Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-30

af'h ~ w ~ ~ NaANA W w NtaH1H
bit bout de house she low: 'Bettut
min wat 20 bout. Fuses fing 20
know ole man Sandy Claws gwine tel
pars alon' by n new so much ca no
dice dem ole socks er yo'n. Wont
eben put err groun pea In EN-
so we all 'sidered an 'sidered. an
las we made up ter fix dat ole critful
up n good shape. We all know ole
Aun' sukie ain got no sense ter frow
way nohow. so we eide we gwine ter
sea- Aun' Sukie n Unc' Ike out n deg
seben senses.
Two er free days To- CrIsmus we
wus er settin' on de fence. n ole lady
Sukle come by wild some truck ter
make de nah wild. an den sing dot
little song wat a ben sIngin'. an
KEEP on:
can IT'S wat DO 20 fink
Ole Sukie had 10 suppah.
An it'n wat do yo' INK
ole sukie had 10 Huppah.
An it's wat do yo' fink
Ole sukle had 10 suppah-
Apple sass an sparrer grass
An hominy an buttah.
"well sab. dat ole soul mos had or
spazzum wen she hearn us er slngin'
dat song. an she rail out m buse US
an 'buse US an call US all kin er bad
names an freaten us wild ha'nts an
dunno wat all.
"Unc' Ike. he Aun' Sukie's ole man,
an he wur de contraries' an de spite
fules ole niger on de whole planta-
ton. He al'us or pokin' erroun' an or
grum'lln' bout sumpln. He couldn'
res easy less'n he studyln' up some
kin or meanness. don see wat mex
ole marse keep dat ole Niger bout de
place 10 nohOw. case he ain htten 10
muffin but ter prowl erroun' an hunt
hen.nesses. an wen he fin one he al'us
TEX toll out'n II. He 'cdsloned us ter
Git or many er iarrupin'. wild e ole
grumplln' ways ease marse b'lieyc
ev'y wod Unc' Ike say. mex no dlf-
fuuce how much de ole scounl stretch
de blanklt But we done made up our
minis ter git chen wild ole Aun' Sukie
an Unc' Ike too. an we des tease dem
ole pussons tweI dey mos have er 1t.
"useter sing dis way wen we see
Unc' Ike er comm:
'Blg Ike. little Ike. yo' bettah 20:
sukic bake Dc ashcake slow.
OATS 10:
sukie bake de aHhcake slow.
Too slow:
Biz Ike. little Ike. yo' bettah goi
Tod massyl Yo' des arter seed dat
ole contrary nlggah wen we sing dat
song lie look 80 vlgus dat yo' fink ole
Tomboy done got er holt er him. an
wen we see de ole man grab up eg
bresh an mex to'ds Us we gin rom dar
"W'en Crismus time gun ter git
close boy. we all gun ter Ok up 90 dem
ole pussons. Day mex 10 Crismus
marse be mex or long hjghferlutln
speech an tell us dat longs we all
b'hayed ou'se'fs purity well an wo'k
hard an mex er good crop. I've gwine
GIN Us e. whole day 20 ter froac erroun'
an Joy wese'fs Sic an Jack an
Tom--dem wus dc wife boys-slip
out'n dc back do an DIES lit out. Down
nj de funlss web dey ben err KILN
hogs we sot an rugged up er projick
20 ter wake up dem ole folks Tom
say. Jack. yo' mus be de ole Sandy
Claws. an we watch SOS we don git
cotch UP wild. Jack say. No, hain't
nudder. case yo' boys run an Ter me
nn' den ha' ter cit out the bes' ] kin.
fo boys can't fool me dat erway.' Den
say. Ne min. be de ole headman.
Wen git er fo'ked linn. an put er
shirt n britches an or ole hat ON de
head. an we TAX some hogs bristles
an mex mustashes an whiskers. an'
I'll git up on de roof an let de ole
Sandy Claws down des e. sofly.' Den
vile We akin up de ole man we all
sing some mo or dat song an Ian
bout how we gwinter do 'em up.
After 30 long er time. we git every
hng all right. an we start down ter
de quatahs. Unc' Ike so culous an
contrary dat he can't live In peace Wild
de res er der nIggers. an ole marse
ha' ter bull i'm er cabin way on rom
de res wen de ole man could fuss n
quail DIES so much as he feel like. Wa
ha' ter be mighty kecrful gwlne Trough
de weeds. ease we see er light In Unc'
lkes cabin trough cr hole In de chin
bly,. Any yuddcr time Aun' Sukie done
ben settin' by dc dab or noppln' an
err smokin' dat ole pipe twel dc dead
hours or de night: but now she done
laid down, ease she 'spcctin ole Sandy
Claws, an she hcah ole mis- say dat
he ain gwlne come home long ms any
pusson wake bout de house. She lay
in down, an done had er head Xiv |
cred up wild dc quilts inc Ike. be
settin' up IN de concr Wild he shucl.s.
platin' an ole boss collar wat be gwinc
ter sell mex day 10 ter GIT de Crismus
dram wild An be had free big ole
niggerklller 'taters roastin' Ia de ushcs
70 de brekfus
"Aun' sukie keep cr snrlp'' Ike.