The colored American., 1902-03-22

dc CulIdTQ SOJeTS d1dn take no Daht III
receibin' Prince Henry an dat's de-
reason. But de cullard sojers said da
da did'n want da chilluns to read in dt
(histrys dat will be writ in time to com,
dat day ever 'sluted roy'lty>or how'd the
nee to Baal, as it wah."
But, Nanny, did'n no cullard people
take paht in Prince Henry's 'sepshun p
Law, yes indeed, Honey" said Mrs
Jackson. why da jes lined his cab
Dey BACKED his boots, cleaned his cab
made down his baid, and saw to his
comforts ginnerally; indeed, chile,
SpeckS dis very mint da is asllin him il
he'll have quail on toast or dimon back
,errapin. Yes, indeed, Honey, de cul-
lard men wah dab. But to get back tc
my story. De Prince he coined to Wash
ington an de soiers da met him an
cahied him to the German embasdry, and
Sich gowin's on. Den da presented him
TO de President an de President he guy
big dinner-an' 'slluded Ben Tillman-
My! But it wah great. Den de Prince
he went back to New Yawk an de New
Yawk newspaper men da wined and
dined him an den da switched him back
10 de Capital agin. When he gifts back
heah da takes him up to de CAPITOL an
tClS Illlli sec WlldI Qc NullllSQ SJdCeS
grinds out her declaration of inderpend-
unS, an den he goes down to Mt. Yer
non an stans up before Gineral Gawge
Who, Nanny? De one | am named
aftah?" says George
Yes, Honey; de very same man
Well, as | wah sayin," resumed Mrs.
Jackson, ''he stood up befoh Gawge
WashingtOn's tum-and it seems to me
dat if Gineral Washington could looked
out an seed Col. Evans doin' de ham
som to a Dutch sojer he wuld a riz up
in his anger an sed: Let us strike out
de preamble to de constushun of de
Nunited States let de stains and stripes
trail in de dust, fer did | ever 'spect to
see de day when a sojer of desc Nunited
States fer which | fout, bled an died
wuld be tOtin' a Dutch sojer aroun'.'
Well, Honey, >da coined back from
S an den de Prince he takes
de speshul cab dat de Nunited States
guv him an skedaddles off to Shecago.
Oar de Poles an Potter Palmer. an de
oweeds an de Dutch da des tell him dat
lie hull yearth is hissen if he ask fer it
IN he jeS smiles an says he will wait
well he g'ts home an let the Emp'rer
ask fer 1t. Den da whiSkS him off down
oOuf. Down to de buddy battIefeels of
Dixie. Down dab, Honey, whar da kills
IN quahters a niger every day; whar
1reJudy agin de niger is so rampantish
lat 1t Jes stats up on its hine legs and
.airly dances de Virginia reel. Well.
1oWn dab, Honey, de Prince stopped at
Nashville an de cullard people frum dat
FISK University da jes comes out smilin'
ak an ranges daselvs in a surkle and
welcomes Prince Henry wild some of
lem good ole soul-stirring jubilee songs
lat you ole gandaddy an you ole gran
nanny used to sing An de Prince he
Yah des SO ticllled dat he les axes de
eadah right up in his cab an he shaks
Ter han an tells her dat he members
leahlng his bruther. de Emp'rer. tell
low she sing when she wah in Germ nv
vld dem 'rigina1 jubi1ees some yeahs
go An, de nigger-hating South it les
tans dab wild its mouf wide open an
'ats itself on de back an saws, See what
maht niggers we has?' An Prince
henry he jes shakes his haid an re-
marks to hisself dat dis am passin'
TRANCE"
Nanny, why did'n de Norf ask de
ullard people to take paht in welcomin'
Prince Henry?" asked George.
Gawge, said Mrs. Jackson, "You
Nanny may be able to answer dat oues-
ion mex week, but jes now she am not
uite clar on de subjec herself"
"A Case Of Suspension