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Show A TALL BLACKBIRD 8T0RY. Honest Old Darky Makaa Another Contribution Con-tribution to Literature. "Well, sub," said Pro. l.ucklo, as tho shavings fell from bis piano, going go-ing along tho rough way of the plank, "you don't see no blackbird In Atlanta At-lanta now, lak wlint you uso tor boo," "lllackhlrdo?" "Yes. sub! Hence deso tnll bulldln'a enmo up, dey don't fly over lak In d ole days. I well remembers Won I lived nigh MeiJImka, a drov of blackbirds ronio 'lung, one half mile wide and ten foot ileep. Ves, still! You white folka don't b l ove dnt now; ' but dey'a lots of old cullud lolka mem- i ber tlem days! I wua . juiiRcr don dan j what I Is now; en one day, 'long 'bout 1 ite time blackbirds win n ilyln'. I took my gun en rrope up on du ruwnhod, f so'B ter git a good shot at 'em. en not ter strain my gun, en ble is Ood. here I dey como! liey win full half mile j wide pn ten foot deep dos lak I tell 1 you on dey darkened de sun fer full fifteen minutes so much so dat de j chickens Mowed dat. nlRbt win come, en gono tor roos'l Well, sub. I shot . i my ova eu Rull l"ce on Vm 'twel J hear do 'double bii, rol gun gr MUrwV' v " J ' How!' en don dey comnnuco fallln'l s Dey felled en dey felled en dey fcllod 'twel do barnyard wua black wld 'em; en I lld down, I did, fura dnt 1 cowshed, en picked up two barrel of em! En dnt ain't do wusst of It. kaxo j for ten whole daya alter dat de people f picked up blackbird fer tea nillo fura i what I fust let fly at 'cm; en fur two k montha dey win iiuttln' but blackbird r pie In dat neighborhood; Kf you don't b'l'eve what I tellln' you, doe ash; Dock Smith be wits dar, en he foon It!" Atlanta Constitution. |