Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-01-11
UNCLE NED.
SONG AND pARApHRAsE.

SoNG AND PARAPHRASE.
In any of readers may not be familiar with
the negro song of Uncle Ned, give 1t below, with
paraphrase, which we take from late exchange
newspaper
once knew darkey and his name was Uncle Ned,
Oh, he died long ago, long ago;
He had no hair on the top of his head,
The place where the wool ought 60 grow,
OHoRus-Lay down the shovel and the hoe,
Hang up the fiddle and the bow,
For there's no more work for poor old Ned,
He's gone where the good darkies go.
His fingers were long, like the cane in the brake
And he had no eyes for to see;
He had no teeth for to eat de hoe cake,
So.he had to let de hoe cake be.
Lay down. etc.
One cold frost morning, Old Ned died,
Oh the tears down massa's face ran Hike rain,
And be knew when Ned was laid in the ground,
He'd nebber SEQ his like again,
Lay down, etc.
,at PARAPHRAsE.
There formerly might have been aged colored
individual, whose cognomen was Uncle Edward
And he departed This life time since. time
since.
And he had no capillary substance on the summit of
On the place designed by nature for The capillary to
yegetate.
Then lay down the agricultural implements;
Allow the violin and the bow to be pendent on the
wall;
For there no physical energy to be displayed by the
INDECENT aged Edward.
For he has departed to the abode designated by kind
Providence for all pious, humane and benevolent
colored individuals.
Uncle Edward had digits equal in longitude to the
bamboo formation which springs SO spontaneously
on the banks Of the Southern Mississippi.
And he had oculars with which to observe the
beauties of nature;
And be had no dental formations with which to nasti
cate the Indian meal cake;
Consequently he forced to permit the Indian meal
cake to pass by with impunity.
When Uncle Edward relinquished his hold vitality
his exceedingly grieved,
And the lachryma poured down his cheeks similar to
the rains from heaven;
For he knew that the old was laid beneath terra
frma,
Consequently, he would never have the pleasure of
beholding the physiognomy Of aged Edward further
more.
A TRAIN Runs AWAY FROM THE CoNDUc-
ToR.-The Rochester Union has the follow
ing
The first instance that ever came to our
knowledge of train running away from its
conductor, occurred yesterday, on the Erie
Road, at Avon. This morning train from
this city stopped at Avon to dine. While
the conductor, brakemen AID some eight or
ten passengers, were at the table, the engi-
neer took his signal to start from the wrong
person and went ON his way toward Corn
ing. AS the train approached Livonia the
signal was given to brake, but was not re-
onded to, and the train ran by the station.
The engineer backed up and went back to
see what was the matter. He found the
train was without conductor or 5rakemen.
He received a telegram from the conductor
that he was following with an engine, and
waited accordingly. Misfortunes do not
come singly. The engine which the con-
duetor had procured at Avon to convey him
self and passengers to Liyonia, broke down
soon after starting, and the party had to
return and get carriage, with which they
drove to Livonia. The result of the mishap
was that the train reached Corning nearly
three ho,.rs after time.
One Of the passengers who was left with
the conductor eating his breakfast, had
ST., 900 in satchel which he had left in the
car, and lady had valuables to the amount
Of over $4,000 in her satchel. These pas
sengers were extremely anxious to overtake
the runaway train and were relieved from
anxiety when they secured their satchels all
right. 1t was a mishap that might not oc-
eur again in many years.