--- title: Opening, part 14 — Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the… · full text with trees · page 2 description: Opening, part 14, «Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular» by Charles C., Jr. Jones: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. 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the old man, to inquire after his health, and to ascertain whether his wants were properly supplied.[85](../../85/ "tree and pragmatics") For an hour and more he entertained me, as was his wont, with tales of the olden time, and was evidently in excellent spirits.[86](../../86/ "tree and pragmatics") As I was about to depart, Cæsar said: “Mossa, Uncle Jupter bin hab er wision las night.[87](../../87/ "tree and pragmatics") Leh him tell you bout um.”[88](../../88/ "tree and pragmatics") My curiosity being excited, I resumed my seat, and inquired: “Daddy, is that true?[89](../../89/ "tree and pragmatics") Have you had a vision?”[90](../../90/ "tree and pragmatics") “Yes, me chile,” he answered, “me suttenly did hab er wision, an er berry good one too.”[91](../../91/ "tree and pragmatics") “Tell me about it,” I rejoined.[92](../../92/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, yeddy me,” replied the old man, and he spoke as follows:--[93](../../93/ "tree and pragmatics") “Las night, dis befo fus fowl crow, me bin er leddown een me bed.[94](../../94/ "tree and pragmatics") De moon done set.[95](../../95/ "tree and pragmatics") Cæsar, him bin ter sleep by de fire een de tarruh room.[96](../../96/ "tree and pragmatics") Eberyting on de plantation gone bed.[97](../../97/ "tree and pragmatics") Me bin study bout de time wen ole Jupter hab ter meet him Lord and Master, an me berry happy een me bussum.[98](../../98/ "tree and pragmatics") Den me drap ter sleep.[99](../../99/ "tree and pragmatics") How long me bin ter sleep me dunno, but all ob er sutten pear like ebry shingle an boad hab er crack, an de light stream tru, an de room bin bright es day.[100](../../100/ "tree and pragmatics") Wile me duh wonder wudduh dat, four leely angel, wuh dress een wite an hab wing on eh back, fly een de room.[101](../../101/ "tree and pragmatics") Two light topper de foot er de bed, an one on arur side er me.[102](../../102/ "tree and pragmatics") My! but dem bin pooty\![103](../../103/ "tree and pragmatics") Me see heap er pooty wite chillun een me time, but me nebber bin see nuttne teh come up ter dem, nur ter ketch nigh um.[104](../../104/ "tree and pragmatics") Dem look pon topper me so kind, an dey open an shet dem wing, an mek sich a cool breeze een de house.[105](../../105/ "tree and pragmatics") Bimeby me retch out me han fuh tell de one huddy wuh bin tan close me bed on de right side, but eh draw back, an eh say: ‘Jupter, we come fuh leh you know de blessed Jesus duh commin fuh cahr you up ter Hebben an show you de seat wuh eh hab ready fur you.’[106](../../106/ "tree and pragmatics") Me dat glad me yent hab bref fuh mek ansur.[107](../../107/ "tree and pragmatics") Me hard fuh bleebe me own yez.[108](../../108/ "tree and pragmatics") Me harte rise up een me troat, an me yent duh say nuttne, but me duh watch fur de Lord.[109](../../109/ "tree and pragmatics") Soon de blessed Jesus, wid de print er de nail een eh han an eh foot, an wid de star on eh head, drap right down tru de top er de house dout crack er shingle, an eh call me name, an eh tell me fuh rise, an eh pit eh han onder me shoulder, an eh liff me up light es er fedder.[110](../../110/ "tree and pragmatics") Me ole cloze an me ole body leff behine, an somehow narruh me sperit, him keep de shape er de body.[111](../../111/ "tree and pragmatics") Den eh pit eh han onder me arm, an eh cahr me way up eenter de element, beyant de sun an de moon an de star, an de leely angel duh foller we.[112](../../112/ "tree and pragmatics") We gone an we gone way up tel we git ter er big alablaster house, wid high piazza all roun an roun, wuh shine same luk de sun, buil in de middle er a beautiful gaden wid flower, an fruit, an hummin-bud, an butterfly, an angel wid harp duh sing an duh joy ehself onder de tree.[113](../../113/ "tree and pragmatics") Dis es we git ter de big gate, wuh mek wid pearl, eh swing open dout tetch um, an de blessed Jesus lead dis poor ole nigger up de shinin pate to de big house way de Lord lib.[114](../../114/ "tree and pragmatics") “We gone up de step an enter de pahler, way de great God bin er set on eh golden trone.[115](../../115/ "tree and pragmatics") Den de blessed Jesus mek de good Lord sensible dat dis duh Jupter wuh him hab sabe, an dat eh fetch um fuh show um eh seat wuh eh done prepare fur um.[116](../../116/ "tree and pragmatics") Wid dat de Lord, him call teh one angel, an eh tell um fuh bring one chair an set um down befo eh trone.