The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09

bresh an kim back wiv a big jug. He say TO De
oil man to follow him., an de OIL man follow
him. Bimeby dey kim to de place whah de
wun'ful spring II lie hid. n'de Iniin man he
pint 1t out to Mahs' McKeevuh's fadduh's
gran'fadduh.
Hep yo'seff = he Injin man he say. an /
t'ousan' times 'bliged to yo'. sun! he say.
Den he gives a nuivuh. an den he give q
quavuh. Den he shivuh lack atree des' gwan to
fall. Den he tumble to de groun', an dar he lie
| daid, sub. wiz smile OIL he face lack he nevuh
kin I've so happy Of he des kim in from tecken'
a heap o. sea 'ps. sub! Den see wat Mahs' Nc
Keevuh's fadduh's granfadduh he done do!
He ain gwan to he selfish 'nough. sub. to des'
lie dab an sun dat ive-fo'evuh wahtuh all Ivy he
ownsefH. an he dcs' natchly I'LL de Jug wiv 1t.
COX it up. an staht TO de Cape Fair kentry to
SHAUN dat wuhtuh wiz he folks. 50 dey ken all
live fo'evuh. subj
"Attuh while de oil man he git to de Cape
Fair kentry wlv he jug O. live-fo'evuh wahtuh.
He been monst'us tahd. an he lie down in de
shade to res hesen. an he done drap SCUM
asleep. Bimebv long kim n man ridin' a mule
wiz n big swullin' on he jaw. an n tail wat
been rub of 40 nigh to he hams dat it look des'
lack n nickel's wuI O. twis' plug tobacco. an
wlv a string halt in he of hind laig. De man
on de mule he 'skivvuh de man wat SCUM
asleep in de shade. wiz de jug by he side.
IfHlS ltCh udN uul JuS htuH ullkhN olI
cious -lookin'.' de man on de mule he say. /
bet yo' duh bean con Juice in dat dab Jug an
de man he stop he mule an Grip off he back sly
as a fox. an snick up an liz dat Jug.
"Mahs' McKeevuh's fadduh's gran'fadduh
he doan' week up. but he scrudGel a mite. lack
he feel sufin' ain des' right. De man he done
snip de cox outen de jug an sniff it. Dat doan'
des' 'peah lack it gwan to hep him rs he jimmy
wild n heap O Joy. an no tase O. de jug. He
sput out wat he tcck in he mouf. an he look
skeeuht.
'Jicketty?' he say. 1T bean wahtuh, an l
mos swallow some! reckon I bettuh wahtuh
de oil mule wiz it, he say. ''kaze he bean dry
uh n a powduh ho'n!'
He teck OF de oil wahtuh'n bucket wat Jag
gle fun de mules sussingle. an he tu'n all dat
live-foIevuh wahtuh outen de Jug in de bucket.
an dab dat mule des' lay to an swig 1t. sub. TO
de las drap! Ain dat monst'us? Did 20 eyuh
heah any mo'tal ting lack dat. sub ?"
Tho Northern man never had.
But des' den Mahs' Mckeevuh's adduh's
gran'fadduh done week up. He 'skivvuh he jug
gone. Den he 'skivvuh de man an de muie an
de wattuh bucket. Den he knowd wat. an he
rise up. Jicketty. how dat oil man did rise upl
An he smite dc man wat own de mule hip an
thigh, sub. till de man he resh away an disap-
reah. holdin' he haid lack de pain in it bean
WIS US IN W ~ ''Na i"N - ~ W ~ AtttiiD
Mckeevuh's fadduh's Gran'fadduh? De live
fo'evuh wahtuh bean all gone. an he nevuh
kin git 1t back. But he q wunful man. sub.
Mighty Gabriel! wat a wun'ful man he beanl
go Nevuh mind he say. Ell We done drenk
dat wahtuh. co'se den We woan' nevuh git to
heaven. an dat woan' do! An ef dat man
doan' feed it to he mule. den | woan' have no
mule. an | have to walk home 'stcd o ridin'.
lack | done gwan to do now! he say.
An he mount the scruffy o. mule an ride
de res O. de way home. whah dey all been
desp'rut glad to see him. An dab bean de
mule! Co'se. he got de rhawm o dat wunful
FIah'dy spring in him. an he des' keep on liv-
in. Nahs' McKccvuh's fudduh's Granfadduh
an Eran'mudduh dev pass to de kingdom. hut
dat mule no dcs' keep on Twin. 'Pcahs lack he
doan' kccuh bout dom it. but he CANT hop
hcseT. De wnh It kim along an Mahs' Nc
Keevuh he 60 TO a soj'uh. an he tcck de nevuh-
dyin' mule wiz him. He kim back wen de wah
bean done, but de mule he doan' cum along.
DE Yankees dcy donc smugglc him way
IRON U.S. Mahs' Mckeevuh say. an he grin
pow'ful. kaze I reckon he doan' keeah.
so dat mule he des' wand'in' an wand'in'
eomewhah. sho'ly: and | des' weesh yo' only
bean down yon in de Cape Fair kentry befo' de
wah. sub. 'kase den yo' kin heah Mahs'
McKcevuh tell yo' bout il. right FUN de
staht. sub. But it bean mighty queeuh yo'
ain ncvuh see dat evuh-livin' mule somewhat
in yo' scrimmidgin' 'bout de kentry. subj
Mighty Queeuhl"