The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-11

ole niger kotch IN the act ut manu-
factorin' fur his stommick's sake
leetle OBJ dat divine stuff dat makes
kings OBJ us all an fur dat reezln
fotch up in his ole aige befo' his hon.
orbul cote fur transgreshuns ob de
law. You ak me- ef I'm gilty OBJ
maxim whiskey-dst wild cat stuff
dat makes de rag weeds bloom in
paradise and turn de roses oh hope
into de dog fennel Oh despair an [
tells you no. But ef you Ak me of
I'm guilty Oh maxim leetle OF dat
divine Ticker which turns de tuneless
hart OBJ be mos wretched and misera-
buf OBJ M nkind into a hall wild harps
of thousan' strings es I neber tole
lie 10 MY life 4 mus tell you yes
"'Not dat vile stuff dat kills our
moral swashun an lays US in de gut,
ter wild de dorgs but dat blessed an
gul lie which taken in moderashun as
or gennerman should, clothes de beg
gar IN silk, makes friends fur de
friendless and coins gold fur de gold
~, u Iill-1r Io& fr7r
rags into roses, ole maids inter bloom
in gals an or grabe yard funiral
discourse into er poem on paradise.
Dat puts cheerity into our hearts,
youth into our veins and spreads de
warm comfort OBJ lub oder de feather
bed ob de yunerverse. Dis am de
ticker dat unlocks de doors Ub de
magernashun an leeds de poets
mind through de streets Of gold wild
crystal pillars up to de wall OBJ amer
thest, up to de battlements of light
whar he sees de stars Oh beauterful
thoughts millun miles befo' dey
git to him commin' on angel wings
in beams OBJ sunlight. Dis am de
licker dat falls lax a splinter OBJ star
light to string de dewdraps oh de
hart dat Sollerman drunk an David
sung to; dat Washington praised and
Ole Hickory swore by. Head it am
gennermsn OBJ de jury and | pulled
out dat decatur an hole it befo' dey
eyes an it blin' en- lax de sunshine
risin' in de valley, 'Heah it am gen
herman OBJ de jury I sed wild truf
in its eye an lub, in its hart, de en-
bodiment of de yuaerverse. Taste
it an eff it am whiskey-dat stuff
wild wild cats claws and debbils
breath den send me up long wild po'
white trash fur maxim wild cat Whis-
key es er groveller wild swine an er
eater OBJ husks. But ef it smells lax
de bref of infant angels, looks into
your eyes lax de lakes OBJ lub, in de
depths OBJ de blue eyed cherubins
and tastes like de resurrected dream
ob de fuss kiss yore sweetheart glib
you in de days OBJ long ergoden sot de
ole man free. Wild dat I oncorks de
bottle and 10! dat dingy ole cote
room changed in er mint. Std OBJ
de smell of books an sweatin' law
yers an ambeer an dusty floors,
you'd or thought all de school gals
he'd cum dar to bathe perfumed wild
de otter, OBJ de roses OBJ Eden on dey
ha'r dat fell ober dey allerbaster
shoulders nointed wild de oil Ep-
polio made. You'd or thought de
iaintor ob heaben had turned de
sprinklin' pot of glory on de yearth
filled wild de water oh peppermint
an cam'fre, perfumed wild Vllets and
tinctured Wild angul tears. De ole
figured paper on de walls blossumed
into rale flowers, de dingy ole win
ders blazed lax de winders en- de
mohning when de day king rise, de
ole dusty mattin' on de fo' wus or
carpet OBJ blue gras down in de med
der wild de daisies an daffodils all
ober it an eben de spider webs on
de ceilin' wus changed into tapes
try of silver, whilst de freskoes hung
il fligree works OBJ gold. looked
at de jedge an de jury an dar dey
sot in stuperment an 'stonishment
wild acquital writ in de tender depths
OBJ dey meltin' eyes. l handed dat
decatur to de fuss jury-he jes smelt
it an fell ober in er dead faint call
in out sorter dream lax Not guilty,
Not guiltyr De naixt one taste it
an sed de light of genersis break
10 on him. De third one tuck er big