When Mistis saw de Chrismus cake an’ heahd ’bout dem thum’s
She say, “Dat niggah Scipio shan’t ebin hab de crum’s;”
An’ when dat walk wuz ober you cud see rite on he face—
Don’ stick yo’ thum’s in plum cake an’ git yo’sef disgrace.
Da ain’ no use ub talkin’; it’s al’ays out ub place
Ter stick yo’ thum’s in anyt’ing ter ebin git uh tase—
Ornless you bin inwited, an’ den it’s al’ays bes’
Ter wait an’ hab cool fingahs an’ eat wid all de res’.
WHEN SAUL RUN ERWAY.
Miss Marg’retta wuz ve’y fon’ ub Saul, an’ when he run erway hit ’stress huh pow’ful. Uh showman cum ’long wid uh circus an’ ’swaded po’ Saul ter go. Miss Marg’retta teach him ter read an’ rite, kase da wuz recommembrances clustah’d ’roun’ Saul’s mammy dat made Miss Marg’retta fon’ ub de chile. Lars’ week I had uh lettah fum de po’ boy, rote fum Balt’mo’. Mars Pinckney red hit fuh me, an’ hit say dat when de circus got ter Balt’mo’ de showman sot him ter wuck feedin’ de snakes. Saul’s letter spressify dat he lef’ dat circus in uh run! Saul al’ays wuz smart. He! He! He! Ef’n he had fed dem snakes, he mite bin ’flicted like Uncle Snake-bit Jim.