Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
When Hans ano Ziek
Jumped Salt ono Pepper
,syift;ea Tor Tie Dispatch by Eizahe.h Marshan>

dcy keep on kictin' der heels an sitten'
! ober dem vines. Last, Ole Mssus she
| thinks she nigh 'noush. an she stops an
,, fixes dem two chiiluns wild her looks
M,ssus he'd mighty steady looks when she
took 'casion ter use en-. DEFY mus or felt
Ole M!ssus a-Iookil. fer dey stops sud-
den. an WHOM Gey fotch der bret nougl
Ter see an see Olde Missus stan i,1'Sdar.
dcy drap de vines an starts ter sneak off
vonn' dc corner oh dc house. But Ole
Missus amt kwine ter let en-. sneak.
Come hyar. an she walks Gs,er-te 4
rusty seat whut wuz settjn; by dc valley
lily bed and sets down III de shade Hans
an Zieli 6ev question each udder wild der
looks an | kin see dem nisgeCs. dpan.
know whit comm. Missts she. sets Gar:
she do an takes out her 'nittin' ils as
placid. an says. Bring -tcHn vines der
cross de part hya1'. an, as yer seem ter.
be jny:n' yc: selves so, much jumn.n'. Yer
kin jump I>acii fer me-
Hans an Ziek grin ss:lec1ish, an I kin,
sec der spirits is risintdey thinks dey
aw;ne ter git of easI wid lis iu1npin. De1-
IS little maze too a; Ole Missus bein' 50
easy like. Well. dev gifts de vines an
begin Ter jump. Day jumps. an dey
jumps, an dcyS jumps. Ole MissGs she
nit an she init an she. nit. Dreckly dey
slack w. Aiissus recls IN de 'nittin.- bas-
kit an bruns out &C hide. When Ole
M.ssus done els dey goes long wild DER
jumap!n Little drap faster.
Dreckly Hans say: .,Missus. eff yer lis
lem -ne'-AissEs tech i'm up wild de hide
an der dcy5 goes a-jutnniil. an iu1npin.
De dinner horn blows an all de hans turn
loose FER der dinners comes long de part
ridcn' de mules. Dey stops ter see whut's
gwine on. DreckIy dc ncws sits 'ro,ln'
ic
juE1pin Missus she lets 'cm devel 'cna
fer awhile, a akin EN- whar dey iulnpin'
TO an eff dey gwine ter jump clean into
year arter nex'--tien she tells EN- ais ter
go long ter der dinners. an axes me ter
fetch dem iumrin chiIluns some grub on
or plate
Dey putty lew now, an not gittin' ober
de vines spTT. / fetches der taters an
meat twix' bread, an whilst dey goin' up
en- down, holds de grub fer EN- ter
fetch bite at Dis goes long till tween
tryin ter Sit der dinners an obcr dem
vines at de same tine dcE is NOSE wore
out Ole Missus she see how hit is an
foles up her nittcn an puts up de hide,
an says slow.
Now. yer rascally black niggers yer.
yer kin stop yer jumpin'. but Yer jis let
me letch yer at hit aGin an yerll jump
yerselves inter Heaben fore l lets yer
stop
Hans an ziek lrap down whar dey is,
dey wuz plumb wore out. shore an sar-
tin.
Wei. sab. dem little nigsers wuz laid
up fer q week. an when dev do git out
deg is changed critters. An anybody jis
mention salt an pepper der role der
eyes an fall out jis de same as took
wild Gle faliin' ZeaZe. We aIIs tornentcd
der lives nigh outen EN-; dey wuz feared
ter show der aces. IIit got so bad dreck-
y Ole Mlssus sot her foot down an low
de mex one WIZ koch at hit dey would
harft ter jump. SO cose VIC ais gwine ter
stop right den an dar Ole Missus ncber
did low no foolin' 'roun' her.
But. Law sases: Miss Lucy whar dc
day done gomez Dis chile mus &c movn'
on; amt got er drap o time ter loose
Sinthy's dat my chile I name fer my
cousin Sinthy) little gal wuz took mighty
SEX an Is gwine ter town Ter fotch de
doctor.