THN--S A. Tl
VI
to Little Jes in de village
My dear HunnY.
I seed tuther day one ( to git in a Tito place he must nit out nein
grate, long, big 'exposition' of yourself; anyhow. For our lungs and heds must
imd sumthin said about one Docktor
here; and one gal sumwherc; and de new
light-, &,.-. &,c. Now my dear Huuny, it
strikes my mind, th.it a little advise cum
min from your old friend, would be of
sarvi io you in a time of so much trub
blf ; for it raly tennis to me, that you is
got yourself in sich a Hobble about de
mutter, that you would tie doin mighty
Well to take heed to your ways, bein you
is si'di a liith Feller, and slil got so much
spirit with the 'gray gooses-quil.'
J thinks as how you is bin TAP PIN
yourself to I ft oui sich a sluce upon de
folks; 1 "mean de Dorktors, and de Trus-
protect our hides; and if I was you 1
would sartainly say what I pleased inde
pendent to nobody, if they would let me
off by givin a little scrip of writin, for its
very easy arter you once git in that way;
and no body will expect any thing else
from you now, since they knows that's
your way of doin what they call de hon
nerable bissiues.
Now my dear Hunny I want you to
keep things strate; for de Folks in de
world is got so little to do at home that
they goes about like a roarin Mule as de
Preachers say seekin who to devour.
Now you take my advise; thats to make
te?s and de thurch, and etcn de oWlsum peepholes thrugh de big sheet of
PAliN too. ror all unum is got stunk 'expositions1 you rote; (but mind you put
wni le long lail in ue 'exposition.
iow you expresed so much 'pleasure
in de Sirtiffikit given to de Fightin men
de white side out and then they wil be
sure to see de best side) and when de
Dockiors and de new lites and de Pas-
fmm de South that no wonder you loves jsins makes a fuss and spakes a little sor-
to rite; for when thry told you they would ter independent, you jisl bark atum agin,
and if you want sum help when they git
take satisfaction out de little Hide on
your back, it put your fingers Hides in
motion and thev cant keep still. Now it
r i
rathy, list send arter de Curnel agin.
I hey tells me yous bin Barkin at de
sorter strikes me as how it would lo you 1 Passin and treed him up de holler so high
sum good to nit sum of de South Callinajthat he aim bin heard from since. He
drcssin; for Ma in (nys ginerally sarves
Babys so when they makes sich a fuss,
and then they keeps quiet for a while.
But I see you is one Little Game dungle
Cock, or one Cock Sparrow, or one
Weezle, nr one Maggit, or sum sorter
creter in that line with long tail, arid short.
head. You puts me in mind of sum of
de little Fices lhals about de village
when he run out behind de gate in sich a
flurry; and you squirt at him, he stick his
tail in and run back agin.
De hohblin Docktor in your town, sum
how or nuther, is bin keepin your Steam
Now my dear Hunny you say de church
wont "hear de voice of humannity" be
kase they is "invugnerribble.1 I dont no
much about dat thing bein I aim larned,
nor I dont no much about de church folk,
for sumunum is rite curius sorter peple.
I beleavcs they is got sum humannity for
you.
You nowd de church wouldent fiteyou:
and they bein cowards I says it is rit' for
cowards to buse um. But I hear? urn
say they pittees you mightily and looks
at you as one little insignifferkeni Puppy,
And say like Davy Crocket, 'you Bark up
de rong tree sir,' 'you Bark up de rong
tree sir.'
Now my dear Hunny, let me advise
you to git sum of de Big BLISTER
PLASTER you put Over de Nigger
Vomman,and put one little piece rite on
de top of your Pate so as to draw de scat
tered brain to a fokus, and then you will
see as dare as a whistle and not be bay
in at de moon any more.
1 must leave of, by wishing you to giv
my love to our mesmates in de hope of
hearin from you agin sunc.
1 is your own dear Hunny fornever,
iCaty Royal,
of Scribbleville.
32nd Nocember.
N. B. I did like to forgit to advise you
about de common talk I hears once and a
while, about your not havin one sheepskin
to practis fissirk by from the Great Dock-
tors at de Big-Norrard. I dont blieve all
dont seem to be one of de Barkiu sort or
else he would be yelpin arter you afore
now. But it may be bekase ns how de
big dogs wont bark at de Little Fices,
but you must tree him anyhow, for de
'new lites' wont fite, becase he knows lie
would be turned out de Sinnagog.
Nmv mv dear llnnnv let me mv vnn ;
sum advise about de exposition on (Je nhats said no time. But thinks I to my-
Church. Onethingsecmsmightvstrange!sej.f 1 would tell you tween you and I,
in this matter, bein your good mammy isino,n, 8 ,l0W we keeps secnts; that I
one good old pius Baptis, and 1 shuld wou,d ? a8,n' wh,ch Wou,d milk ,,m
think she would giv you a little switchin yee l,me' nndl .lry lo 6" onLR P"ss
r- k..: k.- ....... f..ii, ai Plomer or sumthin a nulher what de call
IUI UU9II1 II 15 1 uvn suiici turns, wiic iiu - ,
r n r i r n:n..jir..
nn loner time, that its mv Privet onin- flmit larnt vou how to sav vour orares. uw ,rum "ociiior i nysic oi riuyueiiy.
r n , . . . j f j j j i -,
ion yould make one mighty good Steam 'forgiv us our sins, as we forgiv them that
Docktor. For I is bin told thev dont
TAP but only puts um in a swet like
yous bin ever since de hobblin Docktor
cum to your town.
Now my dear Hunny it is my most
earnest desire lo see you Passified, and
to give sum cunifort to your trubbled
mind about de pleasin Sirtifiikct given to
de tighten men from de South. 1 hear it
talked all about by de Biggist sorter
folks, that it seemed like Slick Tail bis
siness. But 1 thinks as how that no bo
dy knows where de shoe pinches but he
thats got it on, and when a body hnppeus
sin agin us,
C- . T .-. " .1
CYC. nui you sin agm uiem
that dont sin agin you. However this is
only puttin tail foremus, and 1 hope you'll
In haste vour luvvin friend,
ICaty Royal,
of Scribbleville.
P. S. 1 no you'll scuse my bad out for
do better when 1 is teached you sum ritin, bekase you no as we said afore, in
more. But this way of villifyiu all de our tuther letter as how we dident Kere
church bekase they ketched one Dock- about de 'Infallerbillcrty,' nor de Crim-
tor aint gentlemanle. You belter tree j mernallerty, nor de Grammernallerty, so
him afore vou begin Barkin at turners,
or else we may have more than you and
I both can manage at wonce. Mow you
and de tuther Docktor is been groulin
for sum time and nary one wont bite, dat
is what we old Hunters would call trailin
on cold track, and no chance for to shute.
we node what tuther intended to mean
and thats sufficient.
I'll rite you agin by de next big meeiin.
,Adu to yourn Hunny,
ICaty Royal,
of Scribbleville.