Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1910 — A HINT TO MISTAH WINTEH. [ARTICLE]

A HINT TO MISTAH WINTEH.

Well, uh, good-by, Mlstah Wlnteh, es yo’ think hit’s time ter go— I ’uz snifflin’ at de south win’ when I went ter shet de do’, En I see de -snow a-meltin’ en I heah it drlp-ty-drlp-Fum de gutteh en de eave-trough, en I notice how It slip Fum de roof—-en so I sayin’ mighty joobuelike en low: Well, uh, good-by, Mlstah Wlnteh, es yo’ think hit’s time ter go. Dey’s a somepin’ goln’ thoo me, lak a hongry spellUl do— Dess a honin’ en a wishin’ dot's a-stealin’ thoo en thoo— En I llssen fer de robin en I lookin’ fer de grass Ter come up en nod me howdy when I goes a walkin’ pas’. But de White Man drive ma , des’put, en he make me shovel snow— ’ Well, uh, good-by, Mletah Wlnteh, es yo’ think hit’s time ter go. Dey’s a chuckle in de riveh, lak de news is passin' roun’ Dat de summeh time's a-oomln’, en yo’ goln* ter leave town. En de trees Is soht o’ yawnin’ lak dey got enough of sleep— En de White Man mek me shovel whah de drlf’s is two feet deep. But mah feet dey move in jig-steps, . ’stead o’ limpin’ mighty slow - Well, uh, good-by, Mlstah Wlnteh, es yo’ think hit’s time ter go. Hyuh’s yo’ hat, en what’s yo’, hurry? Es I got ter be But yo’ friz me in de daytime en yo’ fros’ me in de night, En yo’ rattle at de winders en’ yo’ put de flah out, En yo’ ain’ de bets’ o’comp’ny when yo’s moaning all erbout, Wid yo’ way o’ puffin, snowdrif’s undehneath de swayback do’ So hit’s, good-by, Mlstah Wlnteh es yo’ think yo’ got ter go. —Chicago Evening Post.