The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
A NANCY STORIES.
Tales That Nurses in the West In
dies Have Told to Genera
tons Of Children.
WHY TOAD WALK 'PoN youB LIo.

WHY TOAD WALK pom youB LDo.
In before time, chillun, dere was big,
big Prince, an him rich-hi! him % rioh
him fling way him money same 1t had
been rockatone Istone], an him % proud
dat him say:
"Chol woman no goodl No female good
nu1 TO me fe marry
But, chillun, dere lib close to him an ole.
ole witch, an de people dey call her Re-
cundadundunda drumunday. An when
she hear what de Prince say, she mex up
her mind fe marry him. But she ole and
ugly, an eberybody say:
-Cho! mana; no Prince marry you! You
What she do deni She work obeah
[witchcraft an mex sheself young gal
sweeter dan molasses. An she borry
silk dress an a buggy an horse, an AZ
she walk into de buggy her dress go, .Shwee
| shwee, shwee,' an eberybody turn Re look
after she an say:
-HiI de sweet missis, but she look lubly.
| fe true!'
Den de Prince see her In dc buggy, an
him cry out wild joy:
"Oh, de young lady come at last fe mo
to marry! tink | let you be my Wife
dearie."
But de ole witch she JUS look at hin,
scornful, an den she trow sheself back
| in de oarriage an preten' she don't want
fe see him. An dat mex him long Re her
more an more.
Howsomeber. after a time dey mex 1t
UP all right, an d e wedding day was fix
an fat hog kill an de wedding cake
! bought, an eberyting done got ready
Now, chillun, at dis time Toad was bllckra
gentleman la white mani, Him walk
pom two leg. an him stick him hat a one
side OBJ him head. an him wear lonR,t All
coat, an white trousers, An high heel
! boots, an him shirt collar tan mp like
! jackass donkey name An him smoke
| big. fine cigar all de day, an when him
walk him shiny boot GO: "Quee auee'
When Toad hear bout de marriage.
an him say;
( "Cho hui YOU too much jackass! You
/ no know dat de young lady Won a-goin
fe marry s noting but takro-takro Gle
witch dev call Observation-Disclosures
day.
de Prince look well frighten, an him
/ say, Tank you, sab. | go tell she dat she
cant marry me An 30 him did.
/ Hi but de. ole witch get angry She
! change back from sweety gal to ugly mana
one some time; she knock OF she silk dress:
she tie on she junky short blue frock
! roun she waist; she stick she broken pipe
) in one side OF she mouth; and abe fling
she mortar stick ober she shoulder, an
go long fe find out who tell de Prince dis
| ting.
| On de road. chillUn, she met up wild
| cow, an she say:
you COW! You cow Was it you dat call
me ndundadrumunday'
But him say, soft an ptiful lookin' up
! pom her wild him big eye:
mo, m!ssis. How you tnk dat Oh me:
| Ne coIldnt do SIGH rude ting"
| Den de witch go on, an she net up wild
| sheep an Sh, ray
You, sheep! you, sheep was Il YOU da'
call me RccI!ndadurdundadru
But him say. Hi missis' dere'> ting
Me ncbber Use dat unkind word Me
wouldn't do sich ting"
Den she 60 long fardor, till she mot
up wild Toad An Toad say, hefo' she
! could - eak
"Howdv, miaels' ~ If it 81, my o!s
. frcn' Recundadn rdndadrunu u6ay''
hon de ole witch hear dis ~" know
| one some time who II was Dat tell dc Prince,
! 80 she run rou hjn w.d q. mor'nr stick,
an she heat him til him Faitcn on pon de
Rroun non him tumma"k ar In down
! like desd. an him nebber ablo Ia -" 'lp
| 'pon HIM two log again.
! An dat why Toad walk pom him four
leg 10 dis day