Daddy Jake the Runaway And Short Stories Told After Dark
Daddy Jake the Runaway And Short Stories Told After Dark
Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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" One day, w'iles he wuz a-settin' up dar, he see two mighty fine ladies walkin' down de road. He clam down out 'n de tree, he did, en run en tol' his mammy. Den she up en ax : " ' How is dey dress, honey ? ' " ' Mighty fine, mammy, mighty fine, puffy-out petticoats en long green veils. ' " ' How des dey look, honey ? ' " 'Spick span new, mammy. ' " ' Dey ain't none er our kin, is dey, honey ? ' " ' Dat dey ain't, mammy — de)' er might)' fine ladies. ' " De fine ladies, dey come on down de road..., dey did, en stop by de 'oman's house, en beg 'er fer ter please en gi' um some water. I )ey little boy, he run en fetch 'em a gourd full, en dey put de gourd and' der veils, en drunk, en drunk, en THE LITTLE BOY AND HIS DOGS 95 drunk des like dey wuz mighty nigh perish fer water. De little boy watch urn. 'Reckly he hol- ler out : " ' Mammy, mammy ! Wat you recken ? Dey er lappin' de water. ' De woman hollered back : " * I recken dat 's de way de quality folks does, honey. ' " Den de ladies beg fer some bread, en de little boy tuck um a pone.
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