missey

If a servant tells you that some one has called he says, “One piecey manee here speak missey,” and if one asks who he is, he very likely answers, “No sabe,” or else,

The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004

"No, missey," was his answer, "but de people (the slaves) very kind to me, dey often steal time to run and see me and fetch me some ting to eat; if dey did not, I might starve."

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

"No, missey," was his answer, "but de people (the slaves) very kind to me, dey often steal time to run and see me and fetch me some ting to eat; if dey did not, I might starve."

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

And nearly always they were stories of the Tiger -- "yer gran'pap, leetle missey," they would say.

The Gun-Brand 1921

"No, missey," was his answer, "but de people (the slaves) very kind to me, dey often steal time to run and see me and fetch me some ting to eat; if dey did not, I might starve."

American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses 1839

[Date Stamp: OCT 26 1936] "Yes young missey ah'll sho tell yo-all whut yo wants ter know.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration