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Sam liked that way best, seemed like gettin' along and make de Lord hear, but it don't show Sam the way, and when the ministers come in, he listen, but they that reads and them that hollers only talk about High and Low Jack and the Game, or something, Sam disremembers so bad; got mizzable memory. He only knows he not find the way, 'till Miss Ellis tells him of Jesus, once a man and always God.
Oh, he's over yonder pickin' blackberries no, he seldom ever touches he has to be careful how he Yes, sometimes he disremembers." In town again, Halliday led the way to the public grammar and high schools. Garnet mentioned Montrose boastfully more than once. "Why don't we go there?" asked one of the projectors, innocently. "Oh ah wha'd you say, Colonel Proudfit?
This victim of alcohol is not a stranger to us, not by no means; though mostly he holds his revels in his Red Dog home. His name I disremembers, but he goes when he's in Wolfville by the name of 'Whiskey Billy. If he has a last name, which it's likely some he has, either we never hears it or it don't abide with us. Mebby he never declar's himse'f.
I have been able to see G.F. but once, and then our interview was brief. He seemed very reserved about himself. He says he came from New York; but his speech is Southern. He talks about 'toting' things, and says he 'disremembers, I shall try to gain his confidence, and perhaps I shall be able to draw him out." A fortnight later he wrote:
"Let's see this hyar's ther y'ar one thousand and nine hundred.... Thar's some things I disremembers. Maggards ... Maggards?... I don't remember no Maggards.... No, siree! I don't remember none." The cripple turned impatiently away, and Bas Rowlett speculatively inquired: "Does ye reckon mebby he war a-fleein' from some enemy over in Virginny an' thet ther feller followed atter him an' got him?"
Adah asked, and Sam replied: "It was neider, 'twas her Christian name. I'se got mizzable memory, and I disremembers her last name. The folks call her Ellis, and the blacks Miss Ellis." "A queer name for a first one," Adah thought, while Sam continued: "She jest like bright angel, in her white gownds and dem long curls, and Sam like her so much.
"La, sakes!" said the girl, with a look of relief, "yer mustn't say me. I didn't never try ter keep it. I know'd yer'd find it out." "When do you say you saw him?" "I jes disremembers now what time it war. Some time dis mornin' though. It mout hev been some two free hours ago." "Who was the gentleman with him I hope he was a gentleman?"
Aunt Linda had invited Uncle Daniel, and, wishing to give him a pleasant surprise, she had refrained from telling him that Robert Johnson was the one she wished him to meet. "Do you know dis gemmen?" said Aunt Linda to Uncle Daniel, when the latter arrived. "Well, I can't say's I do. My eyes is gittin dim, an I disremembers him." "Now jis' you look right good at him. Don't yer 'member him?"
Don't you forgit to make a note of it; here's her check, an' we've kep' the number in case you should mislay it or anything. There's things in the trunk she needs; you know how you overlooked stoppin' to the milliner's for my bunnit last week." "Other folks disremembers things as well's me," grumbled Mr. Marsh.
In de ole days dey wer' bettuh dan dey ez terday. De white and black ougher not ma'rie." "I has voted two times, but I disremembers who I voted fer. Neber hadney frens in office en I nebr met any of de Klu Klux men. I didn' go out much en I neber wuz kotched w'en I did git out. I heered lots 'bout nigger uprisin' but dey wuz away off."
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