The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-10

de coal man am gwine TO send you up d
ton ob coal free gratis to make life mo
cheerful fur you,
IF you am sistin' On de doahsteps
In de sun an you hear rooster crow
on your right hand, a dawg howl on your
left an tugboat whistle In front oh
you II am II sign dat your ole woman
has got dollar hidden away In de
house an dat II you take her by de
neck you can make her hand oher.
"An'if you am lookIn' out oh de win.
der durin' thunderstorm an you
think you see red lightnin' strike a
black hoss jest as n white man am
lookin' out rom behind II lavender bush
don't collapse au' full In faint. Dat
was considered bad sign befo' we
voted ont de bosses, but now II sig
nerfies dat white folks hab grown keer.
less about lockIn' delr henhouse doahs
at night.
IF you am woke M at night by hear.
In a soft voice callin' your name out.
aide an YOU sit mp in bed to find de cat
glarin at you an smell oh burnin'
feathers In de room don't waste min.
nit 'tendln' to hixness. When you raise
de winder yon'll find Guild man out
dar who wants 20 borrow dollar, an
II you don't lend II TO him some awful
calamity am shore TO happen.
can II you am standin' in de alley VI
midnight wild an empty bag ON your
arm an de smell oh fat chicken In your
nostrils an you think you hear dc
footballs ob an angel turn an dig right
out OBJ dat as fas' as you kin go, Dem
angel footballs belongs TO policeman,
en- IL he overhauls you he will make
embarrassin' inquiries.
IF you am swingin' In hammock
under an apple tree while Your wife am
splittir' wood an you see Il hohtalled
aaws chasin' hillygoat viii black
whiskers 1t am sign dat prosperity
am comm an dat your ole woman'll
soon be able to buy you new Sunday
suit.
'1f you am gwine out In de kentry to
look for work an you see seben crows
6yin' to , west jest as a cress eyed
man meets you an asks de time ob
day, turn back at once. Oar am no
work fur you Providence has planned
fur de ole woman to take in washin
IN support de family.
When You Dream Dream.
If you am lyin' on your back, wild
your feet outer bed. an you dream dat
de beef trus' has redooced de price OBJ
pigs feet one-half in order to glib pore
folks show, you want TO wake up an
sit a hussle Oh you as soon as possible.
Dat dream means dat de price OBJ ba-
con am to go up sky high.
IF you am lyin' on de grass in front
OBJ your cabin on hot day an you
dream dat man come along wild
satchel in hts hand an stopped an
counted you out 500 as a birthday
gift, prepare TO be disappointed. De
landlord will be along befo' night an
tell you dat II de back rent hain't paid
up widin twenty-fo' hours he'll set you
on de street.
ITO dream dat while you am hidin'
away in an old barn you see a farmer
murder his hired man fur eatin' so
much signerfies dat you am gwine to
ask some one to lend you dollar an
fail to git 1t.
'To dream OBJ standin' In an open
place In de woods an seein' wood piles
all around you an dat man wild be-
nevolent smile comes along an tells
you to take all you want signerfies dat
de coal combine will hold a meetin'
next day an raise de price OBJ coal an.
odder half dollar
ITO dream dat You got divorce from
your old woman an married a rich
widder an took her TO Niagry falls on
a bride tower am a pleasant thing to
dream about, but don't you 90 to chuc-
kim Ober ii. II signerfies dat your ole
woman am gwine TO stay right by an
make it hot fur You till you 20 to work.
ITO dream dat seDen bObtailed cats
am sittin' Oh your chist as you sleep
an glarin' at you wild green eyes an
dat yollr fam'Iy hoS boon killnd In a