' gal Annancy fe go a Broth

fas' enough eggs. Brother Deat' give gal Annancy one. Gal Annancy

but can't get the fire, till

an' bit off the gal finger slap to the hand. Him take 'way the fi

im fire an' one egg,

goin' to give you me

the same day. So him lef' them gone for a week,

ay:-"Bro'er Deat',

Deat'

f: "Bro'er Deat' say me fe go make

call out:-"Bro'er Dea

no '

fe wash de pot, but n

h done, him call

no '

fe to put him on, but

Bro'er Deat', w

no '

ee enough yam, me fe peel dem put d

ook all D

e it off. Him say:-"B

no '

e fe share, but no

hen turn back say:-"Bro'er

no '

m no want none, but

t off all the

a him heart, and him

u mean fe do me, say a c

say:-"Me no a go let you

in a him house an' leave him, g

away, him say:-"Bro'er Deat' say me fe go t

g piece of meat. Then he see fe him daughter hand with the missing finger. Him jump ou

ing to kill him, but the feller

follow him whe

e-top, go hang up on the rafter. Brother Deat'

wo boy an' the mumma-"Bear up! If you

the boy say:-"Pup

say:-"

ry out fe

you b'ute! No see

dr

him and put

ther one say:-"Pup

rop, you b'ute! No se

dr

him an' pu

ired, say:-"Me husb

-"Bear up, m

re, Annancy bawl again:-"Drop you b

dr

take

rt, no want fe Deat' catch him, so he say:-"Bro'er Deat', I goin' to drop, an' be

an take fe

barrel of flour an' you fe

that this flour

nancy hanging, Annancy drop on Deat' head PUM, an jam him head in

ra me no c

TE

just as h

, I must have failed

cy goes through the various stages of preparation for breakfast, prete

put the pot

are like French é, and dé is said wit

m, plenty

ou come, say

I am not going to

istake about

er to pronou

nounced byute lik

yard, to

on the ground th

ter, all

tha

mper, I am told, means cross. And in further explanation my informant adds: "Y

vowel represents the thud of An

e house, often at a consi