The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-21

about certain happenings in
the affairs of Mis- 'Possum and MI
Grubworm.
'Dey was both of EN- mighty fat
folks she began. IAN. like lots er
fat folks, dey wuz right lazy. Dey
ain go nowhere's dey ain halter go;
Jest mosey around a III to git der Wit
ties. an stay home de rest er de time,
vile other creeturs day all time
trapesin an trollopin' up an down de
kyountry to see wat dey kin see, an
I hear wat dey kin hear. an do wat
dey kin do. Mis- 'Possum she stay in
a holler tree an snooge de time err
way, an Mister Grubwa'am he snug
gle down jes beneaf de top er de.
groun' an dream bout de time he
q gwine turn into beetle an live on top
Z er de groun,."
"oh Aunt 'Phrony do grubworlns
n turn into beetles? asked one of the
children incredulously
Yes. sir; dat dey does; Dish yer
one Wat I tell bout, he lie low an
derneath de earth until May er June,
an den come,iout an turn inter one
deze Yer nootH : Gtoen an brown
beetles what dey calls june beetles
de kline chillen ketches an sets ter
junin'.''
OF course the children wanted to
MI" Widl JHiiH Is was.
"Lawd Lawd!" she said. ~ dore
'spose all chillen knowed how te june
VI bug. Wy. you jes' takes he beetle
an ties string to I'M, an holes ontcr
de end of 1t an let's I'm fly, an den
he nuns an he bnzzes an lie zool1,
an OATS wat dey calls junin'
Nov, den, lemme start again. ]
done tole you dat Mister Gruhw'um
an Mis- 'PossHn1 was both of en- fat
E an lazy, an like ter stay home. But
dey'z mighty fond er Known wat
gWine on in de worl', an Wen Other
creeturs go ter de ktouncil ter tend
ter de fairs or de kyountry, dezc yer
stay-st-homes ain gin 'em no peace
Wen dey git back, pesterin' EN- vic
queschins bout wat Went on at de
+ kyouncil.
One time some er de cteeturs wu;
gwine By fun de meetin' an Mis-
Possum she stan in her Co an hal
EN-. an ak EN- fer ter come in an
sci VILE. Dey SEE, 'scuse we all
'na'am, we 'bleeged fer ter be gittin
on, an dey SEE ter one another berlin
der hans Lawd Iawdl LET'S we max,
haste an git outen dis, er dat woma,
nab US an nail us ter &c cheers al
night
.Mis' Postum, she say. SEE She
Is!HMfh, ain gi"ine take no fer 1
ornser You-all mus be plumb fraz
zle ont wild yo' walk. You mus corr
IN an take off yc' shoes an res y,
hoofs an den femme gin youIa Mar
ef summons an glass er buttermill
NOW you hear me, ] ain gwine 10
you Off
DE y!ttlss fetched en-. like de
aliuz do wid men-foks, an in de
canned. Mis- Postum she ayed "a,
s quesohins bout who wuz dar. an W. !
deyl 40, an wat dey wear, an wat do
nave Ter eat, an wat laws been PASS
untli dey WIZ fair vile pey s,It :
Wo' ont an agseryay dat wren che ;
outen de room fer ter fetch de sin
mons an de butteriniiic deg go to co
login' togeer an fix UP li' Joke &
hsr. Wen she come back she sot dow
dc plates an do glasses an patti h,
mans on her hips an stood 'Watchi
en- eat, taikin', al en- all de time,
Dellaws she say, YAH ain, (
me no aews wnf talkin' bout. Is d
AZ all You Kin mernner er de doins p
Den one un en- IN wink at de re
an no Say lie do. Law bless you so,
Mis- sPossum, ] nigh mos fergit /
Tell you dat 6A kyouncil done pass
954 law dat all anithals mus peryide dc
NE SETS Wild a pouchNso's'sJ dey Kan kva
s der chillen roun' widr''em'
Fer de lan's saken SEE she, nc
gwine git me any pouch ter .ys
ii roun' wild me?'