The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
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Maybe dat's So de new man say; but
ey,ry word you hear me say bout de King
IN say te, his face; an, mo dan dst. ef
fer him. has done II 70 now Wild dat
he gun his own whiskers witch.
We'll, Miss Liza. she fetched a gasp
| an stood dar lookin at de man. She low:
an tell me dat you done pull de Kings
1 whiskenr
De man mako answer: OATS what
| said; an ef you don't believe me you fetch
de King here whar I kin git my hands on
Miss Liza cotch her breti as'n. an stood
struck dumb by de way he talk Den she
happen ter see dat man han wux bleedin
an shs whirl rom dar an 1 a, hi him up
his han. an whilst she wuz bout II she
| showed him how ter use de awl an de ham
mer. an how ter put de hog bristle In de
tn 'ead, an how ter make dc holes fer de
'De man wux King. but dat amt hender
him FUN larnin' fer ter be a shoemaker
1t mought or help him on. Miss Liza never
had larnt. an yit she could set right down
an m make shoe wid De best t. IN Pun, nn' b.,
Miss liza ef she show all de yuthers how
ter make shoes. She toss her head an
stick out her chin, an az de man ef he amt
sorter weak In de head. Den she laugh
an run out de room.
when dinner time come, all de yuthers
stop work an tuck der baskets an went
out In de yard an set In de sun an ct der
dinners-ah 'cep' de King Not bein use
ter dem kinder doin's he had come OF wild,
out fetchin' his dinner, an 60 he sot der an
hammered on de shoes whilst de yuthers
wuz 'joyin' deysef.
Miss Liza settin' at de table hear de
hammer gwine. and she Ak her daddy who
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De Of man. he was his head an laugh, an
say i mus be de new man..
Miss Liza, abe jump up FUN do table an
run an peep thoo de shop door. an sho
nun dsr was de new man peggn away
drivin' i'm. Den she went N.
de King hear de noise she make. but he
amt look up. He des went on Wild bis work
like dey want nothin' In de wari' dat smell
SRs' DOM ~; you LEA e: ": ne a.: dinner -d
.De King. he low' 'Dsy amt none IN um
Den Miss Liza say: 'whynt you fetch
:Ds King low: Why. come OF dis mornin
ITS q wonder Miss Liza say. dat
you didn't forgit 20 hat
DE King laugh an den he low: Dat
des zaokly what / vent an done. an had
70, 81 e''e' ''' ~' e
He looked at her an she look at him.
an den he laugh. an dis look like II make
her BIT red In de face.
hs ssy yoS got got %sSsy Ss,,n
sShe say: Don't be impident.'
he low; A hungry man'n Say mos
vivid dat she whipt out er de room an
er yitties an cot Il dovn.by him. He look
at her right hard an low:
when git ter be King III make you
.WeIl. faint no mo- dan speck,' she
dat ef I'd be good an quit my behavishness
I'd marry high an live we'll She say dat
my OF man would be Q good pervider an
CINE nice cloze ter war. But l tell you
fight now dat I amt gxineter marry no
been smellin' leather an shoeuaker's
wax. an mo- dan dat. I been heerin' dem
shoe hammers tell It look like sometimes
dey'n run me crazy. No. street no shoe
maker fer mer
sDe King he ct his dinner allow, an smack
his mouf He low dat he amt had sech .
good dinner sence de day befo'. an Miss
Liza, abe look at him fer ter see what he
mean, an he look back at her tell she halter
Whatever you Is er mought be. you
ter make shoe. Purity nigh all de work
you done dar Ia totally wrong, an It'll all
halter be. ripped out an done over ag'in:
worn. kaze yo' han soft, an. 20 finger nails
look like you got somebody fer ter take
keer un um.'
.:De King. he ct his yittles an, smack
h. %oS an den he S.s a. Miss shs liz Liza
daddy calling her ter dinner. De King
he low.
you'll halter scuzen me fer keepin'
you FUN 20 dinner; I'm mighty. sorry
miss Liza, she toss her head at dat an
you Amt got de idee in 20 head dat wus
stayin' out here kaze you or here. Ef
you s you GIT you fine toof comb an git
.'De King, NJ. Tow. oh. no; ! amt got no
fotoh me any vittles out here. 1t wuz fer
some I'm else
Miss Liza. bein' kinder gh-falutin'.
want use to dat kinder talk She start
hear her daddy call her, an she says, 'Yas-
ser, I'm comin'r an when she turn fer ter
look back do King wuz des a-laughin' ut
she az her daddy who de new men is .er
mought be. Her daddy make answer dat
dc new man mousht be heap Of folks.
but he amt
Den Miss Ldz4 az what de new mAn's
name, an her daddy say dat D. Fur a. he
know de man 10 name Bobby Raw. Dis
make Miss Liza laugh, an she say ter her
SET dat she'd tell dc yuther men bout de
name. an sec ef dey can't have some fun
out er de new man. which he know des ca
much bout maxim shoes ez he did bout
maxim moonshine.
But she forgot about it after dinner.
an she forgot about IL de mex morrin'
De new man come, but still he amt bring
no dinner.
Miss Liza AZ him what de reason he
amt fetch his dinner basket. De new
man low dat dey amt no use fer ter be
fetchin' yittles ter dat house whar dey
wux . soft-hearted an purity youn' oman
ready fer ter hx up dinner fer whomso-
'' Mis- 'I LA 70 low. Wei. dat's wh.r yousr
much mistaken. 81 you. 20 dinner
I amt gwine ter 81 you none terday. kaze
you done had time fer ter make all dc
'rangermentsr
DE new man, which he wis do King.
say: You amt sorIy now, MIS- Liza, but
you win be. You'll see me settin' here
pickin' my toones wild Q hog bristle, an
you'll say ter yo'sef Diet you can't let .
poor lonesome man 90 hongry. right here
whar dey's 40 much vittles; an den you'll
70. ter de table an Az up q nice dinner