July 15, 2006
himwith: a play for voices
JIMMY: One time a bunch of seniors cut school and got loaded at Himwith Point - though they were told they mayn’t.
THE MAJOR: ah, but they might. in especialito himwith. him’s known for such and sitch, of and with such boys these-as.
THE PROFESSOR: boysem mightbe, these’ems up hills worth, cuttin to & still us too. sayingout ‘mayn’t’ though may n’it be thenthere for spring.
THE MAJOR: nope! nope! thatthey mayn’t! That they doublenot mayn’t! Not for spring. Not themwith. Mebbe himwidth, the spreadth of here to the hills yonder and doubletimes back. You and mebetween, means to say the end. The ends to justifry springworthy means is boys runnin’ uphillsways.
THE PROFESSOR: a Himwith-Point point himmade, thygeoff. he here spring itright out right-ways, ‘nd I see themmay now. themmay notknowing though them up there drive the sping nthere way, jim’sboys there. runnendown,sendinup spring.
THE MAJOR: aye. Truth, now, we bear himwith in speaking. Lettem run, Jimsboys. Lettem run their sprigs to summerdies ‘em dead and hollyleaf gone hid their head.
JIMMY: outrun and roll, awaysup and upaways, boysthemdoug. Outanddown and oftentimes rollaway. Let it register himwith!
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