The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-18
How Uucle' Shade Lost His aReH.
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Everybody about Rockingham is ad
quainted with old Uncle Shadraok Leak
colored Uncle Shade as he is more
generally known, has during his lengthy
and not altogether, uueventful existon Q
experienced to rather heavy falls. Ac.
cording to stat4mcnt made to us by
him, his first great fall was in the time
of the Sherman raid, when he fell from
grace (and that was time, you know,
when cveryhody's religion swas put to, a
severe test)---his next downfall boiny.
from an OK cart in frent OF our Office
bout 25O feet of liz nsber .Jalling upon
him, and which tickled Tom Hurt SO
But we will let Uncle Shade hiu,yalf
relate in his own -peculia way, how he
fell from grace, his. first, great fall, in
time Of the raid;
i wuz living wid mars WattY den. I
had heard a good deal sed about de
Yankees. white folks sed d. wuz mighty
bad folks, an dat 1 mus be berry tick
Ter an' tell dem muffin but de trufe, as
it da cotch me in lie do would be shore
to kill me. Well, wuz s.audin' in de
front yard near de piazzy when de fuss
Yank seed made his 'pearauce. He
wuzent dress like aojer, but had on
high crown, hat an, rid up mighty iqni
city, singin' Nv a ihyms. De hymo
wuz dis believes, dat,he. wuz "a Sing
in! t.
HaIlaloo Hal1alool3qas a ,b 4
I b'longs to do ban hallalooIs sra1a :,
y, had been preacher myself up to !.
saatst time, and wugs satisfied. fun i}ae
way he cum up; dat Was preac9e.S
too or at least a mighty goo.l man Ses
he as he rid up to me. "Sa nmy,' (aa
called all dc nigger mcn, SAM h,w
dnz de do, sir =
Putty, we'll tank you, boss (sed [,
how dug you do 2
lsc 1"ite WeIl DANNY.
q. he did talk SO sweet aud nice.
Sammy has you got an pig hams 2 he
axed in his sweet way.
No, Sir, boss, have no hans, I
sed.
Get any chickens den, Sammy p he
further enqnired.
We had chickcrs, but told him no,
cause | didn't wan' him to git ,um.
Any eggs, Sammy?'
No, sir, no egg, boss I replied.
Please holl my hoss, Sammy tuck
hold OBJ de bride, and he got down off
his hoss and went TO de chicken coop,
and pulling large bunch of keys frum
his pocket unlocked de door, went, in
and filling his higi hat wild eggs cum
toating dem back where 1 wuz | felt
dat my time wuz bout up. having told
n lilo and had beer cotch in it. But
my faith in de LorI'had so fur sustained
me. He sot, de hit OBJ eggs on de piaz
"a and den he turled round to git up on
his hoss, down want dc old hat and
broke ebber egg but four?
Umph how 1 vuz skerd? felt
shore dat should soon bo dead mig
ger.
Sammy sed he as he looked at de
eggs on de ground, 'ain't dat hell OBJ a
case?'
| WIZ stonishcd to hear him use such
ugly language, and scd; yes, mos,a.
dad is a bad cas-,
Yes ses he, but 'ain't it hell oh =
case?'
Not wishing to cuss, being a preach
er, | sed yes, mossa, Dirt an very bad
case
Den he drug out and old sword and
scs he, his eyes flushing fire like do
debil:
Damn your old soul, didn't I ask
you if it wuzent most a h,U ob
case?'
Thinking he wuz gwinc to cut mo in
two, | jumped about three lot high and
hollored out;
Yes, mossa, damn my soul if it 'aiut
A most hell oh Il case
lse been wicked man ebber sin &C
but ifI'ss lost dat nasty Yankee will
nab to answer fur it, which is some con
collation.. .'-Rockinsham Spirit Of the
South.