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+Project Gutenberg's Daddy Do-Funny's Wisdom Jingles, by Ruth McEnery Stuart
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+Title: Daddy Do-Funny's Wisdom Jingles
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+Author: Ruth McEnery Stuart
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+Illustrator: G. H. Clements
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+ DADDY DO-FUNNY'S
+ WISDOM JINGLES
+
+ BY
+ RUTH McENERY STUART
+
+ ILLUSTRATED BY G. H. CLEMENTS
+
+ [Illustration]
+
+ NEW YORK
+ THE CENTURY CO.
+ 1916
+
+
+
+
+ Copyright, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, by
+ The Century Co.
+
+ _Published, October, 1913_
+
+
+
+
+ To the Memory of those faithful brown
+ slave-men of the plantations throughout the
+ South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during
+ the war while their masters were away fighting
+ in a cause opposed to their emancipation,
+ brought their blankets and slept outside their
+ mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch
+ over otherwise unprotected women and children--a
+ faithful guardianship of which the
+ annals of those troublous times record no
+ instance of betrayal.
+
+
+
+
+FOREWORD
+
+
+In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of
+freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this
+trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as
+individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.
+
+The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not
+unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton
+and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of
+the old regime.
+
+If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the
+very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of
+convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical
+of his people and of his time.
+
+Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully
+and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.
+
+One of a small community of superannuated pensioners upon the bounty of
+their former owners, Daddy was easily first citizen of Evergreen annex
+on Crepe Myrtle plantation, which is to say he was therein a personage
+of place and of privilege, coming and going at will, doing as he
+pleased, and as, with uplifted eye, he reverently boasted, "sponsible to
+nobody but Almighty Gord for manners and behavior."
+
+Even so late as this year of grace, a full half century after
+"emancipation," there are still to be found on many of the larger
+plantations in the far South a few such members of the order of the
+Rocking-chair, whose records of "good and honorable service" reach back
+through periods of bondage, even such kindergartners as septuagenarians
+in the privileged class, having clear title to nearly a quarter of a
+century of slave memories; not to mention the occasional centenarian
+with even his semi-occasional uncle or father poking around, toothless
+and white-plumed dignitaries, these, sometimes with leaders, being
+blind, but ever important in pride of association and memory.
+
+It is something even if one is bent double and may never again behold
+the light of day, to be able to reach back into a dim and forgotten past
+and to say, "I remember," especially when the memory recalls days of
+brilliance and of importance.
+
+But Daddy's place among the gentle Knights and Ladies of the
+Rocking-chair was far and away above such as these whose thoughts, alert
+though they were and loyal, travelled forever backward to the sweet but
+worn fields of memory where every pleasure is a recognition and fashions
+do not change--a restful retreat for dreamers whose days of activity are
+done.
+
+But Daddy's mind worked forward and upward and although he did not know
+the alphabet excepting by rote, a common ante-bellum plantation
+accomplishment, and while professing high contempt for what he called
+"cold shelf-knowledge," his reputation for wisdom, wisdom as gleaned in
+observation and experience and "ripened by insight," was supreme, while
+his way of casually tossing it off in bits in playful epigram finally
+gave the word its plural form so that the expression "Do-Funny Wisdoms"
+came into familiar use.
+
+As an example of his rambling talk, much of which seems at least
+semivagarious on transcription, I recall one of his meandering
+dissertations on the value of experience as superior to observation.
+
+Several of the old people, his neighbors, had joined the listening
+children who surrounded him under the fig-tree, and perhaps he
+unconsciously deferred to them in his accent of their common possession
+in length of days, although he gave no sign of heed to any audience,
+when he said:
+
+"Dey's mighty few facts de same behind an' befo', not to say inside an'
+outside, and a man can go roun' an' roun' de blackberry bush an' not git
+nowhar. 'Spe'unce is a thorny bramble, an' yer 'bleeged to go _th'ough_
+it, to _draw blood_, an', I tell yer, _de blood is de life_!"
+
+Although this tribute brought grunts of approval from the gray heads,
+Daddy was soon off at a tangent in playful fancy, hitting off a foible
+or "celebrating truth and justice" in one of the unconscious epigrams
+which it is sought herein to preserve, even when having occasionally to
+hammer them into shape, for, while Daddy was almost unerring in rhyme,
+his rhythm, never at fault in delivery, was strictly a temperamental
+matter, not adequately renderable in cold print.
+
+But more than as philosopher, satirist or seer was the old man
+distinguished as a social factor on the place. Wherever his chair was
+set, there were the children gathered together, both black and white,
+eager listeners to his quaint pictorial recitals, even seeming to
+cherish the "Wisdoms" which fell from his tongue, as is not a common way
+with children, who seem instinctively to spurn the obviously didactic.
+
+But Daddy's moralizing, besides its saving grace of imagery, was
+generally sequential and convincing; while his repartee, to use a word
+which seems almost a misfit in this rural setting, had a way of hitting
+the mark and striking fire, as when, in reply to the question from a
+forth-putting youngster on one occasion, "Where do you keep all your
+wisdoms, Daddy?" he snapped:
+
+"In my ole toof holes, dat's whar! Wisdoms don't ripen good tel yo'
+toofs is ready to drap out. Ev'rybody knows dat Gord A'mighty ain't
+nuver is set but one live Wisdom-toof in a man's mouf--an' dat comes
+late an' goes early."
