The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-11-29
UNCLE REMUS.
How Ne Forgot About Freedom and Saved
Z. " "Mars Jeems's" Life.

How Ne Forgot About Freedom and Saved
q. ~ Mars Jeems's'' Life.
Il from the)Atlanta Constitutional
Fer several months old Uncle Remus
has been in the country raising, as he
moaestN expresses it, "a han 'ful o. CON
AMI q piller-case full 10 cotton.p He
was in town yesterday with some chick
snsto sell, and after disposing of his
poultry lcalledFaround to see us. E -s7'
aHQwdy, Uncle Remus. l." gfsii 'asl
YPo'ly, boss, poly. Desc here sud-
den ceOlnesses in de wedder makes de
ole nigger feel like dere's sump'n outer
gear in his bones. Hitlsorter wakens
up de roomatiz.'' ah rama lesn
9How are crops, Uncle Rernusp" i
slOh, crapsis middlip'. Ole Master
'membered de ole nigger wien he wuz
'stibutin' de wedder. / amt complain
n'cboss. But I'm done wild, farmin'
artsr dis, ishfer fac. De niggers
don't gimme no peace. I can't res fer
um. Dey steal my shotes, an dey steal
mychiekens. y No longerin las week I
wus!bleedzd ter fling han full Nv squill
shotinter nigger what wuz runnin' of
Wid -fo' pullets an rooster. I'm a
gwine ter drap farmin' sho, I'm gwine
down inter ole Putmon County an live
dohgeF Mars Jeems."
aSomebody'was telling me the other
DAY, Uncle Remus, that you saved your
IouagS masters life during the war,
How was that?'' 'i'i..! y =
yNell, / dunno, boss" with a grin
hatl showed he was both pleased
indaembarrassed, 81 dunno, boss
1Ss Jeems an Miss Emily, dey say
dltH ~ oh p1s-
tTell me about it, g7a'is-fies'
"Yeu an't,got no time fer ter set an
nesrde ole nigger run on wild is mouf
BEOnp' ob 8~9Ya '.i
tOh, plenty of time" '.aes
BOSS, is;you ever bin down to Put
mon CountyP'' yqti 49,
.pften.' an
"Den you know where de Brai
slaughter place is?'' n ,.
Perfectly we'll"
An Harmony?"
sNal, hit wuz right long in der
shat Mars Jeems lived. Wen de wal
come Tong. he wuz livin' wild ole Mis-
Ma MISS Sally. Ole Miss wuz his ma
an Miss Sally wuz his sister. Mar
seeIrs wuz jes eatchin' fer ter go off an
ngll, but ole Miss and Miss Sally, de,
Mgon'so dat he couldn't get off de fus
{ear Bimeby times gun ter get putt,
aos an Mars Jeems he up an sed h
- nad ter go, an go he did. He got ;
y Spsersee. " fer ter look arter de place, an
M went an jined the ahmy, An h
xusa fighter, too, Mars Jeems wuz-
ole er de wits kline. Ole Miss usete
sali me to de big house on Sundays, an
49, 1sss What de papers say bout Mar
r Remus,' sez she, shere's wat d
psPefs say bout my baby, an de
s sas,d 60 on an'' read ontwell she coul
atsead fer cryin'. i@ z -,
Hit went Oh dis way year in an
Mafout, an dey wuz mighty lonesom
me, boss, sho's you bon. De cor
St,Pan' man come long, one day, an
!es everlastin'ly scooped up dat oyel
els an den old Miss, she sont arte
ne an' Ishe say. 80 aaasI .!aa
eHemus, Iain't got nobody fer te
M mn srser de place but you;' am say
- msas, you kinjes 'pen'ton de ole MIG
f;-ll wus old den, boss,let aloneiwha
A. aew) an,,lyou betterb'leve / bosse
m mans. / had dem niggers up 'fe
ss ,s an de way they did wuk wiz
nsaa ~uaons Degb had plenty bread an
sss,.n sas, an goodcloze ter war, an de
sss.a s ae fattes' niggers in de whole Sc,
N. nlmeby, one day old Miss she ca
Up an tell me dat de Yankees don