{"id":59,"date":"2021-06-15T09:16:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/claudemckay\/?post_type=chapter&p=59"},"modified":"2022-02-03T08:46:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T13:46:02","slug":"out-of-debt","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/chapter\/out-of-debt\/","title":{"raw":"Out of Debt","rendered":"Out of Debt"},"content":{"raw":"DE Christmas is finish';\r\nIt was rather skinnish,[footnote]The fare was rather meagre[\/footnote]\r\nYet still we are happy, an' so needn' fret,\r\nFor dinner is cookin',\r\nAn' baby is lookin'\r\nAn' laughin'; she knows dat her pa owe no debt.\r\n\r\nDe pas' hab de debtor,[footnote]We were in debt last Christmas, but now we are free[\/footnote]\r\nAn' we cannot get her[footnote]The past[\/footnote]\r\nTo come back an' grin at us as in time gone:\r\nDere's no wine fe breakfas',[footnote]The midday meal[\/footnote]\r\nAn' no one fe mek fuss,\r\nWe all is contented fe suck one dry bone.\r\n\r\nNo two bit o ' brater[footnote]Shopkeeper Marter and I are no longer two brothers: meaning, I am not always going into his shop, and so keeping in debt. Pronounce brahter[\/footnote]\r\nWid shopkeeper Marter,\r\nI feel me head light sittin' down by me wife;\r\nNo weight lef behin' me\r\nNo gungu a line fe[footnote]Friends plant their gungu (Congo peas) together, and, in picking the crop, are not particular about the line between their properties. When they cease to be friends, they have no gungo a line. The phrase is equivalent to 'to have no truck with.'[\/footnote]\r\nDe man who was usual[footnote]Pronounce without sounding the second u. Was usual = used[\/footnote] to worry me life.\r\n\r\nWe're now out o' season,[footnote]Past Christmas[\/footnote]\r\nBut dat is no reason\r\nWhy we shan't be happy wid heart free and light:\r\nWe feel we are better\r\nDan many dat fetter\r\nWid burden dey shoulder to mek Christmas bright.\r\n\r\nSome 'crape out de cupboard,\r\nNot 'memberin' no wud[footnote]Entirely oblivious of the proverb (word) which tells us not to forget to make provision for the rainy day[\/footnote]\r\nDat say about fegettin' when rainy day:\r\nIt comes widout warning\r\n'Fo' daylight a marnin',[footnote]In the[\/footnote]\r\nAn', wakin', de blue cloud ta'n black dat was gay.\r\n\r\nDe days dat gwin' follow\r\nNo more will be hollow,\r\nLike some dat come after de Christmas before:\r\nWe'll lay by some money\r\nAn' lick at de honey,[footnote]Enjoy the pleasure it brings[\/footnote]\r\nAn' neber will need to lock up our front door.[footnote]Against the bailiff[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nJes'[footnote]Just[\/footnote] look at de brightness\r\nOf dat poor an' sightless\r\nOld man on de barrel a playin' de flute:\r\nWha' mek him so joyful?\r\nHis lap is of toy full,\r\nA pick'ninny play wid de patch on his suit.\r\n\r\nOurs too de same blessin',\r\nAn' we've learn' a lesson\r\nWe should have been learnin' from years long ago:\r\nA Christmas 'dout pleasure[footnote]Without pleasure, i.e., a sober and quiet Christmas[\/footnote]\r\nGave dat darlin' treasure,[footnote]Our little pickny[\/footnote]\r\nAn' duty to Milly is all dat we owe.","rendered":"

DE Christmas is finish’;
\nIt was rather skinnish,[1]<\/sup><\/a>
\nYet still we are happy, an’ so needn’ fret,
\nFor dinner is cookin’,
\nAn’ baby is lookin’
\nAn’ laughin’; she knows dat her pa owe no debt.<\/p>\n

De pas’ hab de debtor,[2]<\/sup><\/a>
\nAn’ we cannot get her[3]<\/sup><\/a>
\nTo come back an’ grin at us as in time gone:
\nDere’s no wine fe breakfas’,[4]<\/sup><\/a>
\nAn’ no one fe mek fuss,
\nWe all is contented fe suck one dry bone.<\/p>\n

No two bit o ‘ brater[5]<\/sup><\/a>
\nWid shopkeeper Marter,
\nI feel me head light sittin’ down by me wife;
\nNo weight lef behin’ me
\nNo gungu a line fe[6]<\/sup><\/a>
\nDe man who was usual[7]<\/sup><\/a> to worry me life.<\/p>\n

We’re now out o’ season,[8]<\/sup><\/a>
\nBut dat is no reason
\nWhy we shan’t be happy wid heart free and light:
\nWe feel we are better
\nDan many dat fetter
\nWid burden dey shoulder to mek Christmas bright.<\/p>\n

Some ‘crape out de cupboard,
\nNot ‘memberin’ no wud[9]<\/sup><\/a>
\nDat say about fegettin’ when rainy day:
\nIt comes widout warning
\n‘Fo’ daylight a marnin’,[10]<\/sup><\/a>
\nAn’, wakin’, de blue cloud ta’n black dat was gay.<\/p>\n

De days dat gwin’ follow
\nNo more will be hollow,
\nLike some dat come after de Christmas before:
\nWe’ll lay by some money
\nAn’ lick at de honey,[11]<\/sup><\/a>
\nAn’ neber will need to lock up our front door.[12]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Jes’[13]<\/sup><\/a> look at de brightness
\nOf dat poor an’ sightless
\nOld man on de barrel a playin’ de flute:
\nWha’ mek him so joyful?
\nHis lap is of toy full,
\nA pick’ninny play wid de patch on his suit.<\/p>\n

Ours too de same blessin’,
\nAn’ we’ve learn’ a lesson
\nWe should have been learnin’ from years long ago:
\nA Christmas ‘dout pleasure[14]<\/sup><\/a>
\nGave dat darlin’ treasure,[15]<\/sup><\/a>
\nAn’ duty to Milly is all dat we owe.<\/p>\n

  1. The fare was rather meagre ↵<\/a><\/li>
  2. We were in debt last Christmas, but now we are free ↵<\/a><\/li>
  3. The past ↵<\/a><\/li>
  4. The midday meal ↵<\/a><\/li>
  5. Shopkeeper Marter and I are no longer two brothers: meaning, I am not always going into his shop, and so keeping in debt. Pronounce brahter ↵<\/a><\/li>
  6. Friends plant their gungu (Congo peas) together, and, in picking the crop, are not particular about the line between their properties. When they cease to be friends, they have no gungo a line. The phrase is equivalent to 'to have no truck with.' ↵<\/a><\/li>
  7. Pronounce without sounding the second u. Was usual = used ↵<\/a><\/li>
  8. Past Christmas ↵<\/a><\/li>
  9. Entirely oblivious of the proverb (word) which tells us not to forget to make provision for the rainy day ↵<\/a><\/li>
  10. In the ↵<\/a><\/li>
  11. Enjoy the pleasure it brings ↵<\/a><\/li>
  12. Against the bailiff ↵<\/a><\/li>
  13. Just ↵<\/a><\/li>
  14. Without pleasure, i.e., a sober and quiet Christmas ↵<\/a><\/li>
  15. Our little pickny ↵<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":251,"menu_order":12,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-59","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/251"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/59\/revisions\/62"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/59\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}