The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-29

VARIED EXPERIENCE W 40 oLn- i'iAH ~
rETERAS OF TWO WARS AID MANY MAR
R1aGEs.
Rowling Green Intelligencer.J
| who in Bowling Green does not know
old Uncle Ned, the typical old.tIme servant !;
fine respectful obedient darky, who still calls
Eall colored people "niggas and all white
mesa and women "marster' and" mis-
tesso: one OF the few remaining speci-
mems OF the loyal slave who believed
his own 4'wilite folk" " the best peo-
ME in the wsrId, and all "poor white
trash " beneath negroes notice; old Uncle
Ned, the one original Democrat OF warren
Goa, r,ty who had rather vote for JEFF. Davis
thar Tor Grant, and " don't want nuddn to
do wild dem Yankees nohow"-who here
doesn't know himf
ne stuck bis hatless and almost hairless
head into our office yesterday and inquired
g. for dat nickel Mars Webb Wright promise
70, TO bur wood Wild" and the interviewer
dragged him in as Poe says the stories got
into Charles O'Nalley-t"' by the ears"
"Where did you come from, Uncle
Ned?" ...... ~
az wuz born in Ada'r county, | dunno
how many years ago. i taken it dat it wuz
a;ore de Mexican war, kase I wuz in dat
wild nv Mars George Alfred Caldwell, de
smartes' NV all dem boys. Mars Ike, Mars
Junius, and Mars Billy s'poses dey's smart
men. but Mars Alfred WIZ de flower Nv de
flock. De Mcxicans licked US at Buner
Ulster afore Genera! Taylor got dar, but we
settled that account wild 'em. One time
wuz in battle on de Rye Grawned. Dat
old gray-head nigga you seed out dar jiss
now ringin' de bell TO- dc auction-he
wuz dar, and his young marster wuz
killed."
"Well, Uncle Ned. where is it you went
with Beverly L. Clark ~
"Mars Lon you 'ludes TOP"
eyes, -.-".
"Mars Lon wuz a missiunnary to Gotta
nlaly, and I went wild him sorter like
charge-o'-fairs. Mars Lon tuck sick an
died dar, an dey tuck Jim to Frankfud and
buried Jim. reckon he wuz de beg law.
yer. de creates man, IN de worl d. Ei he>d
lived de Yankees wouldn't whuppcd u.s..
"Unce Ned, you were in the last war 7"
CT Wuz, marster. Two O. my young
marsters wuz wild Buckner, and two wuz
wild Grant on de udder side. [ went wild
General Buckner-I knowed General Buck
ner fore de war. Dey captured us at Fote
Douelson."
"Where were you and General Buekner,
Ned, when the fighting was going on at
Fort Donelson?"
awe wuz up on de hill behind fodder
stack"
"What BECAME of you after the surren-
der 2"
81 Jess went to my two young marSters
who wuz wild Grant. Oar wuz big man
in Grants army name king-General
King-an' he tuck my fire watch, au' dey
dun me so mean, stickin' pistils under my
law to make me holIer hurrah for Lncum,
dat John Morgan took me way from 'em.
I allay's hollered for JEFF. Davis. l WIZ
wild Bragg when Buell. whipped us. don't
like de Yankees-deys mighty mean men to
nisgas." ....-.., 81.
"You always vote with the Democrats,
don't your" ..
AZ nebber voted no udder way. De mig
gas heah choked me for It wunce, and
reckon dey would killed me ef de Young
white gentlemen hadn't driv 'em off,"
"aow many times have you been mar.
ricd?" ....-..s .-....
B'leve its eight times, marster."
SHOW many children, Ned?"
"Lord. dunno, marster. seed some
Nv 'em around heah las cote-day."
n"Would you marry again, Ned, il your
wife were to die?"
"Pse so in de practis couldn't help IT."
and old Ned bowed himself out to continue
bis collecting tour.