fe true, literally for true is an expressive phrase conveying the idea of intensity. It hot fe true, it is intensely hot. He tief fe true, he steals terribly. It rain fe true, it is raining very hard. He wort'less fe true, he is a regular scamp. He sinnicky fe true, he is a horrid sneak. His ears hard fe true, his ears are outrageously hard, said of a boy who will not do as he is told. He nyam fe true, he eats immensely. Lazy fe true, abominably lazy. Ugly fe true, exceedingly ugly. The water cold fe true, the water is very cold. White yam burn fe true, the white yam is sadly burnt. Orange bear fe true, the oranges bear heavily. Puss catch ratta fe true, the cat catches any amount of rats. Him favour tiger fe true, he looks for all the world like a tiger, said of a man who has a sullen expression. Me head hurt me fe true, I have a very bad headache. Boot burn me fe true, my boots gall me dreadfully.
by get so frighten, through fright; literally, owing to his getting so much frightened.
must be have, must have.
sweet-mout', sweet-mouthed, greedy.
VII. THE THREE SISTERS.
There was t'ree sister living into a house, an' everybody want them fe marry, an' them refuse.
An' one day a Snake go an' borrow from his neighbour long coat an' burn-pan hat an' the whole set out of clothing. Then he dress himself, an' him tell his friends that him mus' talk to those young lady. An' what you think the fellow does? He get up a heap a men to carry him to the young lady yard. An' when him got there the door was lock with an iron bar. An' when he come he say:—"Please to open the door, there is a stranger coming in." An' he sing like this:—
