Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14

9.aySbs sake. Miss Lucy. cese members
Miss Marty an her blcsse1 little iam's
4, need Yer pintin Yer looks At nc wia
aisbeIiven' all mixed up ssia yer cornstor--
aafion dat way. fer dis chile kin i's
,ot down by8ro en- CHS decstep an whist
si,c l,c coolin of. fer hits mighty not
fer dis time o year, she'll Us tell Yer al
bout dem white folks
ayoii. ,cl begin ssiG, yer know dey WIZ
n,ichty lnc an rich in dem days fore &c
war come on an Gosh us ails-ole Marsser
mn, Ole Mis:us keep things spic-spaH.
Mn toll Yer. an didn't low no nigger ter
he lain round. ncaac., ] member ono
day hs why long bout dis limo o year.
when Yer make apple outter fer &c las,
iigne-dat Ole Missus sont Hans IN I.ci
ter town. Oh dem niger ch.lluns, des.
vsuz de nocnuntost HigSers dat chber drew
do bret Of de Lord al dat's shore pey
iss come niGla 10 H,e2rin' ole Missus out
cauSe when she folc EN- Ter do thing
she had ser go right sinaci. IN der tracks
7C.r see I.ey done hit. An as SAID fore
l:3t come mighty nigh Dcin' &c dcth OF her
narti,i': hiiin' ROM dc corners an a
fsss-,?cin' out on en- wid DC little cowhide
she alters kerricd in de nittin' basket
when dey be KILN t:nae wid marbles. er
eich like.
Wei nc ais. tfat VIZ mo an Sintlly an
3,iza. WIZ in whit we called de mea:
yara down nj de fer side o de house dat
.rlIz mex tor de weft-yGrc, \ Settin' oar
n sfuIren' off dc las OUTER VIC Gw.n te.
IaaNe dat season We WIZ mighty happy
Iii wllz de las we gwinc Ter make, bu:
dat didn't keel, up from oein' terrible tired
mn not, FER de i1ttle WIZ settin' nnner q
pcacl? Tree an hts time bcin obber. de
leaves done all 6rar of an de twigs
wuzer't flick nough te: keep de sun fru1i
hiiin' down ora rs. an maxim, US sweat
'nouah tcr i'll Ole Marster pon, wiut done
gone dry back o, dc hill. We WIZ setten
rom a-pcalin' an a-cutten an a-stur-
zen an a-hilin' when desc t.vo boys como
down &c side part on Ger way ter town
Dey hcd two grape r!;ics III her mans
llo!en' en- like hoops. an as dey walk
long cbber now an den Gey licl. ur der
heels All 1t,rn de vines an obhCr dey go.
We aiis wuz i watchiT3 en- an larfn.
mn I.izc she spoke 71p die nebber could
keep dat mouth o hern shotl an AK EN-
vhut deys IN ter. an tells en- deE better
watch dersclseS kerful or dcy git kotched.
An dey says ''oh, yer black niggcrs. yer
rhet Yer biz moufs an watch lis while we
lib ser salt an reppe1.
Miss Lucy, ef Yer could jes 81 seed dem
TWO niger chiliuns yer would er popped
yer dress wild ulazement At &c way dey
turned drm vines ac 5icken up der heels
:5ot OLDER en-. Ifit wJz Il sandy place
>viar Gcr WIZ doin' hit. an de san WIZ
Us fiy:n. Somehow ter see san ny
alters made ne want ter daT1lce De clog
darnra, an Stnthy an Lie dey VIE fust
cousins ter ME. an. de fus; Thing we
snoned we he'd drapped c1bpr thing an
WIZ heipin Hans an Zicil ter make de
3us' t'y. Drcckly ] see Lie dIspearin'
'roun' &c corner 90 &c meathouse. an ]
HEarn't see sintfy psarin' nor dispearin'
sny whar turns raun' lei. see. of Hans
IN zielz IS dispeared. too but dar dey-
Is goin' taste; der ebber tjli Yer iarn't
-cl which is der boards or der heels.
But Ilor, I-or. rs shore Is white fur
met in my life, fer der comm down dc
l,arf WIZ Ole 1Tissus w!d &c 'nittin' basket
an. all ] ,.nows bcttern ter run. SO jis
grab UP dat sturra- an sturs dat butter
same as my Ifs pended on hit Missus
she Keep on 'pro.'lin'. an Hans an zie!S