Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10

look SO big an strong she think he mus be
monst'ous fine man, an dar whar she git
fooled, lax lots er wimmins l bin KNOWN.
She hop up in front er him an say,
'Scuse me, Mistah Growly Grum. sub, eff /
axes you ter stop a minnit an femme look
at you. Lam er de Twin. 1 nuver is see a
man tall ez wat you is An how big an
strong you looks, an dat long brown fur
you wears on yo' hide sho is harnsum.
Please, sub, femme walk long wild you Ill
| ways an look at you some mo'y
Bar kind er growl sump'n nu'rr way
down In his th'oat an she tucken hit fer
yes an go tippin' an mincin' long mo-
wusser dan befo', mighty proud ter let tn rr
folks on de mountain see 'er in sech COM
p'ny. W'er dey git ter Mistah Bars house,
she stick her haid in de do an wen she see
all de dirt an de mess. for he wuz too
mawtal lazy uver ter clean up de house,
she say, she do, oh, me! oh, my! Mlstah
Growly Grum-bar, you sunny does need
CONAN ter look after you an cook yo'
vittles an tidy up de house. Please. sub.
ter femme stay an wu'k fer you, an de
on'ies' thing l ak is de priv Iidge err settin'
an lookin at You W en- ism busy
Bar say ter hisse'f, Dish yer sho'-
huff bawn fool, but mebbe she kin wait on
me, so 1 reckon l let her stay, fer a vile,
anyhows.'
so he say to 'er We'll, Mis- Turkey,
sense you is so pow'ful sot on hit s'pose
you kin stay: but you mus'n' look at me
too often, 'kase 1 ain use ter bein' styar'd
at an l dunno wat 1 mought do eff got
riled'
Mis- Turkey say she do 'er lookin Wi lies
he'z ersleep, so he tell er ter stay eff she
wanter.
Den she whul in an clean up de house,
an cook i'm a good dinner, an wen he
tucken nap she git 'er a I'll bush an keep
de flies often him, an set an look an look
ez eff she ain nuyer gwine see i'm erg'i in.
"She KEEP hit up dat-a-way fer so long
time, an git wusser an wuSSer bout him
ev'y day ontwel at las she dunno how in de
worl' she gwine keep FUN Iookin' at i'm
w'iles he wuZ wake.
Now Bar he had de fashion err gwineter
sleep ev'y day bout de time he 'mence ter
git lii hongry, an so he wuz mighty ap'
ter dream bout Sump'n nu'rr ter eat, an
w'atsomuver he dream bout. dat de thing
he 'bleeged ter have wen he wake up, an
he alluz g'longed out an got hit.
Mis- Turkey fin dis out, so ev'y day
wen he wake up she step to'deS i'm an
say. 'Mistah Growly Grum. Mistah Growly
Grum, at you done dream bout dis timer
Please fer to tell me, sub, so l kin know
wat fixin's ter git raidy ter go wild hit fer
dinner
"B'ar he I'D tell her. an den go way an
git w'atsomuver hit mought be.
Mis- Turkey git so sot-up onkyount er
'sociatin' wild MiStah Bar dat tu'rr creeturs
ou'd SCARCELY putt up wild her foolishncss.
but zen dey talk hit over dey aIluz tell one
nu'rr dat Sump'n 'bleeged fer ter happen
ter teck down her fedders.
II done tor you she git mon mo- sot on
Mistah b ar, an KEEP squintin' at i'm 'roun'
de cornders an cuttin her eye at i'm wen
he want lookin' ontwel de wunner is dat
he ain ketch 'er long befo'. But his eyes
wuZ set so close togerr. same eZ wild all de
bars. dat hit mex him near-sighted, an eft
he see you a iii piece off he ain kin tell you
FUN a stump. But Mis- Turkey git so
owdacious dat after wiles he do ketch 'er,
an he soon git tired NV her an her foolish
ness. He ain sayin' nuttin', 'kase he want
KNOWN jes' wat he gwine do bout hit
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ez he wuz wakin' up FUN his nap.
fShe walk up ter him. same z aiIuz an
say, 'Mistah Bar Mistah Bar, wat you
done dream bout dis day?' An dat mnnit
hit come inter his haid dat he gwine fix 'er
den an dar.
HE stretch hisse'f III LAX he want
quite thu wild his nap an den he eye 'er up
an down an he say. Mis- Turkey. sezee.
you is growed tolble plump an fat. see
sepce you bin stayin' in my house an quit
yo' runnin' up an down de mountains
mis- Turkey kind er Singer an look
down, 'kase she mighty please ter have him
notuss er. 'Yassuh,' seq she. i b'lfeve is
grcwed mo- plumper dan wat 1 WIZ
"'Yas. ma ami you sho'ly has fat up
sezee, AN now / ak you dis sezee, ain
tucken you in my house an fed you an. gin
you shelter. an ain you promuss dat you
DON look at me 'scusin wen l wuz sleepin'
an ism you done bruk yo' wu'd?'
Mis- Turkey she stannin on one foot
lookin' mighty Uneasy. an she say. she do:
Deed Mistah Bar. you mus 'scuse me dis
time. deed you mus, 'kase L KANT hep
hit deed 1 KANT
"Den he riz up FUN whar he wuz settin'
an he say. way down deep In his th'oat jes'
ez growIy ez he kin, You mus 'scuse me.
too. Mis- Turkey; l KANT hep myse'f,
deed KANT, You ak me wat is 1 dream.
tells you done dream turkey" an you
KNOWN me we'll mum ter know dat wen 1
dream turkey 'bleeged ter eat turkey an
wild dat he fell pun FER an she scuffie some
an de fedders fiew'd .roun' III an den
ev'ything mighty quiet, 'kase she done gone
whar she cud see de Inside err Mfstah Bar
stidder de outside. De creeturs whar she
bin putin on airs wild say hit sarve 'er 4
right fer tryin' ter keep comp'ny wild 'er
betters.''
II think that was real mean old bear to