The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05

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dsroon asked the children about what they
thought Of the story. They were not as
enthusiastio about 1t a the drol little man
could desire. Drasilla was especially cool
end she was the only one who replied to
The question.
sIt's . tale" she said. with something
Ike q onoor.
sHuhi' exclaimed Drusilla, you sholy
don't speck mo ter tell no good story IN
dish yer place whar dc hills runs bofe
backerds an forreds. an whar you halter
crawl sideways fer ter keep fun fsllin'
down hill whichever way you turn
Drusilla's desire was to tell no story
at. al. but she finally told one which for
many ysan had been popular with negro
girls between the age Of u and 20.
II may b called
MISS LIZA AND THE KISo.
Il ten you all right now said Drusilla.
FL dumner nothin' tan bout dis tale but
Dc tellin' un II. I dunner whar dc folks
live ct, nsr what dey wuz doln' far. ner
whar dsy como FUN. nor whar dey wuz
gwtns.
In Do tale dey's q king. but I dunner
wharbouts he was . kingin' It at Ell you
want tsr know de name er de country an
whas hinder folls dey wuz, you'll halter
ehoooeo Q name fer ter suit you. an ngger
al d balance out In 20 own min.
wen. one time dey wuz King. an he
wux Q mighty man. He At here. and he
fout dar. an he KEEP on doln' dataway.
twsl bimeby he got tired er strowin' de
faoo O. Dc yeth With dead folks, an he say
tsr hiDef he b'heve he'll look aroun.
an 80 ef hs can't git q Job what dey's
mo m IN dan dey IL In nghtin'. So he
lookod aroun', do King did, an bimeby
- AT ons = do OIL mso bout It.
de Of man, he sorter comb his long
cray beard wid his finger nails. an after
wAns he az d King Of he ycver think bout
laxnins q trade. Do King AZ him what
~ ~ notion, . man, king or no king. can
dan - k1n By KILN man.
sDis n,ads Do King bite his thumb. De
or nan wun one o. de smartest men In all
q whole settlement, an when dey wus
biz things ter talk about. he wuE alters
ons o. d ft,st ones dey went ter hear. So
do nnG. - stood dar, he did, an. bite his
thumb. Altar while be Tow:
How loag Win II take . man fer ter
la'n - shosmakin' trader
de OF mani dunner what his name
was-hs mako answer dat . right bright
man noueht rarn It In dix or sev'm mont's.
but - spsek it'll take do King bout q year.
Den d King wanter know whar de best
place for ter Tarn shoemakin'. an de OIL
man h. say dat hs got . shop 'er dis own,
an hen b glad ter show al do ms an
outs Or Do business.
.Dus still do King bite his thumb. He
Tow:
.'wAe swinsssr do De iinsin. while I'm
malin' ahossf
sDs or man say dat amt nothin'. kass
rs hsap harder for TER make good pair
Or ahoss dan what IL b fer ter do de kingin'
whom dsy's 20 many ter hop i'm. an be
~ dat lt's Q mighty slack wadded man
vkaS sanV do d kiAgin' an Earn how ter
naks shoss aS d same time. 80 de King
- low das hs'd tsy his han one whet ef
u lind SvU'y COW In d. Island
Tnlsd svsry COW IN The slandr ex-
eaaamsd Wany Wanderoon- what on earth
diA - mean By thatf'
syts d. Q sayin," replied Drusilla. he
nsaa - swinstsr Fam In spite or every
thin'.s
sWsu, d nsx' mornin' he got up bright
~ early an' had Q soon brekfus. an while
b vus packin' his toohes hs toll his folks
snA den what help him do dc kingin' dat
b W. Gwtnster spen' de day out. an he
wuuidnr b homo TO night. Den he went
IN q hssb outhouss dey had on de place,
en- put on Q rough suit er Close an put out
fer d shop whar do ol. man an his men
mAAD shoss.
sWhsn d Klns GOT dar. dey wus an dar
an psegdn, away de- 81 hard e. dey kin.
A yeanG oman INST i'm at de door an shs
1gw
s.Ain't yuu d nsw man what my daddy
svfnHs Fam how tes mako shoesr
sDo klnG, b mako answer dat he wus.
WI dok a. nj toes her bead an say.
Wsa. ySar has:ss d. 9 quicker lick LICK dan an
81 d;1 ~ S s;n S.ss b eay: y ne
SS1oA neht .oysr .dar in de corner. whsr
~ Ss.t hoddsr yOu' an you won't
- klns. 4 box q Dc gal a an, lc. .;;,h,d
- ~ u chow me'-desso.
s6o ~, che mako . low bow'-Drusilla
~s.Skk Nd Of her dress and showed how
= w. done, and her mimicry was 90 drolI
sa1 conssai that The otnsrs laughed b nSar 1.H
I Shank you nightly. but Of you'll scusen
-, IN b much erbleegsr
S6e King, b look q her an laugh. He
savn - dsinner Whedder he'n scuxen her
49, wa dat she nirtsd out, ripe mad:
sn' 6lms6y Dc daddy como In. lookin'
1AGh1y oollum-
IA looEsd roun'. b did. an low. 50 dsy
:roms er you-aIl bean sassn' bilss Liza.
an M's rot tsr stop for II begins good.
Ma usa b my onliest daughter, an de
nex' tims one or you-al sassiee her I'm
9Vinstsr tell Do King. an boun' you he'll
IT . stop ter de whole business. Me an
King b good friens, kaxe I had . oonfab
va him no longer'n yistiddy.
1T SD you. wheu you wus ccnfabbin'
vid do King de new man cay. Now you
"a nustn't fereit dat dish Yer new man
ID d shop wuz De King hisself, remarked
GS,sdiis con1dentialiy. sDe new man said
I SD you. an 'low'd ter myse'f ter my,
eef dat Do King amt % much Moor. an
puYtier dan what some yuther folks Is
s'Dsts en- maybe d. OF shoemaker
cay; but 81 any - you-an up. an eassy
NJ IAa IN run right straight an tell
s.Gt ~. m y. pl.e.::: :. q e.. kip 4. .sy.
.sn. 2 man alter Do King an tell I'm you
sWd Dat d Oh shoemaker went on In
Do front or Do shop whar b had shoes fer
ter ell Ne Iina abe wus hs'nin' at Dc
Do, an when she bard d. nsw man talkin'
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