Sat'day

On Sat'day us git one peck meal; three pounds o 'meat and one-half gallon black molasses fer a person; and dat's lot mo' dan dey gits in dese days and times.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration

De colored folks had dey fun as well as dey trials and tribulations, 'cause dat Sat'day nigh dance at de plantation wuz jist de finest ting we wanted in dem days.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

So Sat'day, kinda late, I grabs ole Hannah, my gun, I calls her Old Hannah, and come to de store to buy some shells.

De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston

Here she come in de store Sat'day night (acts coy and coquettish, burlesques Daisy's walk) a wringing and a twisting!

De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston

Oh they been puttin out they brags ever since Sat'day night bout whut they gointer do to Jim.

De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston

Well, jus lak I tole yuh, Sat'day night, I been watchin 'dat flock uh wild turkeys ever since way last summer roostin' in de edge of dat cypress swamp out by Howell Creek, where Brazzle's ole mule was dragged out.

De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston

On Sat'day night, de darkies would have a little fun on de side.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Sat'day was a workin 'day but the tas' was much shorter then other days.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Come home Sat'day nights to stop over Sunday with the folks, and show my good clo'es.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various

Being as he wasn't picked or nothin ', I know you didn't want to be bothered wid it, so I took and carried it over to Mrs. Blunt's house and she put on some hot water and we set up way Sat'day night pickin de turkey and fixin him so nex' day she cooked him off -- just sorta baked him wid a lil stuffin an 'such, so he'd keep.

De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston