Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-03
A Smart By.

| FROM the virginia new En'Srpiiso'
"Tumble down uut'n dat cheer" said
Uocie Nose, addressing himself to hVe-
year.old boy ioiling in the chair oil the
boot.black stand; "des git right down
out'n dat stan. You amt got no busl-
meas ND thar nohow, and by ar's chash
customer, 1 specks," said the old fellow,
Cooking a somewhat doubtful eye upon
the reporter. ~,
"That's fine boy, uncle, is he yours p
said the reporter, as the limber'ilmbed
vonng monkey swung himself out over
The aide OF the bootblack stan" and
dropped to'the floor.
Il speck son, leastwise dats what ue
ole woman says. You Album Llnkum,
addressing himself TO the boy, what
fur We set dar on de flo rolling up 20,
ewes in dat away? Get up on 20 stooi
dar in de CO ner dis mint, an have yo,
ssf. Take dem fingers out'h yo' mout
on Gutter pu!lin' dem dick 'ius laces'
Vas" turning to the reporter, OATS
INV bow. an ne is chip O de ole block.
Spec was Just such anodder little imp
when was his size.
"He'll have = much better chance IN
liz. than ever you had, Uncle Nose:
No slavery now. He can 20 to school
and have ss good show as the "hi'e
boys"
Oats so, cried Uncle Nose, earnest
", San you bet | keeps him down 10
his wuk at the eddication business o
nights when ain at home; He's got
a chance wot never had, an spec Ill
make suffin' out'R him yit. 70, Aoum;
don't tole yo' stop polin' dem ar
sort O. fsces3 Putty fix yo'd be IN ei
yo' face stay dat ar way"
"Can he read, Uncs Nose"
Can he read va! va! OATS good.
Can dat boy read! va! va! What he
bin goin' to skule fur desc free years?
He reads to his ole ladder and mudder
every night OBJ dar life. Doesn't yer,
Abum?"
ayes, daddy"
al tell yo', sab, dat boys g,eat COM
fo't to me an de ole woman, long o his
reading to US o nights. Hits company
for us, too. Lor' Dress 20, sab, We set
fur hours an hours a listenin' to dat boy
while he read. Hits great comfo't an a
blessin' to have one in de family wat
kin read"
Does ne read the Bible to you, Uncle
Moses"
"No, hits not the B bic; leastwise he
hash done read hit to us yit. He reads
Us de wat you-call umW
"No, not de fus' reader. Hits sum-
fin like de ius' reader, still hits not
z.ckly de fus' reader, but after all l
specks she's putty much the same"
20. it mus, be the second reader; is
that it, Is it the second reader"
"Well. sab, hit SCUM a little dat ar
way; hits not perzactly the secum
reader"
at is primer, uncle"
"Dat do SCUM sumfin' like it, sab.
We're a gittin' neah it-we're gettin'
neah it, sab! Spec we'll fotch her de
next clatter. Can't be fur off now. 1t
must be the mkt doah to de-what was
de name OF dat las one what we call OFT,
sah?"
"Primer."
"Dat's de Teller. Hit must be mex
dosh to her. Anyhow hits right long
dar in de same row, and not halt block
awav at the very fudderest. Blame my
old buttons wat now is dis yer what he
reads to me an his old nanny ever
blessed striking his clinched fist upon
his forehead)P l iist knock dis ole
fool head of, | get so mad cos | can't
fink of dat wat de boy read so find all de
time. Wat is dis, Album Liukum. wat
70 reads to de ole parents ever night"
"The aliaber, daddy"
Oats her. Yah! yah. l knoW'd
weed fotch her pooty SOON. We was
lust a grain Of her when we struck de
primer. OATS hit, Dc alferbeck
hain't sot him onto de Bible an dem
odder ones yit. but specks we'll tackle
'em TO- long, wen we gifts ready. But
we amt got no hankerin' for dem yet.
De alferbeck 30 fine. and comfortin',
and mooving lik, dot We don't like to
part with her. Bless yo, sab, ives got
so used to her dat We DIES nat'ly goes
asleep over her every night-mammy
on1 mo -