The sun., 1903-10-04
A NANCY STORIES.
Adventures of a Big Black Spider
That West Indian Nurses
Relate to Childrcn.
ANANCY AND TIGER,


Once pom time. Anancy an Tiger were
both courtin' de same young lady. Dey
was berry jealous oh each other, SO Anancy
go to dis lady's yard an say to her dat
Tiger was not ing better dan his fathers
ole rdin' horse.
Little time after, Tiger call pon his
sweetheart. But de young lady say to-
him:
go long. sab! How can yon come
courtin' me when you know you is noting
but Missa Anancy's fathers old ridin'
horse?"
"Warra'' cried Tiger. "Who tell you
dis one great big lie?"
'Hi!' said de lady. lis dis way to speak
to me? Go long wild you, you ole good
for-nothing jackass ridin' horse"
MY faders!' said Tiger. "What is disl
l tell you, ma am. what do. I go straight
long to Bredda Anancy, an make him
tell me what time l eber turn into him fader
ole jackass ridin' horse"
So de lady say to him, 'Well: go long.
sah!'
Then Tiger take up him stick, an him
put him junky pipe in him cheek, an 60 to
Anancy's yard. When him get there, him
find Anancy sick in bed wild fever. SO
him lift de latch. and call out:
"Bredda Anancy! Bredda Anancy!'
Anancy hear him berry well but him
just say, 80 soft. so soft: Dear Tiger, you
call me?"
Tiger reply: "Yes, I call you. I want
you to tell truth to-day. My lady sweet
heart tell me you say not ing but your
faders ole jackass ridin' horse. come
to make you prove it.
Hi" said Anancy, don't you see hab
h,l
hab just taken doctors medicinel'
-Cho!" replied Tiger
After hab just eaten two pills, Bredda
Tiger, how you tink can 60 to De lady
house to prove dat rude word dis night?"
Il don't want argument wild you, Bredda,
said Tiger, but you mus jus show de
lady dis night dat / not your fader's ole
jackass ridin' horse.
"Oh, King!" cried Anancy, .an' dis cat
aplasm pom me chest it burn me so! How
somever, try to go wild you to de lady
Then Tiger say: We'll, Bredda. since
you 30 kind and so i'll. don mind carry
ing you ON my back"
So Anancy rose up, and take down him
riding saddle from de rafters.
"Hi!' said Tiger. What are you going
to do wild dat?"
Just put 'pon your back, Bredda, for
me to sit down soft, becausing you see
swell, den," said Tiger. put 1t on"
Then Anancy got him bride and reins.
-Hil" said Tiger. -and what you going
do wild dem?"
Jus to put 'pon your mouth, Bredda.
to pull you up when you walk too fast.
-All right, said kind Bredda Tiger, put
dem on"
Then Anancy took out him horsewhip.
-Hi!" said Tiger, 'an' what you goin'
when fly come pom your ear, Bredda,
take dis whip an lick it of.
Tiger say, well, take it.
Then Anancy buckle on him spurs.
-Hil' said Tiger, what you goin' do wild
those?'
come 'pon your sides
Put dem on, then
Then Anancy made Tiger stoop down
an mounted him, an Tiger began to walk
But as him walk too fast, Anancy pull
him up by de bride.
stop, Breddal Take time; my head
hurt me sol"
Presently Anancy take him horsewhip
an whip Tiger. pom de ear,
@Hil" said Tiger, what dat for, sah?'
"Cho! What a stupid fly! Shoe, you
IAN right, Bredda," said Tiger. "but mex
time don't lick SO hot"
Presently Anancy stick him spurs into
Tigers sides.
Tiger glib one big jump an cry out. Warra!
What dat?'
Dem bodersome flies, Bredda.
Then Tiger came to de lady house, an
just as he enter de yard Anancy rise in him
saddle, like jockey running race, an lash
Tiger well wild him whip.
aHi!' cried Tiger, you lick too hoti'
But Anancy lash him do more, till Tiger
gallop, and stick him spurs in Tigers side
an drive him right up to de lady's door.
Then Anancy take of him hat to de lady
standing dere, an say, @Hi Missis, did me
no tell you true dat dis Tiger noting but
me ole fader's jackass ridin' horse?'
So him leap of Tiger, an 60 in an kiss
him sweetheart.
off, an him neber heard Of more.