TO DANIEL J. RYAN AND C. H. CARPENTER, Columbus, Ohio.
Lookin’ nice to-night, Miss Liza,
Yo’s out dressed ’em all to-night.
Wid dat ah so frusterkaytun
Yo’ so dazzlin’ in de light!
Please doan’ ‘strew mah wurds fo flattah
Spoken incandessenly,
But! wid mutuallistic frankness.
‘Cep ’em fahbrykayshenly.
“Thank you, Mistah Johnsin’,
Do yo’ think I look so fine?
‘Deed sah, Mistah Johnsin’,
Yo’ so asterroshus kine.
Woan’ yo’ sot beside me
An’ conversykate er while,
Please doan’ hah no skooples
Kaze Ize togged up in dis style.”
“Yo’s suppassea yo’se’f, Miss Liza,
Quiv-vah-kay-shah-ently gran’,
An’ yo’ grace dis runkshas ‘kayshun
Lak one fum de glory lan’.
Ef yo’ hab no interjeekshuns
Will yo’ dance er step wiff me?
Kaze sech ‘joicin’ frollerkayshun
Gibbs fellerisher-tish-shus glee.”
“‘Skyoose me, Mistah Johnsin’,
I doan’ kyah to mingel late,
I would raddah be specktayshus
Sotin’ hyeah wid Mistah Gate.
Not dat I doan’ d’ sah yo’ tenshun
An’ doan’ preeshee-ate yo’ ‘ques’,
I prefer tran-qull-ler-kayshun
Sotin’ lookin’ at de res’.”
“‘Cept’ mah ‘pology, Miss Liza,
Fo’ mah troo-ser-tay-shus ‘ques’.
I jest ax’d yo’ fo’ politeness,
Tho’t yo’d lak to jine de res’.”
“‘Tain’t er bit o’ trooshun,
Mistah Johnsin’, not at tall!
I may grant yo’ axin’
When we ‘ten’ sum uddah ball.”.
(Elliott Blaine Henderson)
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