The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
CLARISSY, MA WALLER
ROSE.
BY CoRDELIA p. oDENHEIMER.
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BY CoRDELIA p. oDENHEIMER.
/ Copyright 1902 by Daily Story Pub. Col
\ Honey. why yo tease nanny 20 much
4 ter be allus tellin' yo' bout ole times?
70 libssin de vance age. an ought ter
be iIbin' q mighty good life; too, cause
how yo' know yo' won't hab great-gran'-
chillen pryin' inter all yo' actions?
gran ma. but wants N. ter tell yo' boz.
m Ill Clarissy? BIs5s yo heart! honey.
defs de one thing lubs ter talk bout.
dos 1t almos' snaps de strings OBJ man.
my's po' ole heart cherry time she chen
De night Clarissy opened her eyes on
dis earth dar was consumptious hall
gem on at de big house, fo' de quality.
In honor OBJ yo' gran'ma, who yo, gran
as his bride.
81 could talk bout ma mistus all day,
but We wants ter hyear' bout Clarissy.
Well! Tee leadin' up ter her. honey.
jes' on her way inter dis worr OBJ trou-,
BILE. an ! forgit all bout her chen den
tween thinkin' OBJ de gran times aide
big house. which Sis Kitty wus mon
OBJ Uncle Jerry's fiddle at the quarters.
Tween de squeaks l hyeard him
hoilo', Git yo' partners fer de kwattilion!
Raise 70 feet high! Slure yo' PARTNERS!
d Fowa "a, foah an back agin! LEI han
me. he 1es' shouted. Judy. cum back
hyar! Doan' yo' know yo right han
from -yo' lief? Yo's spilled de whole set.
an Ize ha'f a min not ter let 20 shuttle
no mo ter ma fiddlin', ternight. Yo'
think Miss red sash makes yo fine. but
femme tell yo' gal, de fines shnck ofen
hides de meanes' nubbin in de row.
Il wuz mighty pleased ter hyear Judy
publicly 'buked cause she wut dat airy
since she ftIl< HoQaa from
not only TUX him, but got herself a stiff
ferket in gof frame, which said de
law had glib him ter her! Dis is a mighty
guar worl, chile. In de. sight OBJ de
law could write on paper it could DIVORCE
ME an glib him ter her wild ticker ter
prove It. In desc days dey is changin'
de Scriptur' fashion; dey buns de stiff
buys de law ter do dere way, an breaks
dere 'legiance wild de sight OBJ de Lord.
We'll. chile. I'm deviatin' from de paff
was treadin'. When Uncle Jerry hol-
styier an. All hans roun'!' / fersot ma
fiction. I forgot eberything an loped
right off ter be in at dat occashum. Sis
Kitty cot me by de arm an dragged me
bacs. She lowed 'Aggie, yos crazy, an
I'm goin' fer de paterole.' Dat settled
me.
"Jes' den de clock struck twelbe, an
de strikes wuz mos drownded by de noise
from de hrecrackerS an gun at de big
house, an de hurrays from de Quarters.
Den knew 1t wuz Chris SINUS mornn'.
an as de las cheer died out ma iii Clar-
issy cum for ma Christmas gif. 1 knows
1t was .oncnrischun lax an an owdacious
sin. but didn't thank de Lord as much
as ought fer His present, cause 1 ken
thinkin' how dat same present had
cheated me out oh bein' 'mong de fust
ter slute ma new miss an join in Uncle
Jerrys All hans 'roun'.'
"Whar did I get de name Clarissy?
Now. Pze goin' ter tell yo how ma
Fiction brought me 'onor.
"Yo' dear gran'ma named dat chile,
an lowed she wuz ter be raised an edi-
Gated at de big house. Dat made me
mighty proud. So. when yo' ma wuz
born TUX Clarissy and went ter de big
house an nussed yo' ma till dey put her
in de col groun'.
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