Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-03
UNCLE REMUs's HOME SHor.
And How He saved Young Mars
Jeems,s Life by lt.
IProm she A Ysnffc o,ss,i u'ioa1

disposing OF Lis poultry called AROUND TO see
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Howdy, Uncle Rsmus?-
Poly, boss, poly. Desc here sudden
coolnesses in de wedder IN akes de ole niger
feel like dere's sumP'n outer gear IN mis-
bones. Hit sorter wakeus up dc rDomatiz"
GLOW are crops, UJcle Il .rnus?"
Oh craps is m diliu'. Ole master mem
tereG deuie r1sg'r wen he WIS 'Stributin de
done Wld farmin' arter DIS, is fer a fac De
nlggeis don gimme no peace. | caut rest
Ter UNI. ID steal my saotes, an dey steal
bleedzd ter fling han. all NV squill shot in.
ter niger what wuz runnin' Off viii To-
pulleis an rooster. I'm a gwine ter drap
falmln' sho. I'm gwire down inter old Pat
nam county an live alonger Mars Jeemes."
Somebody was telling me the 9th erdiy,
Uncle Renus, that you saved your young
masters life during the war How was
that -
"Well. L dunno, boss" with a grin that
showed that be was both pleased and EN- bar
rassed " dunno, boss: Mars Jeems an
Miss Emily dey say did"
90 Tel! me about it,"
you amt got no time fer ter set dar an
near de Ole niger run on wild Is mouf, is
"Oh plenty Of time"
:" Boss, is you ever b.n down to Pdtmon
County ?''
"Onen."
" Den you know wtar de Brad Slaughter
" PERI city well"
III iidlHpHs
We'll, hit wuz right long In dere whsr
Mars Jeems lived. Wen de war come
,lorg, he Wuz llvIn' dere wild ole Miss I'd
MISS sally. Ole Miss wuZ his ma, an Miss
sally wuz his sister Mars Jeems wuz jest
eatchin' Ter ter go Off an fight, but ole Miss
ard Miss sally dey TUX on SO dat he couldn't
git OF de tus year. Bimeby times gun ter
get putty hot, az Mars Jeems he go up auI
sed be jes bad ter go, All go he did. He got a
oversetr fer ter look arter de place, an he
went an Jinod The ahmy. An he wuZ a
fighter, too, Mars Jeems wuz-one er de wux
kline. Ole Miss use ter call me to de big house
on SuIca4 s, an read what de papers say
bout Mars Jeems"
''' Re mus SEE she, here's W at de papers
say bout my baby, an den she'd go on an
read ontwell she couldn't read fer cryin'.'
HIT went on dis way year In an year out,
an dey Wuz mighty lonesome times, boss,
sho's you bon. De cOnscriptin soan comes
long Gle day, an he jes everastin1y scoOpet
up dat overseer, an den ole Miss she sUut
".Remus, amt got nobody fer to look
arter de place but YOU an say, 'Mistis
you kin Jes' s'pen' on de ole nigser'-(I was
ole den, toss. let alone what is noW)-an'
you better b'leeve 1 bOsSed dem hans. h al
dem niggers up 10 day, an de way dey did
wuk WIZ a cautt on. Dey had plenty bread
an meat, an good cIoze ter W ar, an dey was
de fattes' niggers IN de whole settlement.
Bimeby, one day ole miss she call me up
an tell me dat de Yankees done gone an
took AtlaDty, an den presently hear dat
de Ius' thing knows, Mars Jeems he rid u .
one day wild Il whole company Nv men. He
jes' stop longer huff fer ter change bosses an
snatch up mOnfull Nv sump'n reat. Ole
Mit s tOle i'm dat / was kinder bOssin' rOun',
an he call me up an say:
g. Daddy'1all ole Miss's chillun call me
daddy-'Daddy,, he say, pears like deres
lie Yankees is done down ter Madison, an
'twont be many days befO' deyll he all tbrt
here. HIT ain't likely dat deyll bOdder
Ter de wus, spec you ter take keer un en-
Den say, You bin KNOWN me lOns
time, Amt you, Mars Jeems?'
". Sence wuz BABY. daddy, SEE he.