+
+And then he added with a mischievous smile:
+
+"You-all smarty undergrowth, you ain't chawed life yit. You jes
+'speramintin' wid yo' milk-toofs.
+
+"Now's yo' havin' time, chillen, but _to have an' to lose, dat's life_!
+
+"Study wisdom now an' minch on it good wid yo yo'ng baby toofs an' hol'
+fas' to it, so's it'll meller down ripe, time de caverns opens for it.
+
+"But look out! I knows a lot o' ole vacant wisdom caves for rent behin'
+dis crepe myrtle hedge--so, I say, watch and pray! Pray for insight an'
+outsight! An' even so, dey's some wisdoms so fine you can't see 'em tel
+you nearin' Home an' livin' on de far side o' life!"
+
+Daddy lived alone in a tiny vine-clad cabin and there were times when he
+seemed frail and to need care, and the doctor said he was rheumatic.
+This, however, he denied, declining companionship while he insisted that
+the sharp pains which occasionally twisted his brow were only growing
+pains which he was glad to endure as not having got his growth in his
+first childhood, he was "'bleeged to wrastle wid it in de second," and,
+"of course," he added, "it comes harder when a man's bones is set."
+
+On days when his pains were bad, he would propel himself around in a
+roller-chair, which he called his chariot; and although evidently
+suffering, he was never heard to complain. Once, when he seemed almost
+helpless, some one asked him how he had got into the chair, and was
+quickly silenced by his ready answer, "Gord lifted me in!"
+
+Now, to Daddy clothes were clothes. In dress as in manners, he knew no
+obligation of precedent; and as to fashion, the word made him chuckle.
+
+When his pains were unusually severe and it was difficult for him to get
+into his own garments, he did not hesitate to clothe himself in one of
+the flowing wrappers which his old wife, Judy, long since dead, had
+worn.
+
+And thus it happened that while on some days an aged man might have been
+seen hobbling about, working among his plants, on others there appeared
+to be an old woman propelling herself around in a rolling chair; and
+seeing her, his neighbors, with perhaps a chuckle, would remark, "I see
+Daddy Do-funny is laid up ag'in!"
+
+Another peculiar habit of the old man was the way in which he took his
+bath--a dangerous process, one would think, for a rheumatic, but
+harmless, no doubt, to growing pains. Seeing the rain coming, he would
+exclaim: "Gord sendeth de rain! He's offerin' me a bath--just or
+unjust!" Then donning his "bath-slip," an old wool wrapper of Judy's and
+getting into his roller-chair, he would wheel out and sit calmly in the
+shower, often closing his eyes and lifting his face as he exclaimed:
+"Bless Gord for de sweet drops! Bless Gord for de rain!" and when he had
+had bath enough, he would either put up his umbrella or roll his chair
+indoors as he felt inclined.
+
+But perhaps we cannot get nearer the soul of the old man than by
+recalling a conversation which occurred during an invasion of the
+children, a conversation between him and his guests which is thrown into
+a sort of rhyme for easy memorizing, passing from one speaker to another
+without more than the natural pause for reply.
+
+Obviously, the children began it:
+
+ "Ol' Daddy Do-funny,
+ How do you come on?"
+ "Po'ly, thank Gord, honey,
+ Po'ly dis morn.
+ My ol' spine it's sort o' stiff,
+ An' my arms dey 'fuze to lif'.
+ An' de miz'ry 's in my breas',
+ An' I got some heart-distress.
+ An' de growin' pains dey lingers,
+ In my knee-j'ints an' my fingers,
+ But I'm well, praise Gord, dis mornin'."
+
+ "Ol' Daddy Do-funny,
+ What cuyus talk!
+ How is you well, when you
+ Can't even walk?"
+
+ "Hush, you foolish chillen, hush!
+ What's dat singin' in de brush?
+ Ain't dat yonder blue de sky?
+ Feel de cool breeze passin' by!
+ Dis ol' painful back an' knee,
+ Laws-a-mussy, _dey ain't me!
+ I'm well, praise Gord, dis mornin'!_"
+
+ RUTH McENERY STUART.
