The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
VIII.


lThsrs was silence for . little while, and
tssn wally wanderoon pretended to wake
up viii snort.
sArs you nnished1' he asked. Are you
rieht esrtAin that you didn't leave out
sfxty or seventy chspters3 We'd Ike TO
have L all
sNot mel exclaimed Drusilla, 'Nufs
nulR. an too much u . plenty. bet you
I kin tall you one dat you'd like ter hear
an tsinf no niger tale mother. Ny gran
nanny tole Il ter M an she said she got
II hum Dc whi,e folks
DrlsiIla picked St her frock moment.
- u trying to recall some Of the Incidents
Of ths story. and then began. Az IL must
have q name. 1t is just a. well TO call 1t
MACK AND HIS MAGIC RINo.
sous time dey wuz Q man what had sech
big family dat he wus hard pushed Ter
ter fssd UNI all. He had thirteen cbildun,
al do biggest want mon fifteen.
.sDey wus 20 many un um dat dey took
ttrns ct gwine ter bed hongry. an den.
himby, dey come a bad crop year. Do
season wuz 90 dry dat dey can't even raise
taksrs
Deg acuflel long do best dey could. but
Il not % after 90 long a time dat sump'n
cotter Be done. an de Oldest boy, he up
an cay dat he gwine sorners whar he kin
am his Twin and maybe hep his daddy
an NANNY.
well, dey wus great ons when do time
cons Ter him ter 60 way. Dey all cried
A. eried an cried. tell II look like dey wus
gwintsr CRY der eyes out.
n you'll take notice. poor folks Ike
DER fAuhliss q heap better dan what rich
folks does. Anyhow. dat's what my granny
cay, an che aho did know. kass abe wuz
mighty nigh Q hundred year OIL, an she
bad sesd sights In her day an time.
sDish yer boy wuz name Mack Sump'n
er Nother-I done forgot what--so III des
c6li I'm plain Mack, an let 1t 80 ct dat.
'Taint gwinter hurt m, kaze he done dead
By this time: my granny say he done kick
loose fun his troubles long To- wux born.
well. be nanny. she packed up de
ands. cryin' al Do tius. She put UNI In q
bas. an inter de bag she slipped . few
tatars, an q little rasher or bacon. not
mon nun fer ter last a hongry man i've
minnits. An dat ar Mack. stidder waitin'
ten max nornin'. like he say he gwinter do,
slunx his bag on his back. got his walkin'-
cane, an put down do road Hike sump'n
WIS after him: hs didn't wanter tell UNI
al eood-by.
.But vhen dsy IN out dat be done gone.
I bot you dey w,u wespln', an whalin'
IN dat house--ef you hin call II a house.
swhiles all dis wux gwine on. Mack. he
w,as poiin' down de big road. Il hs didn't
CIV Il wuz kaze he amt got no pocket
handkchsr. he went on. he did. an bimeby
be come tar do place whar do road forked.
sHe hnowsd dat one or dc roads led ter
Do town. kass b bad bean dr wid his
daddy. but whar de yuther road led he
Didn't know no mo- dan de- man In do moon
eft deys any man der. He stopped. he
did. an study; an whiles he studyin'.
he eot q notion dat soma un wuz talkin'
ter In
Den he look Ill 'roun'. an dar under .
tina wux 4 little OIL man. He wus bare
headed an barefooted. an be amt got no
coat.
.Dar be stood shiverin' an shakin' under
d. tree. Den Mack wux nightly hold up.
kAza dar wuz q man w,lss Oh dan what he
wux-colder an hongrier an nakeder. an
be nsver spected fer ter see sech . sight
sDe little Oh man Tow. Ny head col;
loan No yo' hat.
Mack cay, 1t amt much Nv or hat. but
what dey is you er mo- den welcome ter.
De little OIL man say. Ny body col;
Iosn me 20 coat
MACK low, Ef my coatn keep you
warm, tie mo- dan it's done fer me; but
your mo- dan welcome ter It,
.De little OIL man say, My foots col;
loan me 20 shoes.
sMaok low. Take UNI; II dey keep 20
foots warm, itn be mo- dan dey've done
fer me-
'ns little OIL man say. Tn honsry. g.
me what vittles you got
Mack low, It's little nuY. but speck
it'1l do you mo- good dan what it will me-
an Md dat he gun de little Oh man all de
vieiss - had 'osp' one piece er bread.
Dan be ~ de man what road he shill
take. an d man say. Luck 10 allers close
ter - lef' ham
SO Mach tuck de left-han' road, an he
vent along barsfooted. bareheaded. an
vid no coat far ter keep de col out. He
went long tell he gun ter git hongry, an
bimeby. be cot dovn on log by de side er
Dc road an munched his piece er bread.
sHs amt been ssttin' dar long TO he
hear Q noise, an when he look 'roun' dar
wus dc little cl' man ssttin' on de yuther
en- or de log. He wuz all drawed up an
swivelled. but he had . big bundle in his
han. an he wuz des ez clipper ez iaybird.
He eggled like he wus mighty nigh uckled
ter death.
Mack Amt say nothin'. but he look at de
man mighty hard. Bimeby, when de little
Oh man got over his sigglin' spell, he look
at Mack an low:
Now den, Young man. you done g.
me purity nigh everything you had, an now
I'm Gwine ter pay you beck. Take dis
yer bundle and open it,
SO said. 20 don. Mack opened de bundle,
an der wux good suit o. closs, nice pair
er shoes an hat: an dey wuz all bran
new. Mack went In do bushes an put 'em
on, an when he come back you wouldn't
hardly "a knowed him. he looked 20 nne
an clean He said thanlydo ter de man,
an made his beat bow.
Den de man 81 I'm . ring. He low, he
did. dat de ring wuz too big for Mack's
biggest nneer. but, anyhow, he must keep
II On his finger, kane Of he lose It hen be
onlucky; but Of de don't lose It, an keep IL
ON his hneer-de big finger er his left han
-he kin do anything he try ter do.
Mack look at de ring an try II on, an
when he turn round fer ter SAY thanky