Description
Mistah Christy, also colored, generally known as “Joe,” one of Col. Will (William) Forman’s household, says:
“Dat groun’ hog sho’ am a weathah proffet. Yo’ kin fool the almanac and the germometers, but yo’ sho’ can’t fool ole Mistah Groun’ Hog. He saw dis col’ weddah coming and he say nuffin, but des go back into dat hole for de nex’ six weeks. Ole Mistah Groun’ Hog knows what he’s about.”Date(s) of Creation
2/9/1906