+
+ [Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+ CONTENTS
+
+ Page
+
+ Daddy's Weather Prayer 3
+
+ The Old Rooster 4
+
+ The Butterfly 5
+
+ The Wren 6
+
+ The Watermelon 7
+
+ The Gourd 8
+
+ Judge Owl 9
+
+ The Mosquito 10
+
+ Confession 11
+
+ The Game-Cock 12
+
+ The Epicure 13
+
+ The Mule 14
+
+ The Grubworm 15
+
+ Rain or Shine 16
+
+ Little Green Tree-Toad 17
+
+ Sparrows 18
+
+ The Fly 19
+
+ The Little Chicken 20
+
+ The Scare-Crow 21
+
+ The Yellow Rose 22
+
+ The Ambitious Cow 23
+
+ Tried by Fire 24
+
+ Jack O' Lantern 25
+
+ The Flea 26
+
+ Will o' the Wisp 27
+
+ The Mole 28
+
+ The Runt 29
+
+ The Monkey 30
+
+ The Aristocrat 31
+
+ The Crawfish 32
+
+ The Angleworm 33
+
+ The Chimney-Swallow 34
+
+ Catching Doodle-Bugs 35
+
+ The Porcupine 36
+
+ Ants 37
+
+ The Parrot 38
+
+ The Rattle-Snake 39
+
+ The Persimmon 40
+
+ In Harness 41
+
+ The Canary 42
+
+ Answering Back 43
+
+ Dat's De Way My Lady'll Do 44
+
+ The Mammy Alligator 46
+
+ The New Rich 47
+
+ The Wibbly Wabbly Calf 48
+
+ The Turkey-Gobbler 50
+
+ The Cauliflower 51
+
+ The Step-Mother 52
+
+ The Frog 53
+
+ The Rat 54
+
+ The Mocking-Bird 55
+
+ The Mushroom 56
+
+ The Measuring Worm 57
+
+ The Top-Knot Hen 58
+
+ Too Familiar 59
+
+ The 'Possum 60
+
+ The Owl 61
+
+ The Chameleon 62
+
+ The Caterpillar 63
+
+ Dr. Drake 64
+
+ The Peacock 65
+
+ The Alligator 66
+
+ The Terrapin 67
+
+ The Dandelion 68
+
+ The Cud 69
+
+ The Mirror 70
+
+ Goslings 71
+
+ The Pet 72
+
+ The Guinea-Hen 73
+
+ The Moon 74
+
+ The Hen-Roost Man 75
+
+ A Guilty Conscience 76
+
+ The Bat 77
+
+ Incubator Chickens 78
+
+ The Firefly 79
+
+ The Thistle 80
+
+ The Gray Squirrel 81
+
+ Look Out for Mister Bee 82
+
+ The Rose 83
+
+ The Locomotive 84
+
+ The Goat 85
+
+ The Fig 86
+
+ The Frizzled Chicken 87
+
+ The Endless Song 88
+
+ The Eel 90
+
+ The Rain-Crow 91
+
+ The Giraffe 92
+
+ The Black Sheep 93
+
+ The Prize-Winner 94
+
+ The Dog 95
+
+
+
+
+DADDY DO-FUNNY'S WISDOM JINGLES
+
+
+
+
+DADDY'S WEATHER PRAYER
+
+
+ One asks for sun, an' one for rain,
+ An' sometimes bofe together;
+ I prays for sunshine in my heart,
+ An' den forgits de weather.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE OLD ROOSTER
+
+
+ Ef de hoa'se ol' rooster wouldn't crow so loud
+ He mought pass for yo'ng in de barn-yard crowd;
+ But he strives so hard an' he steps so spry
+ Dat de pullets all winks whilst he marches by.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+THE BUTTERFLY
+
+
+ Sis' Butterfly aimed to work all right,
+ But 'er wings dey was heavy, an' 'er head too light;
+ So she riz in de air, 'ca'ze she see she was made
+ Jes' to fly in de sun in de beauty parade.
+ An' she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
+ An' she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE WREN
+
+
+ She's a citizen-bird, Sis little brown Wren,
+ She nests in de spring an' de fall again;
+ "Race suicide" talk nuver fazes her,
+ 'Ca'ze she's good for 'er ten little wrens a year.
+ An' she ain't by 'erself, my ladies, in dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE WATERMELON
+
+
+ Oh, Watermilion sho' is good to eat!
+ But de darkie rates it twice-t mo' sweet,
+ 'Ca'ze it's ap' to b'long to de yether man,
+ An' it's mighty hard to lif' by sleight o' han'.
+ An' it ain't by itself, made sweet like dat--
+ No, it ain't by itself like dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE GOURD
+
+
+ De green gou'd on de sunny shed
+ Was mighty proud of his pethy head,
+ So he nuver pondered or studied or trained,
+ An' now he's ol' an' rattle-brained.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+JUDGE OWL
+
+
+ Jedge Owl 's so pompious on 'is limb,
+ You'd s'pose dey was nobody roun' but him;
+ He's afeard ef he was too polite
+ You'd ax 'im whar he spent de night.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MOSQUITO
+
+
+ Wid so much Christian blood in 'is veins,
+ You'd think Br'er 'Skitty would take some pains
+ To love 'is neighbor an' show good will,
+ But he's p'izenin' an' back-bitin' still.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+CONFESSION
+
+
+ Dat whale wha' gulped Br'er Jonah down
+ Was bleeged to swim close-t to de groun'
+ Ontel he riz up an' confessed
+ He'd swallered mo' 'n he could digest.
+ But you ain't by yo'self, Br'er Whale, in dat--
+ No, you ain't by yo'self in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE GAME-COCK
+
+
+ Dey's some things square an' some things round,
+ An' little game cocks ain't sol' by de pound;
+ Dey's weighed by sand an' pluck an' grit
+ An' de number o' dead dey leave in de pit.
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in rank like dat--
+ No, dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE EPICURE
+
+
+ Ef you keep yo' eyes on Br'er Carrion Crow,
+ You'll wonder huccome he kin carry on so!
