[Josh and his son just arrived back from a picnic down along the River, he lives on the Hightower plantation, outside Ozark, Alabama; this sketch is Josh at his youngest of all the authors previous episodes on Josh, several of them; he was picked up by the Hightower family in New Orleans, many years ago. This is when Josh was not as bullheaded as he came to be, when his son was around ten years old; as when you read the other several episodes the author has written on him. Now he is back on the plantation, and talking to his friend Bessie, he calls her Aunt Bessie because she helps Josh with many of his need for his two children, Silas is Joshs oldest boy. They are now in the back area by his little shanty, his hut, by the fenced-in carrel talking and Bessie, asking questions. Joe is walking over to see Josh, he works in the plantation alongside the Hightower plantation, hes Bessies brother.
Back from the Picnic
Josh: We been down de river fishin,
Aunt Bes sie: Who?
Josh: Me an Silas an de boss Hightower annudder white folks, an we sho had a big time ketchin fish and turkle; an I had more liquor dan we could drink.
Aunt Bessie: Is dey gee you anything?
Josh: Dey mighty good to we. De white folks gee me one dollar.
Aunt Bessie: Why kind er people de white folks?
Josh: Wuh kind er answer yous wants?
Aunt: You ain gee me straight answer Josh!
Joe: Gee that nigger Josh a question, and he so ceitful he likes dat white folks cus he can go fishin and gee da dollar.
Allen joins the group [Hightowers Butler
Allen: Wuh is all dis I hear about Josh an dey white foks
Joe: It must er been a white man gives him a dollar, he no more nigger
Allen: Dat ain oughter make no difference. Nothin done wid em kill niggers, but dey oughter try em.
Joe: Who de judge?
Allen: No nigger killed toda, I reckon godam white folks a-while back
Bessie: De name er de Lord n vain, yous tak dhe na me er de Lord n vain!
Joe: about dat judge, wuh judge?
Josh: Wuh you reckon Hightower in de mind Hightower a bad man when he ack dat er way?
Bessie: I hears a judge talkin bout dem niggers escape.
Allen: Dat why Hightower giv Josh a dollar, sos he don escape.
Bessie: Several on em.
Joe: I know dat, kaze me an de boss man talk right dere in de back room and drinks dey liquor, and he tells me.
Bessie: Silas hears all des, I done, boy let go, we leaves da niggers here, cus we aint no niggers.
Written 5/19/2006
See Dennis' web site: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com
Author:: Dennis Siluk
Keywords:: Short Story
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