Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-09
UNCLE IKE ON cARICATuRE.


pslshin' my spectacles as,brIght rs bright
can BE-,
kase alus takes my coat tail up an rubs 'em
extra clean
When ebber dar's paper full OBJ pictures to be
AM den ssuar my elbows when spread de pa
An uses all my diligence to skiver what dey' s
bout,
Kase the meanln' OBJ desc aggerments is mighty
'Cept you bitches up de intellex and serments
obyo' min
AM driGe 'em mighty keeriul iroe the 'magerna
Den:may be ei you's keen enough. you'll see de
II may be mighty clebber for to figgerate man, k,
A standin' in de canebrake wild rifle In his
| ham,
shootn' at a darky dat is dodgin' hind post,
I'm like ghos,
Or to tx dem up in bottles, and to mark 'em gin
and wine
A thinkin' SO to circumvent de sperret OBJ de
time.
l spec de man dat draws 'em is in de undertak-
He makes so many collins an got such gloomy
AM opens up de yawnin' grave wh.rebber dat
he can,
\ stirrin' up ill sabers in the nOstrIlls oh de
lam.
De reason bin tnlnkin' so is kase notice often
1 lie allus writes his name upon de little eend dc
Now. ebery undertaken dat is voted to his trade
But he ought TO be more 'specful, am thinkin', =,
to de bones;
Folks VIII ar lIbben in glass houses got no bis
ness hingin' stones.
| An we all OBJ us, Pm 'siderin' possess = bone
TWO
'Twould be mighty incenvenient to expose to
public view.
Oar is sonethin' real revoltin' chen arter you is
dead.
In de idea dat fellows gone am 0gsered up
yo' head,
In e6ery sort oh corner, whar you wouldn't
A kickin' round promlscus like upon de Cote
Now, putt 10 the gemmon eff he'd like his
Like horseshoe for de witches on de shelf
above de do?
Dat athO' dey lubs de darky SO up yonder In de
north,
Dey alias draws de nigger such a sneakin' hang
dog lout
Dat you'd swar he'd bin steulin', and was
feard ou'd 1in' it out.
Now, de Niger amt 4 white man, an cherry
body knows,
But aey nesdn'. represent him In such awful
know he's wooly-headed an his heeels stick
ont benin,
AM when de sun is blazin' out his linerments
But he amt dat timber legged, not dat ugly in
de face.
deciar, such ltbn' skercrows fairly shames ME
When they set him for his pict'er. why ent dey
fix him up right spry,
Wild his top-knot combed up han some for to
kctch de ladies eye;
His boots all black and shiny. an his go-to-
A proper sort oh walkin' stick, an hankeher
for his nose;
Like an honest cultured gemmen dat Is firm upon
his less,
Net skulkin in corner like a dog been suckin'
eggs.
Some darkies may look mean as dat, isn't
But you mustn't put dem foremost for to judge
de odders by.
sort oh crop,
AM we nebber puts de nubbins or de luss upon
de top.
Desc pictures now reminds me OBJ thing l
heard to-day,
While a workin' in de garden in de regulation
\ wonderin' hsw come Providence to make so
many slugs,
AM thinkin Bout the 'backcr juice to kill de
'tater bugs.
was leanin' on my hoe-helve an u hxln' for
to strike,
When heard voice behind me holler, .'Lislen
Uncle lke;''
An dar was one OF de chl'un comm wild de
lessOn-boOk,
Jes a-runnin' down de garden for to lemme
| take u look
| QDey often bring der things to me, Pso such
clever man;
l kin mostly 'spaIn de meanIn' {. dey aoesn un-
| derstanO;
| SO he sot down in the border an leaned upon
tie hoe,
| AM he read a verse to me an holer out
| ''iat's so,"
"Who steals my parse steals trash''-now what
| you make oh dat2
Kase ei dsr's nothin' in it, den it amt use
| at all
a rr.kin' of deteckshuu jes' for such a water
"But he who dlches my good name"-de mean
i'm dar is plain,
hase you great sight better hang dog den glib
AM alius did consider twas de meanest sort
| oh thief
For 10 take away from udder. what you couldn I
| use yourself.
To steal repatriation or to blacken up name,
Or 10 pint de scornful finger am kiver it wild
in dis enlightened country it amt needrul for to
| talk.
Nor to whisper an insinervate-jus' git Il SCRAP
| OIchalk
AM dgaw the lie you's got to tell out mighty
| big an gran,
| An take 1t TO u printer dat's u fellow partv-
man,
Den he'll sem it froo de country, from de Nori
An you'll hit de 'ponents bull's-sye withou,
epenin' yo' mouf.
lis II solemn meditation. when you lookin' Iroo
de pages.
Dat de ugly spite and meanness gwine be seed
in future ages,
hase falsehood dat is spoken is thing that's
But when stamped upon de picters, den Its war
rantrd to fas'.
Maybe ef you's keerlul, sar, bout keepin in
| your ham,
When de mighty Prince of Darkness Genes u
trabbiin' froo de LAM
Hell hear all bout your talents, an he'll visit
| you IN haste,
Mighty eager for hi. likeness from u gemmon oil
yo' taste.
He'll invite yO' to his kingdom, an he'll set you
at his ,de
An glib yoa ali de custom dat his country cal
Il eflude.
Dem you'll feel SO we'll rewarded for yo' efforts
| il his line,
When you fn' yo'sef a-scttin' down wild royal.
ty TO dine.