+ He flies in high circles an' chooses meat
+ Dat no honest workin'-man would eat.
+ An' he ain't no new high-flyer in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MULE
+
+
+ Ef you quiz Br'er Mule, you'll find dat he
+ Gits mixed on de subjec' of 'is fam'ly tree;
+ He'll brag about 'is mammy with a noble neigh,
+ An' deny 'is own daddy wid a ginuine bray.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE GRUBWORM
+
+
+ Br'er Grubworm wrops 'isself in twine
+ An' swings in 'is shroud on a evergreen vine,
+ Becaze it's mortal death dat brings
+ His on'iest chance to git 'is wings.
+ But you ain't by yo'self, Br'er Worm, in dat--
+ Oh, you ain't by yo'self in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+RAIN OR SHINE?
+
+
+ Ol' Mingo, on 'is knees, he say:
+ "Lord, teach dis nigger how to pray,
+ Else riconcile two kinds o' weather
+ For craps an' rheumatiz together!"
+ But you ain't by yo'self, ol' man, in dat--
+ Oh, you ain't by yo'self in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+LITTLE GREEN TREE-TOAD
+
+
+ Little green tree-toad on banana leaf,
+ Plenty po' relations all aroun' 'im in de bog;
+ But he'd ruther be blind an' dumb an' deef
+ Dan to hold a conversation wid a "low-life" frog!
+ But he ain't no lonesome toady in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+SPARROWS
+
+
+ Dey say dem Sparrers come crost de seas
+ To eat our surplus grubs an' fleas;
+ But dey's whupped our birds off'n dis plantation,
+ Tell we craves to constric' dey immigration.
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat, in dat--
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE FLY
+
+
+ Wid dem suctious foots, seem lak Br'er Fly
+ Mought draw down health ef he trod de sky;
+ But he's so onpartic'lar whar he roams
+ Dat he's got 'isself screened out o' quality homes.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself outcas' like dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE LITTLE CHICKEN
+
+
+ Little yaller fluff-ball, one day out,
+ Steps mighty high while he picks all about;
+ Never sees de egg-shell layin' in 'is track,
+ Much less the little piece stickin' on 'is back.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE SCARE-CROW
+
+
+ Br'er Scare-crow's built to suit 'is job
+ Wid flappin' legs an' arms dat bob;
+ He ain't got brains for discontent
+ So he works widout no argument.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE YELLOW ROSE
+
+
+ Dey's a sweet plantation, yaller-buff rose
+ Dat in my ricollection grows;
+ In my ol' dreams she seems to wait
+ Whar she stood an' bloomed by de love-vine gate
+ An' I ain't by myself in dreams like dat--
+ No, I ain't by myself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE AMBITIOUS COW
+
+
+ Sis' Twis'-horn Brindle is a bothersome cow,
+ She's boun' to raise a ruction an' she don't keer how;
+ She craves to be de bell-cow an' lead off wid a clang,
+ So it's all a man kin do to make 'er gallup wid de gang.
+ An' she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
+ An' she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+TRIED BY FIRE
+
+
+ De sugar-cane stands so proud an' smart,
+ You'd nuver suspicion it sweet at de heart,
+ But to prove its sweets it yields its will
+ To be tried by fire an' ground in de mill.
+ An' it ain't by itself in dat, in dat--
+ No, it ain't by itself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+JACK-O'LANTERN
+
+
+ Sence he los' 'is brains to git 'is smile,
+ Brer Jack-o-lantern grins lak a wilderin' chile
+ Widout no secrets out or in;
+ An' de lighter in de head de broader 'is grin
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE FLEA
+
+
+ Look out for Mr. Po'-trash Flea!
+ Ef you let 'im come in, he'll make too free;
+ He'll chase yo' dog till he makes 'im pant,
+ An' he'll take yo' skin for a restaurant.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+WILL O' THE WISP
+
+
+ Ef de Wul o' de Wust would cuss an' swear
+ An' take some shape, an' rip an' tear,
+ It wouldn't sen' col' chills down a nigger's spine
+ Like de changeable expression of a mystery shine.
+ An' it ain't by its ghostly self in dat--
+ No, it ain't by itself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MOLE
+
+
+ De blind mole tunnels straight ahead,
+ An' he gits whar he gwine wid a trustful tread,
+ But he nuver is yit got nowhar else,
+ An' he'll nuver view de skies whar glory melts.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE RUNT
+
+
+ You'll sometimes trace de loudes' grunt
+ In de horg-lot down to de littles' runt,
+ Lak as ef he'd 'nounce whilst he gulps 'is swill,
+ "A pompious horg is as big as 'is will."
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MONKEY
+
+
+ De organ plays an' Br'er Monkey struts,
+ An' he takes high pride in de capers he cuts,
+ While folks draps picayunes into 'is han'
+ For fallin' so short o' bein' a man.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself, misled like dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE ARISTOCRAT
+
+
+ Dat three-name chicken wid de feathery legs
+ Wha' 'merged f'om de ten dollar settin' of eggs,
+ Is a lonesome bird an' I s'picion he frets
+ 'Ca'ze he can't outgrow dem pantalettes.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE CRAWFISH
+
+
+ Br'er Crawfish th'ows a racklass bluff,
+ An' he sho do look like fightin' stuff;
+ But turn 'im loose on a battle-groun',
+ An' he'll bow 'isself out, an' nuver turn roun'.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE ANGLEWORM
+
+
+ "I could stand de hook," says de angleworm,
+ "An' a lily-brook wouldn't make me squirm,
+ But I can't help wrigglin' ag'in' my fate;
+ It breaks me all up to be used for bait."
