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Updated: May 3, 2025
"What did you think you heard him say?" "Him say right outer de air, 'Wash! Remembah, dis am de sebbenth yeah. Den Ah tuk a frenzy spell." "What do you mean by the seventh year?" questioned Miss Briggs. "Ah doan know. It's de hoodoo, Miss. Somet'n sure gwine happen to dis niggah." "Nonsense!" retorted Nora sharply.
From the circle about one of these arose a quavering voice a soldier trying to sing cheer into company. Dere was an old niggah, dey called him Uncle Ned He's dead long ago, long ago! He had no wool on de top ob his head, De place whar de wool ought to grow. Den lay down de shubble an de hoe, Hang up de fiddle an de bow The Reverend Mr.
The Vigilants were about to follow the example of their leader, and dismount when there came a wheedling voice apparently the voice of a negress from within the cabin. "What you gemmen want dis time o' night wid poor Aunty Dinah?" "A nigger's living here," muttered the leader, in surprise. "What for you gwyne to disturb an ole niggah at dis hour?" asked the voice from within.
Anyway, he was a good-hearted niggah but you dunno what he might do. Yes, I still takes out a show occasionally to de towns around Pope and Yell and Johnson counties, and folks treat us mighty fine. Big crowds played to $47.00 clear money at Clarksville. Usually take about eight and ten in our comp'ny, boys and gals and we give em a real hot minstrel show. "De old show days? Never kin forgit em!
They are all the direct descendants of original importations, chiefly Ghoolahs and Ashantees; indeed, "Gullah niggah" is a favorite term of playful reproach among them.
"De colah ob yo' skin Hit don't constertoot no sin, An' yo' fambly ain't er Cuttin' any figgah; Min' w'at yo's er-doin', an' do de bes' yo' kin, An' ac' es much es poss'ble like er niggah!" The tune of this song was melody itself, brimming with that unkempt, sarcastic humor which always strikes as if obliquely, and with a flurry of tipsy fun, into one's ears.
"A gentleman, Sally? Impossible. No gentleman would endure such an affront. Look again." "Yessum. It's dat po' white trash dey call Plooie. Mainded yo' umbrella oncet." "My umbrella-mender!" Apologetically but shrewdly Sally opined that the neighborhood of the advancing mob was "no place foh a niggah." With perfect faith in the powers of her superior she added: "You desist 'em, mist'ess."
"Gineral Jackson? Fo' de Lawd, niggah! yo' ain't looking ter fin' de gineral heah at dis heah hour? He done clar out 'roun' er bout midnight. Reckon by now he's whipping de Yankees in de Valley!" In the dark night, several miles from Frederickshall, two riders, one leading, one following, came upon a picket. "Halt!" There sounded the click of a musket. The two halted. "Jest two of you?
A young negro was busily washing the broad veranda, but he stopped and straightened at sight of the young horsewoman. "Sambo, where's your mistress?" "Clar t' goodness, Miss Jinny, she was heah leetle while ago." "Yo' git atter Miss Lilly, yo' good-fo'-nuthin' niggah," said Ned, warmly. "Ain't yo' be'n raised better'n to stan' theh wif yo'mouf open?"
A young negro was busily washing the broad veranda, but he stopped and straightened at sight of the young horsewoman. "Sambo, where's your mistress?" "Clar t' goodness, Miss Jinny, she was heah leetle while ago." "Yo' git atter Miss Lilly, yo' good-fo'-nuthin' niggah," said Ned, warmly. "Ain't yo' be'n raised better'n to stan' theh wif yo'mouf open?"
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