Show traces peculiar dialect of the southern negro JAMES L BYRNES of south carolina comes from a representative state in which there Is a vast negro population and their dialect has been one of hla his particular studies in some sections there are words cords used among them era that at are almost unknown to the whites and 1 I SEEN HIM COMM it would be impossible lor for a northern visitor to of CORNER comprehend a word of their speech so tracing back the occurrence 0 of similar words among the jamaica negroes neg roee he has arrived at the conclusion that man of 0 them did not come dl di erectly here irom from africa but that their ancestors were first imported to jamaica and their descend ants brought over to the coast ot of carolina he tells ot of some odd words nords of 0 their manufacture ing in a case in court the defendant de tried tor for assault was a husk man shobe jargon aron was inas most difficult to understand ile ho had tried to brain a companion with an ax when asked about the matter ho be squared himself oil off and replied well ledge I 1 seen him coming round the cor car ner so str and as soon as ho he got cata copus to me I 1 jest swung at him wid do ax another culprit negro boy condemned to be electrocuted was mas asked b the sheriff it if he wished to say anything before the cap was put down doun on his head the culprit looked wildly mildly around for or a moment and then remark remarked cd alear I 1 vant cant ter tell you all that these here doings will be a les son con to me |