"Darkie" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... his own black wool, which is supposed by a certain stretch of fancy to have the peculiarity of "growing in at both ends." The negro, having no other protection than that which his thick fur afforded him, was assailed by both the owners of the nest, one of which, making a dash at the "darkie's" head, struck his talons so firmly into the wool, that he was unable to extricate them, and there stuck fast, until the astonished plunderer had reached the foot of the tree. We shall not answer for the truthfulness of this anecdote, although there is nothing improbable ...
— Popular Adventure Tales • Mayne Reid
... Watermilion sho' is good to eat! But de darkie rates it twice-t mo' sweet, 'Ca'ze it's ap' to b'long to de yether man, An' it's mighty hard to lif' by sleight o' han'. An' it ain't by itself, made sweet like dat— No, it ain't by ...
— Daddy Do-Funny's Wisdom Jingles • Ruth McEnery Stuart |
