The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-12

big toe. only OATS a business wus dan
smokin' a possum out a hoher, cause
mos ebey crab carry two big pair
scissors wild UNI. Pa, l am tryln. 10
teech use colored Sous Ca'lina Niger
people de way to spell chicken, put
dey look on dat wild CRATE explclon,
and I spect dey rudder just tief UNI
and eat um like you. Desc var moon
light nights is good fur de hItlng
business, and I know you amt staro-
ing. Wese got kind of S. G. dis
pensary band wild Niger boys blown
Jig music out of jugs, but vile wese
all got a big feet fur dancin', dere is
no place 'ceptin' de oyster tactry ana
we can't dance on de shell. Dey is
also some fiddlers wisitin' us on de
beach. but dat's too sof,, but dey Keep
movin' dere han at me to cum on.
Dis young gal Use wild is berry fond
oh goblin up ebryttng she see tureat,
and she almos bus six time day
shame fur lode up so hebby, but 1 kin
tell you wot dis family amt gwlne ter
find any pickle or SIGH trash lying
roun wen l leabe. De scenery is berry
GOOD. I mean de colored scenery, fur
I nebber seen so meny befo' in a little
Mace vet, an I spec you sen me dis
time Widen tree task OBJ de coast of
Afriker.
| mos got into a fife wild little sas-
sy gal chillun which cum to me place
fur water and trip down we step to
de bluff, hightey. tightey like. Wen
she cum back and pass me she say to
me don't look at me or will trow dis
water cen you face" Den Miss Bulloch
say ter me, "you little hussy, don't
eber cum yer nomore,' and dat gal
say. II cum whensomeber l please.
but you amt de only pusson got teSian
water on dis yer beech.
Pa, l warn you and all de udder
fresh water coon ter cum down and
very desc yer salt water niggers sing
ing dere spirituals on de water wen
dey row:
Satan, he roll de ball at me,
Yea, yea. Lawd
De ball miss me and roll in de sea,
her it my Tub, of all dis from you,
sab.
My soul and all to hebben am gone
And lef desc niggers a-howin' corn.
And SIGH like.
Wun mite Uncle Bulloch, de he'd of
dis family, carry all we chillun cen in
de OK wagin, out cen de country to
prayer meetin, and de meetin bruk up
so late cen de mite we was berry tired
and fall sleep comm back cen de
wagin. 1t were berry dark and look
like we wud nebber git home. So I'm
Gle Bulloch who was driben and nod
din he he'd start up and shake little
Tommy. son, git out de wagin and
see if de wheel der turn" So Tommy
git out and feel de wheel and say,
Yes, Pa, de wheel der turn, sah."
Den de ole man say, git back den, if
de wheel der turn 1 spec say we mus
be agwine home"
Sinner harky, sinner hear Lawd,
Sinner would not come, sinner hear
Lawd.
At dc meetin' old Steabe, one OBJ de
deacon amt cum till late and l spec
he mus drinking befo' he cum. De
| leader spy him cum in and say Bre'r
| Steabe will please lead in praise Den
Steabe rise up berry slow wild he han
steadin' him on de bench and say de-
liberate like II wunt." We was berry
much surprise at SIGH a ting wen he
he'd was blossom fur de grade.
Graveyard 1 tink you ought to
know.
20 ring dat chimin bell"
l know wen you git dis letter you
will say "blumpety bump or some
SIGH foolishness, but you amt de only
| pebble, and you got no beach ober dere
| except George Beach and you doan
dare trow any pebble on him
1t am now tirteen o'clock so 1 mus
close and unclose. Your lubbin' little
| yew lam Little Enoch.
P. S.-A colored lady ketch a bass
off de What yestiddy wot fos ketch de
lady fuss. 1t way LOO pound
Cap'en Vincen ober de ribber pay
me sum tenshun on de boat comm
ober.