R.H. RUSSELL & SON PUBLISHERSKEMBLE’S COONSKEMBLE’S COONS
A Collection of Southern Sketches
BY
EDWARD W. KEMBLE
MDCCCXCVIICopyright 1896 By Robert Howard RussellFree Cotton and Free Wool.“Ain’ dis jes’ like quality?”“ Hol’ on tight dar en min’ yo’self, chile! ”“ Stop dat frowin’ dem sediments ober yeah ! You all want ter ruin dese garments ? ”“ You all ain’ seen my pappy, is yer ? ”Mammy’s li’l honey boy.Maternal Cares.Rosemary.A Pair of Bald Head?,A Pair of Coons.Temptation.A Virginia Creeper.The Interrupted Feast.“ He ain’ bin borned long.”Scrub Day.“Dar’s a heap o’ comfort suckin’ on dis yere ole pipe.”“ Whar you done come fum ? ’A Dusky Smile.“ Yer skirt dancers ain’ in it wif dis chile.”“ Go 'way fum me, chile—I’se got blue blood.”Ebenezer.“ Dis chile ain’ scared ob no rain no how.”“G'way fum heah—wan’ me ter upsot dese pickins ? ”Florida Live Stock.“ Dat hab de smell.”“ I’se a-watchin’ yer, honey.”“ I'se jes’ tired ob education, dat’s what I is.”“ Fo’ forty yeahs wif de bes’ family of Virginia; yaas, sah! ”“ So long to yer, white folks.”