zen dab. s1uah beio' me. rise dat
giant bah! He rise at de foot OF a big pine
tree. an he 80 high an so big aroun' dat des
wonduh witch do bar an witch de tree! An
DlhckI W ny, hOSybtll. MANS MCheeNun 3
fadduh say. Dat giant bah bean blackuh UT
dan yo' ia. he say.
"'ShoT nanny say. Ell dat a fact SUM-
den cha'coal des' about mex a wife mahk on
dat bah, sub"
Haze my OF nanny she bean de mos
beautiful black. sub, dat evuh bean polish on
Aebny cheeah Yes. sub!
"Mahs' McKeevuh's fadduh he grin. an he
say, Dat a fact. Rosybell. Dat bah so black
dat cha coal DIES about meek vito mahk on
he hide. An wen he stretch out he aims an
show he teef, mighty Gabriel Rosyb bell! he dc
mos fcnhful creetuh mo'tal eyes evuh cast dey
self on TO"
"" Jickettv. bah" done'say to de monst'us
creatuh. Il dunno bout dis hyuh. sub! Life
II done bean mighty shote, anyhow" I say
AN 'peahs lack dat | ain got no call to meek
II no shotcr by tacklin' yo'," say. Use In q
right smaht ola hurry. anyhow sub" says
so l reckon draw out an pass on sub"
AN | tell the bah good day. an tu'n TO go
hut de giant bah he 'ject strenuous dat II
rifle me- Rosytr AMI show him my count.