Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

In quite up ter hit yit," so, by way of rails
ing their spirits to the desired pitch. rim
picked his banjo a while. Wfyum did the
famous 'back-step" and Coonie executed a
curious dance, the performance of which he
which he thumped his feet on the floor IN
such an emphatic manner that it seemed as
If something must give way-either feet or
floor. But neither did. and the dance reach
ed safe conclusion amidst great deal or
applause and laughter
At last the turn of the story tellers came,
and Aunt 'Phrony allowed herself to be per-
suaded to begin. She said she would tell
the STORY of the Humming-bird and the
Crane as it contained some good advice to
young men who were counting, and here
she rolled her eyes in meaning way at
Tim and Classy.
81 reckon" she began, dat mems bin
CO tin gals 'uver sence de beginnin' er time,
an l Gen. about reckon dey gwine keep hit
alluz bin runnin on wild EN- laughin Mt
'em one time, cryin' bout EN- anu'rr. turn
in der backs on EN- one minnit. runnin
after 'em de mex: an 1 s'pose dey gwine
| keep UP dat foolishness long ez de WORT
wag Back in de OIL days, dar wuz a gal
whar live way out yonner some ers; a
mighty harnsome, likely sort er gal. an all
| de creeturs wuz plumb crazy over her. an
'spute an kyar on bout who gwine git her,
an sometimes dey had regler fist-an' skull
fights bout hit. De gal she wuz mighty
nice to EN- all, runnin' on wild EN- an, sol
hfssesf 'twel he think heZ de one she gwine
choose, fer sho': Dat-a-way she keep EN-
all projeckin' roun her day In an DAY OUT,
Ma Sc she thought she cud git ma,ied any
time she git raidy ter quit her foolishness,
les de way desc yer good-facetet gals is
nniShty ap' ter think dey kin do, dough
sometimes dey s sneps d hS l fs 'h high an
dry on de shelf. Las her folks
cit 'feard dat mebbe dat de way she
ewine do. an dey tell her she mus mex
her chico an git mated ,,
.De buds dey wuz kind er lis'nin roun',
an dey got de news er dis frs. an, dey
ses ter one nu'rr dat dey gwine c1d e., ae
marter wild a race, startin way on UNI
de gals house an WiehuVer got Oar ius
wuZ ter have her.
Gal she ain say muffin, Jes grin az
'em all lax she alluz do, an dey g'long on
ter de startin' place les mo sputln IN. an IN
rantankerous dat mos un EN- wuz plump
feard ter go inter de race Ter lear dey
mought be tore limb FUN limb ef dey ola
git de gal Las dar want but tn ee lei
dat WuZ wiIlin' ter mex de trial, an dem
wuz de Turkey an de Crane an de Hum
min bud. Turkey he start OF mighty
biggitty an fiewd III ways at Dig pus
or speed but he wuZ to haivy ter Keep
dat I'D long so he lit an tried ter run
long de groun, but sho! he done fergot
de time de cunjerers putt lot er III
bones in his laigs sost he Gu dden run
fss' He seed turr buds wuz gittin' so
fur ahaid NV him dat 'twan't no use ter
try SO he say ter hisse'f, sezee: 'Shucks!
let me Outen dis; ain want nultin Ter
do wild no sech hurrah' s-nes ez dish yer
is; dar ain no gals Twin OATS wuf hit
Lemme git back ter my home an stay
dar in peace an quiet So he went swing
i'm off home an dat lef' nob'dy in de race
but de Crane an de Hummin' bu'd.
"De Crane mighty sho he gwine beat,
'kase he have sech long laigs, an Hum
min bud sho he cu'd beat, kase er de
swif ness NV his wings. Crane say ter
hisse'f sezee Humph! 1 ain got desc
yer long laigs fer muffin; gwine beat
dat iii no-kyount Hummin' ter
ffinders,' an Hummin' he say ter his
SELF. sezee, Shucks, how kin dat greet.
gawkin long-legged creetur think he
Ewine keep up wild me? Hits plumb rank
foolishness fer me ter keep goin night
an day, so / jes' gwine res me off good
at night, an in de mawnin' / kin soon
ketch up wild OF Crane an pass him on de
road
$50 Hummin' bud he res of all night.
an Crane he go on an on. an wen
mawnin' come an he see dat Hummin'-
bud ain kotch up wild him, he say ter
hisse'f. he say. Lazy III rascal i boun'
you he'z sleepin' VT. an spec de sun be
jes' gwine stop right yer at disspond an
git me a snack er frogs. 'kase dish yer
night-trabel done wo' me to q frazzie an
LET me empty ez a code Wild dat he
stop at de aidge er de pond an stan OAR
on one laig waitin' an watchin fer de
frogs He wnz pow'ful good fisherman
an mighty fond err frogs. He cu'd spy EN-
am run 'em thu wild his bill TO dey
knoyed wat had EN-. He stood dar stuff
I'M an, stuffin' hisse.f 'twel he clean fer
got how de time WIZ passin, an rus