Gilpin observer., 1902-01-02

'~Yas'm, das what wants ter do,
wants ter stick my knife down the
th'oat er dat yilyun, er dat scound,el--
my sez Mandy,
"Yaa'm,tw hit go RI down though
de middle er his black heart. Das
! what I wants ter do. En- when ! git
hit dar. I des. wants ter tu'n dat knife
roun' en- roun', twell cut dat black
heart er his'n inter chitterlins. lr
my sez Mandy, you suttinly Is
savage .u
| Oar sez l. 'dar, you done said hit.
When youesez savage you des spells my
name. des SO savage dat / eat dat
vilyun's heart en- drink his blood en-
des not bat my eyes.
What make you SO savage agfn dat
barber sez Mandy, what he bin doin'
ter your ,,
What he bin doin' ter me? He bin
| doin' des plenty. Amt he been
| trapesin' roun' wild de oman dat es
good es belong ter me; dat bin prom
isin' desc days en- days fer ter may
me? En- now he got ter shove his
ugly sef 'twix' me en- her. en- try en-
keep cump,ny wild her? - -
En- what de name er dat lady dat
you speakfn' 'er?'-sez Mandy.
Hit des a fool oman er de name
er Mandy,en kase she des a fool oman;
en- ain't got SO ve'y good senses, dey
amt nuthin' dat 1 kin do ter her, 'cep'
en- savin' des ter drap her, en- dat J..
reckon got ter do; fer, by desc. ways
er gwine on she show dat she little
better'n a hussy. But fer dat barber.
l des suttinly takes hit outer him.
des bruck his back en- knock de ugly
head clean offer him, das all. -'' =
En- dat lady you speakin' about?
sez Mandy,'"I des kin tell you dis; she
got senses enuf ter do heap er tinkin'
befo' she ever may wild "a trifiin' VIII
yum like you is; wild yo' big mouf. en-
yo' big tales, en- yo' knives, en- yo'
weepuns, en- yo' hussies.hussy yo'se'f
suh.'
"Das all RI, das all RI. Yo' des do
wild yo'sef what you tink de bes' ter
do, en- ef you like ter keep somebody
else cump'ny better'n my cump'ny. you
des keep hit. Hit don't matter ter me
ef de yeth des gyape open en- swaller
you up. But aller dat amt gwine save
dat barber Dey amt no use er 'yo''
cryin' en- whfmperin' roun' me; dat
barber des got ter die.
81 amt wo'yin' about dat barber
seq Mandy. I amt sceart a bit fer
him. Dat barber des twicet de man
dat you is. Eff do emmy cryin' hit be
fer you, you misubble scound'el. Dat
barber des cay pocketsful er knives
On razors roun' wild him aller de time.
You go foolin' roun' wild dat barber en-
he cuts de lights er life outer you. Eff
you tackle wild dat barber you better
git you 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 sez about dat barber
diden suit me SO ve'y better. I know
myself fom what I yere f'om dis one
en- fom dat one. dat he bad man, des
a teh'ble man; a fightin' man fom
yere come yonder. He des boas'es dat
enduin' er his time he kill mon ten
men; en- wild one er 'em dat he cuts
out piece er his heart en- toas'es 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 man like
dat. r. 7 tink en- / tink. F'us' tink er
one way en- den tink er anudder. One
time hit look like good way des ter.
stan behinder cornder twell he come
by en- den ter swat him wild dray
pin or a crow bar. Das all ri, eff I
don miss my lick, but sposen dat
does miss my lick. dari I is. wild my
lick done gone en- he on topper me wild
his razor En- den agin tink dat he
got ter cross de bayou on one er dem
bridge. en- 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 fom under. dar
is on de groun'. all shuck up wild de
fall en- widout de chanst ter liz my
ham, Dat tinkin' mos KEEP me awake
in de night.
In de mo'nin' got up en- still