Bus’ de nut an’ fling em de shell,

Ride an’ let em walk a spell,

Findeh’s keepeh’s, loseh’s weepeh’s,

I hope dese few lines find you well.”

I ax him who tole him all dis an’ hoss say:

“Ole hoss Grab will nevah balk,

All dis heah is w’ite man talk.”

Dat what de hoss say to me in my true dream ev’y night dis week an’ I’m a-goin’ to bide by hit twell de las’ er pea time. ’Cause I’m er true dreameh an’ my mammy she wuz befo’ me.

Lucy

What come of de hoss in de dream, Madison?