A Charleston Ground-nut Woman.
DARKEY WAYS IN
DIXIE
BY
MARGARET A. RICHARD
THE
Abbey Press
PUBLISHERS
114
FIFTH AVENUE
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Copyright, 1901.
by
THE
Abbey Press
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| Mammy’s Baby Chile | [5] |
| Playin’ Craps | [7] |
| The Washerwoman’s Song | [9] |
| A Seller ob Ole Clo’es | [11] |
| A Well-Cleaner’s Revery | [13] |
| Song of the Huckster | [15] |
| By-en-By | [18] |
| In Season ob Mistletoe | [21] |
| Christmas Gif’ | [24] |
| Snow in the South | [26] |
| Aunty’s Affliction | [28] |
| The Difference | [30] |
| Blackberry Time | [32] |
| Dat Jew’s-Harp | [33] |
| Wid his Feet | [35] |
| The Broken Banjo | [37] |
| When Dey Sing | [39] |
| At de Meetin’ | [41] |
| A Philosopher | [46] |
| Des de Same | [49] |
| So de Sunshine Stay | [50] |
| Daddy Long Legs | [51] |
| His Capacity Filled | [52] |
| Ike’s Temptation | [54] |
| Whar de Watermilyun Grow | [57] |
| What his Education Done | [59] |
| Booker T. Washington | [62] |
| Crazy Joe’s Ambition | [65] |
| Grinnin’ Jake | [67] |
| Elmiry Vaccinated | [69] |
| Simple Simon | [72] |
| An Obstacle Overcome | [73] |
| Two of a Kind | [75] |
| Quarantined | [77] |
| A Puzzling Clause | [79] |
| ’Fo’e de Wah | [80] |
| Groun’-Hog Day | [85] |
| Excusable | [87] |
| Jeff’s Fun’ral Sermon | [88] |
| Uncle Bob to his Dog | [90] |
| A Prophecy | [92] |
| ’Possum en Pertatoes | [93] |
| Cotton’s Comin’ In | [96] |
| Dat Yaller Gal | [97] |
| Ter Walk wid his Gal | [101] |
| Cunjud | [103] |
| Uncle Ben’s Superstition | [104] |
| Wid de Witches | [106] |
| A Restless Spirit | [108] |
| Pardoned | [111] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| PAGE | |
| A Charleston Ground-Nut Woman | [Frontispiece] |
| “I rub en I rub” | [10] |
| “Vegtibles” | [16] |
| “En he drive a ox so slow” | [18] |
| The Boot-Black | [32] |
| The Wood-Sawyer | [46] |
| Grinnin’ Jake | [68] |
| “How de News git roun dem posts” | [74] |
| “On de Chain Gang” | [110] |
DARKEY WAYS IN DIXIE.