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE CHIMNEY-SWALLOW
+
+
+ Wid 'is nest in de flue whar de suctions blow,
+ Storms due above an' fire below,
+ No wonder Br'er Swaller sags an' sways
+ Like a pusson ableeged to dodge bofe ways.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+
+
+
+CATCHING DOODLE-BUGS
+
+
+ Little picaninnies, fishin' in de doodle-bug holes.
+ Wid a "spit for luck," an' straws for poles,
+ Show pyore delight in de fisherman's aim
+ All disp'opo'tioned to de game.
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat, in dat--
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE PORCUPINE
+
+
+ Sis' Porcupine, wid 'er bristles all set
+ In a pompado' style, is waitin' yet,
+ An' she can't understan', whilst she puckers 'er mug,
+ De sca'city o' kisses an' de absent hug.
+ But she ain't by 'er lonesome self in dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+ANTS
+
+
+ Dem Ants is sho' got savin' ways
+ An' even de Scripture 'lows 'em praise;
+ But dey hoa'ds for deyselves f'om day to day
+ An' dey stings any man wha' gits in de way.
+ An' dey ain't no new co'poration in dat--
+ No, dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE PARROT
+
+
+ Sis' Tin-cage Polly wid de roamin' nose
+ Dat roams f'om 'er eyes tel it p'ints to 'er toes,
+ She keeps up a ratlin' talkin' pace
+ To turn off attention f'om de shape of 'er face.
+ An' you ain't by yo'self, Sis' Polly, in dat--
+ No, you ain't by yo'self in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE RATTLE-SNAKE
+
+
+ Br'er Rattle-snake rattles befo' he springs,
+ But he warns too late to 'scape 'is stings;
+ His high-class manners don't count for much
+ 'Ca'ze dey grafted on to a sarpent's touch.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE PERSIMMON
+
+
+ Is you little gals, growin' into women,
+ Ever tasted a snappy young persimmin?
+ It takes a hard frost to make it sweet,
+ An' it's ol' an' swiveled 'fo' it's fit to eat!
+ But it ain't by itself, sharp chillen, in dat--
+ No, it ain't by itself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+IN HARNESS
+
+
+ Dat flee-bitten mule an' my bay mare
+ In de hay-wagon, sho is a mixtious pair;
+ But dey's pulled so long th'ough wind an' weather
+ Dat out in de field dey graze together.
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat, in dat--
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE CANARY
+
+
+ De little yaller cage-bird preems 'is wings
+ An' he mounts 'is pyerch an' sings an' sings;
+ He feels 'is cage, but I s'pec' he 'low
+ To take what comes an' sing _anyhow_!
+ An' you ain't by yo'self, little bird, in dat--
+ No, you ain't by yo'self in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+ANSWERING BACK
+
+
+ Br'er Pole-cat's got a s'ciety smile
+ An' he sho is dressed in scrumptious style,
+ But he keeps 'is own hat off de quality rack
+ By de scan'lous way he answers back.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+DAT'S DE WAY MY LADY'LL DO
+
+
+ It ain't how many eyes you got,
+ 'Les' needles could see an' potatoes, too;
+ An' "hookin' a' eye," as like as not,
+ Would be classed as a sin dat no lady'd do.
+ But it's keepin' yo' eyes turned to'des de right,
+ An' to'des de wrong jes' shettin' 'em tight--
+ Lookin' out for ways to be polite--
+ Dat's de way my lady'd do!
+
+ It ain't how many ears you got
+ Dat makes you listen an' learn an' do;
+ Else a hill o' corn in a garden plot
+ Would be 'way ahead o' me an' you;
+ But it's shettin' yo' ears to heartless speech,
+ An' listenin' whilst de teachers teach,
+ An' strivin' to practise mo' 'n to preach--
+ Dat's de way my lady'll do!
+
+ It ain't how many tongues you got,
+ 'Les' shoes would talk an' wagons, too;
+ An' all de bells would gabble a lot,
+ An' tattle an' brag de long day th'ough;
+ But it's gyardin' yo' tongue f'om talk dat's wrong,
+ An' passin' a helpful word along,
+ An' maybe singin' a hopeful song--
+ Dat's de way my lady'll do!
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MAMMY ALLIGATOR
+
+
+ Said de mammy alligator, wid a motherly grin:
+ "I nuver liked babies wid dey dimples tucked in,
+ But our little pet, wid its horny hide,
+ Like its mammy's an' its daddy's, is de fam'ly pride."
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat, in dat--
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE NEW RICH
+
+
+ Sis' Mush A. Roon sprung up over night
+ An' to name whar she sprung f'om ain't polite;
+ But she spreads 'erself wuss'n me or you,
+ An' wid on'y one foot to stan' on, too.
