Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Say, boy! That Ol Virginny song sholy did make lightsteppin fo dem cullud folkses. Aunt Lucy lived in the basement of the cullud churchat Fourth and Gaines, after she had grown too old to make the rounds as Cleveland was elected,there was lotsa kiddin withthe cullud folks, the storybein circulated that if ademocrat got elected presi-dent all the old slaves wouldbe sent back to the cottonfields. Sam McClatchey metAunt Lucy after the election,and ast her what she thoughtabout Cleveland, and
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Say, boy! That Ol Virginny song sholy did make lightsteppin fo dem cullud folkses. Aunt Lucy lived in the basement of the cullud churchat Fourth and Gaines, after she had grown too old to make the rounds as Cleveland was elected,there was lotsa kiddin withthe cullud folks, the storybein circulated that if ademocrat got elected presi-dent all the old slaves wouldbe sent back to the cottonfields. Sam McClatchey metAunt Lucy after the election,and ast her what she thoughtabout Cleveland, and if shewas gettin ready to go backto Alabama. Aunty had otherworries about that time, for she shifted the red bandana onher head and told about Johnny Schmidt, the county poor-master, bein overdue in his coal dates. * Ah aint bothein ma haid bout who done got lected,chile. What Ah is bothed bout is when Mistah SmifT isgwine to delivah ma wintah coal. Go long now, Sammy,bout yo ol lectium, an don fool yo ol aunty. What Ahwants, stid of lectium, is mo cohnmeal, bacon, an tatehsfo de col
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