The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-10

For several mosths old Uncle Remu,
bss been in the country raising. - be
modestly expresses it, "a han'ful o'corn
an pillsr-case full o cotton" He wss
| in town yesterday with some chickens
to sell. and after disposing of his poul.
try. called around TO see US.
"Howdy' Uncle Remus"
Poly, boss, poly. Desc here sudden
coolnesses, in dc wedder makes de ole
nigger feel like deres sump'n n outer gear
in his bones. Hit sorter wskens I'D de
roomatiz"
How are crops, Uncle Remas."
"Oh. craps is middlin'. Old Naste,
'membered de ole nigger wen he wuz
'stributiD' de wedder. Ain't complain.
in. boss. But I'm done wid farinin'
arter dis, is. fer fac De niggers
don't gimme no peace. cant res fel
um. Dey steal my shotes. an dey steal
my chickens. No longerin las week
wuz bleedzd ter fling han full NV
squill shot inter niger what wu1
rnnnin' of wild 70 pullets au' rooster
I'm gwine ter drap farnin' sho. I'm
gwiue down inter ole Putmon county
an live alonger Mars Jeems."
Somebody was telling me the other
day, Uncle Remus. that you saved your
masters life during the war How was
tbats"
well, dunno, boss" with a grin
that showed that he was both pleased
and embarrassed. MARS Jeems an
Miss Emily. day say did"
Tell me about it,"
You sin't got no time fer ter set dar
an hear de ole nigger run on wild is
mouf. is your"
"Oh, plenty of time"
BOSS, is you ever bin down to Put
mon county"
"Often"
"Den you know whsr de Brad
Slaughter place Isl"
Perfectly WE'LL"
"An' HARMONY"
"Yes."
":Weli, hit wuz right long in dere
whar Mars Jsems lived: Wen de wal
come long he wuz livin' deres wild ole
Miss an Miss Sally. Ole Miss was his
ina, an Miss Sally wuz his sister. Mars
Jeems wuz jes eachin' fer ter 60 of an
fight, but ole Miss an Miss Sally, dey
TUX on so dat he couldn't get of de fus
year. Bimeby times gun ter get putty
hot, an Mars Jeems be up an' sed he
jes had ter 60. an 90 he did. He got q
oversetr fer ter look arter de place. AN
he went an jined the army. An he
wuz fighter, too, Mars Jeems WIZ
one er de wus kline. Ole Miss use.er cal
me to de big house on Sundays, an
read what de papers say bout Mars
Jeems?"
"Remus,' sez she. here's wat de
papers say bout my baby. an den
she'd go ON an read out we'll she
couldn't read fer cryin'.
HIT went on this way year in an
year out an dey wux mighty Lonesome
times, boss. sho's you bon. De con-
scriptin' man come long one d ay. an
he jes everlastin'ly scooped up dat over
seer. an den ole Miss, she sent arter me,
an she say.
'Remus. amt got nobody fer to look
srter de place but You; an say
Mistes, you kin jes pen on de ole
n,gger--I was ole den. boss. let alone
what is now( an you better b'leeve
bosscd dem hans. had dem niggers
up 70 day. an the way they did wul
wuz q caution. Dey bad plenty bread
ana meat. An good cloze ter W ar an
dey was the fattcs niggers ia de whole
settlement.
"Bimsby, one day ole Miss she call
me up an tell mo dat de yankees done
gone an took Atlanty. and den present.
ly | hear dat dey wux marchin down
to rds Putmon, M de fus thing know,
Mars Jeems be rid up one day wild a
whole company Nv men. He jes 4top
longer nrf fer ter change hosses an
snatch up a moufull Nv sumpn teat.
Ole Miss tole m dat wur kineer bossin
roun. and he call me up an say:
"Daddy-all ole Misss chillun call
me daddy Daddy, be say. pears like
deres goin ter be mighty rough times
roun here. Dc yankees is done down
ter Madison, an twont De many days
befo deyli bodder mother er sir; but.
| daddy. eff de wus comes ter de wus, !
spec you ter take keer un em.
Den. l say, You bin KNOWN me a
long time. sint you. Mars Jcems!
"Sence was baby. daddy. saz be
"We!i. den Mars Jeems scz I. you
knowd twxnt no use fer ter ax me ter
look artes ole Miss aud Miss Sally.
"Den do tears come in Mars Jesms
eyes an he squoxc my hsn au jump ON
the filly bsen savin fer i'm. an gallop
off. l knowd by de- way he talk an de
way he look dat desc wnx gwineter be
sho nuf trouble. IN 50 began fer ter
put de house in order ss de scriptsr sez.
got all de cattle an de hosses togedder
an driv em over to de TO mile place.
made pen in de swamp m dar, l
put tie hogs. an haul nine waggin in
loads Nv con sn weat IN fodder to de
crib on de 10 mile place. an den
groun my sx.
"Bimeby. one day come de yankees.
Dey jes swarmed all over keration. De
woods wuz full un EN-. IN dc yard wuz