The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-01
WEST WIND AND THE BEAR.
Why ode Bear sBleege' to Go Sleep in
Hol1er Tree an sleep Till Spring."

WEST WIND AND THE BEAR.
Why ode Bear sBleege' to Go Sleep in
Holler Tree an sleep Till Spring"
Aunt Jinsey had been nanny to the
Randolph children, on Broadlands plan
tation, as she was nanny to their
mother before them. But with the
coming Of the new baby, a little colored
nurse, twelve-year-old America" was
brought up to the Big House to play
with the three elder children, and do
what she could, till Aunt Jinsey's time
was more her own.
America assisted in getting Pate,
Patty and Isabel out of bed, and, un-
der Aunt Jinsey's direction, managed
their morning toilets.
"You dest like little bear, Marse
Pate the young girl giggled. II bound
you like to sleep all de winter th'oo.'
docs bears sleep all winter, Aunt
Jinsey?" asked Pate, applying to the
higher authority, as he grumbingly fas-
tened his shoes.
"Dey does sence de West Wind done
piped old Mr.. Bear to sleep one time, :"
returned Aunt Jinsey, good humoredly.
The baby lay across her knees, with
skirts trailing down to her foot, and
she trotted him gently as she spoke.
"Black GAL" she broke out with sudden
ferceness, "what you let little Marse
put his shoes on widout poligizin' EN-
for? You-wid yo' talk bout bears; an
lettin' desc chillen go same as white
trashw
Never mind the shoesv' cried Pate.
"Let Meriky tell us about the bear"
"Meriky tell you bout de bear!'
snorted Aunt Jinsey. EFF she can't
tell a tale better dan what she kin
dress child, hit'll be a mighty raggety
tale"
"You tell us, then, Aunt Jinsey,"
pleaded gentle little Patricia. 1T was
you that said you knew about the West
Wind piping the bear to sleep. Tell us
that tale"
Somewhat Modified the old woman
settled herself for the story, keeping a
sharp eye on America, who was still
busily polishing Pate's shoes. "Long
time ago de fust bear he was young an
foolish. He never slep' all de winter
long in holler log, like bears does
desc days; an he was a mighty bad
hand to backbite an carry tales. He
tell everybody dat will listen to him
dat de West Wind amt no singer.
''Now, de West Wind kin make de
puttiest music err anybody in de Big
Woods. More dan dat, he make up all
de song what he sings, dest as he go
long.
when he hear what dat impudous
young bear say, he fly right straight to
Mr.. Bear, he did. ooh, amt no singer,
amt ~ he ak. We'll, Mr.. Bear, we
kin call up de critters in de Big Woods
to jedge, an kin sing you so fast
asleep dat you won't wake up TO-
spring.
TRY it, say Mr.. Bear. 'Uh-uh-uhv
he grunt; try .hit-dest try hit'
So den de West Wind call all de
critters togedder; an when de ranged
round to look on, he sing bout what
bears love best. He had him a song
bout ripe huckleberries, an honey
dripping out de comb in de bee tree.
Oh, mind you, his song was sweetv'
"I've heard the wind when it made
me, think Of things like that" said
Pate. "But it never made me sleepy"
"De West Winds tun made little
Brown Bear mighty sleepy" said the
old negress. Gle stand hit as long as
he kin, an den he guile down in the
holler tree very comfortable an com
mence to snore.
"All de critters laugh, but dat amt
win de day for de West Wind, yit. He
got to put Mr.. Bear so plum fast
asleep dat he don't wake up tell spring.
$50 de West Wind pile leaves all
bout de bear, an make him warm, so
he snore softer an softer. De dry
leaves done dey part; dey rushel nice
little tune to go wild de West Winds
song; but still Mr.. Bear was a'snorin'
an de West Wind know at when a
bear snore he gwine wake up soon.
"Den de West Wind call 'pon de
rain; an de rain come an pat for de
music. Observation-Disclosures! Pitter
-patter-pit-pat!n Dat how de rain
sound on de leaves. 'Pitter-patter-
pit-pat! But still Mr.. Bear snore on.
Last of all, an best of all, to make
bear sleep, come Jack Frost wild his
banjo. When de West Wind pipe a
song, an de leaves rushle and play a
chune to go wild hit, an de snow come.
an Jack Frost's banjo begin to snap
an crackle de strings, dey amt no bear
ever made kin stay awake. Nav. sub
nary bear ever made! Dey dest
plumb 'bleege' to go to sleep.
"Mr. West Wind bend down, close
over Mr.. Bear. He sleep like a dead
bear. He amt snore no more. Den
de West Wind an de rain an de frost
take a-holt O. hands an fly away
lauShin'. An de leaves say, We'll stay
hyer an watch him tell spring.
SO it was wild dat first bear: SO It
been wild every bear to dis good day.
Dey might like to stay awake an dance
in de field, an play SNOWFALL wild de
critters; but when de West Wind be-
Sin to pine, an de rain begin to pit-a-
pat, an de snow come-most Of all.
when Jack Frost play de banjo-de
bear 'bleege' to go sleep in holler tree
an sleep tell spring. Grace Mac.
Govan Cooke, in St. Nicholas.
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