Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30


After the story of the Crane and the
Humming bird, Liza, playing the role of
impartial hostess, called Aunt Nancy to
take part in entertaining the company.
Nav. ma am, Sis Liza, please 'scuse me
dis evenin'," said she: de Misty in my
footses dat bad dey feels LAX two plumb
chunks er pain, an my haid ache me se's't
I KANT year myself think, let lone study
bout sech ez dem OF tales. You please,
ma am. ter 'scuse me-"
But the company fully understood that,
like many an entertainer in more exalted
circles of society, Aunt Nancy wanted
coaxing, and between their compliments on
the one hand and ON the osher sunary shifts
from Aunt 'Phrony, which seemed intended
to cast discredit upon the old woman's mis-
cries of head and feet, she was finally In
duced to relent.
She was about to begin, when she fell to
laughing immoderately at Coonie, who had
burned his fingers in pulling g. hot potato
from the ashes and was sucking them Wig
orously with many grimaces and exclama-
tons. When she could speak for laughing
she explained that II had reminded her of
time when Mr.. Fox pulled hot potatoes
from the ashes for the benefit of Mis- Molly
Hare and her family.
"'TwuZ one winter night" she said,
"one'r dem nights wen OF Jack Eros jes
goes a-whoopin an a-hollerin' roun' de
house, whustlin' thu de keyholes an rat
tim de winders. an retchin' up thu de
cracks IN de flo an pinchin' folks by de
toes. or man Hyar an Mis- Hyar an de
chillen wuz all scrunched up by de fire try
in ter keep wo' m waitin an watchin' fer
de Eaters whar WIZ roas'in' in de ashes
"Lawsy! lawsyi seq de OF man, stretchin'
hisse'f an knockin' de ashes outen his pipe,
/. 1awsy! iawsy, dar ain muffin in dis Twin
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night. 1 gwfne stay right yer long wild
y'au an toas' my shins an smoke my pipe.
Hits col huff outside ter freeze de hawns
often bun'ler. or CONAN, git out de
cider jug an les We have a III dram all
roun' ter wom us up. an by dat time de
Eaters II be good an done So Mis- Hyar'
she drammed EN- all roun wild cider an
den she 'mence ter scratch out de 'taters,
vile de chillen Sot UP der Ranches
watchin her wild der big, bright eyes an
wu'kkin der noses an smaclSin' der chops
lax dey KANT SCARCELY wait. Dat mus a
bin a sight, Mis- Molly scratchin' way in
de ashes wild her III OF white cotton tail
turnt up in de air an her behime footses
jes' a-fiyin'.
''Wiie she WIZ wu'lxkin', de chillen dey
wuz grabbin' de taters, an de oil man he
halter do lii cuffin' an scoidin'. He say,
You Jumper an Thumperi / want you ter
stop snatchin' fun Bunny an Honey;
denis de babies, an dey KANT look out fer
ders'fs; you orter be shame er yose'fs!
dunno you'se 5nougin' 'taters an hidin' EN-
behime ye' backs. Putt EN- back an go
sheeFs all rom, er ] come dar an cuff
you good so hep me bob!
Miss Hyar' she go on scratchin' an she
git mighty WON Las her footses 'mence
ter smart. and she say. Ian er Twin. dish
yer too hot fer me; femme git out whar
kin cool my paws; nemmine eff / gifts de
chilblains; mought z well freeze up ez burn
up.
vivid dat she mex fer de do. an wen
dey open hit, dar stood Mistah Fox, jes' a
shiyerfn an a-shakin' wild de coli. Mis-
Molly she say. 'Heyo, Mistah Fox; dish
yer's nice. wo'm eyenin' you done Selected
fer 70 visit VIII you have cheer Jes'
outside de dog
Fox be say, wild his tools jes' a-clatterin'
an a-chatterin' sezee, Please, ma am, Mis-
Molly cotton-tail ter femme come in dis
wild me, 'kase is friz ter de marrer an Use
bleeged ter git thawed cut er else drap
right yer in my tracks
Well seq Molly, seq She I dunno bout
lettln you in; dish yer mighty col n ght.
an we-aH got jes' han full er fire an lot
er paws ter be wo'med at HIT fer you know
| got some leven er mo chiilen in my fam
bly,, but reckon / mought mex out ter let
you in eff you II unnertuck de job er diggln
lot er Eaters outen de ashes
Iemme git in SEE de Fox sezee, Use
good fer all night at dat job; jes' femme git
my footses in dem ashes onct an ! ain
gwine teck EN- out in hurry
'Hyar, she say, Walk In an mex yo'-
SCI at home; we gwine gin You mighty
wom welcome. an right dar she grin be-
hime Foxs back an wunk at OIL man
Hyar'. Git ye' monfs raidy, now, chiilent'
she sing out ter de young uns. nm OF Fox
les lit inter scratchtn'. lax all possessed.
an de chiilen sot dar an gobbled 'taters
Eastern he cu'd dc EN- out Isag he gin
ter GIT kind er violin. an he say Ouch
onochss ouch..r Mis- Hyar' sag, Wat