Notes

licking 'tump, a tree stump with bees in it. The honey trickling out makes a licking-stump of it.

lick, him lick, him lick. These words are run closely together, then a pause, and then him lick outside. Pause again, after which the sentence finishes.

wheel, to cause to turn or spin. I have no clue to Mr. Wheeler.

mile an' distant, to the distance of a mile.

I's all you, etc., it's all you decent men.

What for? Ratta was suspicious of Annancy's flattery.

poorly, poor in spirit, meek.

sinnicky, sneaky.

Bro'er Push, must go, you must go.

barn day no Cubba? is not my born-day (birthday) Cubba. Children used to be named according to the day of the week on which they were born.

Day. Boys. Girls.

Sunday. Quashy. Quashiba.

Monday. Cudjo. Jubba.

Tuesday. Cubbenna. Cubba.

Wednesday. Quaco. Memba.

Thursday. Qua. Abba.

Friday. Cuffy. Fibba.

Saturday. Quamin. Beniba.

According to this list, Cubba is a girl's name, but it is perhaps short for Cubbenna.

me da go da Vaylum, I am going to Vaylum.