Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

store to trade, carrying what she called
"haid-turn:' hafd-turn being a small
amount of produce, as much as could easily
be carried on the head, which was to be
exchanged for groceries or dry goods. Cas-
sy was still decked out in her best dress
of black and yellow calico, with a marvel
our garnshng of flying red ribbons. 1t
seemed as if Tins song was especially adj
dressed to the young lady, for, he ''pick-
ed induStriouSly and threw his head back
and opened his mouth to its fullest extent.
he kept his eyes steadily on her face, as If
to note the effect of his song.
LII LIZA JANE.
81 got house in Baltimo',
LII Liza Jane;
Poch behime an poch befo,
LII Liza Jane.
I got a buggy an a boss,
Lii Liza Jane;
Come long. honey, an be der boss,
Lii Liza Jane.
I rot house an track er LAM
LII Liza Jane;
Shake 20, foot an clap 20 ham,
LII Liza Jane.
Come, my love, an go wild me-
LII Liza Jane;
All. We viii go ter Tennessee,
LII Liza Jane.
Classy and Tim were not an openly acknowI-
edged ''cot'in-couple," and it was, there
fore, not etiquette for her to encourage
him too obviously, SO she tossed her
head and said thate she had not come there
to hear any ''oI co'tin-songs," but in the
hope of listening to some stories. Eliza,
the cook, as usual, took the part of the
gentlemen. Said she, Gal, de white folks
cu'd git long widout butter on der bread,
but dey ain wanter, an we-au cu'd git
long widout songs. but we ain wanter
You s'pose yo' 'pinion gwine mex any diff ms
ter Tim? Sho! gway, gal, mems got sump'n
else ter study bout sidesen wat you does
la x an at 1al TQiIt of
right sot on yearnin tales, mebbe we kin
coax Sis 'Phrony to favor the comp'ny.'
Aunt 'Phrony said that she might be able
to remember something if they would give
her little time in which to think it up, and
Janey begged that 1t might be something
about the much-admired "Or Hyar'."
Now, den,'' said the story teller presen-
thy, ''ef you wanter year bout OIL man
Hyar', l reckon l mought ez well tell you
bout de time he met up wild Flint Rock,
'kase KANT member dat has uver tof
you dat befo.'
lone time Hyar' he year dat de creeturs
wuz giving have a big darnse, an noration
bin sont roun' dat de queschin wuz ter be
'cided witch I'm 'em have de fines dress, an
he say ter hissef. he do, 'Umph! / gotter
have a han in dis thing, sho Dey KANT
run dat 'sputation lessen Use dar ter hep
'em out. ! ain bin lopin' roun' de kyoun-
try all desc ears fer nuttin', neener; boun
you l gwine be ez well dress eZ de mex un.
so he tuck an primp hisSef up ter look
ez harnsum ez he kin, an set off fer de
darnse, an he had hit in min dat eff he run
cross any creetur on de way whar have a
finer suit er cloeS dan his, he gwine light
in an git hit way eff he kin.
He go clippin' long thu de kyountry,
jes' ez full er mischief eZ a aig is er meat,
an wen he KANT fine nuttin else ter do he
tromple on evy pc, iii bug an wu'm he see
an switch de haids often all de flows ez
he pass. He trabel an he trabel an he
trabel an las de night come down an
ketched him fur ways fum de place whar
~ It'll 10 fnv
hissef dat bein' ez dat wuz strange
kyountry an he dunno de way ve'y well,
he bes' camp out fer de night.
bout dat time he met up will Flint
Rock, greet big OF man wild gray hyar.
settm' down by de side NV &c road. He
wuz so OF dat de moss wuZ CROWN on his
back, an he wuZ so full er rheumatic FUN
settn' out in de damp dat he KANT move
FUN one spot lessen some one come long
an gin him a shove. He wuZ a mighty SOL
lumcholly an sev'yur lookin' Of man, but
co'se Hyar' he want faze by dat, so he
walk right up in front Nv him an stan wild
his hans in his pockits an say, 'Howdy,
Mistah Flint Rock; how does yo- bones
seem ter stan de rackt desc days@
Flint Rock he 'spon', Howdy, Mstah
Hyar'-I b'lieve OATS you, eff / amt mex no
mistake But 1 ain 'zackly sho, 'kase my
eyesight done fail me right much de las
ear er so. How does l fin myself? Mighty
poly, sub. mighty poly. Eff youd bin set
tin out yer in de sun an de rain an de
wind an de- wedder, in de fog an in de
damp ez many ears ez wat I is you be
chockfull er rheumatic, too. Y1t l ain
complainin', an l mex out ter enj'y mysef
yit. Wen / wuz younger an went rollin'
thu dis onfren'ly WORT l had heap er fun
an seed lot er sights but now l done
sottle down yer, an yer L stay, an things
is kind er good ter de oil man. after an.
De iii young green things ferns an sech,
dey creeps up clost ter my footses
an stays OAR, an de lizzud dey comes out
am lays down on my back ter wo' m derse IS
in de sun, an de iii buds dey lights on me
now an den an stays long huff ter say
'howdy. l jes wall my eye up at de sun
ez 1 set yer. an he blink down at me right
frenzy an WON up my back SOS de mis- ry
mos quit me- De MOSES dey Is tryin ter
kiver me up sos't l KANT feel de col we'd
der in my j'ints. Wen hits WON de wind
come long an cool me off, an de rain gin
me washin now an den, an lots er dc
creeturs stops ez dey go by an lays down
in de shade er me ter git cool. an I pass
de time er day wild 'em an git all de news.
I jes set yer an look an lissen, an see
an year mon you uver dream NV mongs
de buds an de beas'eses an de bugs an
de wu'ms an de flows, kase de oil man set
yer so quiet dey think he mus be sleep,
an dey goes on same z eff l want roun
Vas Mistah Hyar. cu'd tell you heap Ell
wanter.
"sWell,' seq de Hyar.' sezee, dat suit my
time 'zackiy, 'kase I WIS kyountin' on
spendin' de night wild you. sub, an l reckon
you ain gwine kyare eff build me III
keep wom De nights gittin' right chilly
:. Dat dey is SEE Flint Rock. sezee: I
got a crick in my back a-raidy. Goodness
on'y knows how I gwine git thu nu'rr win
gwine come long an jes' break me all up.
/ look ter see dat happen. You glong an
build dat fire an we kin set an talk an
wo'm up my OIL bones at de same time
.Hyar. he build de fire, an git him a
piece er wood, an all de time Flint Rock
wux gwine on talkin, Hyar' he wuz settin