Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XII. As a Murderer, sentence 7

Bekaze ef dey er foun' a stray nigger layin' 'roun' loose, wid 'is bref gone, den I wanter go home an' git my brekfus' an' put on some clean cloze, an' 'liver myse'f up ter wunner deze yer jestesses er de peace, an git a fa'r trial."

Who acts: Bekaze ef dey, I, den wanter · What happens: be, wanter, go, put · To what, where: git, clean cloze

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