Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
At the Big House.
Copyright. 1904. by the Bobbs- Merrill compa
The Funeral of Mr.. Dog.

Ine e unera1 OF Nlf. log.
aunt Nancy" said Ned, after the story
of the Fox and the hot potatoes, do you
remember telling us a story about Mrs. Dog
and the way she chased old Mr. Fox? Do
you know any more stories about herr"
"Lemrne see bout dat, she said ''Mebbe
l does, but KANT jes' lay my finger pun
hit dis minnit My back-days is gittin'
way FUN me so fas dat halter stop now
an den ter git fraish holt on EN-, lessen
/ wants EN- ter git clean out er sight"
She pondered little while. with her head
on one SIDE and then resumed: Seem lax
I KANT jes' 'zackly think Nv anu'rr tale
bout oil Mis- Deg, but does member one
bout de funl er Mistah Dog. One time
noration wuz sont out thu all de kyountry
dat Mistah Dog done daid an Mistah Owl
gwine preach de fun'l sarmint, an ev'y
puisson mus come ter year hit Some er de
creeturs jes jumped up an down an clap
ped der hams an cut all sorts er shines,
'kase he bin worryin' an pussecutin' an
chasin' EN- 'twel dey wuz feard ter stick
der haids outen der holes. 49,
so evy'b'dy putt on der bes' riggin' an
sot out fer de preachin'. Mistah Hyar' he
g'long pas Mistah Foxs an he sing out,
oh, Mistah Fox, is you yearn Mistah Dog
done daid?' Fox he 'spon', he do is Mis-
tab Dog daid? 1 ain b'leve dat; hits too
good ter be true. / know he gwine chase
me many time yit-'
trufe. De fun'l gwine be preached dis day,
an you mus come long er me-
80 dey sot out fer de preachin, whar
evyb'dy wuZ tryfn' mighty hard to behave
sollum. Owl he perched up on a branch Nv
a tree whar he cu'd look down on de folks,
an he putt on his specs an cl'ared his
thoat an coughed, an den sezee My
specful yearers, we is all gard toge'rr dis
day fer a sad an mo ufui 'casion, an yit
not 50 mo'nful, neener. 'kase eff de trufe
mus be toI-an OATS wat Use yer fer,
dear sinner fren's-I spec mos NV you Is
rejycn' an givin' thanks fer de takin OFT
er Mistah Dog, kase he wuZ de foe
peace an quiet an de natchel-bawn inimy
NV ev'y one'r you-all Ez fer me- my min
done tore in two bout dis, fer l KANT re-
jyce widout mcclure; my injyment is
chasten by de fac dat 1 has de haivy job
er preachin' dish yer sarmint, an yit 1 is
sut'n'y glad he gone, fer he done done
much management an kilt SO many sheep
an hyar's.'
sezee, Vas. Lawd! an de Sheep he say
'Trufe, too! an tu'rrs all jine in wild Year
dat wu'd, now, dop
owl he go on: But III chillen, 1 gotter
say unter you dat you has yo' lesson ter
rarn FUN de suddint teckln' off er Mistah
Dog How you know you ism gwine be
tucken off, too, in de midse er yo' sins in
de same lax manner? Who kin tell dat to-
morrer some er you won't be layin' whar
Mistah Dog is. all strouded an raidy fer de
grave? 1 stan yer Iookin' each one'r you
in de eye an scannin' de continents er YOU
face, an kin see dat some er you is layin'
right at de gates iniquity, kickin' yo'
heels ter git in, an l ses unter you, look
after de goln' er yo days, right yer an
now. You gotter gin up all desc yer fine
fancies er de worl. whar ain wuff shucks,
nohows not even W en- deys tricked out in
purple an fine linen an gifted all roun'
wild gof. Look on dis col cawpse an teck
de warnin'! Ytt ain gwine say he got no
chanel. after all. 'kase he wuz a. mighty
good fren' ter Mistah Man. an tuck good
kyare er de house by night an by day, an.
dat sarvce gwine be membered Vas my
fren's, spec Mistah Dog gwine sho'ly be
saved. after all. An now yall kin sing
stump an den come up. one by one, decint
an in order, fer de las viewin' er de
cawpse.'
DE creeturs go up an look at him an
den come back an whisper 'mong derse'fs
wolf he say, sezee, We'll, eff he is daid, Use
glad he daid. 'kase he done chase me nun.
Lawd knows! he orter been daid long go
Tarr' pin he laugh, an sezee 'Mistah owl
done tor us Mistah Dog sho'Iy saved Well
dats mon Brer Wolf uver gwine be- an
tu'rrs all laugh at de joke, an all un 'em
have sump'n ter say bout Mistah Dog.
After de funl wuz preached dey wuz fix
IN de burryin', an Hyar' he say. sezee.
frens s., l hep y'all wild pledjure an be
tickelt inter de bargum.'
Wolf he say, he do, 'Dog-my-cats, eff L
b'Heve he daid, after ALI l ain gwine hep
bury him.
arr pm ne say, Din trabelfn sence
befo' sun up; Use too mawtul tired ter
think bout hanlin' dat lxyarkiss'
Mis- Postum she say, Well, you see. l
got all desc chillen er mine hangin. onter
me me by ~, Ger tails. CONAN wild chillen set
TIN all over her back de way mine is KANT
Vey well hep wild de burryin'.'
Fox he say, 'Y'all kin see fer yo'ss'fs
DAT got my footses mos bu'nt offen me.
"A man all lame up dis-a-way Don be much
use ter YOU OATS sutn. Bf 'twant fer dat
l be glad ter hep
'Dey all KEEP on dat-a-way, mekin,
'scUses, 'twel las dar want none Ief but
out ter bury Mistah Dog. an after dey
zone digged de pit an go ter putt him in,
Hyar' he say, You go down fus, Brer
Sheep. Sheep he say, 'Ba-a-a, l ain b.
d ss KIN. an wild dat Hyar gin him
shoVe dat sont him down he hole, an den
he jumped in right on him, so's't de fan
wnz mighty sof an easy fer him.
All dis time Mistah Dog wuz layin SEN
italy still an quiet, an tu'rrs picked him
up an passed him down de hole ter Mistah
Hyar an Mistah Sheep, but Wolf he ken a
4 ways Off, 'kase he want so sho' Mistah
Dog good an daid.
dog he Jes' bin a-lettin' on all dis time.
an W en- he wuz clean down de hole an dew
mence ter chunk dirt on him. he wake mn
mighty suddint, an he say, sezee. .Uh-huhi
sWlne burry me, is y'all? Putt me- way In
de midse er my sins, is you? I let you
know ain ez daid ez look Mebbe some
er you-all gwine have yo' fun'l sarmint
preached bef0 needs one
w 10 DAT he mex grab at Mistah Hyar'
an Mistah Sheep, an dat wuz de las NV
en- pofe, fer dey GU dden git outer de hole
Wldout hep, an TURF creeturs jes tucken
ter der heels an went a-scootin, widort
waitin ter>see wat happen, oil Wolf at de
naid er de gang, 'kase he bin waftin, ont on
dc aidge er de crowd. 'spectin' sump'n gwine
happen. fer he knowed de wava A. n,stah
Dog. % tais.ai
Fer so long time OF Wolf went yisitin.
tot you Mistah Dog want daidl I Sone
TOT you so! Mebbe mex. time you pay me
some 'tention wen talk He KEEP on dat
Away 'twel folks got plumb wo' out wfd
ninl. an dey'd git outen de way wen dey
seed him comm tell you. folks DAT art
or talk mex man mighty onpop'ious. i
done study bout hit heap an / mex up
my min OATS huccome some er de prophits