The Hickman courier., 1877-11-23
Uncle Remus as a Rebel
TIE STORY AS roLp BY HMsELr.

Uncle Remus as a Rebel.
THE STORY AS TOLD BY HIMSELF.
For several months old Uncle Remus
has been in the country raising, as he
mOdesJly expresses it 'han'ful O conn
sn' piller case full o. cotton" He was
in town yesterday with some chickens to
sell, and after disposiug Of his poultry
called around to see us.
Howdy, Nncle Remus."
Poly, boss, poly Desc here sudden
coolnesses in de wedder makes de ele mig
ger feel like dere's sump'u outer gear in
his bones. Hit sorter wakens mp de
roomatiz."
How are crops, Uncle Remus ?"
" Oh, craps is middlin. Ole Master
'membered de ole niggar wen he wuz
'stributin' de wedder l amt complain
in, boss. But Pm done wild farmiu arter
dis, I Is fer a fac De niggers don't
gimme no peace. l can't res Ter um.
Dey steal my shotes, an dey steal my
chickens. No longerin las week / wuz
bleedzd to fling a hau'full nv squill shot
inter a Niger what wuz runnin' off wid
To- pullets an, rooster I'm gwine ter
drap farmin' sho Pm gwine down inter
ole Putmen county an live alonger Mars.
Jeeuls."
Somebody was telling me the other
day, Uncle Remus, that you saved your
young masters life during the war.
How was that 20
Well, ! dunno. boss, with a grin that
showed that he was both pleased and
/ embarrassed Il dunno boss. Mrs.
Jeems an Miss Emily, dey say did"
Tell me about it."
You amt got no time fer to set dar
an hear de ole niger run on wild Is
mouf,-i is you?'
On, plenty Of time. ~
Boss, is you ever bin down to Putmen
county?'
Gotten
"Den you know whar de Brad Slaugh-
ter place is?'
Perfectly well.
An Harmony 2'
Yes"
"Well, hit wuz right long in dere
whar Mars. Jeems lived. Wen de war
came long, he wuz livin' dere wild ole
Miss and Miss Sally. Ole Miss was his
ma, an Miss Sally wuz his sister. Mars
Jeems was Just eatchin' fer ter go off an
fight, but ole Miss aud Miss Sally, dey
took on 80 dat he couldn't get off de fus
/ year. Bimeby times gun to git putty
hot, an Mars Jeems he got up an sed he
/ ies had TO 90, an 90 he did. He got a
/ overseer to look arter de place, an he
went an jined de ahmy An he wuz
! fighter, too. Lars Jeems wuz one er de
wuz kline. Ole Miss useter call be to
big house on Sundays, and read what TIA
/ papers say bout Mars Jeems.
Remus,' sez she, here's wat de pa
/ Pers say bout my baby, an den she'd
90 on an read oDtwen she couldn't read
for cryin'
Hit went on dis way year in an year
out an, dey wuz mighty lonesome times,
boss, sho's you bon. De conscription
man come long one day, an he ever
lastin'ly scooped up dat overseer, an den
| ole miss, she sont arter me an she say:
Remus, l amt not nobody fer ter look
arter de place but you ; an say Mistis,
you kin jes pen ondeole nigger,-G wus
ole den, boss, let alone what I is now
an you better believe / bossed dem
hans. I had dem niggers up 10 day,
an de way dey did wuk wuz caution
Dey had plenty bread and mea., an good
cloze ter war, an dey was de tattes' mig
gers in dqNhole settlement.
Bimeby, one day ole Miss she call me
up an tole me dat de yankees done gone
and took Atlanty, and den presently
hear dat dey wuz marchin' dewn lords
Putmon, an de fus' thing knows, Mars
Jeems he rid up one day wild a whole
company NV men. He jes' stop longer
nuf ter change hosses an snatch up
mouf ull Nv sump'n t'eat. Ole Miss tole
i'm dat 1 wuz kinder bossin' roun', an he
call me up an say
"' Daddy'-all ole Miss's chillun call
me daddy Daddy he say, "pears like
dere's goin' ter be mighty rough times
roun' here. De yankees is done down
ter Madison, an 'twont be many DAYS
befo' deyAl be all thu here. Hit amt
likely dat deyll bodder mother er sis
but daddy e de wus comes ter de wus,
l spec you to take keer un 'em'
Den, say, You bin KNOWN me a
long time, amt you, Mars Jeems?
"f Sence l wuz baby, daddy sez he.
"' Well, den, Mars. Jeems, sez I,
you know'd 'twant 10 use fer ter AK me
ter look arter ole Miss and Miss Sally
Den de tears came in Mars Jeems's
eyes an he squeeze my han an jump on
de filly / bin savin' fer i'm an gallop off,
know'd by de way he talk an de way
he look dat dere wuz gwineter be sho'
nuff trouble an so l begun fer ter put de
house in order, as de scripter sez. got
all de cattle an de hosses togedder an l
driven over to de TO- mile place. 1
made pen in de swamp an dar put de
hogs ar | haul nine waggln loads NV
co n an w'eat an fodder to de crib on de
fo' mile place. an den groun' my ak.
8" Bimeby, one day here come de yam
KEGS. Dey jes' swarmed all over kera-
ton. De woods wuz full un um an de
road wuz full un um, an de yard wuz
full un um. | done heerd dey wuz
comm tore dey got in sight, an went
f; TO de well an washed my face an hans,
an den ! went an put on my Sunday
cloze, an By DE- time de yankees he'd
arroye I WIZ settin' in ole Miss's room
wid my ak tween my knees.