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Excerpt from Befo De War: Echoes in Negro Dialect
De niggers use ter be stan''in'' roun'' Jes'' d'' same ez leaves when dey fus'' fall down De stable-stalls up heah at home Looked like teef in a fine-toof comb De cattle was p''digious - mus'' tell de fac'' An'' de hogs mecked de hill-sides look like black An'' de ?ocks ob sheep was so gre''t an'' white Dey ''peared like clouds on a moonshine night. An'' when my ole Mistis use'' ter walk jcs'' ter her kerridge (dat was fur Ez ever she walked)-i tell you, sir, fou could almos'' heah her silk dress talk Hit use'' ter soun'' like de mornin'' breeze, When it wakes an'' rustles de Gre''t House trees. An'' de Marster''s face l - de Marster''s face, Whenever de Marster got right pleased Well, I ''clar'' ter Gord, ''twould shine wid grace De same ez his countenance had been greased.
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De niggers use ter be stan''in'' roun'' Jes'' d'' same ez leaves when dey fus'' fall down De stable-stalls up heah at home Looked like teef in a fine-toof comb De cattle was p''digious - mus'' tell de fac'' An'' de hogs mecked de hill-sides look like black An'' de ?ocks ob sheep was so gre''t an'' white Dey ''peared like clouds on a moonshine night. An'' when my ole Mistis use'' ter walk jcs'' ter her kerridge (dat was fur Ez ever she walked)-i tell you, sir, fou could almos'' heah her silk dress talk Hit use'' ter soun'' like de mornin'' breeze, When it wakes an'' rustles de Gre''t House trees. An'' de Marster''s face l - de Marster''s face, Whenever de Marster got right pleased Well, I ''clar'' ter Gord, ''twould shine wid grace De same ez his countenance had been greased.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
A. C. Gordon
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331174960
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 143
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Contributors
Author
A. C. Gordon
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330830840
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 145
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