Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02
Flirting of the Barber.
by CHARLES HENsLEY
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub, Coz


"Yas'm, das what wants ter do, |
wants ter stick my knife down the
th'oat or dat yilyun, er dat scound'el-
"My, seq Mandy
"Yas'm.twcll hit go ri down though
de middle or his black hoart, Daa
what wants ter do, En- when ] Git
hit dar, des wants ter tu'n dat knife
roun en- roun', twell cut dat black
heart or hls'n inter chltterlins,
"My,' sez Mandy you suttlnly Is
savage
"Dar,' seq !, 'dar, you done said hit
When You sez savage you dea spells my
name, des 30 savage dat eat dat
vllyun's heart en- drink his blood EN-
des not bat my eyes,
"WhRt make you so savage agin dat
barber, sez Mandy, what he bin dom
ter your
what he bin doln' ter me2 He bin
doin' dos u plenty, Amt he been
trapesin' roun wild de oman dat es
good es belong ter mo; dat bin prom
isln' desc days en- days fer ter may
me2 En- now he got ter shove his
ugly sef 'twiX' mo On her, en- try On
keep cump'ny wild her?
"'En what de name or dat lady dat
you speakIn' err seE Mandy.
Wit des a fool oman er do name
or Mandy,en kaso she des n fool oman,
en- amt got so yo'y good senses, dey
amt nuthin' dat kin do ter her, 'cep
en- sayln' des ter drap her On dat !
reckon got ter do; fer by desc ways
er gwine on she show dat she little
bettern 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 speakn' about"
sez Mandy, II dea kin tell you dis, she
got senses enuf tor do heap or tinkln'
bofo' she ever may wild trlnln' vii
yum like you 10; wild yo' big mouf en-
yo' big tales, en- yo' knives, en- yo'
weepuns, en- yo' hussies--hussy yo'sef,
suh.'
"Das all RI, das all RI, Yo' des do
Wild yo'sef what you tlnk de bes' ter
do, en- Of you like ter keep somebody
else cump'ny better'n my cump'ny, you
des keep hit, Hit don't matter ter me
Of dc yeth des gyape open en- swaller
you up, But aller dat amt gwlne save
dat barber Dey amt no use er yo'
cryln' en- whlmperln roun me; dat
barber des got ter die.
az amt wo'yin' about dat barber
SEE Mandy, 4 amt sceart bit fer
him. Dat barber des twicet de man
dat you is, Ef do emmy cryln' hit be
fer you, you mlsubble scound'el Dat
barber des cay pocketsful er knives
en- razors roun' wild him aller de time,
You so fooln' roun' wild dat barber en-
he cuts do lights or life outer you, Ef
you tackle wild dat barber you better
gle you a dray pin fer ter hit him Wild,
fer ef he gifts clost ter you, you des es
good es dead en- gone en- mos forgot
What Mandy SEE about dat barber
diden suit me so ve'y better. / know
myself fom what | yere rom dis one
en- f'om dat one, dat he bad man, des
teh'ble man; fightin' man fom
yere come yonder. He des boas'es dat
enduin' or his time he kill mon ten
men; en- wild one er 'em dat he cuts
out piece er his heart en- toases hit
over de 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, des ter
strenken his heart. des sholy got
ter watch my cornders wild a man like
dat I tink en- / tink, Fus' l tink or
one way en- den l tink er anudder One
time hit look like a good way des ter
stan behinder a cornder twell he come
by en- den ter swat him wild dray
pin or a crow bar, Das all RI, Of
don 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 agln tink dat he
got ter cross de bayou on one er dem
bridge, en- l 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 de
fall en- widout de chanst ter liz my
han, Dat tinkin' mos KEEP me awake
In de night.
I'm de mo'nln' I got up en- still