Well, den, Mars Jeems, seZ |, 'yeu
knowd 'twant no use fer ter ak me ter look
arter ole Miss all Miss Sally
Den &c tars came in Mars. Jeems's eyes
an he squoze my ham au' jump on de tiily
bin saw fer i'm, an gallop OFT 1 know q
by de way he tals an de way he look dat
dere NJ gw meter be sho'nufftrubble an so
begun Ter ter put de hous, in order. lie Scri D.
lei seq. got all de cattle an de hosses to-
gedcer an DRIVEN over TO re fo' mie place.
! mace pen Ia de swamp an dar put he
hogs, an haul nine weggin leafs NV Goa
an eat an fodder to de crib on &c fo' mile
place. an den grOun' my Az.
Bimeby, one day here come de Van KEGS.
Dey Jes' swarmed ali over keration. de
w,Ods wuz full un UNI, an de road wuz full
un uIn, a. de yald " uz full un um. iune
h eId dey wuZ com n lore dey got In sight,
~ sent To az well an wash my fsce au'
III rs q II O''il 4 went an put nay Sl0d ty
clOze, an by de lime de Yankees he'd arrove,
! "uz setiin IN ole MISS room wild my ak
tween ny tnees.
ZEN Yankees, deyjes' ransacked de whole
place, buI dey diun't come n de house, an
o Mrs she g khe hoped dey wouldn't,
" 'er jes' den We hear steps on dc pooh, an
Iere come Two young fellers wild strops on
q, re shOui ders an s'Ords draggin' on de flo
an deIe spurs rattlin'. l won't say wuz
skeeTd, DO s, cause l wuzent, but l had a
mishty funny ieelin' in de naberhood Nv de
"Hello, ole man" SEE one swat you
doin' in here?' Ole Miss didn't turn her
he sd, an Miss Sally look straight at de der.
as Well, boss" SEE 1, Il bin cuttin' some
wco6 ior ole Mss an Jest stop fer ter WON
"' Hit is cole, dat's a fac SEE he. Den I
got up An went ard stood behine old Miss
and Miss Sally, q leanin' on my ak. De
ter &c fer, an lean over an WON his hans.
Fus' thing You know he raise up sudden like
an say:
"sDat's de fer shinin, on it, sell.
al thought 1t WIZ blood SEE he, an den
But boss, dat young Teller wouldn't laft
dat day, ef he'd a knowd how nigh unto
eternity he wuz. Ell he'd jes laid de weight
Nv his ham on ole Miss or Miss Sally in dar
dat day, boss, he'd never kuOwd wat hit
I'm or whar he was hit at, an my Onliest
grief would q bin de needcessity of spilin de
Miss's kyerpit. But dey didn't bOdder no.
body FER nuJbin, and dey bowed dersef ont
like dey had real good breedin'-dey did
that.
Well, de Yankees dey KEEP passin' all de
mornin', an II 'peared Ter me dat dere wuz i.
string NV EN- ten mile long Den dey com
mence Citing thinner an thinner-scacara an
scacer, sn bimt by l hear skirmishin' goin'
on, an ole Miss she say how it wus W neel-
err caverlry follOwin' Nv EN- up. / knowd
dat eff Wheeier's boys wuZ dat close Iwuzent
dom DO good settin' round de house, SO les
took Mars Jeems's ifie and started out 10
look arttr my stock. Hit was a mighty raw
day, dat day wuZ, and de leaves on de groun'
wuz wet. SO dey didn't make no fuss, an
wenever heerd q Yankee ridin' by les
stop in my tracks and let I'm pass. wuz a
STAMINA dat way in de aidge NV de woods,
wen all Of q sudden zee q little ring NV
blue smoke bust Outen de top nv pine tree
bout haf a mile of, an den mos fo' cOuld
gedder up my tdees, here come de noise
bang! Dat pine, boss, was de biggest and de
highe st on de pantashn, and deere wusn't a
linn on IL fer mighty nigh q hundred feet up,
an den dey all branched out an made de top
look sOrter like q umbrill.
"StZ L TO my self, Honey, yOu er right on
my route an I'll see what kinder bird is
rOostin' in your While / wuz talkin' de
smoke bus out agin and deu-bang! / jes
drap back inter de woods an skearted roun'
SOS ter fetch de pine tween me and de road.
i slid up putty close ter de tree, an boss
wat Won reckon seen