The civil rites bill wuz the serpent wat bit us, and he histed it, that
we might look and live.
Now let us be joyful!
For the Ethiopian is delivered into our hands, bound hand and foot.
Blessed be Moses!
We will make him grind our corn; but he shel not eat thereof.
Blessed be Moses!
We will make him tread out our wheat; but we will muzzle his mouth.
Blessed be Moses!
He shall pick our cotton; but the hire he receiveth, he shall stick in
his eye without injuring the sight thereof.
Blessed be Moses!
He shall toil in the sugar mill; but the sugar shall he not sell.
Blessed be Moses!
His sweat shall nourish our corn; but he shall eat nary ear thereof.
Blessed be Moses!
We will burn his school houses, and destroy his spelling books (for
shall the nigger be our superior?), and who shall stay our hand?
The skool teachers we will tar and feather, and whar is the bloo-koted
hirelins to make us afeerd?
Blessed be Moses!
We looked at the nigger, and said, Ha, ha! the last state uv that
chattle is wuss nor the fust; for before, we hed his labor while he wuz
strong and healthy, but hed to take care on him when he wuz sick and
old; and now we kin git his labor without the care.
Blessed be Moses!
The Ablishnists cast out one devil, and garnished the room; but there
wuz seven devils more stronger and hungrier, which rushed in and
pre-empted the premises.
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