+ An she ain't by er new-come self in dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE WIBBLY WABBLY CALF
+
+
+ Cunnin' little donkey-baby--
+ "Ye-haw! Ye-haw!" What a funny laugh!
+ Soun' jes like a creaky, cranky
+ Seesaw--seesaw!
+ Wasn't nothin' funny roun' dat
+ We saw--we saw!
+ 'Tel we glimpsed de stagger-gait dat
+ He saw--he saw!
+ Brindle strikin' swagger-gait when
+ She saw--she saw--_her wibbly wabbly calf_!
+
+[Illustration]
+
+ Den we j'ined wid Mister Donkey,
+ "He-haw! He-haw!" How we-all did laugh!
+ But we laughed at some'h'n' mo' dan
+ He saw--he saw!
+ Donkey couldn't see de ears dat
+ We saw--we saw!
+ Rabbit lopin' down de road, we
+ Three saw--three saw!
+ Wagged his ears an' called him daddy!
+ "Haw-haw! Haw-haw!" How dat--who dat laugh?
+ An' de last to see de joke was _wibbly wabbly calf_!
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE TURKEY-GOBBLER
+
+
+ Ol' Gobbly struts aroun' de stable
+ An' th'ows out hints o' de rich man's table,
+ An' he h'ists his tail an' spreads it wide,
+ To display his cuyus graveyard pride.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in pride like dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE CAULIFLOWER
+
+
+ When de cabbage got ambitiom, in a uppish hour
+ An' lost 'is head an' bu'st into flower
+ Wid 'is brains outside, an addled, at dat--
+ He sot 'isself up for a 'ristocrat.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE STEPMOTHER
+
+
+ Sis' Dominick follers her brood o' ducks
+ To de bayou's edge, an' she clucks an' clucks:
+ 'Dis stepmammy job, oh me, oh me!
+ Ain't all dat it's quacked up to be!"
+ But she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
+ But she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE FROG
+
+
+ Ol' Br'er Frog ain't much to sing,
+ But he clairs a log in a single spring,
+ An' jedgin' 'im by his bigoty ways,
+ He's clean forgot 'is tadpole days!
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE RAT
+
+
+ Br'er Rat in de corn-bin over-fed
+ An' under-worked, an' now he's dead;
+ He craved to live lak a bloated chief,
+ An' now he ain't nothin' but a ol' dead thief.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MOCKING-BIRD
+
+
+ Br'er mockin'-bird sings in de live-oak shade,
+ A secon'-hand chant or a serenade;
+ He'll take off a pa'tridge, a robin, or a jay,
+ But he'd nuver make a name no other way.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MUSHROOM
+
+
+ Dey's many a musharoon good to de tas'e
+ An' rich for de table, dat goes to was'e
+ 'Ca'ze folks don't dast to gether it in
+ For de way it favors its dung-hill kin.
+ An' it ain't by itself condemned like dat--
+ No, it ain't by itself in dat
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MEASURING WORM
+
+
+ When Br'er Measurin'-worm strikes out so brave,
+ Makin' tend he kin measure you for yo grave,
+ Wid all 'is stride an' all 'is stren'th
+ He can't measure mo'n 'is own little len'th.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself made cheap like dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself like dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE TOP-KNOT HEN
+
+
+ Hit's a proper pride in Sis' Top-knot's breast
+ Dat makes 'er step to march 'er crest;
+ Yit jalousy follers 'er 'roun' de shed
+ On de count o' dat innercent tufted head.
+ An' she ain't by 'erself pursued lak dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+TOO FAMILIAR
+
+
+ De cantelope gits mighty bilious
+ F'om runnin' wid punkins too familias,
+ So it's banished out for its sociable sin
+ Along wid its yaller kitchen kin.
+ An' it ain't by itself in dat, in dat--
+ An' it ain't by itself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE 'POSSUM
+
+
+ Br'er 'Possum makes pertend he's dead
+ Whilst shots goes whizzin' over 'is head.
+ But time de hounds is out o' sight,
+ He's up an' "hongry for a fight!"
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in a bluff like dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE OWL
+
+
+ When de big owl calls out "_Who--ooo--ooo--!!!!!_"
+ In de dark o' de moon, like night-owls do,
+ De chillen, a-beggin' to play out late,
+ Come tumblin' back into Daddy's gate.
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat, in dat--
+ No, dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE CHAMELEON
+
+
+ De camelia-lizard is a turn-coat man,
+ An' he borries his colors where dey's "room to stan'";
+ He mought keep solid as a county candidate,
+ But you couldn't sca'cely find 'im on a map o' de State.
+ But he ain't by 'isself lost out, like dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE CATERPILLAR
+
+
+ Whilst she eats de groun' f'om onder 'er feet,
+ Sis' Caterpillar's weavin' 'er windin'-sheet;
+ But 'er red eyes shine an' 'er grass-green-hair,
+ An' 'er short life's bright, so she don't care.
+ An' she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
+ An' she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+DR. DRAKE
+
+
+ Ol' Dr. Drake wid 'is college waddle
+ An' Latin inscriptioms on 'is noddle,
+ Would part wid 'is gait an' 'is shimmerin' back
+ To perscribe a _crowin'-powder_ an' nuver say "Quack!"