[117](../../117/ "tree and pragmatics") Soon es dis bin done eh say: ‘Jupter, yuh you chair; set een um.[118](../../118/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh blants ter you.’[119](../../119/ "tree and pragmatics") Mossa, you nebber bin see sech chair een all you life.[120](../../120/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh hab gold rocker ter um.[121](../../121/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh hab welwit cushin een eh bottom.[122](../../122/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh hab high back, an eh arm stuff.[123](../../123/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh so soffe an easy.[124](../../124/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh look pootier den dat big rockin chair wuh ole Mossa bin gib Missy wen eh marry you farruh.[125](../../125/ "tree and pragmatics") Me shame fuh set een de chair, but de blessed Jesus, him courage me, an me tek me seat, an me so tankful dat me hab one chair een de mansion een de sky.[126](../../126/ "tree and pragmatics") “Den de blessed Jesus tell anurruh angel fuh bring me some milk an honey fuh drink.[127](../../127/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh bring um een a nice glass tumbler, an eh gen me fuh drink.[128](../../128/ "tree and pragmatics") Me tase um, an eh sweet mone anyting me ebber drink een me life.[129](../../129/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh tell me fuh drink um down, an wen me drink all outer de glass, an me yeye ketch sight er de bottom er de tumbler, me see some speck.[130](../../130/ "tree and pragmatics") De ting trouble me, fuh me dunno wuh mek speck day een de bottom er dat clean tumbler.[131](../../131/ "tree and pragmatics") Den de blessed Master notus me, an eh say: ‘Dont fret, Jupter; dem speck duh you sin, but now dem all leff behine.’[132](../../132/ "tree and pragmatics") “All dis time me bin er set wid me face tun way from de Lord an eh trone, cause eh so great an bright me couldnt look pon topper um.[133](../../133/ "tree and pragmatics") Mossa, me cant scribe wuh me see an yeddy een dat Hebben.[134](../../134/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh yent fuh tell.[135](../../135/ "tree and pragmatics") De blessed Jesus tek me tru de gaden, down by de ribber, an een de orchud way de bigges peach, an fig, an orange, an pomegranate, an watermillion, an all kin der fruit der grow.[136](../../136/ "tree and pragmatics") Me see heap er good people wuh me bin know befo eh dead.[137](../../137/ "tree and pragmatics") Ole Mossa, Cappne Maxwell, ole Mr. Ashmore, Buh Jack, Sister Masha, me own Dinah, an mo bin day, an dem all hab harp, an bin der sing, an walk bout, an der pledjur ehself.[138](../../138/ "tree and pragmatics") Dem glad fuh see me too, an gen me de right han er fellership.[139](../../139/ "tree and pragmatics") “Arter me bin in Hebben good wile, de blessed Master, him say: ‘Come, Jupter, I gwine show you way de bad people go.’[140](../../140/ "tree and pragmatics") Den eh lead me down to one bottom wuh dark an kibber wid cloud.[141](../../141/ "tree and pragmatics") In de fur een me see smoke duh rise, an me yeddy people duh cry an duh holler so bad.[142](../../142/ "tree and pragmatics") Wen we git ter dat spot, lo an behole! day was de mouf er Hell.[143](../../143/ "tree and pragmatics") Satan, him bin day wid eh pitchfork, an eh black head wid screech-owl yez, an eh red yeye, an eh claw-han, an eh forky tail.[144](../../144/ "tree and pragmatics") Eh tan right at de mouf er de big hole way de smoke an de fire duh bile out.[145](../../145/ "tree and pragmatics") Fas as de tarruh debble bring sinner ter um, eh push um wid eh pitchfork an eh trow um een de fire.[146](../../146/ "tree and pragmatics") Lord Amighty\![147](../../147/ "tree and pragmatics") Mossa, how dem sinner did kick an holler an try fuh pull way\![148](../../148/ "tree and pragmatics") But twant no use.[149](../../149/ "tree and pragmatics") De minnit ole Satan graff eh claw on um eh gone, an you could yeddy um duh fry een de fire same luk fat een me pan yuh.[150](../../150/ "tree and pragmatics") Me bin rale skade.[151](../../151/ "tree and pragmatics") De ting mek me sick.[152](../../152/ "tree and pragmatics") Me hole on ter me Jesus, an him tell me not teh fade, dat nuttne shill trouble me.[153](../../153/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/14/) **2** - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/14/) - next →: [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg76586/15/) - ↑ back to [Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the 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