Old Josh, in: An Ozark Hamlet (1878))Pure Nigger: 2nd Series, Episode #13))

Old Josh, in:
An Ozark Hamlet (1878)
(Episode #13)

(Josh and Silas, sitting back on thier porch listening to Jordan play the banjo, and Silas asks his father a question, it’s a hot summer night in July, of 1878 :)

Silas: Pa I wants to be like Marster Hightower, rich an’ all not a poor
nigger all my life
Josh: Den you gots to ride ‘about in de automobiles, pick up young
cheap girls, takes them to de road-houses to eit, den tells them cok an bull stories to make dem hapy, goes to church and tells the Lord yo is sorry, and talk to you’ friends about making money, goes to golf all de time, , go to de Ozark Club, an’ talk likes you a man of de world, its all foolishness Silas, no time for “moon” whisky, and goin’ fishin’ down at Goose Creek. Ole Hightower his legs grow loose and flabby cause he walk and talk and drink all da dey long. Aimless’ he be, same ole road each day, ugle deary livin’ dat wut it is son, you is hapy, ole Hightower was weary, and his boy weary, dull lfie, wat you wants dat for?
Silas: I hadn’ quite made up me mind pa, de way yo-all describe it, I gits as tired as a dog listen’.


Note: Charles Terrance Hightower [1800-1880]: died of heart attack after hearing about his son], his son Charles Jordan (Hightower Jefferson born May [?] 11861, 19-years old, when his father died.