take him tail. They are fond of this expression. Other examples are:—"The horse take him mout' fe 'cratch him foot," the horse scratches his leg with his mouth. "Me take me owny yeye an' see it," I saw it with my own eyes.
a whé me a go do? What am I going to do, what shall I do?
dirty, ground.
XIII. SNAKE THE POSTMAN.
One day Annancy ask Snake to be his postman.
Snake ask him how much he is going to pay him.
An' Annancy tell Snake that he know he is a man love blood, an' when him come in the night he will give him a bite off his head.
An' Snake did agree.
An' the first night he give Annancy a bite in his head, an' Annancy feel it very much.