Dis, dat an' tutter : poems / Elliot Blaine Henderson [electronic text]

Pawson Johnson at Dinner.

TO PROFESSOR WM. O. VINEY, Indianapolis, Ind.
AND C. W. DORFLINGER, Columbus, Ohio.

He'p you'se'f, mah bruddah, Jes' make yo'se'f at home! 'Kaze yo' am no stranger To Siss Wiggle Sloam. Go 'head on dat chicken, 'Kaze it tissen skace! "Doan' yo' worry, sistah, I is in no has'e!

"Lan' sakes, sistah Wiggle, You' treat me lak er king! Ha! ha! 'skewze me, sistah, One too' chicken wing! Tote me few dem waffles, Chitlins good an' hot! Ebbah ring ise eatin' Trabbles to de spot!

Lawd Gawd! Sistah Wiggle, I jes' seed dat 'possum! Hiden' an' er grinin' 'Hine dat sunflow'r blossim! 'Fo' I'd let dat possum Git out o' mah sight, Th'ow erside mah Gospel, To de las' I'd fight!

Bruddah, kain't yo' sortah Gibber little toas'? 'Deed I kain't, Gawd knows it, Whah dey's possum roas'! Feed de lambs, mah sistah, Whut de good book say! Yo's fulfillin' Scripshah Treatin' me dis way!