The Yale expositor., 1902-01-03

"Yas'm, das what | wants ter DO,
wants ter stick my knife down the
th'oat or dat vilyun. er dat scound'el-
MY. ser Mandy.
"Yas'm. twell hit go RI down though
de middle er his black heart. Das
what | wants ter do. En when ] SIT
hit dar. des wants ter tu'n dat knife
roun' en- roun. twcll l cut dat black
heart or his'n inter chltterllns.
My SEE Mandy. you suttinly Is
savage
Oar seq I, 'dar. you done said hit
when you seq savage you des spells my
uame. des so savage dat eat dat
vIlyuns heart en- drink his blood en-
des not bat my eyes.
What make yen SO savage agin dat
barber SEE Mandy. what he bin dom
Ter you?'
what ne bin doin' ter me? lie bin
doin' des n plenty. Amt he been
trapesin' roun' wild de oman dat es
good es belong ter me; dat bin prom
lsin' desc days en- days fer ter may
me? En- now he got ter shove his
ugly SET 'twlx me en- her. en- try en-
keep cump'ny wild her?
En- what de name or dat lady dat
you speakin' err seq Mandy.
Hit des a fool oman er de name
or Mandy EN- kase she des fool oman.
en- amt got so ve'y good senses. dey
amt nuthin' dat | kin do ter her, 'cep'
en- savln' des ter drap her, en- dat !
reckon / got ter do; fer by desc ways
er gwine on she show dat sho little
better'n "A hussy. But fer dat barber,
/ des suttinly takes hit outer him.
des bruck his back en- knock de ugly
head clean offer him. das ALL
En- dat lady you speakin' about
seq Mandy. Il dcs kin tell you DIS: she
got senses enuf ter do heap or tink'n'
befo' she ever may Wild n triilin' viii
yum like you Is: Wild go big mouf On
go big tales. en- 20 knives. en- go
woepuns. en- go hussies-hussy yo'scf.
sub.
"Das all RI. das all RI. Yo' des do
wild yo'scf what you tink de bes' ter
do. en- ef you like ter keep somebody
else cump'ny better'n my cump'ny, you
des keep hit Hit don't matter ter me
81 dc yeth des gyapc open en- swaller
you up. But nllcr dat ain't gwlne save
dat barber. Dcy amt no use cr yo'
cryin' en- whlmperin' roun' me: dat
barber des got ter die
81 amt wo'yin' about dat barber
SEE Mandy. i amt sceart a bit fer
him. Dat barber des twicet de man
dat you Is. Ef | DO emmy cryin' hit be
Ger you. you mlsubble SOUNDED. Dat
barber des cay pocketsful er knives
en- razors roun' wild him allcr de time.
You go foolin' roun' wild dat barber on
he cuts dc lights er life outer you. Ef
you tackle wild dat barber you better
git you a dray pin fer ter hit him Wild.
fer 81 he gifts clost ter you. you des es
good es dead en- gone en- mos forgot.
What Mandy gcZ about dat barber
didcn suit me so ye'y better. I know
myself rom what yere rom dis one
en- rom dat one, dat he a bad man, des
a tehble man; a nghtin man fom
yere come yonder. lie dos boas'es dat
cndun' or his time he Kill mon ten
men: en- wild one or EN- dat he cuts
out piece or his heart en- toas'es hit
over dc fire en- eats hit wild pepper on
hit: en- wild anudder dat he plarnt
vines on topper his grave en- eats de
berries offer dem vine. dos ter
strenken his heart. des sholy got
ter watch my cornders wild n man like
dat. tink en- tink. Fus' | tink er
one way en- den link or Gnudder. One
time hit look like n good way des ter
STAN beh.nder a cornder twell he come
by en- den ter swat him wild a dray
pin or "A crow bar. Sas all ri, ef /
dom miss my lick; but sposen dat ]
does miss my lick. dar Is wild my
lick done gone en- he on topper me wild
his razor. En- den agin | tink dat he
got ter cross de bayou on one er dem
bridge. en- I might des sot up dar on
one er de beams twell he come under
en- fall onter his head RI hard. But
sposen dat he Jump rom under. dar
is on de groun'. all shuck up wild dc
fall en- widout de chanst ter liz my
han. Dat tinkin' mos KEEP mo awake
In de night.
In dc mo'nln' I got up en- still