North Park union., 1902-01-17

AZ uos IN DC vance ASe, an
ought ter be hbin' . mighty good life,
TOO. cause how 20 know 70. won't
nap sfeat-gran'-chillen pryin' inter all
20 actionsf
Yo doan' wan ter hyear bout yo'
sran'ma, but wants me ter tell yo'
bout ma III Clarissy! Bless 20 heart. .
money. dats dc oas thing lubs ter
taik bout. doe II almos' snaps De
strings OBJ mammy's po' ole heart ebery
ume she eben thinks OBJ her.
De night Clar1ssy opened her eyes
on dis earth dar wux = consumptious
Dali goin' on at de big house. TO de
quality. In honor OBJ yo' gran'ma, who
yo sran'pa. ma young marse. had
fetched home as his bride.
Il could talk bout ma mistus all
DAY. but 20 wants ter hyear bout
Ciarissy. Well. 1ze leadin' up ter her.
honey. At de time I am tellin' yo' OBJ
she wus jes' on her way inter dis
worf OBJ trouble. an l forgit all bout
ner eben den tween thinkin' OBJ de
gran times at de big house. which Sis
nifty wuz 'monstratin' bout, an listen
In ter dc squeak OBJ Uncle Jerry's i'd
die at de Quarters.
Tween de sQueaks I hyeard him
hollo' Git yo' pardners fer de kwat-
tilon! Raise yo' feet high! Slute yo'
pardners! Fo'wa'd foah an back agin!
Ler han ober right han back Dem
what TUX me, he jes' shouted, Judy.
cum back hyar! Doan' yo' know yo'
right han from yo' lef'! Yo's spilled
de whole set. an I'ze hat q min not
ter let yo' shufle no mo- ter ma fddlin'
ternight Yo' think Miss red sash
makes 20 fine. but lemme tell yo' gal,
de fines shuck of'en hides de meanes'
nubbin In de row!'
Il wuz mighty pleased ter hyear Judy
publicly 'buked. cause she wuz dat
airy since she TUX ma Hosea from me.
She not only TUX him. but got herse'f
. stiferket in gol' frame which said
de law had glib him ter her! Dis 10 q
mighty quar- worl'. chile. In de sight
oh de Lord. Hosea wus mine: but
cause do law could write on paper II
could DIVORCE me an glib him ter her
wild ticker ter prove 1t. In desc days
dey IL changin' de Scriptur' fashion,
dey buns de stiferket. snaps dere f,n-
gers At de public. buys de law ter do
dere way. an breaks dere legiance wild
de sight OBJ de Lord.
well. chile. I'm deviatin' from de
paff wuz treadin'. When Uncle Jerry
holloed out. Make yo' steps an sho'
yo' style! an All hans 'roun!' fer
got ma 'niction. I fergot eberythins.
an loped right on ter be In at dat oe-
cashum. Sir Kitty cot me by de arm
an dragged me back. She lowed 'Ag-
gle. yo's crazy. an I'm goin' fer do
paterole.' Dat settled me.
"Jes' cen de clock struck twelbe. an
de strikes wuz mos drownded by de
noise from de nrecrackers an gun at
Dc big house an de hurrays from de
Quarters. Den knew 1t wux Chris
out ma III Clarissy cum for ma Chris
mus gif'. knows 1t wuz onchrischun
lax an an owdacious sin. but didn'
thank de Lord as much as ought fer
His present. cause KEEP thinkin' how
dat same present had cheated me out
OBJ bein' 'mong de fust ter s'lute ma
new miss an Join In Uncle Jerry's
All hans 'roun'.'
"Whar did l get de name Clarissy
Now, I'ze goln' tel tell yo' how ma
'fiction brought me 'onor.
"Yo' dear gran'ma named dat chile.
an lowed she wux ter be raised an
edicated at de big house. Dat made
me mighty proud. So. when yo' ma
wuz born TUX Clarissy an went ter
de big house an nussed yo' ma till dsy
put her in de col groun'.
"Doan' get so impashum. honey: Ize
goin' ter tell yo' bout Clarissy. but
jes' kinder laks ter put 1t OF ~ long ~
I kin.
"Clarissy hadn' no face ter b
'shamed of. She wux dat tall an
straight wid smooth brack shiney ha'r
1T din kink none-an' her eyes wux
1ss' LAX de desr's. an her skin wus 10
sof' an yaller dat called her ma
yallsr rose. She warn't neber strong
lax, an wouldn' go wild de niggers at
dc Quarters. Sometimes she eben
seemed shamed OBJ her ole brack NAM
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