Darkey Ways in Dixie

								


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DARKEY WAYS IN DIXIE


BY MARGARET A. RICHARD


THE Abbey Press PUBLISHERS


114 FIFTH AVENUE
London  NEW YORK  Montreal

Copyright, 1901.
by THE Abbey Press

CONTENTS.

                                              PAGE


Mammy's Baby Chile                             5


Playin' Craps                                  7


The Washerwoman's Song                         9


A Seller ob Ole Clo'es                        11


A Well-Cleaner's Revery                       13


Song of the Huckster                          15


By-en-By                                      18


In Season ob Mistletoe                        21


Christmas Gif'                                24


Snow in the South                             26


Aunty's Affliction                            28


The Difference                                30


Blackberry Time                               32


Dat Jew's-Harp                                33


Wid his Feet                                  35


The Broken Banjo                              37


When Dey Sing                                 39


At de Meetin'                                 41


A Philosopher                                 46


Des de Same                                   49


So de Sunshine Stay                           50


Daddy Long Legs                               51


His Capacity Filled                           52


Ike's Temptation                              54


Whar de Watermilyun Grow                      57


What his Education Done                       59


Booker T. Washington                          62


Crazy Joe's Ambition                          65


Grinnin' Jake                                 67


Elmiry Vaccinated                             69


Simple Simon                                  72


An Obstacle Overcome                          73


Two of a Kind                                 75


Quarantined                                   77


A Puzzling Clause                             79


'Fo'e de Wah                                  80


Groun'-Hog Day                                85


Excusable                                     87


Jeff's Fun'ral Sermon                         88


Uncle Bob to his Dog                          90


A Prophecy                                    92


'Possum en Pertatoes                          93


Cotton's Comin' In                            96


Dat Yaller Gal                                97


Ter Walk wid his Gal                         101


Cunjud                                       103


Uncle Ben's Superstition                     104