Jim Dialogue

Dora Ocampo
AP English 11 – Mr. George
March 10, 2009
Jim
Dere ain’ nobody else like meh in dis world. Well, atleast I ain’ seen nobody in a’long time. I done figured dey ain’ peepo like meh anymo’. Only time I sees peepo like meh, I reck’n, is in mah dreams. I sees mah kids and mah wife, dah family I done lost. Dey prob’ly dun’t even think of meh. Maybe dey do, I ain’ really kno’, alls I kno’ is dat dey ain’ here for meh now.
Den I saw a fella dat done look jus’ like meh. We done had dah same colour skin and dah same type of herr. I hollered over at Huck, but he wus asleep. I done tried to throw sumthin’ at him, but he ain’ never wake. Dat fella kept walkin’ ova ta meh. I ain’ kno’ watta do. I reck’n I jus’ stay where I is and don’t move. Dah fella wus gettin’ closah and I be lyin’ if I done said I warn’t scurred.
Dah fella wus right next ta meh. “Hey dere!” I said. Dah fella jus’ looked over ta me. Looked at meh couple’a more times, den he said “ya kno’ where I can get sum strong leaves roun’ hurr?”
“I reck’n my frien’ Huck and me gots sum ova hurr by dis tree.” Dah fella stayed shut. “Mah name is Jim. Wat’s yurs?” Dah fella studdered, “mah name? I wus born Chris, buh dey call me Bear. Dey say Bear fits meh.” Well dey wus right. Bear wus a big fella, ain’ look like nobody can hurt him. Bear and meh sat down and we talked. Talked and talked and talked, till Huck woke up.