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE PEACOCK
+
+
+ Br'er Peacock 'lows he's a 'ristocrat,
+ Wid mighty fine clo'es, an' vain at dat;
+ He'll answer yo' glance wid col' surprise
+ An' look you over wid a thousan' eyes!
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+ [Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+ THE ALLIGATOR
+
+
+ Br'er Alligator kin grin a mile,
+ But dey ain't no inducemint in his smile;
+ Whilst he ain't no race-horse, yit dey say
+ A little alligator goes a mighty long way.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE TERRAPIN
+
+
+ Br'er Tarrapin draws in 'is head so knowin',
+ You can't tell whether he's comin' or goin',
+ But _his_ mind ain't mixed--he's layin' low
+ Tel he sees which way he's obleeged to go.
+ An' he ain't no new politician in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE DANDELION
+
+
+ De dandelion flower blooms out so young
+ Wid a look in its face like a sassy tongue,
+ Den it grows light-headed wid self-conceit
+ Wid a flighty ol' age, for full defeat.
+ An' it ain't by itself, pert chillen, in dat--
+ No, it ain't by itself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE CUD
+
+
+ "Life's give an' take," Sis' Cow, she laugh.
+ So I gives my milk an' dey takes my calf."
+ An' when contentment's hard to fin',
+ She chaws 'er cud to ease 'er min'.
+ And you ain't by yo'self, Sis' Cow, in dat--
+ No, you ain't by yo'self in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MIRROR
+
+
+ Br'er Donkey, drinkin' at de brook,
+ Surveys hisself wid offish look,
+ An' 'low: "You Jackass makes too free!
+ Huccome you dast to drink wid me!"
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ Oh, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+GOSLINGS
+
+
+ De purty yaller goslin's say:
+ "Oh, what--oh, what's de use!
+ When Mama say, 'Come, walk dis way
+ An' ac' jes like a goose!'
+ Oh, what's de use--oh, what's de use?
+ I's boun' to grow a noddle,
+ Like every goosey, goosey, goose,
+ An' waddle, waddle, waddle!
+
+ "But Mama say: 'Don't talk dat way!
+ Come, waddle like a mild goose,
+ F'om side to side, wid proper pride--
+ Not like a woodsy wild goose!
+ Dey's plenty use--dey's plenty use!
+ Come, git yo' education!
+ See how to waddle an' tote yo' noddle
+ Accordin' to yo' station!'"
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE PET
+
+
+ De little white chicken dat's petted too much
+ Gits stunted in growth f'om de sp'ilin' touch.
+ An' she'll nuver make a hen so brave an' good
+ As ef she went a-pickin', an' worked wid de brood.
+ An' she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE GUINEA-HEN
+
+
+ Sis' Guinea, in proud week-day clo'es
+ Forgits how she was hatched outdo's;
+ Wid 'er red boot chicks, she cuts a dash,
+ An' calls 'er neighbors "_Po' trash! Po' trash!_"[1]
+ But she ain't by 'erself in dat--
+ But she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE MOON
+
+
+ Dey say Sis' Moon daresn't shine at night
+ Cep'n by Marse Sun's allowance o' light,
+ An' whilst he's away whar de yether moons are
+ She don't even dast to wink at a star.
+ An' she ain't de onies' wife like dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE HEN-ROOST MAN
+
+
+ De Hen-roost Man he'll preach about Paul,
+ An' James an' John, an' Herod, an' all,
+ But nuver a word about Peter, oh, no!
+ He's afeard he'll hear dat rooster crow.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+A GUILTY CONSCIENCE
+
+
+ Dat little yaller pup 's got so many lickin's
+ For pesterin' all de ducks an' chickens,
+ Dat whenever he hears any barn-yard strife,
+ He looks over his shoulder an' runs for 's life.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE BAT
+
+
+ Br'er Bat flaps out in de gloomin' dark,
+ An' even ef he's boun' for a harmless lark,
+ He favors de devil an' he keeps sech hours
+ Dat he seems in cahoot wid de evil powers.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+INCUBATOR CHICKENS
+
+
+ Dem inkybator chickens dat's hatched by de clock,
+ Wid a lamp for love, is lonesome stock;
+ Dey feeds in droves, but dey envies de others
+ Dat scratches for grubs wid any ol' mothers.
+ An' dey ain't by deyselves, po' orphans, in dat--
+ No, dey ain't by deyselves in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE FIREFLY
+
+
+ Br'er Lightnin'-bug is a gay yo'ng spark,
+ But he nuver is yit put out de dark;
+ He shines for 'isself in 'is zigzag flight,
+ An' he's middlin' sho he's de sou'ce of light.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+
+
+
+THE THISTLE
+
+
+ De thistle-stalk sends up a noble bloom
+ Wid de shape of a flower an' de thought of a plume,
+ But its prickle-y ways turn friendship down;
+ So it stands all alone, in its velvet gown.
+ An' it ain't by its lonesome self in dat--
+ No, it ain't by itself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE GRAY SQUIRREL
+
+
+ De gray squir'l lives a nachel life,
+ Wid friends an' foes an' chillen an' wife;
+ But whenever he gits his picture took,
+ He snatches dat nut, to appear in de book.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+LOOK OUT FOR MISTER BEE
+
+
+ Look out for Mister Bee in de punkin-flower!
+ Plenty gallinippers in de grass!
+ Mighty close tie 'twix' wings an' stings
+ Better let de honey-bee pass!
+ Z--Z--Z, Z, Z!
+ Better let de honey-bee pass!
+
+ White-face bumblebee--white folks' ways--
+ Never give a sassy answer back!
+ But don't you trus' de black-face, no matter what he says!
+ Give de nigger bumblebee de track!
+ Z--Z--Z, Z, Z!
+ Give de nigger bumblebee de track![2]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE ROSE
+
+
+ When Sis' Rose th'ows open her heart _too proud_,
+ She blooms mighty brief in Beauty's crowd;
+ 'Ca'ze the rains beat in an' de bees make free
+ 'Tel de heart o' de rose is sad to see.
+ An' you ain't by yo'self, Sis' Rose, in dat--
+ No, you ain't by yo'self in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE LOCOMOTIVE
+
+
+ Dey say Sis' Ingine's fiercest scream
+ Don't mean nothin' but lettin' off steam,
+ But wid so much wrackage behin' 'er back,
+ Seem like she say: "Git out o' my track!"
+ An' she ain't by 'erself, old Mis, in dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE GOAT
+
+
+ No matter how much she strive to 'spire,
+ Sis' Nannie Goat's measured 'g'inst some'h'n' higher;
+ "First cousin to a sheep" an' "de po' man's cow,"
+ Is hol'-down luck, come when, come how.
+ An' she ain't by 'erself helt down like dat--
+ No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE FIG
+
+
+ De fig dat's "sweet enough to eat"
+ Is _sweet enough_, but _not too sweet_;
+ But de honey-lip fig in de blazin' light
+ Is a battle-ground whar de varmints fight.
+ An' it ain't by itself in dat, in dat--
+ An' it ain't by itself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE FRIZZLED CHICKEN
+
+
+ Dat frizzledy chicken, he steps so spry,
+ An' he totes 'is head so pompious high,
+ Like as ef he tries, wharever he goes,
+ To rise above dem rough-dried clo'es.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE ENDLESS SONG
+
+
+ Oh, I used to sing a song,
+ An' dey said it was too long,
+ So I cut it off de en'
+ To accommodate a frien'
+ Nex' do', nex' do'--
+ To accommodate a frien' nex' do'.
+
+ But it made de matter wuss
+ Dan it had been at de fus,
+ 'Ca'ze de en' was gone, an' den
+ Co'se it didn't have no en'
+ Any mo', any mo'--
+ Oh, it didn't have no en' any mo'!
+
+ So, to save my frien' from sinnin',
+ I cut off de song's beginnin';
+ Still he cusses right along
+ Whilst I sings _about_ my song
+ Jes so, jes so--
+ Whilst I sings _about_ my song _jes so_.
+
+ How to please 'im is my riddle,
+ So I'll fall back on my fiddle;
+ For I'd stan' myself on en'
+ To accommodate a frien'
+ Nex' do', nex' do'--
+ To accommodate a frien' nex' do'.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE EEL
+
+
+ Br'er Eel got a mighty jewbious name,
+ But maybe he ain't so much to blame;
+ He couldn't squirm out ef he nuver ventured in,
+ An' he resks his all when he resks his skin.
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE RAIN-CROW
+
+
+ Br'er Rain-crow sho kin prophesy,
+ Caze he reads his wisdom f'om de page on high;
+ His mind ain't clogged wid secon'-hand facts,
+ But de moon an' de skies is his almanacs.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE GIRAFFE
+
+
+ Br'er Gy-raffe don't make no pertense
+ O' not seein' over 'is neighbor's fence,
+ An' ef he'd listen close-t, I 'spec'
+ He'd hear somebody say: "Rubber-neck!!!"
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE BLACK SHEEP
+
+
+ De black sheep says, "Oh, what's de use
+ To shun de mire an' de muddy sluice?
+ For whether I walks for praise or blame,
+ Dey'll call me 'black sheep,' jes de same!"
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE PRIZE-WINNER
+
+
+ Dat Berkshire horg in de blue ribbon pen
+ Come home wid de heavy-weight prize again;
+ He looks mighty pompious in 'is stall,
+ But he's on'y a fat horg, after all.
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
+ An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE DOG
+
+
+ I can't talk dog an' he can't talk man,
+ Yit Rover an' me, we onderstan';
+ I wag my tongue an' he wags 'is tail,
+ An' Love explains whar grammars fail.
+ An' we ain't by ourselves in dat, in dat--
+ No, we ain't by ourselves in dat.
+
+
+ * * * * * *
+
+FOOTNOTES:
+
+[1] The guinea-fowl strays away from home and makes her nest in the
+fields. The newly hatched guinea-chicks are beautiful, dainty things,
+with coral-colored feet which look very fine. The guinea's cry, loud and
+harsh, sounds like "Potterack!" or "Poor trash!"
+
+[2] The white-faced bee does not sting.
+
+
+
+
+
+
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