The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-08
ClMON AND THE
- RIPPINACIOUS BUCK.
The Black Homer Of Jimtown
Relates a Legend Of the Cape
Fear County.

SOUTHERN PINES, N. O.; July 7.-sAhly
one mo'nin', long time TO de wah, sah,'
said tho Black Homer Of Jimtown, my Oh
nanny she go out 10 de end O. dc cabin,
whah she bean mizin' q tubsul O. soft feed
TO- dc chickens, an dab abe find Mahs'
MoKesvub's stable nigguh, Simon. settin'
In dat tub up TO he neck In de sloshy feed,
wiz he bugle. In be hans.
aHe tryin' he bes' TO rise heseff outen dat
mess, but he cain do II nohow, an when
my or nanny grab him an snatch him
out no look ali 'roun' like he shu1y boun'
to 700 sufin' skeery, wiv de feed drtppin'
an dfainin' down fun he haid TO he heels,
an he holluh:
s'whah dat rippinacious Of buckr
sDes soon az my Of nanny En ootoh
huh breff 70 leughin', she say:
what rippinaciois Of buokr
s'Why,' Simon he cay, d. one what des'
lif' me fun de road out dab an frow me In
dc aiuh an rot me In dat dab slosh,' he
say.
Nobody dey hahn see no buck, dey
hahn, an den Simon he done tell my Oh
NANNY how he chance to meet up wiv It.
Fus' plaos, dough, 1 boun' to tell you, sub,
heaps O. dahkiee on de plantations dem dab
times dey kin pick de bahnjo an play de
jawbone an sorape de fiddle right msht,
but Simon he cay mos any nigguh kin do
dat, but all dem hddles and jawbones an
bahnjoes dey bean common, low down In
st'ments.
s'shor he say. Reckon 20 gwine to
ootch Of Tadduh Gabriel wiz q bahnjo or
q jawbone or a fiddle IN de great day when
he ewine to strike up he tuner No, sub,
Simon he say. Gabriel he gwine to toot a
hon, dat's what he gwine to dol
$50 Simon no lain to play de bugle what
Mains McKeevuh done give him, and he
des' play 1t 90 titivatin' dat de bahnjo an
de jawbone an de fiddle nigguhs dey ain
no use to de doin's no mo- in de Cape Fair
kentry, 'kase duh ain nufin' kin meek
folks's heels keep a-rookin' laik de music
Simon kin skeeuh outen dat dab hon.
AN dc night TO de mo'nin' my Oh nanny
done fine Simon stiokin' In de tub o chicken
feed, he bean tootin' de hon TO- de shuckin'
pahty ovuh to de Ray plantation, an
wen he doan' zee dat n~ppinacious buck
nowhah, he tell nanny how he chance to
meet up wiv 1t.
s'Peahs he staht home ably in de mo'nin'
FUN de Ray plantation, an he teok de nigh
road long de aidge o. de big gum swamp.
It mighty ~lonelysome froo dem woods, an
80 Simon he done tink mebbe he bettuh
meek It mo- livelysome wiv some music
on de hon, an he toot up dat dab Oh tune,
Blow ye wind-die mo'nin', Blow ye wind
die, or till II des' natoh1y meek de leaves
dance on de trees an de bushes nod dey
haids.
Simon Day he des' quiv'n' on do las note
O. dat dab tune wen outen de brush jump
a monst'o big buck, wiv hons lack a
rockin' oheeuh, an he stan right In front o.
Simon, bracin' he feet an snifin'.
"Co'se Simon he reckon dat de buck
ewine to skittuh way FUN dab mighty
quick, an 30 he keep steppin' right On al
tootin' de tune to de end. But de buck
doan' skittuh, en- Simon say dat wen he
teck de ho' FUN he lips de buck done skrim-
nudge straight to'a'ds him, wiv he haiuh
riz on he back an he big haid shakin' des'
laik he ain please wiz sufin'.
Simon, he a mighty peeuht nigguh. an
he reckon dat minute dat de buck bean
tickle wiz dat music O. de hon an mad 'kase
it done stop, 80 Simon he des' slide 'roun' dat
buck, tu'n his face to'a'ds him, clap de bugle
to he lips an toot up de tune, o, cab me back
to OF v'ginny, to o. v'ginny shop waikiki
backwudfas' as he kin wuck he heels.
DE buck It tu'n an trail attuh Simon,
wiz de mad all gone an prancin' lack a colt
an keepin' time to de hon des' lack he
bean q ~piokaninny dancin' juba! Dat des'
tickle Simon pow'ful, SO he puff away at de
| hon, an do buck he keep a-pranoin' lack
-u...k la Ill.,, haaaH 40 po,,Dh hafo,
But dat bean monst'ous hahd wuck
walkin' backward Simon he tell my o.
NANNY, so I reckon it woan' meek no
diffunce to de buck an I flop 'roun' an
mahoh fo'wud,' Simon say, ~'tootin', away.
But dat buck bean saginacious, shu'ly, an
he doan' lack dat. He plenge he haid ag'in
me- Simon say, 'des' whah / net down,
an he top me ovuh so sedden dat wen
my hon ram Itself gin de groun' it mos
shove Itself down my froat.'
Simon he reckon mighty quick, den.
dat de buck no choose to keep he eye on
de music, an Simon scramble to he feet,
resh 'roun' wiz he face to de buck, strike
up de tootin' ag'in, an walk baokwud
Dat des' de bucks idee. an he prance
ag'in, an sway he haid, an Joy heseff
dreful.
'Bahmby Simon say he des' natch'ly
toot heseff shy O. breff, N he boun' to have
breif or what gwine to come Of himf He
move de hon fun he lips ar gin to gulp
in wind.
'Dss' de seeon' dat music stop de buck
cit he mad up wuss'n befo', an he lenge
| at Simon mos rippinacious. Simon he ski'-
+, tub Laokwud lack he dom 1t TO- a bet, an
he wave he hon in de aiuh an holluh'
'Ko' on dab, yo' fool crittuh. Yo'
reckon duh bean some pusson in me wiv
a bellus, pumpin' me UP wind, subj Des'
yo' hol' on'till l kin grab some breff, an
den I toot 20 dis hyuh bon till yo' des'
natch'ly dance yo' ~toenails of, 20 tauta-
oious orittuh, yo'.
Dat buck he doan' keeuh muffin what
Simon say, an he des' sahtinly gwine
to chastiss Simon outrageous, WEI Simon
he clap de hon to he lips ag'in an gin to
foot some mo-, an de bucks mad It all
fly away; an dancer Mighty Gabriel! how
dat puck do dance.
.Wafo'2 KAYE Simon tootin' him up
De DEVILS Dream an dat bean a drefful
Nvelv tune. sub. I reckon yo' know.