ha'nts

It was spooky, with ghosts and spirituals and "ha'nts" seeming to be in the very atmosphere when finally we all came out of the church, going back home.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 1964

I used to think I seed ha'nts at night, but it allus turned out to be somebody dat was tryin 'to skeer me.

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

It was evident that the good food made Henrietta quite forget the so-called ha'nts.

The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air Margaret Penrose

"I wonder what those 'ha'nts' are, Russ," whispered Rose to her brother.

Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's Laura Lee Hope

All night long I could see little lights runnin 'all over the grave yard, and I could see ha'nts, and hear 'em sayin'

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration

In dat cabin you could all time hear ha'nts movin 'cheers and knockin' on de wall.

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

Nobody never could live in dat cabin no more atter dat widout ha'nts gittin 'atter' em.

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

Mose, an 'he mek dat same _re_mark, and dat whole convintion ob ghostes an' spicters an 'ha'nts an' yever-thing, which am more 'n a millium, pass by so quick dey-all's hands feel lak de wind whut blow outen de cellar whin de day am hot, an' dey-all say, "Dey ain't no ghosts."

The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews

Some of dem ha'nts would p'int a gun in your face if you met 'em in de dark.

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

Right dar am all de sperits in de world, an 'all de ha'nts in de world, an' all de hobgoblins in de world, an 'all de ghouls in de world, an' all de spicters in de world, an 'all de ghostes in de world.

The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews